Saturday, April 03, 2004
"Fresh Start" for Portland Baseball
MLB officials evaluating Portland, Oregon's bid for the Montreal Expos should recognize this scenario: Portland's AAA club has been taken over by the Pacific Coast League, which will operate the club until a new buyer can be found.
The Portland Beavers' former owner, Portland Family Entertainment, had fallen $2 million behind on its rent payment to the city PCL president Branch Rickey III referred to PFE's "insurmountable challenges" operating the team, a phrase which surely won't comfort MLB.
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MLB officials evaluating Portland, Oregon's bid for the Montreal Expos should recognize this scenario: Portland's AAA club has been taken over by the Pacific Coast League, which will operate the club until a new buyer can be found.
The Portland Beavers' former owner, Portland Family Entertainment, had fallen $2 million behind on its rent payment to the city PCL president Branch Rickey III referred to PFE's "insurmountable challenges" operating the team, a phrase which surely won't comfort MLB.
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