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April 12, 2007 | Issue 4-20

MILWAUKEE—In a decision handed down Wednesday by the commissioner of baseball Bud Selig, Major League Baseball announced it will relocate the city of Cleveland to warmer Arizona.

The move comes after the Cleveland Indians were forced to postpone all three games of their home opening series with Seattle due to snow. Currently the Indians are playing a three-game series against the Anaheim Angels in Milwaukee’s Miller Park to avoid any further cancellations.

“We decided [the Indians and Angels] should play in Milwaukee,” said Selig, “but in the end we didn’t think that would ultimately solve the problem. We believe the citizens of Cleveland will truly enjoy having the city in a much more baseball-friendly environment.”

Upon hearing the news, Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson expressed concern but was optimistic about the circumstances. “Certainly the move will be difficult,” said the mayor. “However, soon we will have an environment free of snow in which we could host baseball games year round. Plus, we’ll start out in Arizona with no homeless people, as we won’t be bringing them.”

Some in the Indians organization first thought the commissioner was coming down hard on the organization, saying Selig could have simply demanded Cleveland house its team in a stadium outfitted with a retractable roof.

“I was upset at first,” “but when you think about it, we are in Ohio. This move should be great.”

Plans to move the city call for organizers to begin in late Summer and complete the transition by March 2008.