September 27, 2004
Angelos speaks!
For the first time since the MLB executive council got together Thursday and decided whatever it did or didn't decide, Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has spoken to the press. Angelos told the Baltimore Sun that while $100 million or $150 million might "take care of" him, that's not what he's concerned about, oh no. Rather, Angelos indicated he'd agree to a move of the Expos to Washington, D.C. on two conditions: "Does the deal protect the value of the franchise? Does it protect the state and the taxpayers' investment in Camden Yards?"
Laugh all you want about that last bit, given that Camden Yards is currently costing Maryland taxpayers $11 million a year. The important bit here is that for the first time, Angelos has admitted that he has a price. Pretty much everyone is now saying that Thursday will be the day for announcement of an Expos-to-D.C. move, contingent upon passage of an acceptable stadium bill.
