David Samson
David Samson
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.
definitely financing plan presented serious talk
It's definitely serious when you are presented a financing plan and when you talk as much as we are.
baseball florida longer south
No longer can baseball in South Florida be assured,
sit suspect
Nothing is scheduled. I suspect we'll sit with them at some point, but nothing is scheduled.
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.
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.
financial plans talks until
Talks are serious, but until financial plans are discussed, it's preliminary.
expectation introduce marketing people trying
We're marketing no expectation, and we're trying to introduce people to players.
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.
looking team
We're not a free-agent pitcher. We're a team looking for a right fit.
areas explore possible promised
We promised we would explore all areas and all possible sites.
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.
league major permission
That's not a problem. We had to get permission from Major League Baseball, so it's not a problem.
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.