On Monday night, the Mystics drew 11,628 fans for a game. The Expos playing at home drew 7,483. But this time it seems different. Major League Baseball started a few weeks ago conducting a study on the effects of a team in DC on the Orioles. Also Bud Selig seems resigned to the fact that at least one team will move in the next 2-3 seasons, perhaps even more.
Teams moving in sports seem to come in bunches.
Baseball saw in a 7 year strectch from 1954-1961 the Browns,Braves,A's,Giants,Dodgers,and Senators move. 2 of those teams moved a 2nd time within the next 6 years. It is entirely possible that we could be entering a period of that unstability again, except this time, there are very few places where you could logically say that a team would do better in the new city. Portland and Charlotte would have to be front runners, but they are several years away right now. Copyright 2000, Stat Based Baseball.