James Cranley Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Jays fan here (living near Toronto). I post on a Blue Jays forum regularly and we were totally caught off guard by this trade. We knew that Alex Anthopoulos, our GM, would try and upgrade through trade over free agency. It's been our mantra for many years now under the ownership of Rogers (cable company). In fact, our biggest FA signing under AA was done this off-season (9 mill/3 yrs). From our perspective, most of the forum is flipping out too but because they like the deal for us (sorry). The dust is starting to settle a bit and as the hype dies down it's easier to break apart the pieces and look at the deal more closely. From your perspective I can completely understand how you feel cheated and lied to. Canadian baseball fans are all too familiar with Mr.Jeffrey Loria and I completely agree that he is bad for Miami and baseball in general. The deal itself may not be as lopsided as it seems on the surface. Toronto gets more proven (and star) talent with some question marks (injury, salary, etc) and Miami gets to play hit-or-miss with some prospects. I feel for you fans though, I truly do. Hang in there and hopefully the Miami baseball scene will brighten up when Loria leaves (or is ousted). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Marlins25 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 If the Marlins could sell their own fans for money they would do it Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokofox33 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Even Allison Williams is sick. Allison Williams @AllisonW_Sports Oh #Marlins....this is so not awesome. I think im gonna be sick Allison Williams @AllisonW_Sports #Marlins i feel sad and confused and mad. I just wanted to know why? What happened?...Wait did I just get dumped? I'll comfort her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Jays fan here (living near Toronto). I post on a Blue Jays forum regularly and we were totally caught off guard by this trade. We knew that Alex Anthopoulos, our GM, would try and upgrade through trade over free agency. It's been our mantra for many years now under the ownership of Rogers (cable company). In fact, our biggest FA signing under AA was done this off-season (9 mill/3 yrs). From our perspective, most of the forum is flipping out too but because they like the deal for us (sorry). The dust is starting to settle a bit and as the hype dies down it's easier to break apart the pieces and look at the deal more closely. From your perspective I can completely understand how you feel cheated and lied to. Canadian baseball fans are all too familiar with Mr.Jeffrey Loria and I completely agree that he is bad for Miami and baseball in general. The deal itself may not be as lopsided as it seems on the surface. Toronto gets more proven (and star) talent with some question marks (injury, salary, etc) and Miami gets to play hit-or-miss with some prospects. I feel for you fans though, I truly do. Hang in there and hopefully the Miami baseball scene will brighten up when Loria leaves (or is ousted). Looking forward to seeing your team compete next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinJohn Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Other teams' fans feel so bad for us they can't even f***ing gloat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJBurnett34 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 According the Ken Rothensal...Ricky Nalasco is the next one on the move. Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTtheILMarlins Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I don't think I've posted in about 4 years, but I've remained a fan over that time, and have been a fan since about 1995, when baseball returned from the strike. I can no longer be a fan of this team or spend another dime in support of this team as long as the current ownership remains in place. Miami is my home, and I will leave the door open to return when these guys get run out of town. But I'm not sure where I go next from here. This move is DISGUSTING. This goes way past the previous firesales. Way, way past. Those firesales may have felt like a slap in the face back then, but, frankly, the term "market correction" was not entirely inappropriate. Attendance was pretty low. Sure, the franchise made a butt load of money through profit sharing, but that was just the Marlins fleecing Major League Baseball. Now they've managed to fleece the city of Miami. During the worst economic slump in most of our lifetimes, they took $360 million from Miami taxpayers to build their stadium. We went along with this, in part, because they made us a lot of promises. They promised to field a competitive team. And then, in less than a year, they tore the team to shreds. If you are a citizen of Miami, if you have any municipal pride, I have no idea how you can continue to root for this team under this ownership. I mean, no offense, but they just played us all for a bunch of idiots. Look...they've already won. They played us for idiots, and they won. That money is gone, and we're not getting it back. This franchise is now worth three times what Loria payed for it, and much of that is because of this new stadium, which he tricked us into paying for. If you're OK with that, fine...continue to support this team. I will not go to another game and will not watch another game until this disgusting ownership is gone. And, as for Loria...how much money is enough? This man was ridiculously wealthy before he ever got into baseball, and now he's wealthier still. But at what cost? How much money is it worth to destroy your integrity and become a villain? I will never understand the motivation of such a man. Have another yacht, you doughy prick. I'm with ya too many fire sales this was the last straw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Allison is probably going to be fired . Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Marlins25 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Johnson okay, Bonifacio okay, Buck okay.But Beuhrle and Reyes was what hurts for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN Now the belief is the MIA-TOR deal won't be done until sometime Wednesday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Marlins25 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Really wish we could of just traded Buck and Johnson for their best prospect plus a top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokofox33 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Allison is probably going to be fired . Lol She'll be fine. She does SEC football games for ESPN on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poptart Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Marlins commitments for 2014: $0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Allison is probably going to be fired . Lol No kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Claude Van Damme Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The prospects we got back are really good. Granted we've all heard that before with Maybin, Miller etc. No they aren't lol Nicolino seems solid, but yeah nothing earth shattering. Hey, I'll gladly take prospects from the 3rd ranked farm system in MLB. Whether it works out or not is a completely different thing. That 3rd ranked farm system managed to protect their top 4-5 prospects, depending on who you ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokofox33 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Allison is probably going to be fired . Lol No kidding. Craig loves the trade though. This assures his beloved Mets won't finish in last place for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJBurnett34 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The handful of loyal fans left are gone. They are rooting for Nigeria's baseball team. Move the marlins over there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Allison is probably going to be fired . Lol No kidding. Craig loves the trade though. This assures his beloved Mets won't finish in last place for many years. Yeah Craig's a dumbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami_Marlins_fan Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Breaking News: Miami Marlins to sell fans to other teams for $50 a piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan88 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jservs7 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Breaking News: Miami Marlins to sell fans to other teams for $50 a piece So you're saying they're getting $950 extra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan88 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I want to know what Tommy thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Marlins25 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Loria better feel the heat and sign Josh Hamilton and Melky Cabrera quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Loria better feel the heat and sign Josh Hamilton and Melky Cabrera quick. It'd be pointless. I sure hope he doesn't sign either of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunMarlin Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I can't even defend myself anymore to all the people who rag me for being a Marlins fan. Loria has ruined my favorite team. Awful colors, awful logo, awful uniforms, awful homerun sculpture and now an awful team. If Loria was standing in front of me right now, I would seriously skull-drag him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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