What's wrong with the NATs stepping it up so we can be the NYY/BOS rivalry of the NL East, we've already got the part where we can't stand the Fillies down pat, now we got to work on the intense rivalry based on well matched competitive teams.
By many measures, we should be capable of competing once we fully develop this market. The prinicpal pitch to MLB had to do with the rich counties in NoVa and the TV market. Seriously, in the recent survey (was it Forbes or the census bureau), didn't we have about half of the 10 richest counties in the country - Loudoun, Fairfax, MoCo, Arlington, maybe Charles?
