First, from John Brattain's latest Hardball Times article:
'No matter how you look at it, this much is clear: The Florida Marlins have come agonizingly close to getting their field of schemes (with apologies to Neil deMause) but each time they do so, they move the goalposts.
'This tells us two things: One, Loria and Samson are making healthy enough profits that they can afford to wait until they get a deal to their liking. Any stated urgency is simply bogus, were they that desperate, a deal would have been brokered by now. The second thing it tells us is if ground is finally broken, you can bet that the fiscal succubi* that are Loria, Samson and MLB will demand changes to the deal in their favor once the project has hit the "no turning back" stage. They will demand concessions or announce that they are pulling out of the project and returning to Dolphin Stadium.
'Ignore Wayne Huizenga's threats about wanting the Marlins out. Don't forget, the reason the Marlins want a new stadium is that Huizenga gets a sizeable chunk of any stadium revenue (that usually goes to the team). He's not going to say "no" to more easy money. His threats are just a professional courtesy from one fiscal succubus* to another.' (HardballTimes)
ALSO: People of Overtown, the community where the original pre-altered funding plan was designed to help, are understandably angry. (CBS4)
MORE: The Herald's editorial guys want the county to take a breather. (MiamiHerald)
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