Insult to Injury
Not only have Emperor Selig and his dark minions unanimously approved the sale of the Cincinnati Commies while our long-suffering Nationals remain wards of the league, here is what the Dark Lord himself had to say about the choice of a new owner:
Local ownership there was critical, and it was crucial . . . The one overriding goal we had was to have local ownership.
Nice platitudes. Now let's see if Emperor Selig and his dark minions follow through with their "overriding goal" of finding "critical" and "crucial" local ownership for the Nationals.
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If you think about it, though, there are $450 million reasons why Smulyan wouldn't move the team to Indi. It'd take him about two centuries to recoup his money there (and certainly the Emmis shareholders who are putting up a lion's share of 'his' investment would frown on that)
I'm rooting for Malek, too, but for me
the worst case scenario is Smullyan trying
to move the Nats to Indy. (Don't laugh. At
one time, the idea of Dallas getting a major
league team was equally ridiculous.) If the
stadium lease eventually get passed with that
30-year clause intact, I'll breathe easier
about a Smullyan ownership.
The reason that Smulyan would be a bad owner has little to do with where he's born, and a whole lot more to do with the fact that 1) he's failed as an owner before and 2) that he appears to have about as much money as the cumulative readers of this blog.
A good chunk of the money is coming from his broadcasting company, and corporate ownership is rarely the way to go. Just ask a Cubs fan. :)
If they still have that clause which guarantees that baseball will stay in Washington, D.C. for at least 30 years, I could care less if it WAS Smullyan. Clark Griffith was an out-of-towner and turned out to be a good owner. Peter Angelos was born and raised in Baltimore. 'Nuff said!
Jeff Smulyan is MORE than happy to buy a condo in Georgetown, I'm sure.
What? That's not local enough for ya?
Man, you're demanding.