David Samson
David Samson
baseball florida longer south
No longer can baseball in South Florida be assured,
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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.
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I haven't seen a spot that really sticks out anywhere in South Florida. There is no perfect site. If you are too far south, the people north are unhappy. If you're too far east, the people out west are unhappy. So, I believe now the new perfect site is anywhere, and we'll teach people how to drive to the stadium. We'll build a tradition in this building for 30-40 years, and people will be more comfortable attending baseball 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 best building built chance discovered keeping somewhere south team
We've discovered now that our best chance, and the best chance for baseball in South Florida, is to get a building built somewhere and making it work. The important thing is keeping the team here.
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.
involved progress
They've made more progress because they've been more involved on a day-to-day basis.
sit suspect
Nothing is scheduled. I suspect we'll sit with them at some point, but nothing is scheduled.
financial plans talks until
Talks are serious, but until financial plans are discussed, it's preliminary.
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.
agreed deal financing mind plan preference require small stay talked
We talked about a financing plan they had in mind that would require a very small contribution by the team. We told them our preference is to stay in Florida, but we have no deal in Florida. We agreed that we will stay in touch.
afternoon break games keeping night open options people spring turned
We scheduled it that way. They were spring break games and we turned them into afternoon games so people who had commitments at night would be able to come to the game in the afternoon. It's keeping all the options open for everybody.
We've never had this many renewals this early,
open opening sadness year
This was going to be the year we were going to open the new stadium. So opening day I'm projecting sadness for myself, because it was going to be in a new stadium.