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Baseball Is Faced W. Borderline Decision:
Monterrey Appears an Attractive Alternative for Expos
Washington Post ^
| October 1, 2003
| Mary Jordan
Posted on 10/01/2003 9:47:56 AM PDT by Greg Luzinski
MONTERREY, Mexico -- Jose Maiz Garcia, a 100-pound power hitter, played left field on this city's Little League team in 1957, when it became the first non-American team ever to win the Little League World Series.
Now Maiz hopes to make more Mexican baseball history by bringing the first Major League Baseball team south of the border. Maiz, a construction magnate, is one of the partners bidding to move the vagabond Montreal Expos to a new permanent home here in Mexico's richest city.
"When I was 8 years old I started playing baseball -- I just love it," said Maiz, 59, who was recently inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame and whose office sports a large photo of his Little League team being congratulated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Extended News; Mexico
KEYWORDS: baseball; expos; mexico; monterrey; montreal; puertorico
To: Greg Luzinski
If they're going south, they may as well nominate the Dominican Republic as the next Major League site.
To: Greg Luzinski
Anyplace other than Canada or the U.S. would be a mistake.
To: F16Fighter
Monterrey is not Tijuana. Basically is to Mexico what Hong Kong is to China.
To: Bikers4Bush
Lower crime rate in Monterrey than in just about any city with Major League Baseball.
To: Greg Luzinski
Overthrow Castro and put the Expos in Havana.
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posted on
10/01/2003 9:54:50 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Current time travel velocity: 3600 seconds/hour.)
Monterrey
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posted on
10/01/2003 9:56:32 AM PDT
by
Consort
To: Bikers4Bush
Anyplace other than Canada or the U.S. would be a mistake.I disagree. Canada and baseball just don't go together. Also, we've had myriad Latin baseball stars.
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posted on
10/01/2003 9:57:25 AM PDT
by
rdb3
(One shot is not enough. It takes an uzi to move me.)
To: KarlInOhio
There will be baseball in Havana before there's baseball in DC.
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posted on
10/01/2003 9:58:05 AM PDT
by
vollmond
To: Greg Luzinski
Could be, but I suspect not. The Oregon legislature has already passed a stadium financing plan. They still need an ownership group, though.
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posted on
10/01/2003 10:37:17 AM PDT
by
B Knotts
(<== Just Another 'Right-Wing Crazy')
To: Greg Luzinski
The Expos have been outsourced!!!!!!
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posted on
10/01/2003 10:47:14 AM PDT
by
.cnI redruM
(redruM's Advice -- When impersonating an officer, NEVER call for back - up!!)
To: Bikers4Bush
Anyplace other than Canada or the U.S. would be a mistake. Anyplace other than Canada would be fine.
12
posted on
10/01/2003 10:48:04 AM PDT
by
JohnnyZ
(Robot robot robot)
To: Greg Luzinski
Not gonna happen - Mexican League fans are used to paying $5 - $10 per ticket, and ballpark food prices as the owners are accustomed to them would be laughable in Mexico.
To: Pa' fuera
But just imagine the marketing potential....make the colors red, white and green. Change the name to the Toros, Diablos etc and watch the hats and jerseys fly off the shelf...not to mention contracts with Univision....if this happens, some hombres will make out like bandits...and good for 'em
To: vollmond
There will be baseball in Havana before there's baseball in DC. Sadly, you are correct.
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posted on
10/01/2003 11:38:22 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Countdown to 27 World Championships...)
To: Pa' fuera
I think it is a great idea. Lower ticket prices, lower food prices, players that are just as good as MLB (or at least as good as the Expos, Tigers, etc...of course the players would get lower salaries....OH, now I see your point, that can't happen in MLB.
To: KarlInOhio
Make the offer to the Cubans and they might go ahead and depose Fidel.
To: Pa' fuera
You mean $5-$10 for a beer, right?
;)
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