David Samson
David Samson
simply
We simply must play in a baseball-only facility.
deadlines fake save trying
There's no more fake deadlines or real deadlines. This is about the Marlins trying to save its franchise. We need a place to play after 2010, and we don't have one.
best quickly trying understand work
I understand what they are doing. They are trying to do what is best for their community. At the same time, things don't often work as quickly as you like them to work in any scenario. Deadlines, once they are broken, you've got credibility issues.
league major permission
That's not a problem. We had to get permission from Major League Baseball, so it's not a problem.
again baseball cities couple exploring focus great hope mayor meet next officials wants year
Right now we are working with the officials of Hialeah, and we're working with the mayor there. He's a great man. He's got vision. He wants to see baseball there. He's doing his work; we're doing our work. We hope to meet again in the next couple of weeks. We're exploring other cities with the focus still on Florida. We'll see how the year progresses.
bigger community fans far hard lost matters order people shows
This is important because it shows it's not just about baseball. We've always said that the community is what matters the most. In order to have fans, you have to have a community. For people who lost their homes, it's hard for them to be fans if they have no place to live. This is a far bigger priority.
gets member team valuable
Carlos is a valuable member of this team and we look at him the way we look at all of our players: Everyone gets evaluated at the end of the year,
cities exploring league major portland terms work
Portland has more work they need to do to become a Major League city, and we have more work we're doing in terms of going to other cities and exploring those cities.
capacity design designed next orange seat terms
Seat capacity will be similar, but in terms of design, that was designed to be next to the Orange Bowl, so the design will be different.
fire gm owner quick stand
It's a (term) that has a connotation that is very frustrating to me. In a fire sale, you don't need a GM or an owner for that. You actually just need a booth. You stand there and say, 'Here's our players. Come get them. First come, first served, quick as you can.' That's not what this is.
choice continue deal florida miami noted reality south
It should be noted that Miami and south Florida continue to be our first choice. But the reality is we don't have a deal there because our lease expires after 2010.
deal learn meet paper people portland talk typical
There were no deal discussions. It was very much an introductory meeting. It was 'getting to know you' day. We got to meet people and talk to them and learn more about Portland than what you can read about in the paper and in typical analyses.
amount correct deliberate effort money
That's not what this is. This is a deliberate effort by the Marlins to correct what ails them. And what ails us is the amount of money lost.
looking team
We're not a free-agent pitcher. We're a team looking for a right fit.