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January 20, 2006
Marlins execs visit Charlotte, Hialeah, Sea World
The owners of the Florida Marlins seem intent on surpassing the Montreal Expos' Guinness record for "most cities played footsie with," scheduling meetings with local officials in Charlotte, N.C. and Hialeah, Fla. about relocating there. Neither city has a financial plan in place; the Charlotte Observer notes that would-be stadium developer Jerry Reese "has just started to do the financial analysis needed to line up investors for the $600 million to $700 million project."
Waiting in the wings: Norfolk, where pretend investment banker William Somerindyke Jr. told the Virginian-Pilot "we’re one of eight communities they are considering." First reader to accurately guess which eight cities gets a free mug!
Here is my "entry":
1. Miami
2. Portland
3. Las Vegas
4. San Antonio
5. Norfolk
6. Charlotte
7. Northern New Jersey
8. Hialeah
(I've read that Monterrey is essentially off the list.)
This isn't one of my eight, but I wonder why Sacramento has never been mentioned as a possible site given it's size, significant local interest, and impressive minor league attendance. Maybe it's considered to be A's territory?
Posted by Rajiv Dange on January 21, 2006 02:02 PM