<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - D.C. Baseball</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/baseball?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><description>D.C. Baseball</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[District Skeptical On Financing Deals]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38643-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38643-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. Council members said they are not convinced that two private financing plans for a baseball stadium would save the city money.]]></description><author> David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Seeks Distinct Park]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1489-2005Feb5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1489-2005Feb5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some District leaders want a "signature" ballpark and not one that mimics the "retro" trend ushered in by Baltimore's Oriole Park.]]></description><author> David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Baseball Cost Study Could Take 5 Months]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35932-2004Dec4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35932-2004Dec4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The District's chief financial officer plans to hire at least two consultants and take five months if he has to reanalyze ballpark costs.]]></description><author> David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Conciliation to Confrontation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48411-2004Nov13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48411-2004Nov13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. Council Chairwoman Linda W. Cropp says she was trying to rescue a Major League Baseball deal, but she has been accused of trying to kill it.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stadium Analyses Put Cost Far Higher]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48260-2004Nov13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48260-2004Nov13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A proposed new stadium in Southeast Washington could cost up to $174 million more than the figure cited by District government leaders.]]></description><author> Serge F. Kovaleski and David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Pledges Payments]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52556-2004Sep26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52556-2004Sep26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Anthony A. Williams vows to provide "just compensation" to any property owners who would lose their land if a publicly funded stadium were built in the District.]]></description><author> Mary Beth Sheridan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anacostia's Fast Appeal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50261-2004Sep25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50261-2004Sep25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Talk of sports stadiums could dramatically accelerate the pace of development along Anacostia's riverfront.]]></description><author> Debbi Wilgoren</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landowners Feel Stadium Squeeze]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50462-2004Sep25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50462-2004Sep25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than two dozen individuals and businesses control the 20-acre site on the banks of the Anacostia River where the city wants to build a baseball stadium.]]></description><author> Serge F. Kovaleski  and Debbi Wilgoren</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Turf War for Md. Fans]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50461-2004Sep25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50461-2004Sep25.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If Major League Baseball awards the Montreal Expos to Washington, then Anne Arundel and Howard counties undoubtedly would become prime marketing targets for the new team.]]></description><author> Elizabeth Williamson  and Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-Two Money Punch]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48676-2004Sep24.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48676-2004Sep24.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Proposals for two major league sports stadiums that would face each other across the Anacostia River evolved independently, D.C. officials said Friday.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery  and Karlyn Barker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses Receptive]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45647-2004Sep23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45647-2004Sep23.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Many of the D.C. businesses that would be taxed to help pay for a new baseball stadium said Thursday that they support the preliminary details of the proposal.]]></description><author> Monte Reel  and Karlyn Barker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a Pitch to D.C. Business Leaders]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43193-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43193-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials began selling a plan to business leaders, as a panel of owners prepared for a meeting that could spur Major League Baseball's return to the nation's capital.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery and Serge F. Kovaleski</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stadium Plan Unveiled]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39981-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39981-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sources say Major League Baseball is closer to moving the Expos to D.C. as officials announced plans for a stadium on the Anacostia waterfront.]]></description><author> Serge F. Kovaleski  and Thomas Heath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Numbers Uncertain For Va. Stadium]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34085-2004Sep19.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34085-2004Sep19.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Loudoun County officials are willing to hand over hundreds of millions of dollars to build a stadium and subsidize team owners if Major League Baseball moves the Montreal Expos to a site beside Dulles International Airport.]]></description><author> Michael Laris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball, District Down To Details; Deal Nears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27104-2004Sep16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27104-2004Sep16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Official says the decision would be made in the next five days, adding that the primary election has caused baseball to accelerate its timetable.]]></description><author> Thomas Heath  and Serge F. Kovaleski</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Concerns May Be Stalling Baseball Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21498-2004Sep14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21498-2004Sep14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A proposal to finance a $360 baseball stadium with bond financing that benefits from the state's good credit has been held up by Gov. Mark Warner and other Virginia lawmakers who argue the plan may be too risky.]]></description><author> Michael Laris  and Michael D. Shear</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairfax to Study Effects of a Baseball Stadium]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18919-2004Sep13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18919-2004Sep13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Monday ordered its staff to study how a proposed Major League Baseball stadium over the Loudoun County line would affect traffic on Fairfax's already congested roads and neighborhoods.]]></description><author> Maria Glod</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davis Is Determined Rivalry Won't Keep Baseball Away]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62415-2004Sep4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62415-2004Sep4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) dismisses the cross-Potomac chest thumping and hand-wringing over competing bids for a Major League Baseball team as drivel.]]></description><author> Michael Laris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Stadium Financing Still Unclear]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42520-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42520-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Baseball officials still need to know whether the Virginia General Assembly will back the bonds needed to pay for a $360 million stadium near Dulles International Airport.]]></description><author> Michael Laris  and Chris L. Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C.: Fans Want Baseball]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39943-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39943-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/baseball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:30:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A poll commissioned by the District fuels an increasingly partisan battle over where to locate the Expos.]]></description><author> Manny Fernandez</author></item></channel></rss>