League Office Mum as Rumors Spread About Venues

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By Spalding Cooper
Secaucus, NJ- Sources close to ownership groups in several cities say they have been asked to provide their final choices for home stadiums. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a source close to a one of the Chicago consortiums bidding for a team said, “The league is pretty much settled on eight cities and are clearly enamored with some of the venues. Those (expletive deleted) North Siders are a shoe in, as are teams in New York and St. Louis.”

League officials have stated that they are “looking for cities and stadiums that exemplify baseball’s rich history.” Some potential owner’s groups appear to be a little more cynical.

“History? You look at a city like Milwaukee or Cleveland or Kansas City.” A source familiar with the negotiations between the league and the Detroit consortium said. “Milwaukee had three major league franchises since 1900, and Cleveland has been a hotbed of baseball since the late 1800s. KC had the Monarchs of the Negro leagues, the A’s, and the Royals. What makes you think that when push comes to shove, the league isn’t going to overlook them and put five teams in New York? Maybe because the league founder has relatives in Boston, Beantown gets three teams. I’m not being bitter here, I think we have a good shot of having a team in Tiger’s stadium, but let’s be real about some places that might be getting the shaft.”

“They probably aren’t even looking at the groups in Florida.” A member of the Toronto baseball group’s legal team said. “The Marlins have won as many World Series as Cleveland in less time. Toronto has had some great players. It won’t matter. I’d bet Canadian dollars to a fresh box of Tim Horton’s that we don’t get serious consideration for a Canadian team, either.”


“I’d love to see a team in Montreal again. The fans deserve it.” Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee,  a former player, stated. “And as much as I loved the Red Sox, with the possible exception of Eddie Kasko, I told the league office that I’d be more than willing to play in Colorado.”

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