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LORIA TELLS CANADIAN MEDIA HE WON'T SELL EXPOS

          Expos Managing General Partner Jeffrey Loria addressed
     the media before the team's home game against the D'Backs
     yesterday in what was "perhaps his most extensive public
     conversation since those early, heady days when he was
     hailed as the saviour of baseball in Montreal, according to
     Stephanie Myles of the Montreal GAZETTE.  Now, Loria is
     "vilified in many quarters as the man who arrived with a
     cunning master plan to move the team out of town."  Loria
     confirmed yesterday that "he still hasn't reached agreement
     with the local partnership to buy out their 76-per-cent
     share" of the team, but said that a press conference "will
     probably be held during the team's last homestand" of the
     season to "clarify some of what Loria referred to as the
     'misinformation that may be out there.'"  Loria also called
     the "criticism of the club's lack of a marketing plan
     'hogwash,'" and noted the team's winter caravan drive to
     boost ticket sales was "by far the biggest and best in
     recent years."  Loria: "(The fans) are not responding.  I
     don't know why.  We need to keep encouraging them" (Montreal
     GAZETTE, 8/30).  Loria also said, "So far, we've received
     very little support from the business community."  Loria
     also dismissed reports of infighting between the team's
     ownership board: "I don't squabble with anybody, I haven't
     spoken with any of these guys you think I'm squabbling with"
     (AP, 8/30).  Asked if he would consider selling his stake in
     the team, Loria replied, "Read my lips: never."  Last
     night's game was played before a Expos-season-low crowd of
     6,029, while the team's 12,290 average attendance continues
     to be the lowest in MLB (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 8/30).  

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