Just like retired old dictator Fidel, who for decades has been a PR master in shifting the limelight away from the accusations of the Cuban exiles here in Miami, H. Wayne shows once again that he too knows "how to steal thunder from the Marlins and their new stadium" (as Greg Cote put it) by announcing, just one day after the Marlins ballpark agreement is approved, that he's selling 50% of the Dolphins and his stadium to Stephen M. Ross.
'jonnylons' of the MarlinsNation blog thinks that Huizenga was "basically forced" to make the sale because...
"...after 2010, that stadium will be losing its biggest tenant - the Florida Marlins - as they move into their new home.
"And you better believe that the Marlins are an integral part of the Dolphins franchise. Without the Marlins and their rent money, H-bomb would be losing lots of money as the facility went unused for almost 7 months out of the year. That is a lot of lost revenue."
If that's the case, then selling now is the "right" thing to do, while the price is the highest it can be considering the future earnings-reduction of the stadium property.
Once again (as we brutally discovered after the 1997 World Series win) H. Wayne will always do what is "right" (for his wallet). He said yesterday, "My heart does not want me to do this, but my head says it's the right thing to do..." That could be the theme of his life.
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