Marlins to be sold?

[batmagadanleadoff]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I like the idea of the new stadium too and also their new unis/design, but Loria and Sampson are such creeps and yet perhaps not the worst past or future runners of that franchise. The club itself seems dedicated to the notion of either short-cutting their way to the top or not even trying, taking fans for granted.

Plus, you know .... The. Best. Scoreboard. In. All. Of. Baseball.

scoerboard like it oughtta be
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adboard
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[Ceetar]

I mean, you should at least post the current scoreboard.

trapezoidal scoreboards are just gimmicky.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ceetar wrote: I mean, you should at least post the current scoreboard.

Oh. You mean the one that's 6% less ugly than the original hideousness?

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ceetar wrote: I mean, you should at least post the current scoreboard. Oh. You mean the one that's 6% less ugly than the original hideousness?

Still better than the trapezoidal mess at Marlins park.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I like the idea of the new stadium too and also their new unis/design, but Loria and Sampson are such creeps and yet perhaps not the worst past or future runners of that franchise. The club itself seems dedicated to the notion of either short-cutting their way to the top or not even trying, taking fans for granted. Plus, you know .... The. Best. Scoreboard. In. All. Of. Baseball. scoerboard like it oughtta be [fimg=666]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ed/6c/e8/ed6ce89418ea787853d715161d171387.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=666]https://d13csqd2kn0ewr.cloudfront.net/uploads/image/file/205730/cropped_GettyImages-610375410.jpg?ts=1474818690[/fimg] adboard [fimg=666]https://andrewjkahn.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/20140331_164759.jpg[/fimg]

And now ... the coolest cat in all of baseball.

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/cat-crashes-marlins-game-miami/story?id=46741149

[Frayed Knot]

The latest story has it that, rather than being rivals, the Jeter & Jeb groups are now joining forces in an attempt to become the next Marlins owner(s).
Earlier stories had them as two of three groups trying to be the buyer. The third, now second, group remains anonymous thus far.

[Edgy MD]

Can Jeb! be president and President Trump take over the Marlins?

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: The latest story has it that, rather than being rivals, the Jeter & Jeb groups are now joining forces in an attempt to become the next Marlins owner(s). Earlier stories had them as two of three groups trying to be the buyer. The third, now second, group remains anonymous thus far.

Marlins are trying real hard to pick someone I'll hate MORE than current ownership.

[Edgy MD]

It seems that team purchases these days aren't about who has the most smackeroonies, but who can best embody the league's interests, and so putting together a team represented by political connectedness, media connectedness, minority representation, and fan credibility seems to be the first aim, and ultimately the lion's share of the money is put up by the banks.

[Frayed Knot]

The Bush/Jeter effort is in fact the winning group to negotiate for buying the Marlins.
Price and details and such still to be worked out.

[Edgy MD]

And Jeffrey Loria is making something like an 823% profit on the sale off his initial investment.

Don't be telling me that owning a team isn't a money-making operation.

[ashie62]

Jeter moves closer, to our division.

[Benjamin Grimm]

During a Marlins rally, they should play this video on the scoreboard:

[youtube:3fhsgt58]I8kNBichN4c[/youtube:3fhsgt58]

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Can Jeb! be president and President Trump take over the Marlins?

America would have to at least throw in a couple of minor leaguers to even that out.
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[Lefty Specialist]

So how long before those home uniforms are white with navy pinstripes and no names on the back?

[Edgy MD]

MFS62 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Can Jeb! be president and President Trump take over the Marlins? America would have to at least throw in a couple of minor leaguers to even that out. Later

I'll happily throw in pretty much all of the administration. Anybody but Secretary Chao. She's boss.

[Frayed Knot]

I guess it's only fair that Jeter get a chance to own the Marlins. After all, the Marlins owned his Yanquis in the 2003 World Series.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: I guess it's only fair that Jeter get a chance to own the Marlins. After all, the Marlins owned his Yanquis in the 2003 World Series.

BAM!

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[Frayed Knot]

A couple days after the Jeb/Jeter group was said to be the winner of the 'Buy the Marlins' sweepstakes, Rob Manfred declared that things were NOT necessarily over.
And now it seems that a billionaire has popped his head into things and may well trump the earlier bid.
Billionaire Charles Dean Metropoulos, whose buyout firm controls Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, is interested in making an offer for the team, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. Worth $2.4 billion according to Forbes, he has long coveted buying a sports team for sons Evan and Daren.

[Edgy MD]

Metropulos? Twinkies? Two sons?

That guy should be buying the Twins.

[Frayed Knot]

I just figured with a name like Metropoulos, he might want to change the team name to the 'Supermen'.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: I just figured with a name like Metropoulos, he might want to change the team name to the 'Supermen'.

This is getting comical.
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[Benjamin Grimm]

I definitely have more Marvel (and classic cinema) than DC in my DNA. When I hear "Metropolis" I don't first think of Superman's city. I think of Fritz Lang's silent classic.

[Frayed Knot]

Current rumors have the Bush/Jeter team now slipping into 2nd place behind a group led by Tagg (sonn off Mitt) Romney and his celebrity investor, Tom Glavine.
MLB rules require a certain amount of up-front money and less of it as borrowed debt and the Tagg-team appears to have the edge in that matter leaving the Jeter group as Numbah Two


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-group-no-longer-expected-win-marlins-bid-report-article-1.3160564

[Guest cooby]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I definitely have more Marvel (and classic cinema) than DC in my DNA. When I hear "Metropolis" I don't first think of Superman's city. I think of Fritz Lang's silent classic.

Geez that looks creepy

[Frayed Knot]

This soap opera continues to spin.
Jeb Bush is dropping out of his bid to buy the Marlins even amidst reports that the price is dropping far below the original rumored $1.4 billion.
This leaves Mr. Jet-ah scrambling for other financial partners and the door a bit more open for other groups to jump in.

[Edgy MD]

Jetes and Jebs reportedly disagreed about who would be the controlling partner, an issue that can come up in these purchases when the real majority owner is "The Bank." Still, you'd think they'd have hammered this out earlier.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Darn. I was looking forward to years of Jeb!/Marlins jokes l like this one.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: During a Marlins rally, they should play this video on the scoreboard: [youtube]I8kNBichN4c[/youtube]

[Frayed Knot]

No one is confirming anything yet, but there is apparently an agreement to sell the Marlins to a group led by "NY Financier" Bruce Sherman
Sherman would be "the control person" of the team with minority investor (one of 15 say reports) Derek Jeter to run the baseball operations.
Price is said to be $1.2 Billion

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Derek Jeter to run the baseball operations. Price is said to be $1.2 Billion

That means we'll be seeing TV shots of him (if not interviews) in the owner's booth on every single telecast, both when the Mets play them and all nationally telecast games.
The fucker is harder to get rid of than a condo in Florida.

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