Does 'very, very close' mean something this time?

(By Scott Sexton, Winston-Salem Journal) - If the cautiously optimistic reports, whispered by some of those involved in a closed-door meeting Friday at a Winston-Salem law firm pan out, the soap opera surrounding the construction of a $48.7 million downtown ballpark will draw to a close [today].

"I think we're very, very close," said Ralph Womble, the chairman of the Millennium Fund and thus one of the primary movers and shakers in town.

"Hopefully, the transaction will close and funds will be transferred by [today]," City Manager Lee Garrity said in an e-mail.

It's not a minute too soon.