November 15, 200421 yr Len: Well Tommy, Mike Lowell has his........... *plane flies over* *45 seconds later* Len: ............3 outs, I'll get to my thought after the break. *commercial break over* Len: Let me finish my thought now, Mike Lowell............ *plane flies over* *45 seconds later* Len: Mike Lowell........ *plane flies over* :plain 615124[/snapback] :lol :plain
November 15, 200421 yr I think the Orange Bowl is the best site. The planes stay away well enough for football. :lol
November 15, 200421 yr I have to say that if they are moving from the OB site, my guess would be the site just west of the old arena. There is something mysterious about the guy that bought it to use it as an arena?? That site has always been a favorite of the team. If I recall cost of some of those lots was an issue. Maybe as things got tight at the OB that site no longer seemed so expensive.
November 15, 200421 yr Author I should have never mentioned the possibility that the site of a new Marlins stadium may very well be different than the Orange Bowl site. The important thing is that absent this cloud hanging over the franchise the team has improved their creditworthiness ten-fold. And in doing so lenders will be lining up to offer their services to help the Fish manage debt service and the possibilities of overruns. This is one of the most important days in the history of the franchise.
November 15, 200421 yr I should have never mentioned the possibility that the site of a new Marlins stadium may very well be different than the Orange Bowl site. The important thing is that absent this cloud hanging over the franchise the team has improved their creditworthiness ten-fold. And in doing so lenders will be lining up to offer their services to help the Fish manage debt service and the possibilities of overruns. This is one of the most important days in the history of the franchise. 615179[/snapback] Absolutely agreed on all counts. The resolution of litigation makes the franchise much more attractive for lenders to consider.
November 15, 200421 yr It is indeed over. The last hope of Expos fans is now completely dead. Enjoy baseball, I know I've watched my last ever MLB game. 615064[/snapback] Great :thumbup Enjoy the Nhl, erm, nevermind.
November 15, 200421 yr This is only the first step down a long road that will eventually allow the Marlins to offer a more realistic financing plan for a new stadium, which I still have reason to believe will not be at the Orange Bowl site. 615007[/snapback] I hope you're right, because I can't be driving 4 hours total to and from the new stadium 41+ times a year. 615033[/snapback] Have you ever driven from Broward to Downtow/Orange Bowl area at like 6pm on a weekday? All the traffic is going the opposite direction (northbound), so realistically it is no more than 15-20 minutes from PPS to the Orange Bowl. On the way back, you'll pass Pro Player in like 13 minutes.
November 16, 200421 yr This is only the first step down a long road that will eventually allow the Marlins to offer a more realistic financing plan for a new stadium, which I still have reason to believe will not be at the Orange Bowl site. 615007[/snapback] I hope you're right, because I can't be driving 4 hours total to and from the new stadium 41+ times a year. 615033[/snapback] Have you ever driven from Broward to Downtow/Orange Bowl area at like 6pm on a weekday? All the traffic is going the opposite direction (northbound), so realistically it is no more than 15-20 minutes from PPS to the Orange Bowl. On the way back, you'll pass Pro Player in like 13 minutes. 615237[/snapback] Very good point Miami15 :thumbup , everybody up north just doesnt realize this, having a stadium in the Miramar or PPS area would be disasterous to the team, there is a stadium there now, its done great
November 16, 200421 yr I should have never mentioned the possibility that the site of a new Marlins stadium may very well be different than the Orange Bowl site. The important thing is that absent this cloud hanging over the franchise the team has improved their creditworthiness ten-fold. And in doing so lenders will be lining up to offer their services to help the Fish manage debt service and the possibilities of overruns. This is one of the most important days in the history of the franchise. 615179[/snapback] I wouldn't go so far to say that they're "lining up," but this certainly is huge for everything we've been "building" ( :mischief ) towards this offseason.
November 16, 200421 yr This is only the first step down a long road that will eventually allow the Marlins to offer a more realistic financing plan for a new stadium, which I still have reason to believe will not be at the Orange Bowl site. 615007[/snapback] I hope you're right, because I can't be driving 4 hours total to and from the new stadium 41+ times a year. 615033[/snapback] Have you ever driven from Broward to Downtow/Orange Bowl area at like 6pm on a weekday? All the traffic is going the opposite direction (northbound), so realistically it is no more than 15-20 minutes from PPS to the Orange Bowl. On the way back, you'll pass Pro Player in like 13 minutes. 615237[/snapback] Very good point Miami15 :thumbup , everybody up north just doesnt realize this, having a stadium in the Miramar or PPS area would be disasterous to the team, there is a stadium there now, its done great 615250[/snapback] Exactly. If the PPS area is so ideal, how come our attendance now is awful? You can't blame every game on rain, etc. Maybe, the Broward area can't support a team.
November 16, 200421 yr The Orange Bowl is central when you add all of Dade County (Dadeland, Florida City, Kendall) and compare it to the boonies up in Jupiter and even add Martin County (Stuart) and Saint Lucie Counties if you wish. It is also similarly central to Lee (Fort Myers), Collier (Naples), and Hendry (LaBelle) counties.
November 16, 200421 yr The Orange Bowl is central when you add all of Dade County (Dadeland, Florida City, Kendall) and compare it to the boonies up in Jupiter and even add Martin County (Stuart) and Saint Lucie Counties if you wish. It is also similarly central to Lee (Fort Myers), Collier (Naples), and Hendry (LaBelle) counties. 615344[/snapback] To play the Devil's advocate, you could make anywhere the center. Hell, the Jupiter area could become "central" if you want to try to attract Orlando/Kissimee, and Miami at the same time. But please, let's not turn this into a Palm Beach/Broward/Dade debate. We (the Palm Beach fans) aren't happy, but we'll support it if it means a competitive team.
November 16, 200421 yr We (the Palm Beach fans) aren't happy, but we'll support it if it means a competitive team. 615354[/snapback] Amen. I'll continue to hold out hope for a site further north. I hope Marlins2003 is on to something, but I suspect it is probably a location closer to downtown.
November 16, 200421 yr We (the Palm Beach fans) aren't happy, but we'll support it if it means a competitive team. 615354[/snapback] Thats all I ask for, I can respect that, and if the team were in WPB I too would support it if it meant staying in SFLA and making it competative
November 16, 200421 yr Major obstacle removed. That's the good part. But do they want to restart the stadium site merry-go-round again? :plain
November 16, 200421 yr yep that's a monster load off their shoulders. :thumbup I'm sure that whole situation was a holdup on several fronts. thanks for the update Marlins03
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