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Saturday, December 28, 2002
Baseball in DC, Part 1 Look, it's not real likely -- we've been teased before -- but if the baseball spirits should shine upon us, we'd better move slowly because a major-league ballpark in this small town is going to have an impact, good and bad, on lots of people's lives. "Stadium could displace O St. gay clubs", from the Washington Blade.
Part 2: Northern Charm and Southern Efficiency Major League Baseball has changed significantly since the Washington Senators left the District of Columbia in 1971. Since that time, Washington has changed dramatically as well. Once known as a sleepy government town and described jokingly as operating with "Northern charm and Southern efficiency," Washington at the turn of the 21 St Century has become a ,vibrant and diversified city and the hub of industries of the future. From the Major League Baseball Park Site Evaluation Project Report, read it all here.
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