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grievance to block contraction the day after the vote. On November 16, the league's contraction plans were shelved when Hennepin County Judge Harry Crump ruled that the Minnesota Twins must honor their lease and play their final season at the Metrodome, citing the team's importance to the community. Had only the Expos been contracted, there would have been an odd number of teams in the two leagues, meaning one team would have to be idle every day. This would have made it all but impossible to preserve a 162-game schedule within the normal six-month season.
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had been discussed as candidates for elimination, the Expos and Twins were considered the likeliest teams to be folded. The owners of both teams were set to receive $ 250 million buyouts to let MLB take control of and fold their franchises. The plan also included division realignment so that each
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noted that the players' union had no say in the matter and called the decision "imprudent and unfortunate...We had hoped that we were in a new era, one that would see a much better relationship between players and owners. Today's announcement is a severe blow to such hopes." The MLBPA filed a
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On November 6, 2001, the day before the active MLB labor agreement expired, MLB franchise owners met in Chicago to vote on contraction, despite earlier reports that no such vote would take place. The owners voted 28–2 in favor of contraction. Although the
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The stadium's poor conditions contributed to low attendance in Montreal. Throughout the 1990s, the Expos ranked near the bottom in the National League for attendance, including ranking last in each of their final seven seasons in Montreal. Owner
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On January 16, Loria sold the Expos to Major League Baseball for $ 120 million. MLB formed Expos Baseball L.P., a partnership of the other 29 clubs, to operate the Expos. Loria then bought the Florida Marlins from
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was unable to reach an agreement for television and English-speaking radio coverage to increase the team's broadcasting revenue, and his proposal for a new downtown ballpark was rebuffed by the Quebec government.
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The contraction plan fell through due to a court injunction compelling the Twins to honor their lease with the Metrodome, as well as challenges by the players' labor union, the
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By the start of the 1990s, the Metrodome was already considered obsolete. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the Twins were often rumored to be moving to such places as
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signed a bill that approved funding for a new $ 522 million ballpark, to which the Twins agreed to contribute $ 130 million. The new stadium, named
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With no plans for a new ballpark in Montreal, Major League Baseball looked into relocating the Expos. Cities that expressed interest in the team included
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By December 13, talks about contraction had ended, and on January 12, 2002, it was announced that no teams would be eliminated for the upcoming season.
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for $ 158 million, using the proceeds from the Expos sale plus a $ 38.5 million no-interest loan from MLB. Henry then bought the
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There was also some speculation that Selig targeted the Twins because of his family's ownership of the
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If the plan had gone through, it would have been the first contraction by a
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in 1978, and the first contraction by Major League Baseball since 1899.
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On May 26, 2006, after years of failed proposals, Minnesota Governor
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casting the lone dissenting vote. The team, re-branded as the
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league would have an even number of teams. In the plan, the
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was originally constructed as a multipurpose venue for the
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Attempt to eliminate two teams from Major League Baseball
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3833: 3829: 3828: 3826: 3825: 3818: 3813: 3808: 3801: 3796: 3789: 3782: 3775: 3770: 3764: 3762: 3758: 3757: 3755: 3754: 3749: 3744: 3739: 3734: 3729: 3724: 3719: 3714: 3705: 3699: 3697: 3693: 3692: 3690: 3689: 3684: 3679: 3670: 3665: 3660: 3655: 3650: 3645: 3640: 3634: 3632: 3628: 3627: 3625: 3624: 3619: 3614: 3609: 3604: 3599: 3594: 3589: 3584: 3579: 3571: 3569: 3565: 3564: 3562: 3561: 3554: 3549: 3544: 3539: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3517: 3512: 3506: 3504: 3500: 3499: 3497: 3496: 3491: 3486: 3481: 3476: 3471: 3466: 3461: 3456: 3451: 3445: 3443: 3439: 3438: 3436: 3435: 3430: 3425: 3420: 3415: 3410: 3405: 3400: 3395: 3390: 3384: 3382: 3378: 3377: 3375: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3359: 3354: 3349: 3344: 3337: 3332: 3327: 3321: 3319: 3315: 3314: 3312: 3311: 3306: 3301: 3296: 3291: 3284: 3275: 3270: 3265: 3260: 3254: 3252: 3248: 3247: 3245: 3244: 3239: 3234: 3229: 3224: 3219: 3214: 3209: 3204: 3199: 3193: 3191: 3187: 3186: 3184: 3183: 3178: 3173: 3168: 3163: 3158: 3153: 3148: 3143: 3134: 3132: 3128: 3127: 3117: 3116: 3114: 3113: 3108: 3103: 3100: 3095: 3092: 3087: 3084: 3079: 3076: 3071: 3068: 3062: 3060: 3052: 3051: 3049: 3048: 3042: 3040: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3032: 3027: 3022: 3017: 3012: 3007: 3002: 2997: 2992: 2987: 2982: 2977: 2972: 2967: 2962: 2956: 2954: 2950: 2949: 2947: 2946: 2941: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2921: 2914: 2912: 2908: 2907: 2905: 2904: 2899: 2894: 2888: 2886: 2880: 2879: 2877: 2876: 2874:Rocco Baldelli 2870: 2864: 2858: 2856:Dave St. Peter 2852: 2845: 2843: 2839: 2838: 2835: 2834: 2832: 2831: 2826: 2821: 2816: 2811: 2806: 2801: 2796: 2791: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2730: 2728: 2724: 2723: 2721: 2720: 2715: 2710: 2708:Walter Johnson 2705: 2700: 2695: 2689: 2687: 2680: 2676: 2675: 2673: 2672: 2666: 2664: 2660: 2659: 2657: 2656: 2651: 2646: 2641: 2636: 2635: 2634: 2627: 2622: 2612: 2611: 2610: 2605: 2597: 2590: 2583: 2578: 2571: 2564: 2559: 2553: 2551: 2547: 2546: 2544: 2543: 2536: 2531: 2529:Biloxi Stadium 2526: 2517: 2516: 2509: 2504: 2499: 2494: 2489: 2483: 2481: 2477: 2476: 2474: 2473: 2468: 2463: 2458: 2453: 2448: 2443: 2438: 2433: 2428: 2423: 2422: 2421: 2410: 2408: 2404: 2403: 2401: 2400: 2383: 2377: 2366: 2363: 2362: 2353: 2352: 2345: 2338: 2330: 2321: 2320: 2317: 2316: 2314: 2313: 2312: 2311: 2306: 2298: 2284: 2281: 2280: 2278: 2277: 2272: 2271: 2270: 2265: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2240: 2230: 2225: 2220: 2215: 2210: 2205: 2204: 2203: 2192: 2190: 2186: 2185: 2183: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2161: 2160: 2149: 2147: 2143: 2142: 2139: 2138: 2136: 2135: 2134: 2133: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2113: 2108: 2103: 2093: 2091:Federal League 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2067: 2065: 2058: 2057: 2052: 2051: 2050: 2045: 2035: 2030: 2025: 2020: 2019: 2018: 2008: 2003: 1998: 1993: 1988: 1987: 1986: 1976: 1971: 1970: 1969: 1958: 1956: 1952: 1951: 1949: 1948: 1943: 1938: 1933: 1928: 1918: 1916:Instant replay 1912: 1910: 1906: 1905: 1903: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1891: 1890: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1859: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1804: 1803: 1793: 1791:Business rules 1788: 1782: 1780: 1776: 1775: 1773: 1772: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1741: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1722: 1721: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1702: 1701: 1700: 1689: 1687: 1681: 1680: 1678: 1677: 1672: 1667: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1651: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1605: 1599: 1597: 1587: 1586: 1583: 1582: 1580: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1553: 1551: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1541: 1536: 1531: 1526: 1521: 1515: 1513: 1507: 1506: 1504: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1481:Atlanta Braves 1477: 1475: 1466: 1460: 1459: 1456: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1430:Houston Astros 1426: 1424: 1418: 1417: 1415: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1402:Detroit Tigers 1399: 1394: 1388: 1386: 1380: 1379: 1377: 1376: 1371: 1369:Tampa Bay Rays 1366: 1361: 1359:Boston Red Sox 1356: 1350: 1348: 1339: 1333: 1332: 1326: 1323: 1322: 1314: 1313: 1306: 1299: 1291: 1283: 1282: 1254: 1223: 1195: 1167: 1139: 1111: 1089: 1074: 1061: 1028: 1002: 974: 943: 915: 887: 880: 862: 837: 809: 791: 773: 759: 733: 708: 690: 673: 645: 613: 612: 610: 607: 592:Nationals Park 545:Boston Red Sox 521: 518: 515: 514: 509: 504: 499: 493: 492: 488: 487: 482: 477: 475:Houston Astros 472: 467: 461: 460: 456: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 433:Atlanta Braves 429: 428: 424: 423: 415: 414: 409: 404: 399: 397:Anaheim Angels 393: 392: 388: 387: 382: 377: 375:Detroit Tigers 372: 367: 361: 360: 356: 355: 350: 345: 340: 338:Boston Red Sox 335: 329: 328: 324: 323: 315: 314: 262: 259: 238:Montreal Expos 218: 217:Montreal Expos 215: 204:North Carolina 144: 141: 139: 136: 74:Montreal Expos 45: 44: 35: 34: 33: 24: 23: 22: 21: 20: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4605: 4594: 4591: 4589: 4586: 4584: 4581: 4579: 4576: 4574: 4571: 4570: 4568: 4549: 4546: 4544: 4541: 4539: 4536: 4534: 4531: 4529: 4526: 4525: 4523: 4519: 4513: 4510: 4508: 4505: 4503: 4500: 4498: 4495: 4493: 4490: 4488: 4485: 4483: 4480: 4478: 4475: 4473: 4470: 4468: 4465: 4464: 4462: 4458: 4452: 4449: 4447: 4444: 4442: 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2647: 2645: 2642: 2640: 2637: 2633: 2632: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2618: 2617: 2616: 2613: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2591: 2588: 2584: 2582: 2579: 2577: 2576: 2572: 2570: 2569: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2554: 2552: 2548: 2542: 2541: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2515: 2514: 2510: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2500: 2498: 2495: 2493: 2492:National Park 2490: 2488: 2485: 2484: 2482: 2478: 2472: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2462: 2459: 2457: 2454: 2452: 2449: 2447: 2444: 2442: 2439: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2420: 2417: 2416: 2415: 2412: 2411: 2409: 2405: 2399: 2397: 2391: 2384: 2382: 2379:Formerly the 2378: 2376: 2375: 2368: 2367: 2364: 2360: 2351: 2346: 2344: 2339: 2337: 2332: 2331: 2328: 2310: 2307: 2305: 2302: 2301: 2299: 2297: 2296: 2291: 2290: 2286: 2285: 2282: 2276: 2273: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2235: 2234: 2231: 2229: 2226: 2224: 2221: 2219: 2216: 2214: 2213:Live-ball era 2211: 2209: 2208:Dead-ball era 2206: 2202: 2199: 2198: 2197: 2194: 2193: 2191: 2187: 2181: 2178: 2176: 2175:BALCO scandal 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2163: 2159: 2156: 2155: 2154: 2151: 2150: 2148: 2146:Steroid usage 2144: 2132: 2129: 2127: 2124: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2102: 2099: 2098: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2066: 2062: 2056: 2053: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2040: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2029: 2026: 2024: 2021: 2017: 2014: 2013: 2012: 2009: 2007: 2004: 2002: 1999: 1997: 1994: 1992: 1989: 1985: 1982: 1981: 1980: 1977: 1975: 1972: 1968: 1965: 1964: 1963: 1960: 1959: 1957: 1953: 1947: 1944: 1942: 1939: 1937: 1934: 1932: 1929: 1926: 1922: 1921:Team uniforms 1919: 1917: 1914: 1913: 1911: 1909:Miscellaneous 1907: 1901: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1889: 1886: 1885: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1861: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1828: 1826: 1824: 1821: 1819: 1816: 1814: 1811: 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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Olympic Stadium
Major League Baseball
2002 season
Minnesota Twins
Montreal Expos
Bud Selig
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Olympic Stadium
Major League Baseball Players Association
new stadium
Washington, D.C.
Washington Nationals
Ted Lerner
new stadium of their own
major North American professional sports league
National Hockey League
Cleveland Barons
Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota Twins
Metrodome
1982 season
Metropolitan Stadium
1987
1991
Minnesota Vikings
National Football League

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