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Jaydawg
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Re: San Antonio has become the focus of the Marlins' relocation <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-2369">2369</a>]</b>
3/3/06, 5:52am
I agree Jaydawg. I still just don't understand why the Marlins don't do well in Miami. Florida is a baseball state. The one thing I don't think many people think about is how hot south Florida can get in the summertime & it even stays that way through the end of the season. Often in Florida, you get 2 seasons instead of 4. One long ass summer(about 9 months), & maybe 3 months of fall & winter combined. Even during those 3 months, it doesn't get bone chilling cold in Florida. Maybe people just don't want to go see a baseball game in Miami in May, June, July, August, or September because it gets so freakin dadgum hot! It can be very miserable. The humidity is terrible in Florida also. I think Tampa Bay on the other hand, have the right idea. Tropicana Field is a very pleasant & comfortable place to go watch a major league baseball game during those scorching hot months during the baseball season in Florida. The only problem with the Devil Rays has been puting a winning product on the field. Marlin fans are more inclined to stay home & watch the game on TV because of the miserably hot weather in Miami. I think this is a major factor that no one seems to think about because there are no breaks from the scorching hot weather down there unless it rains.

From a population & big city standpoint, San Antonio would be a better fit. However, if they move there, the stadium needs to be either in doors, or maybe they should have a retractable roof(like Houston). Fans are more about comfort than you might think. It's hard to get motivated about going to watch a baseball game in 90 to 100 plus degree weather & turn red like a steamed lobster. The baseball season does take place during the hottest part of the year.

[drrubb from Panama City Beach/Florida]
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