Senators Move To Texas Still Stinging These Many Years Later

During the last game the Washington Senators would ever play at RFK Stadium, a banner was unfurled in the left field corner of RFK Stadium. It began in the upper deck and ended pretty close to the playing field level in two very long strips. It said simply, "Short Stinks." The next day, moving vans showed up at the team's Spartan offices and packed up all the balls and bats and bunting for their trip to Dallas-Ft. Worth. Although we all saw it coming, we were still stunned by when it happened. Owner Robert Short had done this sort of thing before. He over borrowed to purchase the Minneapolis Lakers, signed Hot Rod Hundley to bring in the fans, and then left for "greener pastures" when the creditors started making noise. What? You thought the Lakers originated in Los Angeles? Lakers—Minnesota—10,000 lakes? Aah. Beginning to make sense now, isn't it? Fast forward 11 years to 1968. Bob Short buys the team for—if I remember—nine million ... (link)