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Tag Archives: Juan C. Rodriguez
On The Wire: Pigs get fat, hogs get the SEC’s attention
On Saturday, the Miami Herald reported the following: Federal authorities have opened a wide-ranging investigation into the Miami Marlins’ controversial ballpark deal with Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami, demanding financial information underpinning nearly $500 million in bond sales … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Juan C. Rodriguez, Norman Braman, The Wire
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Miami Marlins Stadium Agreement: What Went Right
David Samson has lied so often with his public comments about the Marlins finances, he is understandably ignored even when making a good point. David meet Aesop, he no Hee-seop [Choi]. Here are Samson’s comments as reported in Juan C. … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Carl Hiaasen, Juan C. Rodriguez, Malcolm Gladwell
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Larry Beinfest: Hyman Roth’s Progeny?
Tom Hagen, he of German-Irish descent, quote from G2: Roth, he … he played this one beautifully Hyman Roth meet Larry Beinfest. The kid’s been running molasses out of Jamestown, Greenboro, Jupiter and New Orleans. He always make money for … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Marlins & MLB
Tagged Emilio Bonifacio, Godfather Saga, Juan C. Rodriguez, Larry Beinfest
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Cash Rich and Honor Poor
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
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Forbes MLB, Juan C. Rodriguez, Sarah Talalay
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When It’s Not A Game
Very nice article today by Juan C. Rodriguez, the Marlins writer with the Sun-Sentinel. The article gives a difficult story — about an 18-year-old brain tumor victim, Amy Donnelly, daughter of former Marlins coach Rich Donnelly — a local connection. … Continue reading
A Tale Of Two Piggies
It was the best of [MLB] crimes [profitable], it was the worst of [MLB] crimes [dishonorable] I was hoping that my headline could read, “pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.” But as you will soon read, the hogs assault on … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Forbes MLB, Godfather Saga, Juan C. Rodriguez
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The Arrogance of the Florida Marlins Ownership
This morning I was in my car early heading to work at 6am. I was looking forward to at some point today blogging about what a great season the Marlins had. I was very surprised to hear from Joe Rose, … Continue reading
Is Double-A the New Triple-A?
If you were once a position player with a MLB team and find yourself in Triple-A, unless it’s a rehab assignment, be afraid, be very afraid. The odds are high that you are not in your team’s future plans. In … Continue reading
Forbes Florida Marlins Valuation was 97.4% Accurate
I thought I had been following this issue closely, but in preparing a longer post regarding the stadium deal, I came across an amazing number in the Florida Marlins Ballpark Project Report issued on January 22, 2008 by Miami-Dade County … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Forbes MLB, Juan C. Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Hanley Ramirez signing – Change in strategy?
Please click on spreadsheet to enlarge or print. At first glance, the signing of Hanley Ramirez appeared to signal a shift in philosophy for the Florida Marlins management. If there was going to be a shift, this would have been … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Forbes MLB, Hanley Ramirez, Juan C. Rodriguez
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