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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Marlins Ballpark Agreement Reached

The deal calls for the county and city to contribute $360 million mainly in tourist taxes and a $50 million general obligation bond Miami-Dade voters approved in 2004 to renovate the Orange Bowl, but which will instead be moved to the ballpark project.The Marlins are to contribute $155 million…

The Marlins hope to break ground by year’s end with the stadium opening by April 2011, when the team would be renamed the Miami Marlins.

To keep with recent tradition, the new stadium will be built with 37,000 empty seats.

Howie B. Posted: February 16, 2008 at 08:31 AM | 16 comment(s)
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1. jwb Posted: February 16, 2008 at 11:01 AM (#2692464)

I imagine the infrastructure is A-Ok because it's on the site of the Orange Bowl. Is the cost of demolishing the Orange Bowl included?

2. tfbg9 Posted: February 16, 2008 at 11:05 AM (#2692467)

It better have a retractable roof...

3. Ivan Grushenko of HK in St Louis Posted: February 16, 2008 at 11:22 AM (#2692483)

How do you build a stadium with full seats?

4. Alex Gordon's #1 Fan Posted: February 16, 2008 at 12:23 PM (#2692506)

when the team would be renamed the Miami Marlins.

I still like Miami Marlins of South Florida better.

5. TempleUSox is in the Best Shape of His Life Posted: February 16, 2008 at 12:30 PM (#2692511)

I never thought it would actually get done.

6. Gold Star for Robot Boy Posted: February 16, 2008 at 12:46 PM (#2692524)

Isn't the Orange Bowl in the hood?

7. kevin Posted: February 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM (#2692527)

Isn't the Orange Bowl in the hood?

If global warming trends continue, it will soon be "in the ocean".

8. Sandlapper Spike Posted: February 16, 2008 at 02:54 PM (#2692588)

The article says the proposed stadium will have a retractable roof.

9. Ludwig the Indestructible Posted: February 16, 2008 at 03:04 PM (#2692591)

Wow, just 155 mil from the team?!
###### Loria wins again

10. Swedish Chef Posted: February 16, 2008 at 03:17 PM (#2692599)

Crime pays

11. Dan Posted: February 16, 2008 at 03:52 PM (#2692622)

The county/city should have made the Marlins sign a contract agreeing to a minimum payroll of $60-70 million.

12. I'll score more than the Giants will (Flynn) Posted: February 16, 2008 at 04:05 PM (#2692633)

F Loria, but I'm happy I don't have to hear this crap again.

13. Gamingboy Posted: February 16, 2008 at 04:10 PM (#2692640)

It will also be equipped with pontoons, for it's future status as the world's first floating Major League Ballfield.

14. Alex Gordon's #1 Fan Posted: February 16, 2008 at 09:10 PM (#2692821)

Maybe now the Marlins can finally field a competitive team and win that long elusive championship.

15. Craig Calcaterra Posted: February 16, 2008 at 09:37 PM (#2692838)

Those who opposed the Orange Bowl site had cited the lack of public transportation and difficulty getting there (some bridges or bottlenecks are involved). My first thought was "man, this may work for 6-7 Hurricanes games a year, but 81 nights of baseball may make things rough." My second thought was "well, this is the Marlins, so I suppose everyone interested in going to a game can meet at a Winn-Dixie parking lot and carpool in a couple of vans."

16. jwb Posted: February 16, 2008 at 11:57 PM (#2692891)

Thank you, Craig. That's what I was hinting at with my infrastructure comment, but I wasn't sure I was remembering correctly.

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