Tag Archives: Sarah Talalay

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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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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The Ghost of Orange Bowl Past is Smiling

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Jorge Costales

A historical injustice is about to be corrected. A Miami Herald article [copied at end of post] notes that plans have been finalized for another stadium to rise where the Orange Bowl once stood. In her informative The Business of … Continue reading →

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Judge Cohen Punts Even When She Rules

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Jorge Costales

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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Opportunity Knocks

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Jorge Costales

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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See no *EBIT, hear no EBIT, definitely speak no EBIT

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Jorge Costales

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 →

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