yeah, there's a fine line between encouraging support and enabling bad owners. As someone who roots for a team owned by guys who treat the fans like shitheads and laugh about it, you are lucky to have a guy willing to be outspoken like LeBatard.

 

Well said 

 

 

I think the other owners were just tired of subsidizing the Marlins operation.  Getting a new owner and slashing payroll seems like two key steps to minimizing their subsidy.

 

There's no doubt in my mind Manfred knew the plan and endorsed it.

 

Yea,professional sports were just business and the only thing that really mattered was making money or not,so what mlb and other owners cared about would only be this team was boost or weaken to this.

 

 

Wasn't there a rumor about Mas attempting to start a regional sports network with the Dolphins? Just that alone is more exciting than anything Jeter has said

 

 

Wasn't there a rumor about Mas attempting to start a regional sports network with the Dolphins? Just that alone is more exciting than anything Jeter has said

 

I could be wrong but I think the regional sports network was an idea that came out of the Jeter camp ala Yes Network.

 

 

I could be wrong but I think the regional sports network was an idea that came out of the Jeter camp ala Yes Network.

 

Jet Network?

 

 

Funny how these idiots that don't endure what marlins fans goes thru the first thing they is Marlins have two WS championship !

 

 

Still didn't listen but it would have been important for Le Batard to press Manfred on whether or not Jeter/Sherman actually made a strong enough case during the approval process on whether or not they actually understand and have a plan on how to better tap into the South Florida market.

 

Jeter said that he wants every Marlins game to "feel like a WBC game" but did he actually present Manfred and the other owners with a compelling plan to do better than Loria did? Or more importantly, better than someone like Mas would have?

 

I think Manfred would agree that the survival of baseball in Miami depends on finding a new way to access that market. I don't think it's sufficient to say simply "sign more Latin players" (if that was part of the Jeter/Sherman plan).

 

I really would have liked to hear Manfred try to talk himself out of this conversation. 

 

Look, I’m not trying to pick a fight but I’m just so curious as to why you’ve commented now 3 times in 3 different posts about what LeBatard should have asked Manfred but you still haven’t listened to the interview!

 

Are you unable to view it on your phone or what is going on? 

 

 

No response of course 

 

 

Look, I’m not trying to pick a fight but I’m just so curious as to why you’ve commented now 3 times in 3 different posts about what LeBatard should have asked Manfred but you still haven’t listened to the interview!

 

Are you unable to view it on your phone or what is going on? 

 

that guy literally only comments on other people's opinion's but never actually has an opinion himself.