San Antonio isn't considered a contender for an MLB expansion franchise, and that's because the city has learned from history, columnist Mike Finger writes.
Former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, 82, has been a fixture in South Texas politics for 52 years. Now he will share his knowledge with students and faculty members at St. Mary’s University and the University of Texas at San Antonio.From the Old South to the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Northwest, the mayors, money men and metropolitan movers and shakers are lining up to make their pitches. Major League Baseball looks ready to move into new markets, and it might happen soon.
Sure, we could point to our booming population and our enthusiasm and our track record of supporting every fly-by-night pro sports start-up that’s ever teased us with the idea that if we show up, the bigger leagues will come. But making that case again is a waste of our time, and we know it. That — and a failed pursuit of a Major League Soccer expansion franchise — taught Wolff a lesson he didn’t exactly want to learn.
But the principle remains. The more cities that declare themselves prepared to shell out big bucks for the chance at a team — as Salt Lake City did last week — the more the league can ask of each potential new market. There’s no doubt MLB commissioner Rob Manfred — who told ESPN last year that he “would love to get to 32 teams,” up from the current 30 — would be ecstatic if San Antonio made a public push.
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