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Category Archives: Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Marlins New Ballpark Website
The Marlins have setup a website dedicated to news about the new Ballpark. They set one up in Spanish as well. See the FAQ’s copied at end of post. ————————————————————————————– Frequently Asked Questions A new 37,000-seat ballpark is being planned … Continue reading
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Norman Braman and Madoff’s Field of Suckers
Norman Braman got stiffed big-time recently by Bernard Madoff. He was one of many suckers in what is considered the largest Ponzi [or pyramid] scheme in history. This type of scam is so effective, the SEC gave it its own … Continue reading
Our Ballpark and $3 Billion Extrapolations
In a Miami Today article, Michael Lewis argues that Miami-Dade Convention Development [MDCD] taxes would be better spent on upgrading existing convention facilities than being applied towards a ballpark for a MLB team. He does so under a splashy headline, … Continue reading
T. S. Eliot and the Miami Marlins Parking Garage
T. S. Eliot never once wrote: This is the way the Megaplan ends Not with a parking garage but with aluminum car ports [lacking permits naturally] in every Little Havana front yard. There are three things worth highlighting from yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Martin Feldstein, Miami Herald, Miami Today, Paul Krugman, T.S. Eliot
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Miami, See it Like a Rich Septuagenarian, Quietly
Congrats to Norman Braman, he’s #286 on Forbes list of the richest Americans. I’m sure it’s a net positive thing that he and his $1.7 billion call Miami home. But not when it comes to the local sports scene. Mr … Continue reading
Norman Braman’s Public Leak on Marlins
Wow, is Norman Braman a sore loser or what? The article in Miami Today, which quotes Mr. Braman, does not specify where the supposed 2003 Florida Marlins pro-forma financial projection was obtained, but only Freddie Mac regulators would be surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged ESPN, Forbes MLB, Miami Today, Montreal Expos, Norman Braman
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Judge Cohen Punts Even When She Rules
I am glad that the stadium plan cleared this hurdle, but … I had an earlier post which speculated on whether a judge could recuse themselves due to an election. But now, safely reelected, you would think that Judge Cohen … Continue reading
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Tagged Judge Jeri Beth Cohen, Marlins Ballpark Trial, Sarah Talalay
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Opportunity Knocks
If at first [pre-trial mediation] she doesn’t succeed, she’ll try [postpone her ruling so that Miami-Dade County’s megaplan will be dependent on a coming Florida Supreme Court ruling] again. Charles Rabin of the Herald described Tuesday’s ruling in his article: … Continue reading
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Tagged Marlins Ballpark Trial, Norman Braman, Sarah Talalay
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See no *EBIT, hear no EBIT, definitely speak no EBIT
Why would local government officials testify in a trial [or deposition] under oath and say things which no one believes? An article by Sarah Talalay from the Sun-Sentinel, describes testimony in the Braman trial yesterday: Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess … Continue reading
Braman, Petards and Hoisting
Turns out a petard is a small bomb. During Braman’s testimony in the trial yesterday, there was the following exchange as reported by Charles Rabin in the Miami Herald: Auto dealer Norman Braman opened his lawsuit against Miami’s megaplan Monday … Continue reading
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