Footing the Bill
The Sporting News’ Ken Rosenthal reports that the Marlins might get some financial help for their new stadium from a surprising source: Major League Baseball.
Marlins president David Samson said, “To imagine baseball getting involved is not far-fetched. How the involvement will end up looking is not yet determined.”
Interesting idea. With the hopes for a Florida taxpayer-funded stadium fading by the day, an MLB subsidy seems to be the most likely way the Marlins would remain in Miami. However, that assumes that (1) Loria the Destroyer wants to keep the team in Miami and (2) MLB is interested in keeping the team around.
MLB will look at contraction again when the CBA expires at the end of the year. Many observers (including Palatial Baseball Blog co-host Jim) think that the Marlins are an obvious contraction target. Which would give the Destroyer the dubious distinction of being the guy who destroyed two franchises as a Major League owner.
Marlins president David Samson said, “To imagine baseball getting involved is not far-fetched. How the involvement will end up looking is not yet determined.”
Interesting idea. With the hopes for a Florida taxpayer-funded stadium fading by the day, an MLB subsidy seems to be the most likely way the Marlins would remain in Miami. However, that assumes that (1) Loria the Destroyer wants to keep the team in Miami and (2) MLB is interested in keeping the team around.
MLB will look at contraction again when the CBA expires at the end of the year. Many observers (including Palatial Baseball Blog co-host Jim) think that the Marlins are an obvious contraction target. Which would give the Destroyer the dubious distinction of being the guy who destroyed two franchises as a Major League owner.
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