September 23, 2004
D.C. gridlock
MLB's executive council has concluded its summit meeting on the Montreal Expos, and decided... nothing. The eight-owner group emerged after three hours without a recommendation on the Expos' fate, and apparently without resolving how or if to compensate Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos for dropping a team onto his doorstep. (Angelos, a member of the executive council, did not comment following the meeting.)
While MLB assistant honcho Bob DuPuy had previously warned not to expect any announcement following the meeting, the initial press reports definitely bear the whiff of wheels spinning. For his part, DuPuy's reiterated that the league hopes to make a decision by season's end, noting, "I think we're all running out of time." You are, Bob; Marion Barry & Co. have nothing but time.
