Monday, April 12, 2004
Promoter Wants One-Year Trial for Expos in Puerto Rico
Antonio Munoz, the promoter who brought the Expos to San Juan for 22 games in 2003 and 2004, has offered to host all 81 Expos home games in 2005. If the one-year trial goes well, he says, his group would try to buy the team. If that doesn't work out, he'll solicit other clubs' interest in playing a quarter to a half of their home games in Puerto Rico.
This article ran on Friday, but I waited until after the season's first series in Puerto Rico to post it. The Expos and Mets drew a total of 37,319 fans for their three-game set that included Friday's "home opener." That's an average of 12,440 fans per game. Last year the Expos averaged 12,662 fans per home game. At this rate, Mr. Munoz shouldn't waste a lot of time waiting for his calls to be returned.
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Antonio Munoz, the promoter who brought the Expos to San Juan for 22 games in 2003 and 2004, has offered to host all 81 Expos home games in 2005. If the one-year trial goes well, he says, his group would try to buy the team. If that doesn't work out, he'll solicit other clubs' interest in playing a quarter to a half of their home games in Puerto Rico.
This article ran on Friday, but I waited until after the season's first series in Puerto Rico to post it. The Expos and Mets drew a total of 37,319 fans for their three-game set that included Friday's "home opener." That's an average of 12,440 fans per game. Last year the Expos averaged 12,662 fans per home game. At this rate, Mr. Munoz shouldn't waste a lot of time waiting for his calls to be returned.
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