Imagine driving your car to the old site of the Orange Bowl and seeing a beautiful gem in the heart of Miami with a sparkling new roof and a spire that enables spectators a bird's-eye view of Miami. You pull into a parking garage and walk into the stadium to hear the crowd buzzing with energy. What stands out most is that the stadium is full. And everyone is wearing Marlins garb. It seems eerily … [Read more...]
Stadium Deal Complete: Miami Marlins Coming Soon
February 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
And it is done. The stadium hunt is over. As strange as that sounds, especially for unbelieving Marlin fans, this time it is true. Sure, we have heard this song and dance before but this time is different.Probably one of the most important days for the Florida Marlins franchise - and arguably one of the quietest - the Marlins have seen their proposal for a new stadium accepted by both the city of … [Read more...]
Miami Approves Marlins Stadium
February 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The city of Miami voted 4-1 for the stadium.Now, it is up to the county to finalize the deal.Thank God the city is not letting Norman Braman rattle things. Who knows what his agenda is, and I am skeptical of any kind of do-gooding social platform. This is about money and he isn't getting his cut.Still, the stadium is not definite yet. Let's hope the county doesn't screw this up in the final hour. … [Read more...]
Stadium Deal In Place?
February 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Seems the Marlins will have a new home in 2011.The vagabond/transient franchise will finally have a place to lay its big ol' fish head: and it looks like it was the place where the Hurricanes and Dolphins abandoned.The funding, detailed in a 94 page document, breaks down simply like this: the Miami Dade County contribution will be $347M dollars which is composed of $297M in tax dollars generated … [Read more...]
Dallas McPherson Beefs up 3rd Base Depth
February 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With Miguel Cabrera being traded away, the biggest obstacle for the Marlins in the immediate future is trying to recover some of his production. There seems to be a plan in place.Part I was signing veteran free agents that are undervalued that the Marlins felt could make an immediate contribution. Jorge Cantu and Jose Castillo were signed to give the Marlins some solid options. Cantu, of course, … [Read more...]
New Stadium One Step Closer for Marlins
February 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Miami Herald is reporting that the Marlins are crossing over crucial hurdles to get their stadium.An agreement is in place that will see the new stadium built in Little Havana, and it is slated to seat about 37,000 and will have a retractable roof. The total cost for the stadium is about $525M, with the county paying $249M and maintaining ownership, the city will put in $121M while the Marlins … [Read more...]
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New Stadium Fallout
There are many things to consider with a new stadium on the horizon for the Marlins. There are effects that are going to spring forward from the events of Thursday that will create many changes.Let's start with the immediate. Now the Marlins and us fans have hope and expectation. We covered that in the last blog here at MarlinsNation. But what is more interesting is to see how this affects the … [Read more...]