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Miami Marlins offering Pujols 225 million

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FairWarning
This will not end well for Miami. Did all of their fans suddenly get money? What if he underperforms, will they pay some team to take him.
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You act like they already signed him.

:wtf:


No team announces their offers this early.

All this info is from sources who have no clue what they're talking about.

ALL speculation.

This feels like an SBR thread.


It always amazes me how MUCH people despise change.


Everyone hated Achtung Baby too when it first came out.
 
rjt721
SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that that Marlins' offer to Albert Pujols was "well, well below" $200 million.
It was a nine-year proposal, but the average annual salary was not substantial enough for Pujols and his representatives to take it seriously. The Cardinals still look to be the front-runner for the 31-year-old slugger and will remain on top until another team steps forward. Miami's interest was never for real.
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:redx:

He has absolutely no way of knowing if their offer:

A) real or not

B) ever happened

C) what was offered
 
Pavy
They are still going to have 500 fans watching the game like now. You think the fans are going to leave the beach to go watch boring baseball because the stadium is bigger now?
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Stating the facts; you're doing it wrong.

The stadium will be SMALLER. The weather will now be a non-factor.

The horrific sight lines will be a non-factor.

Payroll will go up because ownership will now get concessions/parking unlike in SunLife stadium.
 
Daft
Stating the facts; you're doing it wrong.

The stadium will be SMALLER. The weather will now be a non-factor.

The horrific sight lines will be a non-factor.

Payroll will go up because ownership will now get concessions/parking unlike in SunLife stadium.
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People don't watch baseball in Miami and I don't blame them. I would rather be at the beach drinking pina coladas than watching baseball in the middle of the summer.
 
Daft
You act like they already signed him.

:wtf:


No team announces their offers this early.

All this info is from sources who have no clue what they're talking about.

ALL speculation.

This feels like an SBR thread.


It always amazes me how MUCH people despise change.


Everyone hated Achtung Baby too when it first came out.
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Can't I play Devil's Advocate? Miami fans as a whole, suck. Even when they had WS teams, they had a very hard time drawing. My friends drove 25+ hours to see the Cubs-Marlins playoff series in 2004. It was still cheaper than buying tix in Chicago. Pretty sure Pujols will take that $225 mil contract offer back to the Cards and they will come to an agreement.

Can't say Achtung Baby is in my top 100 albums either.
 
FairWarning
My friends drove 25+ hours to see the Cubs-Marlins playoff series in 2004. It was still cheaper than buying tix in Chicago
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LOL. common man. you have no clue

I was at the Cubs/Marlins playoff series. It was sold out.

It was only cheaper than Chicago prices because the stadium holds 70K not 35-40K like Wrigley.

Supply and demand.

SO much hate when it comes to this baseball team.
 
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_baseball_marlins/2011/10/florida-marlins-2011-telecasts-were-must-not-see-tv.html

Florida Marlins: 2011 telecasts were must NOT see TV
by: Juan C. Rodriguez October 5th, 2011 | 11:32 AM

For all of their attendance issues through the years, the Marlins for the most part enjoyed strong regional sports network (RSN) ratings. That wasn’t the case this season. According to research in the Sports Business Journal, Marlins fans tuned out en mass.

The Marlins’ average rating on Fox Sports Florida was 2.03, down an alarming 27.8 percent from last season. As a point of comparison,the Phillies topped all RSN ratings with a 9.12, up 10.5 percent from 2010. The rest of the top five: the Cardinals (9.00), Brewers (7.95), Red Sox (7.80) and Reds (7.44).

In addition, the Marlins’ average audience size of 32,000 households was the fourth lowest in the majors, ahead of only the Nationals (29,000), and the Athletics and Orioles (31,000 each). That figure for the Marlins decreased 25.2 percent from 2010. According to the Sports Business Journal, the Marlins’ RSN rating and audience size both ranked in the bottom third of all MLB teams, as well as their overall rate of decline.

As good a job as Rich Waltz and Tommy Hutton do, the nosedive shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Marlins with the exception of the first two months and a stretch in July were not a fun team to watch. Their two superstars — Josh Johnson and Hanley Ramirez — were either hurt or missing in action for all but a fraction of the season. Plus, the Marlins fielded one of the National League’s worst offensive clubs in terms of runs (11th), batting average (11th) and batting average with runners in scoring position (14th).

The viewership and attendance numbers will increase in 2012 as fans either come out or tune in for a glimpse of the new ballpark and new manager Ozzie Guillen in Miami Marlins garb. Whether or not those fans/viewers keep turning out and tuning in invariably will hinge on whether the Marlins put a compelling product on the field.
 
FairWarning
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_baseball_marlins/2011/10/florida-marlins-2011-telecasts-were-must-not-see-tv.html

Florida Marlins: 2011 telecasts were must NOT see TV
by: Juan C. Rodriguez October 5th, 2011 | 11:32 AM

For all of their attendance issues through the years, the Marlins for the most part enjoyed strong regional sports network (RSN) ratings. That wasn’t the case this season. According to research in the Sports Business Journal, Marlins fans tuned out en mass.

The Marlins’ average rating on Fox Sports Florida was 2.03, down an alarming 27.8 percent from last season. As a point of comparison,the Phillies topped all RSN ratings with a 9.12, up 10.5 percent from 2010. The rest of the top five: the Cardinals (9.00), Brewers (7.95), Red Sox (7.80) and Reds (7.44).

In addition, the Marlins’ average audience size of 32,000 households was the fourth lowest in the majors, ahead of only the Nationals (29,000), and the Athletics and Orioles (31,000 each). That figure for the Marlins decreased 25.2 percent from 2010. According to the Sports Business Journal, the Marlins’ RSN rating and audience size both ranked in the bottom third of all MLB teams, as well as their overall rate of decline.

As good a job as Rich Waltz and Tommy Hutton do, the nosedive shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Marlins with the exception of the first two months and a stretch in July were not a fun team to watch. Their two superstars — Josh Johnson and Hanley Ramirez — were either hurt or missing in action for all but a fraction of the season. Plus, the Marlins fielded one of the National League’s worst offensive clubs in terms of runs (11th), batting average (11th) and batting average with runners in scoring position (14th).

The viewership and attendance numbers will increase in 2012 as fans either come out or tune in for a glimpse of the new ballpark and new manager Ozzie Guillen in Miami Marlins garb. Whether or not those fans/viewers keep turning out and tuning in invariably will hinge on whether the Marlins put a compelling product on the field.
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That part about the nationals and orioles is just comical. The Washington dc/baltimore area is just a sports wasteland until the ravens get an offense at least. I think this Miami stadium will be one of the most fun stadiums in the country to watch a baseball game and have a night out.

The problem with sun life stadium was the location and the heat in the summer, I am surprised anyone went to the games at all. This is one of the best young clubs in the country, add Mark Buehrle, Yoenis Cespedes, and maybe some more big namesand this team will be a contender next year.

The marlins have been building up to this for a few years and it looks like they are willing to spend some money to have a contender. If I were a player and I had a choice of living in Florida on the beach with the florida lifestyle or most of the year in the snow, I'd sign with Miami any day of the week.

These sunbelt teams dont have the history of the northern teams , but it took alot of teams like The Red Sox and other alot of years to build up that loyal fan base. Snowbirds and transplants and fair weather fans be damned, this Miami stadium is going to be a fun place to see a game.
 
i have no horse in this race but...

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