Posted May 19, 200520 yr May 19, 2005 In the beginning, in 1993, every thing was good. We had a new baseball team in the owner?s stadium. No problems. Then the search began. The search for the NEW MARLINS STADIUM (NMS)! Mr. Owner said that he will build his own stadium in Wayne?s world. Remember? Blockbuster Park was to be built on the Dade-Broward line, and the NMS was going to be a part of it. Well Wayne sold Blockbuster and that was the end of that. Wayne wanted to see, ?if he spent it, will they come?? Big bucks were spent and the 1997 World Series was ours. We celebrated a whole day. Then the axe came. According to Wayne he spent more than they came, so realizing that public money was not to be given to a multi-millionaire, he broke the team so that he could sell it. Attendance plummeted. For a while there were no serious takers. Then along came Henry. Our savior. He even had a white (kind of weird) cowboy hat. We were told of the horrible lease he had at PP Stadium and that he had to have a NMS. We were told not to worry because if push came to shove, he would build the stadium himself. They pushed and later shoved. He asked for help anyway. Locations were debated and chosen (by the river). We need cash. First Governor Bush said no to tax Mickey Arison?s boats, then the Legislature said no. Strike one. Finally the city and county said they had the funding and agreed to the deal for the NMS, but nobody could find Henry. Where is Henry? Hennnnnnnry! Hennnnnnnnry! It turns out that our friend Henry got fed up with the whole thing a few months before the solution was found and he had been talking to his bud, Bud. Bud in turn had been talking to his bud Loria. The switcharoo was on. And Bud said, ?Henry, you take the Sox and give the Marlins to Loria. Loria, you take the Fish and give us the Expos. We?ll take the Expos and sell it to somebody in D.C. later. In the mean time we had to endure contraction talk. Remember that? We were in the short list of teams that would go poof in the night and disappear. Attendance plummeted. In comes Loria. The town, by this time, was very skeptical to say the least. All in the media were trying to figure out not ?if?, but ?how? and ?when? he would stick it to the fans and South Florida. A bad season was followed by a World Series season in 2003 that came out of the blue. There was talk of a NMS again. Back to the Legislature in 2004. Strike two. In early 2005 a site was picked again. The NMS was going to be next to the Orange Bowl. After many months, deadlines and meetings the city, county and team agreed on a plan. Back to the Legislature. Strrrrrrrrrrike Threeeeeeeeee. Now we hear: 1. The city and county want the team to stay but can?t give any more money. 2. The team wants to stay but can?t give any more money, won?t give up the roof on the NMS and is exploring all their options. 3. The Governor may call a special session. 4. Las Vegas vultures have been sighted. 5. MLB gave a deadline for all involved to get their act together. 6. Barry Bond has a knee infection (that?s all they talk about in ESPN). Meanwhile we fans wonder and wait for the next piece of news. Personally I?m tired. I?ve been following this story almost daily for too long. They have been talking, discussing and meeting about the NMS for about ten years and still nothing. Attendance for now is doing fine, but I wonder for how much longer we will be asked to emotionally back a team if we don?t know if it is going to be here next year or the year after that . I wonder also how many fans would go to see the Cubs, the Cardinals or the Red Sox play if they thought their team were moving to Las Vegas or elsewhere. And still Marlins fans get criticized for their ?lack of support.? Give me a break! There, I?ve vented. I feel better, at least for now.
May 19, 200520 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins!
May 19, 200520 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins! 777776[/snapback] Watch the Rays?.... :whistle
May 19, 200520 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins! 777776[/snapback] Watch the Rays?.... :whistle 777839[/snapback] The who????? :headscratch :shifty
May 20, 200520 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins! 777776[/snapback] Watch the Rays?.... :whistle 777839[/snapback] No Way... The Florida Marlins are my team
May 20, 200520 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins! 777776[/snapback] Watch the Rays?.... :whistle 777839[/snapback] Uh...no.
May 20, 200520 yr Become a Dolphins fan. :plain 777981[/snapback] i'd rather root for the yankees than the dolphins
May 20, 200520 yr Become a Dolphins fan.? :plain 777981[/snapback] i'd rather root for the yankees than the dolphins 778083[/snapback] I'd rather turn to soccer than root for the garbageman's team! :thumbdown
May 20, 200519 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins! 777776[/snapback] Watch the Rays?.... :whistle 777839[/snapback] The Who????? :headscratch :shifty 777872[/snapback] "....starting in Right Field - batting eighth - Roger Daltry!!!!!!!!!! And on the mound tonight, righthander - Pete Townsend!!!!!!! And now fans, please remove your caps and observe a moment of silence for Keith Moon & John Entwhistle.......... Thank you - and Play Ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
May 20, 200519 yr Good Article.. I hope we can get this stadium deal done, I dont know what I am going to do without the Marlins! 777776[/snapback] Watch the Rays?.... :whistle 777839[/snapback] The Who????? :headscratch :shifty 777872[/snapback] "....starting in Right Field - batting eighth - Roger Daltry!!!!!!!!!! And on the mound tonight, righthander - Pete Townsend!!!!!!! And now fans, please remove your caps and observe a moment of silence for Keith Moon & John Entwhistle.......... Thank you - and Play Ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" 778198[/snapback] Good one!! :thumbup
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