Baseball in DC: To no one's surprise, baseball will announce today that the Expos will be moving to the Washington DC area. ESPN's Jayson Stark has a report on what concessions the league offered Peter Angelos so he would not take legal action to prevent the move. Hopefully, this will revive a franchise that at one time was competitive, but has been a doormat since the 1994 strike.



What does this mean for baseball in Canada? So far, the Toronto Blue Jays have remained a viable team, though not one in competition. Canada is even having trouble holding on to its hockey teams, so it should be no surprise that other professional sports are struggling to make it economically. It will be interesting to see if in the absence of hockey, the Blue Jays and Raptors can build up a stronger fan base in Toronto.



But the most pressing issue now is of course the name of the new team. Many people have suggested going back to Senators, which has been the name of previous Washington, DC baseball teams. Personally, I don't like the name. I have some suggestions, but I want to hear others. So, if you have a suggestion email me or post a comment.



My thoughts:

Lobbyists

Interns

527's

Porkbarrelers (think of all the mascot possibilities!)

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