Chinmusic - Bobert is right about the population, but also these are different times. This is the first franchise move (not counting expansion) since the Senators moved out. Baseball is an odd monopoly. I feel that baseball expanded much too far. That is one of the reason the entire sport is having problems.

Don't forget, just two or three years ago MLB was ready to dissolve both the Expos and the Twins.   That actually might have made sense, but the Players Union put a stop to that.

Frankly, it won't be the number of fans that show up that will determine the success of the team. It will be the number of corporations that buy luxury boxes, and DC has become a very appealing market for that.   They will surive.

Bobert- I actually bought the jacket in the early 80's - and yes, it does fit me. I bought it in Washington, and it was an actual team jacket from the last year of the Senators existence. I wear it once or twice a year.

I like the Grays because it honors the great Negro League team - The Homestead Grays that played in DC.   They featured one of the greatest players of all time - Josh Gibson.