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"Major League" in Real Life:  Former Expo Owner Loria and MLB On the Hot Seat
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Jaydawg^May 19, 2004 | 9:42pm^7
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14 former partners/owners of the Montreal Expos have sued former Expos owner (and current Marlin owner) Jeff Loria and the MLB.

The arbitration over this case is being heard today.

The essential claim is that Loria purposefully sabotaged the Expos for the purpose of generating so little local interest in the team, that the team would be able to freely move from Montreal.

As far as I am aware, there is no evidence that Loria scouted the California Penal League for pitchers, but I wouldn't be surprised.