July 8, 200323 yr You could have waterfront in Ft. LAuderdale if you pick a different site. BTW, Ft. Lauderdale would get several markets more than Miami...Palm Beach, SW Florida, and Central Florida. The Panthers put ads here in Fort Myers and draw lots of fans. We have a minor league hockey team and minor league baseball team (that sell out) and they schedule so they do not conflict with the Major South Florida teams (Marlins and Panthers) so people can drive to go see them. The reason many people here would rather go to Tampa is two fold. Tampa has a dome and Miami is pretty far. dude, realize one thing. it takes me more than one hour to go from southwest 40th street and 72nd av to northwest 188th street and 67th av (where i live, near the park) because it is imposible to drive north between 4:30-7:00pm. if the stadium is in downtown ft. lauderdale you can bet it will take me more than 2 hours to get there, and it is not 2 hours going 80mph on the turnpike or i-95, it is 2 hours stuck in traffic. if you move to ft.lauderdale you lose the whole miami dade market, nobody will travel to the park, nobody. you have to put it in a place where you make people travel south, against traffic.
July 8, 200323 yr You could have waterfront in Ft. LAuderdale if you pick a different site. BTW, Ft. Lauderdale would get several markets more than Miami...Palm Beach, SW Florida, and Central Florida. The Panthers put ads here in Fort Myers and draw lots of fans. We have a minor league hockey team and minor league baseball team (that sell out) and they schedule so they do not conflict with the Major South Florida teams (Marlins and Panthers) so people can drive to go see them. The reason many people here would rather go to Tampa is two fold. Tampa has a dome and Miami is pretty far. dude, realize one thing. it takes me more than one hour to go from southwest 40th street and 72nd av to northwest 188th street and 67th av (where i live, near the park) because it is imposible to drive north between 4:30-7:00pm. if the stadium is in downtown ft. lauderdale you can bet it will take me more than 2 hours to get there, and it is not 2 hours going 80mph on the turnpike or i-95, it is 2 hours stuck in traffic. if you move to ft.lauderdale you lose the whole miami dade market, nobody will travel to the park, nobody. you have to put it in a place where you make people travel south, against traffic.
July 8, 200323 yr The reason many people here would rather go to Tampa is two fold. Tampa has a dome and Miami is pretty far. And Tampa isn't?
July 8, 200323 yr The reason many people here would rather go to Tampa is two fold. Tampa has a dome and Miami is pretty far. And Tampa isn't?
July 8, 200323 yr Author Orisha, i would prefer the site next to the Pro, with some local development, it can be good, but Downtown Miami cannot be a good site. It would be nice for another site to be available in Dade (US27 and Turnpike), but just not downtown. Complain to your politicians about the traffic. They should have planned more.
July 8, 200323 yr Author Orisha, i would prefer the site next to the Pro, with some local development, it can be good, but Downtown Miami cannot be a good site. It would be nice for another site to be available in Dade (US27 and Turnpike), but just not downtown. Complain to your politicians about the traffic. They should have planned more.
July 8, 200323 yr Author And Tampa isn't? Tampa and Fort Lauderdale are equidistant. Miami and Orlando are equidistant from us.
July 8, 200323 yr Author And Tampa isn't? Tampa and Fort Lauderdale are equidistant. Miami and Orlando are equidistant from us.
July 8, 200323 yr Author Devil Rays are in St. Petersburg and all you need to do is take I-75 up and get on the skyway and get off at the field. The Pro requires you drive down the Alley, get off at Miami Gardens and take it down to the Pro, it's almost a half hour to 45 minutes longer.
July 8, 200323 yr Author Devil Rays are in St. Petersburg and all you need to do is take I-75 up and get on the skyway and get off at the field. The Pro requires you drive down the Alley, get off at Miami Gardens and take it down to the Pro, it's almost a half hour to 45 minutes longer.
July 8, 200323 yr Devil Rays are in St. Petersburg and all you need to do is take I-75 up and get on the skyway and get off at the field. The Pro requires you drive down the Alley, get off at Miami Gardens and take it down to the Pro, it's almost a half hour to 45 minutes longer. then go to the rays games. that's why there's 2 teams, because you can't satisfy all of florida with one.
July 8, 200323 yr Devil Rays are in St. Petersburg and all you need to do is take I-75 up and get on the skyway and get off at the field. The Pro requires you drive down the Alley, get off at Miami Gardens and take it down to the Pro, it's almost a half hour to 45 minutes longer. then go to the rays games. that's why there's 2 teams, because you can't satisfy all of florida with one.
July 8, 200323 yr Author Of course since the D-Rays stink, we just follow our Twins Minor League team formerly the Miami Marlins (until the Fish came in), now known as the Ft. Myers Miracle (owned by the crazy Jimmy Buffet who uses the water taxis to come out and see the games)
July 8, 200323 yr Author Of course since the D-Rays stink, we just follow our Twins Minor League team formerly the Miami Marlins (until the Fish came in), now known as the Ft. Myers Miracle (owned by the crazy Jimmy Buffet who uses the water taxis to come out and see the games)
July 8, 200323 yr Orisha, i would prefer the site next to the Pro, with some local development, it can be good, but Downtown Miami cannot be a good site. It would be nice for another site to be available in Dade (US27 and Turnpike), but just not downtown. Complain to your politicians about the traffic. They should have planned more. it is not complainning to our politicians. maybe people from broward should get jobs in broward so they don't have to travel south in the mornings and north in the afternoons, that what causes the traffic.
July 8, 200323 yr Orisha, i would prefer the site next to the Pro, with some local development, it can be good, but Downtown Miami cannot be a good site. It would be nice for another site to be available in Dade (US27 and Turnpike), but just not downtown. Complain to your politicians about the traffic. They should have planned more. it is not complainning to our politicians. maybe people from broward should get jobs in broward so they don't have to travel south in the mornings and north in the afternoons, that what causes the traffic.
July 8, 200323 yr Author then go to the rays games. that's why there's 2 teams, because you can't satisfy all of florida with one. There is no reason I cna't be a Marlins fan. The Marlins were here first, and we are Marlins territory. The Rays suck, not worth going to see right now. I want the Marlins to be around for several generations in Florida, whether it South Florida, Central Florida or Southwest Florida is another question.
July 8, 200323 yr Author then go to the rays games. that's why there's 2 teams, because you can't satisfy all of florida with one. There is no reason I cna't be a Marlins fan. The Marlins were here first, and we are Marlins territory. The Rays suck, not worth going to see right now. I want the Marlins to be around for several generations in Florida, whether it South Florida, Central Florida or Southwest Florida is another question.
July 8, 200323 yr Of course since the D-Rays stink, we just follow our Twins Minor League team formerly the Miami Marlins (until the Fish came in), now known as the Ft. Myers Miracle (owned by the crazy Jimmy Buffet who uses the water taxis to come out and see the games) So your a frontrunner then
July 8, 200323 yr Of course since the D-Rays stink, we just follow our Twins Minor League team formerly the Miami Marlins (until the Fish came in), now known as the Ft. Myers Miracle (owned by the crazy Jimmy Buffet who uses the water taxis to come out and see the games) So your a frontrunner then
July 8, 200323 yr Author Orisha, i would prefer the site next to the Pro, with some local development, it can be good, but Downtown Miami cannot be a good site. It would be nice for another site to be available in Dade (US27 and Turnpike), but just not downtown. Complain to your politicians about the traffic. They should have planned more. it is not complainning to our politicians. maybe people from broward should get jobs in broward so they don't have to travel south in the mornings and north in the afternoons, that what causes the traffic. That's the problem, you don't want to tell it like it is. The road system down there needs to be improved for everyone! If the broward people don't get jobs in dade and vice versa, the economy would stop. They spend extra money in gas, food, etc. that pay many things in both counties. They must improve the road system, Miami has too many people for it's roads. The average driver spends 2 1/2 hours a day in the car in Miami/Ft. LAuderdale. The place I live, Ft. Myers/Naples was just voted the 5th most drivable city, why you may ask, because you will find 4 lane roads everywhere, middle of city and middle of nowhere. It's all in the planning.
July 8, 200323 yr Author Orisha, i would prefer the site next to the Pro, with some local development, it can be good, but Downtown Miami cannot be a good site. It would be nice for another site to be available in Dade (US27 and Turnpike), but just not downtown. Complain to your politicians about the traffic. They should have planned more. it is not complainning to our politicians. maybe people from broward should get jobs in broward so they don't have to travel south in the mornings and north in the afternoons, that what causes the traffic. That's the problem, you don't want to tell it like it is. The road system down there needs to be improved for everyone! If the broward people don't get jobs in dade and vice versa, the economy would stop. They spend extra money in gas, food, etc. that pay many things in both counties. They must improve the road system, Miami has too many people for it's roads. The average driver spends 2 1/2 hours a day in the car in Miami/Ft. LAuderdale. The place I live, Ft. Myers/Naples was just voted the 5th most drivable city, why you may ask, because you will find 4 lane roads everywhere, middle of city and middle of nowhere. It's all in the planning.
July 8, 200323 yr Author Tampa is actually part of South Florida (very weird), so technically, South Florida has 2 teams.
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