Hi, Jennifer.  Quoting your message to Hannes Ziery:
 JM> There was talk at one point that the mlb or someone didn't want
 JM> Florida (state) to have all national league teams which I think
 JM> makes no sense cause the state of California has more National
 JM> League Teams than American League.
 
     Team count by state was not a factor, Jennifer.  The AL owners
     did not want to be shut out of what were perceived as the most
     lucrative new markets.  That two of these happen to be in Florida
     is sheer coincidence, a result of the "sun belt boom" during the
     last several years.
     
     BTW, did you know that Tampa "got" a team a few years ago, only
     to see the sale/relocation nullified by the league?  Or that a
     team in California nearly moved to Washington, D.C.?
     
... Confucius say, "Baseball wrong: man with 4 balls no can walk."
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