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June 24, 200521 yr From a few years ago when he was with the Herald: Fans weary of promises BY JUAN C. RODRIGUEZ Some Marlins fans said Tuesday that Jeffrey Loria should feel right at home in South Florida, considering he essentially purchased a club with a familiar set of problems. Whether Loria's acquisition of the Marlins, completed Tuesday with the approval of baseball owners, improves the prospects of a franchise with trickling revenue streams is foremost on fans' minds. Loria will try to succeed where predecessors John Henry and Wayne Huizenga failed in securing a new ballpark. Without one, perhaps the only way Loria will be able to distinguish between his old team and new one is the uniform. ''How I look at it is it became the Montreal Expos of the South,'' said Harold Bramson, 42, a Weston resident and season-ticket holder from 1996-01. ``He's not going to get a stadium and he's going to do the same thing to the Marlins he did to the Expos. Instead of having the Expos in Montreal, we'll have them in Florida.'' Bramson said he would likely attend more spring training games this year than regular-season games. Bramson is also leaning toward not renewing his season ticket. ''I wish Jeffrey Loria as new owner all the luck in the world,'' Bramson said. ``I hope he succeeds, but how can he get rid of one franchise he couldn't afford and buy another with baseball loaning him the money to do so? It tells me someone is moving to Washington next year. Will it be the Expos or Marlins or [a combination of] Marlins-Expos. It's a shame what baseball did after such a great World Series.'' Loria has said he wants to make baseball work in South Florida. His statements haven't quelled speculation the Marlins will move or find themselves on next season's contraction list if the ballpark issue isn't resolved. Admin Walansky, 19, operates marlinbaseball.com, an unofficial fan website. Neither he nor many of his members believe Loria is a panacea for South Florida baseball. ''I'd be surprised if they're not out of Florida,'' said Walansky, a Brooklyn, N.Y., resident who attends Kingsborough Community College. ``[Loria] has a slight bit of chance to get a stadium because there's hope the team is closer to being a World Series contender again. Having a fresh face in there, maybe he'll be looked at in a different way. Otherwise, I don't think they'll last more than a year or two. ``I know a lot of people were upset about there not being a Fanfest. I think he needs to fill the holes the Marlins have [on the roster] to make the fans feel like maybe we should come out and see this team. ``It's always been tough to be a Marlins fan.''
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