David Samson
David Samson
answer asked both few questions
We asked them a few questions, they asked us a few questions. We're both going to answer each other's questions and then see about another meeting.
commented until
We have been contacted by many cities, and we have not really commented until if and when we visit.
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.
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,
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.
advertise awareness days hurricane makeup schedule september talk
We always have hurricane awareness, we advertise that at games, talk about it, and we try to schedule more off days in September for makeup games.
built five focus last seven south staying teams
Our focus is on staying in South Florida, that's our only goal. Five of the last seven new (major league) ballparks were built after teams started to relocate and didn't.
baseball cities deal focused front gets looking name player specific stadium
I don't think one player gets a stadium deal done. Cities that want baseball want it for 50 years. They're looking for the name on the front of the jersey. They're not focused on a specific player.
county finding home judge leverage respect south waste
We told (Wolff) we wouldn't waste his time. We have too much respect for the county judge and the mayor. This has never been about leverage in South Florida. This is about finding a home for the Marlins.
choice deal florida
We told them that Florida is our first choice, but we have no deal yet.
discussing forward judge plan process step
We look forward to discussing this plan with Judge Wolff. It's the first step of a long, interesting process to see if there is a match.
expectation introduce marketing people trying
We're marketing no expectation, and we're trying to introduce people to players.
looking team
We're not a free-agent pitcher. We're a team looking for a right fit.
best crew happen
We do have the best grounds crew in the sport. But sometimes things happen that are out of their control.