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Part 2: Marlins' Samson is not going down alone

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Posted on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010

Florida Marlins' president: Officials knew about profits
By ADAM H. BEASLEY

As the outcry grew over illuminating team financial statements made public this week, Marlins president David Samson said Wednesday that city and county officials were aware of the ballclub's relative health during negotiations for a publicly funded baseball stadium.

But that stands in contrast to statements made this week by several Miami-Dade commissioners, as well as those of a county official speaking on behalf of Mayor Carlos Alvarez.

Appearing on 790 The Ticket on Wednesday evening, Samson said the leaked documents -- which first appeared on Deadspin.com--indicating the team turned a $49 million profit for 2008 and 2009 should have come as no surprise to elected officials who negotiated the $642 million stadium deal.


Posted by on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 08:14 PM in Baseball, City of Miami, Marlins, Miami-Dade County, News, Politics, Sports, The Marlins | | Comments (0)

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Black Business Compact with Marlins is Dead [POLL]

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

OK, what really happened?  I was in a meeting earlier this evening and received a text message that the compact between the Marlins, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce and Miami-Dade Branch of the NAACP is dead.

Miami-Dade County Attorney Robert Cuevas indicated he would not sign-off on the agreement because it was in violation of the law regarding set aside agreements. Commissioner Carlos Gimenez commented that he would not support the agreement because although the Marlins organization is financing a portion of the construction, it is their (the County's) project and the agreement is illegal.

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Posted by on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:11 PM in Baseball, NAACP, The Marlins | | Comments (0)

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