This ticks me off big time. The O's will be under financial pressure again, while all the corporate sponsors move to Washington, and the transient Washingtonians stay home and watch preseason Redskins games from their living room. Muck the politicians!!
Financial pressure? ROFL....
Angelos will be getting a cut of the ticket sales, merchandise sales, and cable TV deal of the Washington team..unbelievable sweetheart deal for him.
Frankly the Os have done little for me to stay a fan. My beloved is an Os fan, from the Ripkin days and before. He has always had good memories of the team.
However, the last 5 years has really gotten the best of him. They were over paid thought they could get away with anything. They worried about the buck more then the game.
To go for just 2, would cost us over 100.00. Maybe a little competition will do some good.
In the end you will have 2 football teams and 2 baseball teams in spitting range. Should be interesting.
Here is a thought, perhaps the new team can get Cal to come on board. Now that would be worth watching for sure.