No Washington Filibusters

Reuters reports that the deal by Washignton DC to acquire the former Montreal Expos has apparently fallen through. The DC City Council has required that half the stadium construction costs be raised privately. This would require about $140 million in private money by June. DC's mayor declared that the deal is all but dead because of it. The team, called the Washington Nationals (Base10 prefered the Washington Filibusters) was supposed to start playing in DC this season.
- posted by Base10 @ 4:11 PM