dfwabel Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 More than midway through the baseball season, the Washington Nationals' owners have failed to pay $3.5 million in rent for the District's new ballpark, contending that the state-of-the-art stadium is still incomplete. Besides withholding rent, the team is demanding damages of $100,000 a day, dating from March 1. The team and the city are also at odds over the timing of sales tax payments on tickets, with the Nationals paying game-by-game and the city wanting tax revenue from pre-sold ticket packages upfront.Nationals Claim Stadium Is Not Finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 More than midway through the baseball season, the Washington Nationals' owners have failed to pay $3.5 million in rent for the District's new ballpark, contending that the state-of-the-art stadium is still incomplete. Besides withholding rent, the team is demanding damages of $100,000 a day, dating from March 1. The team and the city are also at odds over the timing of sales tax payments on tickets, with the Nationals paying game-by-game and the city wanting tax revenue from pre-sold ticket packages upfront.Nationals Claim Stadium Is Not FinishedThis is a pretty old story. It's all over some clause in the lease. As far as I know this has been going on since the start of the season. I heard about it on The Tony Kornheiser show a while back. All roads lead to Dollar General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 lol www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousoxide66 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 LOL! I curse that franchise for ever leaving La Belle Province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 The were cursed before leaving Quebec www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 And yet another reason why Washington doesn't deserve to have an MLB team. Come on, who skimps on paying the rent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 hey now lets not get too hasty on this. the city absolutely HAD to have baseball no matter what the cost. they skimp on construction costs, they overcharge for everything at the ballpark. i wouldnt let this city run a dairy queen. i dont think the Lerners should just not pay rent, for crying out loud they got a ballpark with city tax dollars that could have been spent elsewhere, but both parties are to blame. "I don't understand where you got this idea so deeply ingrained in your head (that this world) is something that you must impress, cause I couldn't care less"http://keepdcunited.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Contraction?Probably not...but so far the stadium, fan support and the city have been rather pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Contraction?Probably not...but so far the stadium, fan support and the city have been rather pathetic.Considering the team that plays in the new stadium is almost twenty games back, and plays in an area with a fair amount of transplants (who also get transferred every two-four years), I'm not too concerned.When the team showed some signs of life, like second or third, even a competitive fourth in the division, they were doing very well at the gate. I'll start panicing when the Nats are five games up and can't draw more than a Mystics game. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 They should of went to Portland or Vegas. Didn't any one notice that baseball had already failed in D.C.? Twice? All roads lead to Dollar General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 They should of went to Portland or Vegas. Didn't any one notice that baseball had already failed in D.C.? Twice?One owner was a racist who wanted to "get away from all those Negro folk".(Calvin Griffith)The other one was a very shady man who dismanled the team. (Bob Short)Now, clearly, the third time might not be the charm for baseball in D.C. If that's the case, bring in the Mayflowers. But bring them from the south. The caravan won't survive if they drive through Baltimore. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 They should of went to Portland or Vegas. Didn't any one notice that baseball had already failed in D.C.? Twice?And in doing so, severely damaged the market. Things aren't going to be better right away. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 If they're not paying rent then evict them. Now that would be classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Now, clearly, the third time might not be the charm for baseball in D.C. If that's the case, bring in the Mayflowers. But bring them from the south. The caravan won't survive if they drive through Baltimore.In this instance I don't think Baltimore would mind --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Now, clearly, the third time might not be the charm for baseball in D.C. If that's the case, bring in the Mayflowers. But bring them from the south. The caravan won't survive if they drive through Baltimore.In this instance I don't think Baltimore would mindI'll see if I can arrange for the police escort. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Now, clearly, the third time might not be the charm for baseball in D.C. If that's the case, bring in the Mayflowers. But bring them from the south. The caravan won't survive if they drive through Baltimore.In this instance I don't think Baltimore would mindI'll see if I can arrange for the police escort.To where? Indianapolis? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Now, clearly, the third time might not be the charm for baseball in D.C. If that's the case, bring in the Mayflowers. But bring them from the south. The caravan won't survive if they drive through Baltimore.In this instance I don't think Baltimore would mindI'll see if I can arrange for the police escort.To where? Indianapolis?That's fine with me if the Nationals are in the vans. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I still maintain that Winnipeg would have made much more sense for the Expos. That way, their 5,000-average attendance wouldn't have looked nearly as cavernous in the 7,000-capacity Canwest Global Park. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_YouKnowWhatThatMeans Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 They should of went to Portland or Vegas. Didn't any one notice that baseball had already failed in D.C.? Twice?tsk tsk 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 shame on the nats after getting an essentially free stadium "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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