Marlins, Miami reach agreement for new $515 million ballpark

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[razzzorsharp]

Good for them. No excuses anymore, none.

[razzzorsharp]

Miami Marlins doesn't sound all too bad either.

[twobrewers]

I would have thought a few lawn chairs would have been enough to hold all of their fans.

[Nader Raider Tim]

Good for them, I hope they still have 37000 fans to fill it up on opening night.

[owbc]

Congrats to the Marlins and their fans, the first respectable baseball stadium in Florida will make a tremendous difference.

[crewcrazy]

I would have thought a few lawn chairs would have been enough to hold all of their fans.

The Marlins still do have a good amount of loyal fans, but it's a little much to ask them to drive 40 minutes outside the city of Miami every night for a game, especially if rain delays are likely most nights early in the season. I think this ballpark will do wonders for their attendance numbers, especially since it's going to actually be in the city and have a retractable roof. Who knows...by the time Hanley Ramirez gets through with arby, they might actually have the cash to sign him longterm with the help of this stadium.

 

[jwaltz]

This is very good news for the team and it's fans. The stadium is going to be in a good location. I also like the name change to the Miami Marlins. It could help the local populace develop even more of a personal connection with the team.

[bthurley19]

Hearing that they will now be called Miami Marlins reminds me of that scene in Back to the Future 2 where Marty sees that the Cubs beat Miami to win the world series in 2015. Everytime I watch that scene I have a good laugh. Even Hollywood thinks the Cubs are a joke.

 

Good for the Marlins though on getting a new stadium. Hopefully they'll get people to show up.

[ozzybourne]

good for this team. i always wondered why a 2 time WS winnig team from a major city didn't draw better. hope this helps.

there is a big population in s.fla., and with good weather all year/spring training facilities, you'd think a big baseball fan base should exist. PLUS-another dome in MLB.

 

 

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[BrewCrewForever]

Maybe now this team that has won 2 World Series in 11 years can actually stop selling off all of their good players. I'm happy for the real Marlins fans down in FL. Maybe now they can keep Hanley Ramirez and not have to ship him off like so many others.

[Zycho32]

Well, the Marlins still have seven years to change their name to the Gators or whatever the heck that Miami team from BTTF2 was called...

 

That and a conference change.

[splitterpfj]

They tried to hold a party for all the season ticket holders tonight, but the guy was out of town.