Deadspin.com released confidential financial documents for several clubs this past week, including the Florida Marlins.
The Florida Marlins had teams in two cities in Alberta, Canada: Edmonton (2, 567) and Calgary (2, 493).
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But the timing and circumstances behind the Florida Marlins financing arrangement is particularly troubling on several levels.
He was on six playoff teams and won a World Series in 1997 with the Florida Marlins.
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Last year's World Series winner, the Florida Marlins, saw attendance jump 36% after winning the Fall Classic.
No matter how the World Series turns out, the Florida Marlins are sure to win the award for best financial upside.
It looks as if the Florida Marlins threw a backdoor slider past city and county officials, as well as their fan base.
Clearly, the Miami Marlins bear little resemblance to the Florida Marlins.
For example, the Florida Marlins have a deal with Fox until 2020.
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In later years, Mr. Carter worked as a baseball broadcaster with the Florida Marlins, now known as the Miami Marlins, and coached minor-league baseball.
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Henry, the team's principal owner, has owned the Red Sox with two major partners since 2002 and is a former owner of the Florida Marlins.
He became a broadcaster for the Florida Marlins, coached and managed for the Mets in the minors, managed two independent minor league teams and coached in college.
Yes, there are aberrations like the Florida Marlins in 2003.
The Florida Marlins of 1997 and 2003, the Anaheim Angels of 2002 and the Boston Red Sox of 2004 are the four World Series wild-card winners besides the Cards.
The club had moved into a new park in the heart of the city, changed its name (formerly the Florida Marlins), redesigned its uniforms and invested in some key offseason acquisitions.
On Tuesday, Hernandez had an emotional reunion with his brother Livan, a fellow pitcher, who last season was the most valued player for the World Series winning team, the Florida Marlins.
Their efforts went for naught when New York art dealer Jeffrey Loria bought a majority interest in the team and flipped it for the Florida Marlins, forcing the Expos to move to Washington.
Both the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays have been at or near the bottom of the league in attendance for a decade, thanks in part to the dreary stadiums they call home.
Deadspin.com got their hands on financial statements that showed that the owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins where putting terrible products on the field while padding their own wallets.
Revenue sharing is helping small market teams like the Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays make money according to the financials on Deadspin.com (Miami is a big market, but the Marlins revenues put them in the small market category).
The 2007 Colorado Rockies (41.5% more efficient), the 2003 Florida Marlins (37% more efficient), and the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies (32.5% more efficient).
Various sources within the last few days have leaked detailed financial data associated with several Major League Baseball teams, including small-market teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins and Tampa Rays, which often are portrayed as the poster children for financial mediocrity within the sport.
In order for Major League Baseball to avoid asking teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies to pony up more money for low-revenue teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins this season, the Chicago Cubs will likely have to make up for their lower attendance this season by finding new revenue sources.
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In the U.S., the Oakland A's and Florida Marlins have employed giant tarps to cover sections of unsold seats in the upper decks of their stadiums (the only difference is that they don't have pictures).
What do the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Islanders and basketball's New Orleans Hornets all have in common?
Fans of the Orlando Magic, Miami Marlins and other Florida teams are spending money on sports they might otherwise spend on other forms of local entertainment.
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