Talking points regarding Major League Baseball's settlement with the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, 2005?

Talking Points Major League Baseball’s settlement with The Baltimore Orioles & Washington Nationals Maryland now joins New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles among the elite communities with two baseball teams Governor Ehrlich is not happy that the settlement took this long but he is happy that the agreement has been reached Governor Ehrlich’s decision to enter the fray (through the Maryland Stadium Authority) forced Major League Baseball to the negotiating table MLB was intimidated by the prospect of a monumental lawsuit brought by the MD Stadium Authority AND the Baltimore Orioles Governor Ehrlich’s ground rules for the Maryland Stadium Authority: support the Orioles’ demands for attendance and television revenues BUT DO NOT SEEK AN INJUNCTION blocking a move of the Expos to Washington If the State of Maryland joined the Baltimore Orioles in seeking an injunction blocking baseball in Washington, IT ALSMOST CERTAINLY WOULD HA VE BEEN GRANTED (and there would be no baseball in Washington - now or in the future) While the agreement took too much time, it is fair and equitable for both the Orioles and the Nationals - о Nationals and Oriole games will be broadcast and marketed throughout the entire region, from North Carolina to Central Pennsylvania о MLB will move ahead immediately to sell the Expos franchise to local ownership о The Orioles asset value is preserved by the 28 MLB owners’ guaranteed minimum sales price о And the Orioles franchise value is protected - long after any possible future sale - through attendance revenue guarantees