Tag Archives: Dan Le Batard

Highly questionable or in the tank?

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jorge Costales

Dan Le Batard’s recent column makes various assertions about the finances of the Miami Marlins which echoes what Jeffrey Loria would have us believe. I don’t know when Le Batard would ever reach the point of skepticism about his Marlins … Continue reading →

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Marlins fan pesadilla draws to an end

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Jorge Costales

Pesadilla is the Spanish word for nightmare and a feminine noun.  For Miami Marlins fans, pesadilla is a particularly accurate description for having our MLB team owned by a Manhattan bred arts dealer who made his bones running Expos out … Continue reading →

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Hubris on display

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Jorge Costales

This blog post has two purposes. One is to document the continuing attempts — see Jeff Passan’s and Sarah Talalay’s columns — by the Florida Marlins president David Samson to mislead the public about the Florida Marlins profitability and how … Continue reading →

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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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