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Opening day 2008, and Vladimir Guerrero steps to the plate for the New Jersey Expos. The retractable roof is open at Twin Towers Memorial Park, the first new park in the New York area since 1964. From the Jersey side of the Hudson River, the rebuilt lower Manhattan skyline is visible from virtually every seat.
The idea just might save baseball, but don't tell it to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner or Mets owner Fred Wilpon. Their promised resistance to a third team in the New York area ensures there's a better chance of a franchise relocating to New Guinea than New Jersey--and their self-serving, short-sighted yet understandable position is typical of this ...