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Matthew Grieco	Post subject: It's worse than I thought Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:54 pm
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 2266 Location: New Jersey	MIAMI (AP) -- The Florida Marlins will not be allowed to play in their stadium after the 2010 season, the latest factor in the team's prolonged struggle to get a new ballpark.<p>Pro Player Stadium president Bruce Schulze said 2010 is the last of a series of one-year lease options for the Marlins, who share the complex with the Miami Dolphins. He said dropping the Marlins would let the stadium pursue such events as cricket and soccer.
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Re: It's worse than I thought Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:13 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	Please state the nature of the difficulty. More seriously, it does sound fairly desperate. Can you give me a link to a backgrounder on this?<p>[ December 12, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]</p>
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TheWalrus	Post subject: Re: It's worse than I thought Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:20 pm
Joined: Tue May 04, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 376 Location: Southern California	A world championship baseball team has less draw than a cricket match?<p>Hard to believe.
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Matthew Grieco	Post subject: Re: It's worse than I thought Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:37 pm
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 2266 Location: New Jersey	The failure of the Marlins to draw fans has always baffled me. Considering how many Miami residents come from countries where baseball is the dominant sport, it simply makes no sense.
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Wayne Countryman	Post subject: Re: It's worse than I thought Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:34 am
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1775 Location: Baltimore	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Matthew Grieco: The failure of the Marlins to draw fans has always baffled me. Considering how many Miami residents come from countries where baseball is the dominant sport, it simply makes no sense.<hr></blockquote><p>The team moves players in and out before fans develop loyalty to them. The team is an afterthought to the Dolphins and the owners' other corporate interests. The stadium is designed for football or soccer or, for all I know, cricket, but not baseball. The location (nearly midway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale) sucks. I took a minor part in an archaeological dig near the stadium; it could be cursed by the earliest Floridians. Lots of heat, humidity and rain. But, yes, a team, if run properly, SHOULD work there.
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