UK bandbox ?

There's a re-bumbling of buzz about Major League Baseball coming to the UK. The game has just elected a new commissioner, Rob Manfred, who'll replace Bud Selig in the New Year, and it's one way he could make a mark.

Earlier this year, the Dodgers met the Diamondbacks on the (always-hallowed) turf of the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 2014 season opener. Back before 2012, MLB officials held talks with the London Olympic Legacy Committee, and measured the stadium; even with new reduced West-Ham-style seating, they reckoned they might squeeze in, though some sightlines would be poor. The Oympic Stadium might even beat Manchester City to the punch with baseball; City have set up a partnership (for soccer) with the New York Yankees.