October 04, 2004
Marlins: We'll take our ball and go, er, somewhere
With the Florida Marlins gearing up for another stadium-funding campaign, the team is rattling that move-threat saber again. "Baseball is losing patience," team stadium-wrangler David Samson told the Miami Herald. "Everyone realizes as soon as the Expos [were] announced, the likelihood of the Marlins relocating without a stadium significantly increases."
Added MLB COO Bob DuPuy:
"I agree there will be very attractive runners-up in the Expos effort who will still be interested in obtaining a team and who will no doubt pursue franchises that are not fulfilling their potential. While a decision to allow the Marlins to pursue relocation is, of course, up to the commissioner, there's a high level of frustration [that] three different regimes have been unable to obtain a new facility."
Not so loud, Bob - you'll give the President ideas.
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