Vera Wants Portland Baseball
By from May 21, 2004
Mayor Vera Katz "vowed" to have a plan for getting a baseball team in Portland before she leaves office. I doubt it will be the Expos. In addition to Portland, Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia; Norfolk, Va.; Las Vegas; Monterrey, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico are all vying for the team. Is Portland a better home for baseball than these places? Plus Las Vegas is said to be "aggressive" in their pursuit.
Oh if only Gov. Kulongoski would have been more interested in trading a downtown casino for stadium financing. Then we'd have baseball and gambling! Katz is framing the deal so even if we don't get the Expos she won't look like a loser, "The point that we're trying to make," Katz said, "is that we're going to put a plan together that will be sustainable. If it's not the Expos, we will be there for the next possible team." [Oregonian]
<< | Posted on May 21, 2004 at 11:06 AM | >>
A suburb should do it! The Clackamas Expos!
Think about it...
Posted by josh @ May 21, 2004 12:32 PM
MLB Commish and total heel Bud Selig vows to have a decision on where the Montreal Expos will play next season by mid July (after delaying for 2 years). Washington DC is the favorite. GO VERA. Leave a legacy, VERA! GET THE EXPOS! We better do something before these do nothing (for baseball) mayor to bes get elected (it was mentioned that the two candidates for Portland mayor don't want baseball.
Posted by Steve Schroeder @ May 21, 2004 11:26 AM