The Office of Baseball seems like a giant - sorry- Nationals -waste of money.

Seriously this is ridiculous. The Mayor should use his office of economic development to do this if he thinks he needs more oversight of the building of the stadium. It was the Mayor who created this fiasco by not placing the building of the baseball stadium under the direction of the Anacostia Waterfront Initiatve and they could then have hired Allen Lew who is a construction and project person, and let a real sports and entertainment person run the Sports and Entertainment Commission.

Spending another $750,000 to settle arguments is ridiculous. Who will run this office, Mr. Green, the Mayor's college friend who gave him such lousy advice on this to begin with?

I hope the Council says no to this waste of money.

I think the Mayor also ought to create an Office of Soccer, since DC United plays at RFK and perhaps an Office of Football to press for the return of the Redskins to RFK Stadium.

Ridiculous! I hope the Council squashes this idea like a bug in the summertime heat.

My preferred entertainment is not baseball, it's going fishing. I want -- no, I demand -- an office of fishing.

First of all, "Taxpayer" above is absolutely right. But, I happen to prefer baseball to fishing. I'll get behind this office of baseball just as soon as any one of my four car-break-ins and two home break-ins is solved, the response time for a trespasser on the property on which I live is less than NINETY minutes, and I'm not put on hold by Metro Police Dept when I call to report a perpetrator. But of course, I appreciate being told by the on-duty cop at the 7-11 that my car with the thrice-broken in window is parked in the bus lane, while said cop peruses the morning paper.

Yeah, we've got our priorities in order.

Mr Mayor,

How does it feel to be full of Cropp. No need for mud in your face. You think your back is bleeding now. Start saving you money, you will need something to purchase tickets with, free cost a lot of money.

D.C., what are you willing to pay for fake jewels. "A Future or a wasted vote"

See the light "Orange 2006"

I'm not against the creation of the Office of Baseball, but I am concerned about how much money is being suggested for it to exist. Maybe if we could see a line item expense sheet to see where exactly the money is expected to go to, or if it's just an arbitrary number and whoever gets to control it gets to go on a spending spree at their discretion. Will the people get a say in how the money is spent?

Actually, what I would like to know, is how can I apply for a position and how much it's paying...

Just insane. Completely insane. Just detail an existing staffer to coordinate, or at most hire an individual. But nearly a million dollars? Insane. And we were constantly being told about how no DC general revenues would be spent, no money would be taken from schoolchildren. Right.

I have great concerns, about this latest chapter in the nickel-and-dime deal disguised as a revenue generating DC baseball stadium.

First, the logic of creating an "Office of Baseball" or de facto DC Baseball Commission is pretentious and costly even at $750,000. How many new up-to-date textbooks or classroom computers will that buy for DC students? Thinking that this will stabilize and validate a bad deal is like putting a crown and gown on a gorilla, then calling it a beauty queen.

No doubt, I like baseball -- though less so compared to DC basketball, hockey, soccer and live entertainment. But, the deeper truth behind the Washington Nationals baseball stadium project is that it's a nickel-and-dime deal hyped as multimillion-dollar baby.

Having questioned some of the principals at the rarely held public meetings, I am thoroughly convinced that their best financial projections will reap only minimal and seasonal revenue for the District of Columbia. Filtering through the zigzag response to my questions about the stadium's long-term financial benefit, versus the actual immediate and long-term cost to DC taxpayers, was that it is at best "a gamble." Even most risk-taking Wall Street bankers have long ago run away from this type of shaky cost/benefit formula being hyped in this DC stadium deal. Do local public officials think that DC stands for Dumb Citizens? The inside story is that the International Olympic Committee took pity, and chose not to let our public officials 'punk' us before the world stage.

Gambling with other people's money -- DC's hard-earned taxpayer revenue -- is not my idea of genuine fiscal responsibility and true accountability for public priorities.

DC's relationship and history with baseball ventures is not a pretty one. The losing legacy that this team had before and since coming to the District is an economic omen that will generate financial nightmares for years to come. These nightmares will not be soothed by linking the cost of this stadium scheme with the trickle-down revenue gained from the vocal minority of DC and non-District suburban baseball boosters. When the reality check of year 2008 and long-term bills for this fiasco come due, I wonder how many fans will be fanatical about their decision.

The news photos of a near-empty RFK stadium seats don't lie -- at least not as much as the public officials who approved this over-hyped high profile boondoggle. Even low-panning TV cameras can't hide what the baseball bean counters already know. As my Dad, an avid baseball fan, used to say when dealers are using your money, "The louder and faster they talk, the more they are lying."

The deep discontent about how paid and elected DC officials have become drunk over spending our taxpayer money will awaken an angry sleeping giant that will vote in this election year and beyond. Their administrative arrogance, fiscal irresponsibility, socioeconomic insensitivity, and overall unaccountability will fuel the blowback they didn't predict. No wonder there is a rush to lay a heavy load of concrete before Election Day this November.

All the more reason, among many more, why I am a candidate for District of Columbia mayor - www.MooreForPeople.com