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Check out this morning's Miami Herald for a column that calls out Norman Braman! Take a few minutes to e-mail him your support! Is there a link for those of us, "Out of Towners", who don't get the Herald? On a second look on the Herald web site, I found it: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/599483.html

Is anyone getting the game in HD tonight? The web site schedule shows it to be in HD and on DirecTV it shows the game in HD on 634-1, but the channel is blank. Only seeing it on the old fuzzy SD channel (634) tonight.

I'm really getting sick of this freakin' guy... How 'bout we let him know how Marlin fans feel about the new stadium? Why not give him a call or send him a fax? Anyone have an email address? www.bramanmanagement.com www.braman.com/location.html :whistle Would you by a used car from this guy??? :thumbdown

As I pointed out before, crime will happen ANYWHERE, and I mean ANYWHERE!!! However, I think most people have a perception that the area around the OB is "dangerous," because the neighborhood doesn't look like their "lilly-white suburban fortifications." That is where people get rubbed the wrong way because some folks (and I'm not saying you're one of them) automatically assume that a lower middle class Latin or black neighborhood is inherently more dangerous than a similar white neighborhood. However, press those folks for actual crime statistics, and they can never back it up! You are correct, it can happen anywhere. The neighborhood has very little to do with the crimes, many times it is outsiders that go to that area, to commit the crimes. You get the low life's that will go to where ever the stadium is to commit their crimes and take advantage of the situation. You could build the stadium in a neighborhood of $1,000,000 homes in Boca Raton and you will still have the crime element that will go to that area, to prey on the visitors. My point is simply, on site parking is a lot safer, than people roaming around a neighborhood they know nothing about, looking for a parking space. Gee, I got my tickets for the February 29th and April 13th Marlins/Nationals games, here at Space Coast Stadium. Sure glad they have on site parking. :whistle

Retro_Marlins is probably from Palm County County or Northwest Broward and has no idea what he's talking about. Ditto. It's ignorant misinformed people like that who are putting a negative spin on this. Hell, I'm pretty sure the area around Dolphin Stadium has a higher violent crime rate than Little Havana. I have been going to games at Dolphin Stadium for years, with on site parking and never had problem 1. At the Orange Bowl we got caught in a parking scam that cost us towing charge and had the car broken into and things stolen. I don't think that is misinformed at all, it is reality. I want to see a new stadium as much as anyone else, but I think public safety needs to play a big role in the planning of it.

I sure hope they clean that area up and have on site parking. I still have nightmares about going to UM games there. Parking cons, cars stolen or broken into, robberies. That is why we stopped going to UM games, at the Orange Bowl. No on site parking, like at Dolphin Stadium, will make 2009 my last year for going down to Marlin games. I've gone to Dolphins games and Hurricanes games at the OB for years and never had my car broken into or been robbed. Plus, crime like that happens everywhere. Geez, three people have been robbed and killed at the Town Center Mall parking lot in Boca Raton in the last six months (including another woman who was robbed, but somehow her life and the life of her two year old son was sparred) -- and nobody would consider Boca Raton a derelict area! Wish I could say that. Once we parked and paid someone for parking in the yard, that we thought was their house, when it wasn't. When we came out of the game the car had been towed by the real owner of the property. Another time we were parked on the street and the car was broken into, the radio and a few other items were stolen out of it. The second time was my last trip to the Orange Bowl, that is why I will never go there again unless they have on site parking.

I sure hope they clean that area up and have on site parking. I still have nightmares about going to UM games there. Parking cons, cars stolen or broken into, robberies. That is why we stopped going to UM games, at the Orange Bowl. No on site parking, like at Dolphin Stadium, will make 2009 my last year for going down to Marlin games.

I wish sportsbook.com gave me the opportunity to bet on Benitez being terrible Wow!! What a surprise, Benitez blew a lead, AGAIN.

The Tank is rolling tonight.

Sun Sports doesnt carry the games in Jville/Gville/Tally If you had DirecTV you could get them. Here is what you get for zip code 32210, Jacksonville zip code: The 32210 ZIP Code is in the home team territory for the following pro team(s) available in Standard Definition. With HD Access select teams available in HD where noted below: With any DIRECTV base package: Sun Sports (Ch. 632) Florida Marlins Orlando Magic Tampa Bay Lightning FSN Florida (Ch. 634) Florida Marlins Tampa Bay Devil Rays We have the same problem with the cable company here in Melbourne, no Marlins games, but with DirecTv we get all of both the Marlins and Devil Rays games.

I can't watch in Jacksonville, what happened with Festa? Aren't you getting it on Sun Sports up there?

Anyone taking bets on how long this lead will last. 3 innings. All the way into 5 now...... :pray

Anyone taking bets on how long this lead will last.

WOW! Finally,it is done! Next on the agenda: DOWNTOWN vs OB Without on site parking either site will SUCK. I remember to many bad experiences going to basketball and hockey games at the old Miami Arena and games at the Orange Bowl. Hoping your car would still be where you parked it, when the game was over, or wondering what would get stolen from the car, while you were in the game. Either one of those spots will stop me from coming to any more games. you must be missing the point...they are renovating the area for a ball park...I'm sure the area will look nothing like it does now...and im sure the crime in the area will also change its course I hear you, but my main concern for any new stadium, at any location, is being able to park at the stadium. I just hope that is a Major consideration to what ever site it is built on. I was recently at a baseball game in Boston, and we had to park almost a mile from Fenway Park and pay $15.00, then hike a mile to see the game. Guess I have been spoiled by the games being at Dolphin Stadium. We travel over 3 hours from here, to get to Marlins games, and it is nice to have the parking right there at the stadium.

WOW! Finally,it is done! Next on the agenda: DOWNTOWN vs OB Without on site parking either site will SUCK. I remember to many bad experiences going to basketball and hockey games at the old Miami Arena and games at the Orange Bowl. Hoping your car would still be where you parked it, when the game was over, or wondering what would get stolen from the car, while you were in the game. Either one of those spots, without ON SITE parking, will stop me from coming to any more games.