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July 12, 2011
Marlins shut upper deck for good
The Florida Marlins, finally bowing to reality, have announced that they're closing the upper deck at Sun Life Stadium for the rest of the year. Any fans who've bought seats there for upcoming games — sorry, both fans who've bought seats there for upcoming games — will be upgraded to the lower deck at no cost.
The Marlins had already taken this move for all but Friday and Saturday games, and you have to wonder why they even left it open then — the Oakland A's already tarped over their upper deck years ago — but better late than never, I suppose. Still, it's going to be very interesting to see how much Marlins attendance rebounds next year when their new stadium opens; or perhaps more to the point, whether the initial wave of curiosity-seekers stick around in 2013. History shows that the best way to get an extended honeymoon period for new stadium attendance is to put a winning product on the field, which doesn't bode well for the Fish.
the new boondoggle will make montreal's big owe look like a trifle.
So glad these losers got a brand new stadium. That's the ticket. Stadium issue kept all those rabid Marlins fans away. Sure.
If there is any justice in this world, then Jeffry Loria and his idiot son in-law will get burned to the ground by the stadium.
Yes, I hate continue to loathe these two for what they did to my Expos.
Posted by bevo on July 12, 2011 09:20 PM