Bronfman the Younger was amongst the Québecois owners who were reportedly refusing to invest in the team versus letting Loria buy them out, then turned around and tried to scare MLB via a RICO lawsuit. If the current commissioner could let them and him back into partnership, that would appear to speak volumes about this particular purveyor of a piece of metal as well as ownership as a whole.
There’s the whole issue of Montreal have enough advertising, business and media market support that will actually have to put money and support behind baseball at a major-league level at today’s prices (not during the time where reportedly, over 20,000 tickets were available in the old stadium for a dollar Canadian). Of course, if revenue hammocks are extended, the model would work fine. Draw flies and it doesn’t matter; might as well expand to Zagreb.
Silver lining: Baseball can do everyone a favor and shift all of the Montreal history back there and let the Nationals be the caretaker of Washington baseball history.