1. The Miami Herald was able to reveal the talks on the proposed Miami stadium in an 'Exclusive' story on the top of Page 1A in Tuesday's paper, maybe because it's the Herald's top executives that made up the secretive "small group of business, (and) city...leaders" trying to convince MLB to put the stadium up near the Herald's offices and undercut the Hialeah negotiations.
2. MLB joined the negotiations probably because they would love to create a viable alternative to compete against the Hialeah contingent, and develop an atmosphere where continuous concessions may have to be made on both sides, thereby allowing MLB to wheedle its way around having to put more cash on the table.
3. MLB went behind the Marlins' backs to discuss a downtown stadium, maybe because they're beginning to lose faith in the Marlins' front office's ability to actually get a stadium accomplished.
4. The Marlins famously had failed in negotiations with the city of Miami in the past, but since Joe Arriola is no longer Miami's city manager, talks could probably begin with the city on a new footing.
5. Someone must still be smoking something, because they still believe "that the Florida Legislature can be persuaded to provide stadium funding."
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