Monthly Archives: August 2010

How Loria Took Money For Personal Use

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Jorge Costales

The Miami Herald on Sunday, in an article by Charles Rabin and Adam Beasley, did a good job of summarizing the issues surrounding the web site Deadspin’srelease of the financial statements for various MLB teams. In addition, they got the … Continue reading →

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Marlins Ownership: Doublespeak Through Double Play

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jorge Costales

The first line from Jeff Passan’s column reads, ‘Florida Marlins president David Samson has perfected the art of doublespeak.’ That actually might be an understatement. Passan, of Yahoo Sports, points out how the recently released Florida Marlins financial statements has … Continue reading →

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Cash Rich and Honor Poor

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Jorge Costales

In business, there are times when bad news is released and there is no apparent reaction because the information had been anticipated and already discounted. So it was yesterday in Miami, when Jeffrey Loria admitted lying and no one was … Continue reading →

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Florida Marlins: Profitable As Charged

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Jorge Costales

It’s as though George Bailey was able to go back in time, Inception-like, and place a hidden camera in the offices of Old Man Potter and then get to play his misdeeds back for everyone to see. You can probably … Continue reading →

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Cuban Catholic Hierarchy: Wheat or Chafe?

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Please read the recent post by Robert Molleda over at his Searching for Signs blog. I agree with Robert’s thoughts on the topic of the failure of the ‘Cuban Ecclesiastical Hierarchy.’ It is tempting to compare this ongoing failure of … Continue reading →

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Bob Gibson, Thomas Sowell and Asian Students

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Old baseball joke. Bob Gibson was the luckiest pitcher in major league baseball. Why? Every time he pitched, the other team didn’t score any runs. The great Thomas Sowell doing what he does best; pointing out the lack of logic … Continue reading →

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Isiah Thomas: He’s Just Not That Into [FI]U

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jorge Costales

If James Dolan or Pete Garcia were female, Isiah Thomas may not have seen his last sexual harassment lawsuit. Fortunately for Thomas, these men are in position to enable him to return to the NBA in an executive capacity, all … Continue reading →

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Adolfo Luque

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Adolfo Luque was born on August 4th

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