As I remeber those days -- 2000 until 2004 -- MLB considered contraction. The Twins and Expos were dying and would be contracted. Too weak. Of course, I hoped that someone with good sense would bring the Twins back to Washington.
Of course, Baltimore objected...Angelos declared that The District was part of Baltimore. He had opened a team store downtown. I "met" CalsGR8 online, in an email group, maybe connected with the Washington Baseball Historical Society. She was among the people organizing protests against Angelos.
About then, my daughter had given me a Mitchell & Ness replica 1959-60 Nats home jersey, number 3, autographed by Harmon Killebrew himself. I swore never to wear it until Washington got a team again.
