Marlins get their ballpark!

[TwinTownBisonFan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4010908

congrats to the now Miami Marlins!

[dbackjon]

Very cool - good to hear!!

[wideright82]

Even more exciting for the Dolphins who don't have to play with that baseball field in the middle of a football game.

[Willie]

Won't they still be the Florida Marlins though?

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Won't they still be the Florida Marlins though?

part of the deal is, if Miami is paying for it... they will become the Miami Marlins.

[Willie]

Just doesn't have the same ring to it as Florida Marlins.

[wideright82]

Just doesn't have the same ring to it as Florida Marlins.

Willie, everything is better with alliteration.

[dbackjon]

Just doesn't have the same ring to it as Florida Marlins.

Willie, everything is better with alliteration.

Villanova Vandals?

[wideright82]

Willie, everything is better with alliteration.

Villanova Vandals?

Bingo.

[slycat]

Would be weird to change the name. Maybe they will get fans now.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Better location: check (Orange Bowl site)
Better sightlines: check (not wedged in to a football stadium
not getting poured on during bp and the 7th inning of EVERY GAME: check... much as i hate the aesthetic of retracto-roofs... sure beats the nightly rain delay.
I love baseball... but even I wouldn't trek out to Dolphins Stadium to watch a mediocre team play in a football stadium, and get poured on at least once per game...

that said... i have my doubts... mostly because Miami sports fans suck the bag. they compete with Atlanta for their front-running and no-showing

[dgreco]

it plays well with the old Miami Marlins name. It helps them make 3 of the 4 Miami sports brand themselves as Miami.

Not so fast, as they say though, because listening to the radio down here. It looks like there will be more protests and more filings in court. The people do not want these bedtax dollars to go to the marlins. They rather see more parks or a new convention center.

So until they finally break ground, I would say it isn't 100% yet.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

it plays well with the old Miami Marlins name. It helps them make 3 of the 4 Miami sports brand themselves as Miami.

Not so fast, as they say though, because listening to the radio down here. It looks like there will be more protests and more filings in court. The people do not want these bedtax dollars to go to the marlins. They rather see more parks or a new convention center.

So until they finally break ground, I would say it isn't 100% yet.

same ol same ol...

they tried that here too. but once the bills are passed... you really can't stop it. esp. since the Enviro work is going to be a breeze given the Orange Bowl site. there's really not a lot left for them to do... a bunch of goobers marching around won't really change anything... and if MN is any indication... they won't even vote the guys who got the thing built.

[dgreco]

the reason they have the chance to stop it is because of the clause that they need the backed bonds purchased by june or july 1. The bed tax money will cover it, but it is not there and if it doesn't cover it they will use regular tax dollars now. It has been a huge shitfest of the last 2 days.

Here is a picture of the stadium, the other one was an older rendering.

[Willie]

Looks like it'll be a sweet place.

[dgreco]

there are more rednerings and it looks pretty amazing. It will be one of the nicest parks in MLB.

[Willie]

It's being dubbed as the "FishTank"...I like it

[dgreco]

^the middle is the only one of the actual park.

http://www.marlinsnewballpark.com/renderings.php

here is a link of the renderings.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

It's being dubbed as the "FishTank"...I like it

willie... that third pic is an early model of Target Field...

[Willie]

Got all of them from different ballpark design sites...all said Marlins, just sayin.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Got all of them from different ballpark design sites...all said Marlins, just sayin.

as a Twins stadium lobbyist... i assure that third model is very familiar...

[tampajag]

Even more exciting for the Dolphins who don't have to play with that baseball field in the middle of a football game.

that was the best reason to watch Dolphins football, one of the few I can think of.

[tampajag]

there are more rednerings and it looks pretty amazing. It will be one of the nicest parks in MLB.

and the emptiest.

[dgreco]

there are more rednerings and it looks pretty amazing. It will be one of the nicest parks in MLB.

and the emptiest.

I actually think closing it in at 72 degrees will be a huge help. I know I have bought tickets and come game day it is either mid day and hasn't rained yet so I don't want to get caught in it. Or it is about 97 and I would last 20 minutes outside before being miserable.

[tampajag]

and the emptiest.

I actually think closing it in at 72 degrees will be a huge help. I know I have bought tickets and come game day it is either mid day and hasn't rained yet so I don't want to get caught in it. Or it is about 97 and I would last 20 minutes outside before being miserable.

Being outdoors in FL is great as long as the rain holds off, usually the rain doesn't last too long.