|
|
|
» Anibal Sanchez is Getting Paid, Wins Arbitration Hearing |
|
Feb 06, 2012 - 10:05 AM - by Miamarlin21
|
Big baller.
Quote:
Anibal Sanchez won his arbitration hearing Monday against the Marlins, securing $8 million for 2012.
Sanchez requested the $8 million figure and was offered $6.9 million when arbitration figures were exchanged last month. The 27-year-old right-hander registered a 3.67 ERA and 202/64 K/BB ratio in 196 1/3 innings last season and could take on ace-like fantasy value this year if the Marlins' new ballpark plays as big as its dimensions suggest it will. He's scheduled to hit the free agent market after the 2012 World Series.
|
--------------------
The Marlins have lost four the their last five arbitration cases.
|
|
|
» Opening Night Ticket Opportunity |
|
Feb 01, 2012 - 3:33 PM - by Mainge
|
Quote:
Beginning at Noon ET on February 1, and continuing through Noon on February 20, fans can register for a chance to purchase up to two tickets for Opening Night. After the registration window closes, fans will be selected at random based on available inventory. Those selected will be notified by February 28.
This will be the only opportunity for fans to purchase individual tickets for Opening Night. There are other opportunities to purchase tickets for Opening Night, including Full Season Tickets, 41-Game Plans, 20-Game Mini Plans and the all-new Opening Night 10-Game Pack. The Opening Night 10-Game Pack, starts at only $250 and includes tickets to Opening Night and nine other pre-selected games.
|
http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/mia/tic...t_opp_form.jsp
Register peeps
|
|
|
|
» Phillies' Manuel Believes Marlins Are Biggest Threat in NL East |
|
Jan 31, 2012 - 12:16 AM - by Omar
|
Quote:
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said don’t go to sleep on the Braves, but he characterized the Marlins the “biggest threat”to his club’s run at another National League East title.
Manuel’s exact quote, as reported by CBSPhilly.com: “If you look at it on paper, you have to say the Florida Marlins are the biggest threat,” Manuel said. “But I don’t ever underestimate Atlanta. Chipper Jones said after the season that they have to be more consistent offensively, and they have some talent on their team. They have one of the best center fielders in the National League, talent-wise, and people haven’t seen their young pitching, and they can sneak up and surprise us. Florida is getting a new ballpark and they have [Jose] Reyes. But they still have to play the games, and they still have to play together.”
Manuel won’t have to wait long to get a first-hand look at the Marlins, who are in Philadelphia for the Phillies’ home opener on April 9.
|
Sun-Sentinel
|
|
|
|
» West Plaza Discussion |
|
Jan 26, 2012 - 12:30 AM - by EndLine
|
Posted on Wed, Jan. 25, 2012
Miami Marlins pick food vendors for new stadium’s exterior plaza
CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
An aerial view of the Miami Marlins Stadium on November 9, 2011.
The Miami Marlins have signed up three food vendors to fill shops at the new ballpark’s West Plaza, the broad area facing Southwest 17th Avenue that will be covered when the stadium’s roof is retracted.
The three are La Baguette, a salad and sandwich shop; Holiday Bakery, a Cuban-style bakery; and YoBlendz, a frozen-yogurt shop. All three are local operators and will be open every day to serve both fans and the local community, the team said Wednesday in a news release.
The Marlins characterized the selection of the three operators as “helping the economic development’’ of the impoverished Little Havana neighborhood around the publicly financed stadium, which will open in April. Marlins and public officials have said the stadium will spur economic improvements in the area, though experts caution sports facilities rarely succeed in doing so.
Commercial spaces in the adjacent, city-built parking garages, a linchpin of redevelopment promises, remain unleased after officials changed the leasing emphasis from neighborhood food and retail services to a high-end entertainment district.
The Marlins have previously announced several food and drink vendors who will operate inside the stadium, including the Don Camaron seafood restaurant, Latin American Grill and Papo Llega y Pon, a popular purveyor of pork sandwiches.
ANDRES VIGLUCCI
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/2...#storylink=cpy
|
|
|
|
» Florida Law to Require Marlins Park to House the Homeless? |
|
Jan 25, 2012 - 10:41 PM - by TheMendozaLine
|
Quote:
Back in 1988, Florida legislators passed a law that would allow sports stadiums to collect about $2 million per year from the government to build new shiny stadiums that would increase economic investment and improve the quality of life.
Tucked into the statutes is an obscure homeless shelter provision, which has mostly been ignored for 23 years, and could be a $300 million “Oops” for stadiums, arenas and spring training facilities across the state.
The law states that sports teams that accept taxpayer dollars to build facilities must house the homeless on off-nights, and lawmakers have brought it back from the dead in a pair of bills gaining steam this legislative session.
Senate Bill 816, which would make teams and stadium owners return millions of taxpayer dollars if they can’t prove that they’ve been operating as a haven for the homeless on non-event nights, passed its first committee in the Senate on Monday with a unanimous vote.
There was some charged language aimed at taxpayer-supported sports franchises during the hearing:
“We have spent over $300 million supporting teams that can afford to pay a guy $7, $8, $10 million a year to throw a baseball 90 feet. I think they can pay for their own stadium," said Sen. Michael Bennett, R-Bradenton, who is sponsoring the bill. “I can not believe that we’re going to cut money out of Medicaid and take it away from the homeless and take it away from the poor and impoverished, and we’re continuing to support people who are billionaires.”
The teams, which include the Tampa Bay Rays and the Miami Heat, receive about $166,000 per month for a period of 30 years. Some stadium owners have already accepted more than $30 million in tax credits, and could be on the hook to refund that money if the bill passes. Based on the dozens of homeless people who sleep on the street two blocks west of AmericanAirlines Arena in downtown Miami, it doesn’t appear that a homeless shelter is functioning at the glitzy home of the Miami Heat.
The new Miami Marlins new stadium also received large amounts of taxpayer funding in a controversial deal that has received severe criticism. It is unclear whether or not the Little Havana ballpark will operate a homeless shelter when it opens this spring.
|
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/naked...-homeless.html
|
|
|
|
» Marlins Invite 22 to Camp |
|
Jan 20, 2012 - 3:46 PM - by Miamarlin21
|
Most of them we know about, but here is the full list:
Quote:
The veteran outfielder Rowand, a former Gold Glove Award winner who spent the past four seasons with the Giants, is one of 11 whom Miami has signed to Minor League deals. Right-handers Rob Delany, Chad Gaudin, Gary Glover, J.D. Martin and Robert Ray and lefty Beau Jones are the pitchers are under contract. Infielders Nick Green, Donovan Solano, Terry Tiffee and Gil Velasquez have also been signed.
The other 11 who can potentially earn a deal in Spring Training are righties Corey Madden, Alejandro Ramos and Elih Villanueva; southpaws Jose Alvarez, Chad James and Robert Rasmussen; catchers Jacob Jefferies, Luke Montz, Clint Sammons and Kyle Skipworth; and outfielder Kyle Jensen.
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Important Dates |
January
Begin: Playing surface installation
Jan. 9: Hall of Fame Class of 2012 announced
February
TBA: Construction ends at new ballpark
February 22: Pitchers and catchers report
February 26: Pitchers and catchers report
TBA: Fan Fest at new ballpark
Complete calendar here
|
|
SoFlaMarlins.com
