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Baseball in nation's capital a done deal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The last time the nation's capital was home to the national pastime, the game was literally a riot.
Fans stormed the field with two outs in the ninth inning of the Washington Senators' farewell appearance at RFK Stadium on Sept. 30, 1971, upset over owner Bob Short's decision to move the team to Texas. The Senators were leading the New York Yankees 7-5, but the game was not finished and declared a forfeit.
"The kids just went wild," said Charlie Brotman, the longtime Senators public address announcer. "They were tearing up the turf with their hands and putting it in their pockets, going into the dugout. Anything that wasn't nailed down, they were picking up. There was not dissatisfaction. There was hate."
There was also the expectation that, in a few years or so, Major League Baseball would find a way to put a team back in Washington. Instead, the last three decades became an unending parade of frustration as one close call after another failed to materialize. A hopeful city turned into a jilted, jaded city. Baseball in D.C.? Ha! That'll be the day.
The day has finally arrived. Yesterday, Major League Baseball was expected to announce that the Montreal Expos will be relocating to Washington for the 2005 season.
season.
"I've lived here all my life — I was a Washington Senators fan in the old days," retired Washington resident Bob Ryan said. "It's good to have it back."
Baseball takes pride in the fact that its franchises rarely move — the Senators were the last team to relocate — so it took an extremely unusual set of circumstances and a willingness to pay a steep price tag to give Washington its long awaited reward.
awarded reward.
The money-losing Expos were bought by the other 29 major league owners in 2002, and the search began for a new home for the team. Las Vegas; Norfolk, Va.; Monterrey, Mexico; and Portland, Ore., all made bids, but none of those locations could match the Washington area's combination of a wealthy population base and a ready-made stadium that can be used while a state-of-the-art ballpark is being built.
"The stark, staring fact is 'Where else?' said baseball author and political columnist George Will. "You can't do something with nothing. Someday Norfolk-Hampton Roads, maybe. Someday Las Vegas, maybe. Not now. Who can say with a straight face those are better for Major League Baseball than the Washington, D.C., area?"
Even so, deadline after deadline was missed as baseball sought the perfect financial deal. Washington came through with a 8440 million package that includes a new ballpark on the Anacostia River, giving the city a clear advantage over a rival bid from Northern Virginia.
Much of the upfront money would come from a tax on the city's biggest businesses, which the City Council would have to approve. For some, the deal is too generous for a city that struggles to fund schools and city services.
VOLLEYBALL BREAKDOWN
VOLLEYBALL BREAKDOWN
Game Scores 1 2 3
Nebraska 30 30 30
Kansas 13 14 24
Nebraska
Nebraska
Name Attack Percent Solo Blocks Block Assists Block Errors
3 Houghtelling, Christ .500 1 0 0
8 Elmer, Melissa .526 1 4 0
9 Pavan, Sarah .320 0 6 0
11 Stalls, Tracy .100 0 3 0
18 Busboom, Dani .667 0 1 1
26 Saleaumua, Jennifer .364 3 2 0
1 McCormick, Amanda .000 0 0 0
2 Lynch, Michelle .000 0 0 0
10 Fautsch, Kelsey .000 0 1 0
13 Rebholz, Ally .429 1 3 0
Totals .380 6 20 1
Team Attacks Per Game
Game Kills Errors Total Attacks Percent
1 17 1 32 .500
2 16 4 35 .343
3 18 5 41 .317
Kansas
Kansas
Name Attack Percent Solo Blocks Block Assists Block Errors
2 Michaels, Ashley .263 2 0 1
3 Jones, Tessa -.125 0 0 0
7 Brown, Emily -.053 0 2 1
8 Caten, Paula -.333 0 0 0
9 Rozum, Andi -.125 0 0 0
10 Lima, Josi .074 0 2 0
1 Dorsey, Jill .000 0 0 0
6 Mathewson, Jamie .000 0 0 0
15 Hill, Megan .000 0 0 0
Totals -.046 2 4 2
Team Attacks Per Game
Game Kills Errors Total Attacks Percent
1 8 12 40 .100
2 7 9 30 .067
3 12 11 39 .026
Source: www.kuathletics.com
VOLLEYBALL Team must get 'flow going before Baylor
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Michael led the Jayhawks with six kills while Brown, who shares freshman of the year honors with Paven, notched five.
Brown moved from opposite hitter to outside hitter because of injuries to sophomore Jana Correa and senior Lindsey Morris. Freshman opposite hitter Tessa Jones started her first match at Brown's normal position.
"I was real nervous, but they told me two days ago, so I had time to get used to it," Jones said.
She said having two players in new positions affected communication on the court.
"Before Saturday against Baylor, we need to work together and get a flow going. It didn't seem like we were ever in a flow tonight," She said. "We'll get it. We have the whole season left."
The Baylor match will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Kansas will play host to Kansas State at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
— Edited By Steve Schmidt
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