fishtank Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-lor...la-sports-front "Let's get the dam thing done." (Loria) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 roof is no longer a deal breaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan24 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 roof is no longer a deal breaker The scariest part of that quote, is the fact that it came from Samson himself! :o And they reopened talks about the Orange Bowl site?!? :o :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 and he included the city of miami again...hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolfinfan305 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 The Heat are in Downtown Miami and they have been drawing well so i dont see why the Marlins stadium near the OB wont succeed. Its not the best site but whats most impt is that the Marlins stay and we can retain players in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan24 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 What do you think of all this, Marlins2003? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 I remember someone mentioning a rumor about a UM professor who said he was on a "stadium committee" and that the Marlins had struck a deal in which the Miami Arena site was agreed upon. Now that Samson is mentioning Miami again, who knows if there is some legitimacy to this claim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsMania Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Just build it anywhere. At this point I dont care where they put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamarlins3 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Yeah all i want is a stadium, if it has to be Orange Bowl(*sigh*) then so be it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan24 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 They could build it in BFE for all I care, just as long as the Marlins remain in South Florida and I have a baseball team to watch :thumbup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildMarlinMan2003 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Here's a story from the Herald as well. Loria makes loudest push Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria makes his most vocal pitch for a new stadium, saying: `Everyone has to get this damn thing done in the next 30 days.' BY BARRY JACKSON bjackson@herald.com On the eve of the team's regular-season opener, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria on Monday made his most vocal and spirited pitch for a new stadium. ''Everyone has to get this damn thing done in the next 30 days,'' Loria said. ``Miami is a major city. ``They got it done in Seattle and San Diego and Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and Colorado and Philadelphia and Milwaukee. They all have new stadiums, and we're not going to consider ourselves a major-league city until we get it done. ``I'm optimistic it's going to happen. Enough time has gone by, and Miami needs to do something like the rest of the major-league cities.'' Loria declined to say what he would do if there is no stadium deal in place by the team's May 1 deadline. The Marlins estimate it will cost $325 million to build a retractable-roof stadium -- and they are $115 million short. Marlins president David Samson said Monday it is ''very possible'' the team could start building a stadium with the money it has available, and worry about adding a roof at a later date. Later in the day, Samson said that idea ''is not on the table right now,'' but said ''everything would be considered'' before May 1. Starting construction on a stadium without the financing in place for a roof isn't appealing to the team. ''We have always said we have to ensure we are building something attractive for 40 years,'' Samson said. Samson took a mild shot at lobbyists who have criticized the team's strategy in not using lobbyists to pursue money from the state legislature. ''There's a lot of crying and sour grapes by people who were not hired [by the Marlins],'' Samson said. State Senate president Jim King has said the Marlins will not be given a $60 million tax rebate during this legislative session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaq-Man Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Samson took a mild shot at lobbyists who have criticized the team's strategy in not using lobbyists to pursue money from the state legislature. ''There's a lot of crying and sour grapes by people who were not hired [by the Marlins],'' Samson said. attacking lobbyists now, are we? i should give samson a huge can of stfu for passover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beinfest4Prez Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Samson took a mild shot at lobbyists who have criticized the team's strategy in not using lobbyists to pursue money from the state legislature. ''There's a lot of crying and sour grapes by people who were not hired [by the Marlins],'' Samson said. attacking lobbyists now, are we? i should give samson a huge can of stfu for passover WTH Does that mean. Lobbyists are criticizing the team and the Samson has every right to rebuke them. And possibly make a little fun of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 This doesn't sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins93 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Seems to me that Samson is beginning to realize that time is running short and the proposals presented to them may be the best ones he's going to get. I hope they do get offered something better than the OB, but if that's all they got, then beggars can't be choosers. The Marlins have been standing tough in negotiations, maybe it's time for all sides, including the Marlins, to give in a little and do something right so we can "get this damn thing done" already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Seems to me that Samson is beginning to realize that time is running short and the proposals presented to them may be the best ones he's going to get. I hope they do get offered something better than the OB, but if that's all they got, then beggars can't be choosers. The Marlins have been standing tough in negotiations, maybe it's time for all sides, including the Marlins, to give in a little and do something right so we can "get this damn thing done" already. Accepting the OB on anything near the terms offered by the City of Miami (the City controls, naming, concessions and parking) was actually worse than their existing lease at PPS and would be the deathnell of the team. Not to mention you can't there from here ("here" being anywhere in South Florida). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repeatin04 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Seems to me that Samson is beginning to realize that time is running short and the proposals presented to them may be the best ones he's going to get. I hope they do get offered something better than the OB, but if that's all they got, then beggars can't be choosers. The Marlins have been standing tough in negotiations, maybe it's time for all sides, including the Marlins, to give in a little and do something right so we can "get this damn thing done" already. I love how you so called fans want the team to accept any stadium deal and you constantly say "beggers can't be choosers." Give me a break. As if Huizenga or Arison or George Steinbrenner don't strong arm to get the best deals for them. You resent Samson for wanting a great stadium for the Marlins, even if it's another bad deal. As fans, you whine if they can't sign Pudge because there is no money. Without a first rate stadium to bring in the dollars, this team won't sign the Becketts and Cabreras in the near future. If you think the Marlins are beggers now, see how Miami and south Florida acts if the Marlins do leave. See how this market turns and begs for baseball like they did 15 years ago. The Marlins deserve a real ballpark, not a take it or leave it park. If the community doesn't want them, then both sides walk away. Big league ball leaves and no one is to blame because the front office did all they could and the community made priorities that keeping the team didn't really matter. Keep this in mind, if it wasn't for Samson and Loria, the Marlins would be gone already. No one was chomping to buy this team when Henry first sprang contraction on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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