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7l'lJa(E JL@JIS rJ §(E@JrJ Baltimore Got Something The Shaft crime and a bad inner city hap- Baltimore. SONS WHY TIlE NFL WILL This expansion stuff By JAY HILBERT Sfo",Ed;"" pen only in Charm City. Sur- 4) St. Louis did not sell-out NOT GIVE BALTIMORE THE gotten me depressed lmaginethisseenario. It's vey says- This reason sucks! their pre-season games, but Bal- BALL ARE: having a class with three December 24, 1993. Less 2) St. Louis is the biggest timore did in around 90 min- 1) The Rams, Raiders, Bues the Fatal Six). last issue. I Concerning than a month after the Balti- TV market without a team! utes. Fan support (Balt. gets the are looking to relocate. From ally could care Jess more Bombers get a football Yes, but remember Baltimore edge.) what it seems, if Balt does not hockey. Lmdros, team, new owner Boogie and Washington merged into Overall Checklist: get one now, they will soon. The Lemeiux, the Hansen Wcinglass is walking down one huge market earlier this 1) Fans - Baltimore. St. Louis word is these three teams are ers, right now they do North Charles after a nice summer, so now its the Balti- has no old fan loyalty. They are looking to move. How do we concern me at all. meal. Now picture someone more Washington area. If you aU in Phoenix now. We showed know these teams will move the representing tbe NFL coming count Baltimore seperate, St the NFL that we have the abiltiy Balt.? We don't. For all we Baseball awards: No right behind old Boogie and Louis and Baltimore are mighty to sell-out Memorial with a pas- know, these teams could stay in saying "Gimme your team or near close last check. Also, if sion with 60,000 mad fans de- their area and never move. It your life." Boogie complies you count the two cities siring a team. I never beard S1. seems tbe NFL will not give us with the robber who repre- seperate, St louis bas lOO,(H)() Louis selling out Busch Memo- the ball now but later, they will sents the NFL and gives the more people than Baltimore rial. give us another team (expansion starters: robber his team. The next (1993 World Almanac). Popu- 2) City- Baltimore. St. Louis or otherwise). SAINT day, the robber (NFL) gives lations and TV markets, once has the Gateway Arch and lots 2) THE STAMPING LOUIS FI- the team that was Baltimore's you see the cities seperate, of beer. Baltimore has the sea- RUBBER ESTA: to St. Louis and become the mean zilch. Nice try NFL! food, the Harbor, we Block (just 5t.LouisStallions. Themain 3) 51. Louis had their team kidding), the Aquarium and lots Right now from where Isee taken away from them. Oh and of beer. 1 don't see the attrac- it, St. Louis was the choice from Baltimorians just said to the tiveness of St. Louis. I assume day one and when St. Louis's fi- !rsay Terrorists "Leave, Hell it has its good and bad parts. nancial woes began to show the we don't care about our team." True, Baltimore has its too, but obvious weaknesses concerning Unlikely saga. People we are the city is too good to be with- their financial statement, the not stupid, I mean we did not outa team. NFL gave them extra time to believe Milli Vanilli actually 3) Best group- Baltimore. Even straighten out the ownership. had talent. The same NFL over Carolina. Owners: Bait. All that is certain is that the origi- owners who approved Bill bad-many succssruuy weaUtiy nal SL LouisfinnniCiil Investor (Bow-Tie) Bidwill's' move investors who have no problem went to belp the New England from St. Louis to Phoenix are financing football. Who is Patriots, so S1. Louis had to around now. Baltimore natives heading the S1. Louis group this scurry for financial backing. had their team stolen like a thief week? I heard everything from They got it at the l lth hour. If in the night (which is how they Wendy's guy Dave Thomas to St. Louis's fiancial group fails, for Indianapolis). Personal Power schmo Anthony then Baltimore's chances are a did not deserve Robbins. Stabiltiy would be lock. As a result, the New En- l) What did Baltimore do this, despite thet-aCt "that-atten- nice from these guys. gland group seems to be headed wrong? Here's a clue: 1- dance was dropping at Memo- Stadium- new one in the to old St Louie. Then, if New I=NOTHlNG! Some of the rial in the final years. But that .works, Memorial is nice for England leaves, Boston will be talk. was people that Balti- was attributed lO bad players now. Mayor Schmoke and nighest market without a TV. more has a high crime rate and a bad team. If Irsay would Governor Schaffer gave their Anyways from what it seems, and has many more inner city of had a better fielding team, own time to endorse the NFL New England will leave problems making it unattrac- the Colts would be here. Also, expansion contest. Two high Foxboro, Mass to Hartford, tive for the NFL. UHHHH! Irsay did not get the new sta- powered political reps from the Conn. and a better stadium. Is it me or does Washington dium he wanted, so another rea- Old Line Free State, no one else CONFUSED? SO am I. Re- DC have the same problems? son for him to leave. topped that. From what I heard member this is the NFL (No Fun New York City? LA? If anyone has a reason to overall, Baltimore had the best League) and nothing is normal with these guys. Even New Orleans? Nah gripe about losing a team its team, BUT THE TWO REA- CAlmIACE ReUaE LIQUena rIa WE3T' MAIN aTEET S4s·a04SS SPECIALS MilwaukeesBest&. 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