Tony Robinson, director of public affairs for the commission,tells GlobeSt.com Major League Baseball's citation is a technicalbut not a legal issue. "To the best of my knowledge, all of thedocuments they asked for have been completed and will be deliveredtoday," Robinson says. The DC attorney general's office ispreparing the requested paperwork.

Sources in Mayor Anthony A. Williams' office tell GlobeSt.comMajor League Baseball cannot legally move the team out ofWashington. The city has 30 days to answer the default noticebefore baseball executives can file a lawsuit, according to themayor's office. Tom Ostertag, a lawyer representing Major LeagueBaseball, couldn't be reached at GlobeSt.com's publicationdeadline. Sources in a position to know tell GlobeSt.com Ostertag,in a letter to the city this week, alleged the city had defaultedon its development contract for the new stadium.

In that letter, Major League Baseball officials allege the cityhas been slow in delivering documents on the stadium site lease,confirmation on its land ownership, soil density studies andmonthly project schedules, persons familiar with the controversytell GlobeSt.com.