(Courtesy of the Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald, NBC6, and the AP.)
"'I appreciate the emotion...I appreciate the fact you feel hurt and burned.'"
"'Jeffrey wants [the team] to stay more than all of you.'"
"'We were [considered] the most disappointing team in all of baseball [in 2005]. It's not like we traded the '27 Yankees.'"
"Off stage, Samson said the team has received fewer than 100 refund requests, which the Marlins won't grant."
"'We're definitely negotiating with everybody, and we're trying to get a deal done here.'"
"Samson, in talking about how the team's fan base has grown under Loria's ownership, was roundly booed when he said, 'In 2002, none of you were wearing Marlins stuff.'"
"'Five of the last seven stadium deals were done in cities where the team started to relocate and then didn't. . . . The first thing I said to the mayor of San Antonio is you are not our first choice.'"
"'Our focus is on staying in South Florida, that's our only goal.'"
"When one suggested the Marlins sell the team to Venezuelan media mogul Gustavo Cisneros, Samson said, 'I'm sorry. Do you work for [Miami city manager Joe] Arriola?'"
"'If you're thinking you can have an owner who is super rich, who is all of a sudden going to pour money into the team, I've got a very interesting surprise for you. You had two owners like that and they didn't do it either.'"
"Samson again ruled out building a stadium without a retractable roof to save money."
"One fan blasted Samson for his 'tone of voice,' yelling, 'We're all you've got. Look at how you're talking to us.' Samson responded, 'Look how you're talking to me! That's not how a conversation should go.' The fan then left."
"Asked about ideas to help raise money for a stadium, Samson said local government suggested a ticket surcharge, but the team opposes that. 'We've looked at the legal implications of doing a stock offering,' he added."
"After the session, Samson said, 'It would have been a problem if we had five people here. Apathy is far worse than negativity.'"
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