Thursday, March 09, 2006

Jeffrey Blames the Fans

"Let me say this about the stadium: There has been very little progress towards a new stadium...And, I was thinking the other day, reflecting back on the last four years, if any of the thousands of fans -- good fans -- who were on that World Series parade route were in touch with their elected officials and expressed their desire to keep the team in South Florida, and keep it going, it probably would have been done by now. I'm very surprised that it hasn't been done by now, especially with our contribution. That's really all I want to say about it. We have options, and we're looking at all our options right now." (MLB)

He's playing to an historically tough crowd. Remember what this supposedly football-crazy town forced Joe Robbie to do. "In the late 1970's and early 1980's after playing at the Orange Bowl for many years, Dolphins owner Joe Robbie began lobbying for a new stadium for his team. After voters continually rejected tax increases for a stadium to be built, Joe Robbie decided to have the stadium built himself." (Eseats.com)(Wikipedia)

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