David Samson
David Samson
advertise awareness days hurricane makeup schedule september talk
We always have hurricane awareness, we advertise that at games, talk about it, and we try to schedule more off days in September for makeup games.
asked fiscal insanity time today willing
The fiscal insanity that Jeffrey was willing to be a part of for all these years is over. We've been asked time and time again, when does it end? And today is that day.
deadlines fake save trying
There's no more fake deadlines or real deadlines. This is about the Marlins trying to save its franchise. We need a place to play after 2010, and we don't have one.
early grow sure sustain viable view
The early view we have is that it's viable right now. We need to see how revenues are going to grow and make sure it can sustain itself.
capacity design designed next orange seat terms
Seat capacity will be similar, but in terms of design, that was designed to be next to the Orange Bowl, so the design will be different.
gets member team valuable
Carlos is a valuable member of this team and we look at him the way we look at all of our players: Everyone gets evaluated at the end of the year,
cities exploring league major portland terms work
Portland has more work they need to do to become a Major League city, and we have more work we're doing in terms of going to other cities and exploring those cities.
built five focus last seven south staying teams
Our focus is on staying in South Florida, that's our only goal. Five of the last seven new (major league) ballparks were built after teams started to relocate and didn't.
financial plans talks until
Talks are serious, but until financial plans are discussed, it's preliminary.
baseball city franchise gateway people team took washington
Miami, the Gateway to the Americas, could well be the first American city in 35 years to see its baseball franchise leave. People in Washington D.C. know very well how long it took to get a team back.
deal learn meet paper people portland talk typical
There were no deal discussions. It was very much an introductory meeting. It was 'getting to know you' day. We got to meet people and talk to them and learn more about Portland than what you can read about in the paper and in typical analyses.
league major permission
That's not a problem. We had to get permission from Major League Baseball, so it's not a problem.
choice continue deal florida miami noted reality south
It should be noted that Miami and south Florida continue to be our first choice. But the reality is we don't have a deal there because our lease expires after 2010.
definitely financing plan presented serious talk
It's definitely serious when you are presented a financing plan and when you talk as much as we are.