Just in case the subject comes up….

“The best possible solution is the one that costs taxpayers the least and creates the least headaches.”
                                                                [Neate Sager]

“That’s a beautiful park on Coventry Road that the city owns and baseball is the proper use.”
                                                                [Ottawa Citizen Editorial, September 17]

“As for Ottawa, the 2,000 to 2,500 fans prepared to support professional baseball likely couldn’t care less whether the team has an affiliation with a Major League Baseball team. It makes more sense given how uncertain the Ottawa climate can be if the baseball team operated from late May until September. “
                                                               [Howard Bloom, Sports Business News, September 5]

“Right now the Lynx haven’t crossed any lines, and they certainly haven’t given us any notification of their intentions not to return. We can’t do anything with the building until we’re convinced they’re not going to be returning…”
                                                               [Mayor Larry O'Brien, September 5]

“As part of THE DEAL, the Lynx would drop litigation against the city over parking issues. Wolff has long sought a geographic rival for the Quebec Capitales, a team he owns. “Baseball stays (in Ottawa) and everybody is happy,” he told the Citizen of the proposal.”
                                                               [Nashua Telegraph, September 7]

“As the CEO of a publicly traded company, I know that we have to be very careful of every word we say, we have to be absolutely honest otherwise we could wind up in jail. But in politics, it seems you can say whatever you want with the facts even if it’s not true.“
                                                               [Mayor Larry O'Brien, November 7, 2006]

“Here’s the killer: The CanAm League deal has no strings attached. It wasn’t contingent upon finding a local owner, arranging funding or any other proviso. As has been widely reported, they would undertake a five year lease agreement with the City, picking up the remainder of the Lynx lease at the same cost - even though they were only playing 50 games.

Here’s another: Even though he couldn’t guarantee he would have a local ownership group in place, or ANY owner for that matter, the CanAm League would still honor the lease - even if not a single pitch was thrown. The plan was for the “Grays” - a travelling road team with no current home park, to play at Lynx Stadium.”
                                                               [OttawaLynxBlog, September 6]

“Can I, Jim Baba (head of Baseball Canada) tell you that this thing is going to work? No. But if he (Miles Wolff) says he thinks it will, well… you guys should listen.”
                                                               [Jim Baba, September 13]

“This would be “Ottawa’s team” - a group of players who would “compete for the community“, not “to get to the big leagues”.”
                                                              [Miles Wolff, September 13]

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And finally, a little taste of Can-Am ball: