January 10, 200818 yr I'm leaving town Friday. I really was dreaming of being able to fly back to CT in my Marlins shirt... oh well, please get this done before Groundhog Day!
January 10, 200818 yr There is always something! The more the final vote is delayed the more I fear a meltdown. I hope MLB is involved in the final negotiations. The following is from BALLPARK DIGEST: Vote on new Marlins ballpark delayed Posted Jan. 9, 2008 A vote on a final lease and agreement for a new Florida Marlins ballpark has been delayed to give the team, Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami time to work out the final details. No surprise: we're hearing from insiders there's more disagreement over the final terms than you may think, as the team negotiates over the form of its contribution (the plan from Miami-Dade and Miami officials calls for the team to pay $155 million up front; the team wants to spread things out), who receives the proceeds of naming rights, and whether state aid for the new ballpark will be sought. (Given the Tampa Bay Rays have decided to forego state aid for a proposed $450-million waterfront ballpark, it would be in bad form for the Marlins to seek funding, many believe.) In a way, this is standard negotiating procedure, as the Marlins seek the best deal they can get.
January 10, 200818 yr There is always something! The more the final vote is delayed the more I fear a meltdown. I hope MLB is involved in the final negotiations. The following is from BALLPARK DIGEST: Vote on new Marlins ballpark delayed Posted Jan. 9, 2008 A vote on a final lease and agreement for a new Florida Marlins ballpark has been delayed to give the team, Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami time to work out the final details. No surprise: we're hearing from insiders there's more disagreement over the final terms than you may think, as the team negotiates over the form of its contribution (the plan from Miami-Dade and Miami officials calls for the team to pay $155 million up front; the team wants to spread things out), who receives the proceeds of naming rights, and whether state aid for the new ballpark will be sought. (Given the Tampa Bay Rays have decided to forego state aid for a proposed $450-million waterfront ballpark, it would be in bad form for the Marlins to seek funding, many believe.) In a way, this is standard negotiating procedure, as the Marlins seek the best deal they can get. The Marlins should pay the money up front; all the proceeds of naming rights should go to the Marlins; and they should not seek state money.
January 11, 200818 yr Don't pay attention to that state funding thing. The author of that website has been hellbent on including state funding into this project. He is not a nice person to deal with and he is full of himself.
January 16, 200818 yr Miami mayor swings for the fences with stadium plan http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/story/381010.html
January 16, 200818 yr Miami mayor swings for the fences with stadium plan http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/story/381010.html I didn't see a whole lot of support for the stadium in the readers comments after the article. Makes me nervous.
January 17, 200818 yr I didn't see a whole lot of support for the stadium in the readers comments after the article. Makes me nervous. Seriously, never take seriously what anonymous posters on a newspaper web site post on message boards. It's just not worth it.
January 17, 200818 yr I didn't see a whole lot of support for the stadium in the readers comments after the article. Makes me nervous. Seriously, never take seriously what anonymous posters on a newspaper web site post on message boards. It's just not worth it. just to add, you normally do not find positive response on messageboards. Most people that are happy are happy, those that are upset will seek out to let people know. Forums have become the forum for that. I would take what those people say with a grain of salt. I do have to say though, a 93 year old lady is the best they could do for support? I think they should of worked harder or not really looked into the personal interview aspect for the article.
January 17, 200818 yr I do have to say though, a 93 year old lady is the best they could do for support? I think they should of worked harder or not really looked into the personal interview aspect for the article. look at it this way... how many 93 year old women do you think would support a stadium? the fact that she is in the article shows that there are a lot of different people who would want the stadium, not just baseball fans. i think she was a good choice.
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