The harsh economic realities of Major League Baseball is catching up with the Washington Nationals.
As other teams secure lucrative new television contracts where they either receive close to $50 million a year on rights or are full equity partners in their own channel, the Nats are waiting for deliverance from New York.
In the long saga that watched the Montreal Expos leave Quebec and resettle in Washington, MLB had to appease the Baltimore Orioles and owner Peter Angelos. A mere 37 miles from city-to-city, Washington was Baltimore territory. Since Bob Short moved the Washington Senators to Arlington after the 1971 season, the Orioles became DC’s team.