The D.C. Council granted final approval to the stadium deal in Washington last night:

The D.C. Council last night approved a legislative package that effectively sealed the deal for the city to fund a baseball stadium that will be home to the Washington Nationals.

Included in the package was a contract with the companies that will build the stadium on the Anacostia River waterfront.

It's unfortunate that the length of time to complete this deal set back the Washington franchise a few years. What looked liked a promising team last year now appears to be in disarray. The new owners job is going to be much tougher than it would have been last October.

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