August 11, 2004
Seulement dites "non"
MLB grand vizier Bud Selig has been keeping a brave face about the fate of the Montreal Expos, with the Washington Times reporting recently that even if a decision isn't reached until early September, a stadium bill could be passed in a month or so. Virginia House Speaker William Howell begs to differ, noting that his state's funding plan calls for state-backed "moral obligation" bonds that would require legislative approval, approval that Howell vows won't be easy to get.
Add in that the D.C. city council has expressed its own misgivings about stadium financing, and you can see why Selig & Co. are hesitant to anoint a winner in the Expos sweepstakes. Call me crazy, but I'm making plans for Opening Day 2005 in Montreal.
