May 17, 2005
MLB to Miami: Don't make us come in there
MLB designated threatmonger Bob DuPuy is rattling sabers in Florida again, sending a letter to Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and to Miami elected officials setting a June 9 deadline for a stadium-financing pact to be in place. "Or else ... what, exactly?" writes the Miami Herald. "Baseball execs aren't saying." The Miami Herald clearly knows its Aesop.
Meanwhile, DuPuy's letter also places the funding gap for the proposed $420 million stadium at $45 million, up from $30 million last week; according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, this is "because officials say they expect the cost of property east of the Orange Bowl to exceed expectations." Which raises the question of what, exactly, the Marlins planned to do if their $30 million state-subsidy request had been approved last week - look for an extra $15 million under the sofa cushions?
