Beyond Expos, major league relocation unlikely.(sports)

Publication: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)

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COPYRIGHT 2004 Las Vegas Review-Journal

BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL

If not the Expos, how about the Las Vegas Twins -- or Marlins, Devil Rays or Athletics?

Minnesota, Florida, Tampa Bay and Oakland lack ideal stadium situations and are seeking new homes. But these clubs probably will end up in new parks in their respective areas.

"We haven't moved a franchise in 33 years," Major League Baseball spokesman Rich Levin said. "It's not something we do without great and considerable thought put into it."

The last franchise to do so was the Washington Senators, who became the Texas Rangers in 1971.

The Montreal Expos, owned by the other 29 major league teams, will be the next team to relocate. Commissioner Bud Selig has set a July 13 deadline for naming their new home.

According to a report, two or three finalists will be announced May 15 at a meeting in New York. But...

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