Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ted-leonsis-new-arena-virginia-dc-maryland-wes-moore-WKFAWJW6FZAJVDXYAF5BOL467A/

I guess Ted now has at least talked to Maryland, continuing his billionaire desire to have others pay for his new toy.

What a smarmy scumbag. I hope MD doesn't fall for his "deals," VA continues to reject, and Ted has to go groveling back to DC - and the only offer a fraction of what they were offering before.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:google is your friend

https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/manassas-national-battlefield-park

over 700,000 visitors a year.

Disney gets 58 million a year.

The Civil War battlefields in Va don’t compete with Disney as an attraction. They compete with Busch Gardens, Luray Caverns, Kings Dominion, Skyline Drive, and the Natural Bridge.

Disney America with its whitewashed and saccharine depiction of American history would’ve been unacceptable in a few years. Also, we already have a wildly popular historically-themed park—Busch Gardens which pays homage to both our European and French Canadian heritage. It is home to the largest German beer hall outside of Germany.

You sound like my dad. You already have a pair of socks, why would you need two pairs of socks? You can't wear both pairs at the same time. Imagine a place having two popular historical attractions. It just boggles the mind doesn't it?

All the historical or historically-themed attractions compete with eachother. Some have symbiotic relationships like Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg (both historical simulacra that appeal to different age groups with some overlap). But they are also rivals competing for money and attention: a new flagship Lululemon on historic Duke of Gloucester Street (where the bookstore used to be) VS the new DarKoaster (the first indoor straddle coaster in N America) set in Germany within cursed castle grounds of King Ludwig.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ted-leonsis-new-arena-virginia-dc-maryland-wes-moore-WKFAWJW6FZAJVDXYAF5BOL467A/

I guess Ted now has at least talked to Maryland, continuing his billionaire desire to have others pay for his new toy.

What a smarmy scumbag. I hope MD doesn't fall for his "deals," VA continues to reject, and Ted has to go groveling back to DC - and the only offer a fraction of what they were offering before.

Narrator: He will grovel back to DC. MD isn't interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ted-leonsis-new-arena-virginia-dc-maryland-wes-moore-WKFAWJW6FZAJVDXYAF5BOL467A/

I guess Ted now has at least talked to Maryland, continuing his billionaire desire to have others pay for his new toy.

What a smarmy scumbag. I hope MD doesn't fall for his "deals," VA continues to reject, and Ted has to go groveling back to DC - and the only offer a fraction of what they were offering before.

Narrator: He will grovel back to DC. MD isn't interested.

His pride will prevent him from doing ever considering D.C. again. It’s the Nationals Landing or Harbour or bust. But there’s a dark horse in this race: Maybe he’ll move the teams back to Baltimore. (Baltimoreans would love their Baltimore Bullets back. They kind-of got the Colts back with the Ravens, but they’ve been w/o their beloved Bullets all these years. The Caps though were always a D.C. franchise.) The Baltimore Harbour has all these snazzzy redevelopment plans designed by European star architects. I can imagine the new Baltimore Arena becoming the linchpin for a revived Lexington Market / Charles Center neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ted-leonsis-new-arena-virginia-dc-maryland-wes-moore-WKFAWJW6FZAJVDXYAF5BOL467A/

I guess Ted now has at least talked to Maryland, continuing his billionaire desire to have others pay for his new toy.

What a smarmy scumbag. I hope MD doesn't fall for his "deals," VA continues to reject, and Ted has to go groveling back to DC - and the only offer a fraction of what they were offering before.

Narrator: He will grovel back to DC. MD isn't interested.

His pride will prevent him from doing ever considering D.C. again. It’s the Nationals Landing or Harbour or bust. But there’s a dark horse in this race: Maybe he’ll move the teams back to Baltimore. (Baltimoreans would love their Baltimore Bullets back. They kind-of got the Colts back with the Ravens, but they’ve been w/o their beloved Bullets all these years. The Caps though were always a D.C. franchise.) The Baltimore Harbour has all these snazzzy redevelopment plans designed by European star architects. I can imagine the new Baltimore Arena becoming the linchpin for a revived Lexington Market / Charles Center neighborhood.

Baltimore doesn't seem like a likely destination for these teams for the same reason that Ted wanted to have a brand-new free arena built for him by Virginia: Money. Surely it's more lucrative to operate NBA and NHL franchises + a downtown arena in D.C. than it is in Baltimore. (The most lucrative option of all, of course, is to have the taxpayers anywhere pay for it, but still.)

[Anonymous]

He’s going to want the same public finance deal in Maryland that he’s trying to get in Virginia with the full faith and credit of the state backed bonds. I don’t see Moore or a democratically controlled GA agreeing to this either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s going to want the same public finance deal in Maryland that he’s trying to get in Virginia with the full faith and credit of the state backed bonds. I don’t see Moore or a democratically controlled GA agreeing to this either.

Unless the new arena deal speeds up planning and construction of the new line (between downtown and Towson) for the floundering Baltimore Subway. This planned subway line is the city’s critical Link for an equitable and useful rapid transit system. So if the city pushes hard enough for a new arena, the GA just might go along with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s going to want the same public finance deal in Maryland that he’s trying to get in Virginia with the full faith and credit of the state backed bonds. I don’t see Moore or a democratically controlled GA agreeing to this either.

Unless the new arena deal speeds up planning and construction of the new line (between downtown and Towson) for the floundering Baltimore Subway. This planned subway line is the city’s critical Link for an equitable and useful rapid transit system. So if the city pushes hard enough for a new arena, the GA just might go along with it.

The city might. The question is do the NBA and do the NHL both want to sign off on abandoning the 8th largest media market in the county in favor of the 28th. They'd also be abandoning some of the wealthiest counties in favor of Baltimore with little chance that they'd get much regional traction thanks to the Flyers and 76ers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s going to want the same public finance deal in Maryland that he’s trying to get in Virginia with the full faith and credit of the state backed bonds. I don’t see Moore or a democratically controlled GA agreeing to this either.

Good luck, Maryland.
- a virginian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s going to want the same public finance deal in Maryland that he’s trying to get in Virginia with the full faith and credit of the state backed bonds. I don’t see Moore or a democratically controlled GA agreeing to this either.

Unless the new arena deal speeds up planning and construction of the new line (between downtown and Towson) for the floundering Baltimore Subway. This planned subway line is the city’s critical Link for an equitable and useful rapid transit system. So if the city pushes hard enough for a new arena, the GA just might go along with it.

The Baltimore subway is floundering because Hogan gutted it.

[Anonymous]

Neither league would approve a move from DC to Baltimore. Not going to happen.

Ted will get his $500M for CaptialOne, DC will up security and other investment in the area and perhaps strike some incentives for Ted to get in on some of the RFK land for other parts of his dream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Neither league would approve a move from DC to Baltimore. Not going to happen.

Ted will get his $500M for CaptialOne, DC will up security and other investment in the area and perhaps strike some incentives for Ted to get in on some of the RFK land for other parts of his dream.

Not a chance that they will risk the commies choosing National Harbor because they've promised development rights at RFK to Ted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s going to want the same public finance deal in Maryland that he’s trying to get in Virginia with the full faith and credit of the state backed bonds. I don’t see Moore or a democratically controlled GA agreeing to this either.

Just like most VA taxpayers, MD taxpayers don't want to finance billionaires any more either. He can finance it himself.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if these politicians have considered the impact of a move to National Landing on the future championship victory parades. Would the victory parade be down King Street? That would make sense. Market Square could host the pre-parade rally with the Alexandria mayor and councilors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if these politicians have considered the impact of a move to National Landing on the future championship victory parades. Would the victory parade be down King Street? That would make sense. Market Square could host the pre-parade rally with the Alexandria mayor and councilors.

Not really an issue for the Wizards and the Caps.

But dream on.