No this is not an article as to if the Marlins will win this year, rather it is an article on if the Marlins will ever look good to the media or fans around the world. Coming off one of the most exciting weeks ever in the offseason in Marlins history, insiders, reporters and even fans are throwing jabs at the Marlins for spending so much money.
Comparing this ownership to the one in ’97 where Wayne Huizenga had a huge fire sale before the champagne even had a chance to dry is ludicrous. The Marlins at the end of the ’03 season tried to resign one of their key players in getting to the World Series.
They were outbid for Ivan Rodriguez by the Detroit Tigers. It’s not like we didn’t try to get him back on our roster. The only trade we had from anyone on the ’03 team following the World Series win was Derrek Lee for Hee Sop Choi. In the middle of the ’04 season we traded for Paul LoDuca. In ’05, the Marlins signed Carlos Delgado, a prized free agent equivalent of last week’s Jose Reyes Deal. It wasn’t until the end of the ’05 season that the marlins started to break up the team due to poor attendance numbers. Loria gave it a total of 3 full seasons to get butts in the seats until he decided to go another way.
They were outbid for Ivan Rodriguez by the Detroit Tigers. It’s not like we didn’t try to get him back on our roster. The only trade we had from anyone on the ’03 team following the World Series win was Derrek Lee for Hee Sop Choi. In the middle of the ’04 season we traded for Paul LoDuca. In ’05, the Marlins signed Carlos Delgado, a prized free agent equivalent of last week’s Jose Reyes Deal. It wasn’t until the end of the ’05 season that the marlins started to break up the team due to poor attendance numbers. Loria gave it a total of 3 full seasons to get butts in the seats until he decided to go another way.
John Henry purchased the Marlins from Huizenga in ’99 with the intentions of making the Marlins a contender. After only 3 seasons, Henry’s vision faded and he wanted to get out of Miami faster than an Aroldis Chapman fastball. Jeffrey Loria who was the previous owner of the Montreal Expos came to the rescue. Loria tried for years to get the Expos a new stadium to no avail. Only one season after Loria purchased the Marlins did he put a winning team on the field.
Now that the Marlins are moving into a new stadium of their own, there are new doors opening to be able to make more money. For starters, we no longer have to pay rent to Wayne Huizinga/Stephen Ross to play at Sun Life Stadium. The Marlins started paying rent to play there at the start of the ’99 season. That’s 13 seasons of not making a penny from food sales, drinks, parking, and only half the revenue of ticket sales. I don’t know about you but that’s a lot of money loss. The Marlins are now able to spend the money that they saved through revenue sharing which was actually saved so that they can secure loans from bank for their part of the stadium. I have been a Marlins fan since their inception and I am very excited of what’s to come for this organization.
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