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The Bar => Sports => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on March 24, 2009, 04:19:43 AM
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It looks as if Jeff Loria got what he wanted.
Marlins' ballpark vote passes
Retractable-roof stadium slated for 2012 opening
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
MIAMI -- At last, a home the Marlins can truly call their own.
Miami-Dade County commissioners on Monday put to rest more than a decade-long quest by voting in favor of a retractable-roof ballpark for the Marlins on the Orange Bowl grounds. Commissioners cast two separate votes, the first came back, 9-4, and the second was 10-3.
Since winning the World Series in 1997, three separate Marlins owners have sought a baseball-only facility. Now that will become a reality. The next step is moving toward breaking ground by July in hopes of getting the building open by 2012.
"You'd kind of hope that after eight, nine, 10 years, something does come out of it," Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria said. "It got done tonight. Eventually, I thought it was going to happen. Miami is really a great place to live. You need a baseball team not to leave. It's now resolved."
From the time they entered the league in 1993, the Marlins have shared Dolphin Stadium with the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
It'll be a better place to play for them.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090323&content_id=4055912&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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I wonder what the TV viewership share is for Marlins' games in FL?