Now I don't want to get off on a rant here...

BWI Baseball Club?

The Baltimore/Washington Baseball Club has been officially formed, I think?

[The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals] have agreed to form a joint venture designed to insure that fans throughout the Orioles' and Nationals' home television territory can continue their allegiance to the American League club, while also giving them a team to root for in the National League. The joint venture, backed by MLB, will guarantee the Nationals a fair market value for the club's broadcasting rights, as well as normal protections concerning the quality and frequency of telecasts.

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig said, "I also want to commend my friend, Peter Angelos. He was relentless in his desire to preserve and protect the Baltimore Orioles franchise now, and for future generations. His concerns, which he expressed often and well, were not about himself or his ownership interest, but rather to establish a means by which to ensure the future viability of the Orioles franchise. I don't know many other people who would have fought so vigorously for such purposes."

I'm not sure what this joint effort is going to look like, but I sure am curious. Thank you, Pete for looking out for us here in Bawlmer. Now put BALTIMORE back on the uniforms!

Posted by price at March 31, 2005 04:27 PM