Door closes for Cubs spring in Mesa, Arizona

The Arizona state legislature has adjourned without coming up with financing for the Cubs to play in Mesa during spring training.

• Mesa, AZ: "An agreement between the team and Mesa officials allows the Cubs to negotiate with other cities if Arizona lawmakers don't pass legislation by July 12. Lawmakers ended their session Thursday, and a special session is unlikely.

The move could reopen the door for Florida to lure baseball's highest-drawing spring training team.

• Lawmakers considered adding surcharges to car rentals and spring-training baseball tickets.
• But the plan faltered after MLB commissioner Bud Selig came out against it."...

from Stats LLC and AP via CBSSports.com, "Cubs' Spring home in jeopardy after legislature adjourns"

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