WEBVTT THEIR OMAHA TOURNAMENT WASCANCELLED, YOUTH BASEBALL TEAMSAROUND THE COUNTRY ARE LOOKINGFOR ANSWERS TONIGHT, HOPING THEYMIGHT GET SOME HARD EARNED MONEYBACK. BATTERED FIELDS IN BELLEVUE AND YOUTH BASEBALL TEAMS SAYINGTHEY'RE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARSIN TOURNAMENT FEES.>> REALLY JUST WANT SOME KIND OFANSWERS.ALEXANDRA: THAT COACH FROM BATONROUGE PLANNED TO PLAY IN ATOURNAMENT HERE IN JUNE,CANCELED WHEN STORMS DAMAGED THEBALL FIELDS.SEVERAL COACHES SAY THEY WEREPROMISED REFUNDS FROM WORLDBASEBALL VILLAGE, WHICH MANAGESTHE FIELDS AND RUNS THETOURNAMENT.NOW, NEARLY TWO MONTHS LATER,THEY'RE STILL WAITING, AS A WAROF WORDS PLAYS OUT BETWEEN WORLDBASEBALL VILLAGE AND THE CITY OFBELLEVUE.>> THE CITY'S MESSAGE IS YOUHAVE TO LOOK TO WORLD BASEBALLVILLAGE.THAT WAS THEIR PROGRAM. ALEXANDRA: WORLD BASEBALLVILLAGE SENT THIS EMAIL TOCOACHES THIS WEEK WITHOUT ASIGNATURE OR CONTACTINFORMATION.IT SUGGESTS THE CITY OF BELLEVUESHOULD RETURN AN ANNUAL FEE BACKTO WORLD BASEBALL VILLAGE, SO ITCAN REFUND TEAMS. IT ALSO CLAIMS BELLEVUE FAILEDTO FIX THE FIELDS.BELLEVUE CITY ATTORNEY PATRICKSULLIVAN DISPUTES THESE CLAIMS,SAYING THE CITY CAN'T BE ON THEHOOK FOR BAD BUSINESS.IF A RESTAURANT IS RENTING ABUILDING FROM ME, AND THERESTAURANT SOLD A BUNCH OF GIFTCARDS AND THEN THEY CLOSE THEIRDOORS, MYSELF AS A LANDLORD ISNOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT FACT.ALEXANDRA: SULLIVAN SAYS FORSEVERAL YEARS, WORLD BASEBALLVILLAGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PAYTHE FULL ANNUAL FEE IT OWES THECITY FOR USING THOSE FIELDS. WHEN IT COMES TO FIXING STORMDAMAGE, SULLIVAN SAYS THE CITYDID COME UP WITH A PLAN ANDPRESENTED IT TO WORLD BASEBALLVILLAGE.SULLIVAN SAYS THE GROUP THENASKED TO GET OUT OF THE CONTRACTALL TOGETHER, SO SULLIVAN BEGANDRAFTING AN EXIT AGREEMENT.>> THEY WERE NOTIFIED, WE'REREADY TO PROCEED, ASSUMING YOUARE READY TO PROCEED, AND WE HADNOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THAT.WE HAD A MEETING AFTER THATWHERE THEY SAID IT LOOKS LIKETHIS THING IS JUST NOT GOING TOHAPPEN ANYMORE.ALEXANDRA: SULLIVAN ALSO SAYSWORLD BASEBALL VILLAGE INFORMEDHIM IT DIDN'T HAVE THE INSURANCETHAT WOULD REIMBURSE THE LOSSES,SOMETHING REQUIRED IN THECONTRACT WITH BELLEVUE.FOR THE DEDICATED TEAMS, LOSINGDOLLARS IS JUST DISAPPOINTING.I PUT ALL MY EFFORT INTOTHIS.SO DO THE BOYS AND THE OTHERPARENTS THAT HELP RAISE THEMONEY.AT LEAST GIVE US SOMETHING.ALEXANDRA: WORLD BASEBALLVILLAGE HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OURCALLS AND EMAILS TODAY.THE FEE THEY PAY TO USE THEFIELDS PAYS BACK THE BONDS THECITY USED TO BUILD THE FACILITY.SULLIVAN SAYS AT THIS POINT, THE