August 22, 2003
Youppi lives!
What if they held a bidding war and nobody came? The year-long MLB auction of the Montreal Expos may have ground to a close today, as the Oregon State Senate voted down a $150 million stadium-financing bill, by an 18-12 margin. To recap: first Washington, D.C. announced it wouldn't pass a stadium bill unless it was awarded a team first, then Arlington, Virginia declared it had better things to do with its land. Adding insult to injury, Oregon state senator Lenn Hannon denounced MLB for "trying to dump a poor asset to the highest bidder. Anyone who has the money to pay a player $10 million a year has the money to build their own stadium." Add it all up, and it's probably safe for Montrealers to pick up those tickets to next year's Henry Mateo Bobblehead Day.
