The Florida Marlins Are Changing Their Name to The Miami Marlins
Major League Baseball announced its 2012 regular season schedule today and in doing so shared an official little nugget of information regarding the Florida Marlins, who will be changing their name to the Miami Marlins starting next season when they open a new ballpark that will have 37,000 seats, all of which are rumored to have the option of being occupied. From MLB’s official press release:
“The Marlins, changing their name to the Miami Marlins, will open the 2012 season by hosting the inaugural game at the New Marlins Ballpark on Wednesday, April 4th against the St. Louis Cardinals. Located in Little Havana, west of downtown Miami, the venue will seat 37,000 fans, will feature a retractable roof and will have spectacular views of downtown Miami.”
Changing the name to Miami is a lock to assist in all marketing endeavors but is also expected to draw thousands of fans who know little to nothing about sports, as well as adult males who wear giant Ugg boots to sporting events. I know it’s early to say such a thing, but this is a victory for everyone.
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September 14th, 2011 at 11:38 AM
This should increase their daily attendance from 84 to 226.
Of course, they wouldn’t have problems if they had 92 “celebrity owners.”
/Dolphins’d
September 14th, 2011 at 11:38 AM
This has been known for awhile now, hasn’t it? Pretty sure that was one of the conditions that was required before broke-ass Miami agreed to pay for the stadium.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Did city of Miami make the Marlins sign some sort of deal saying they can’t leave for 20 or so years for another city? If not, this new stadium sounds like an awful idea. Even with the curiosity of the new stadium, I’m guessing by september, you’ll start seeing vast swath of empty seats.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Miami Marlins starting next season when they open a new ballpark that will have 37,000 seats, all of which are rumored to have the option of being occupied.
^^^ LOL ^^^
September 14th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
One step closer to Back to the Future: Part II.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Yeah, I think they annouced this two years ago. But to be fair to Hernia, it’s not like people really follow the Marlins closely.
/sorry CRM
September 14th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
One step closer to Back to the Future: Part II.
It’s a shame really. No way the Cubs will win a pennant by 2015. They’ve got a decade long rebuilding ahead of them.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Can we get a TBL interview with a Marlins usher? Do they have any? Are they completely checked out with their jobs and just say “fuck it, sit wherever the hell you want”? You think they get excited when a row is almost full and they can actually help someone find the correct seat, or even better, politely tell a gentleman he’s in the incorrect section?
September 14th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Marlins being in the National league doesn’t help the BTTF Part II predictions either.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Hernia… is Timmy getting a #200 Yardwork? Did I miss where we acknowledge one of the class guys in the game and a future Hall of Famer?
/ok maybe not
September 14th, 2011 at 11:46 AM
buffone’s telling a funny story about being told to ‘take out’ dempsey by abe gibron. ‘he had five pounds of wood in his foot’
September 14th, 2011 at 11:47 AM
i’ll be excited if the colors/unis/logo changes
under armour, you listening?
September 14th, 2011 at 11:48 AM
It’s covered but probably not the way you want it covered.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:48 AM
wwos, wakefield’s almost exactly the same age as me
/works on knuckler
September 14th, 2011 at 11:49 AM
It is weird, the day after Timmy’s 200th and Mo’s 600th, and no Yardwork.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:49 AM
I know, because at that point Miami sports fans will be busy not selling out Dolphins and Hurricanes games.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:50 AM
The guy sitting next to douche bag Uggs guy is pretty cute.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Terrible mistake to pay for this ballpark the way they did (are).
September 14th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Not so fast my friend. By 2015, they’ll get rid of the AL/NL and have Super Divisions according to market size.
Cubs in large market division … Marlins in small market division … Boom!
September 14th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
why don’t they call them the Little Havana Marlins? that would be great.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Nothing worse than usher nazis, by the way. Once went to a Braves game where there was nobody in the outfield. I bought a $30 ticket or something that was out in left field but I wanted to sit right behind Andruw to see if he’d chat me up, maybe ask him if he needed another doughnut or anything. Some Madea looking usher bitched at me…came just short of saying white boy when I told her I threw my ticket stubs away and that she couldn’t prove where my seats were. It caused a scene so I just left.
Reminds me – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTIrl5w7iOo
September 14th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Not so fast my friend. By 2015, they’ll get rid of the AL/NL and have Super Divisions according to market size.
Cubs in large market division … Marlins in small market division … Boom!
Touche.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
How dare you! Wakefield = Legend.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Yardwork is up now.
September 14th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Tim Wakefield is NOT a HOFer
September 14th, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Swing and miss for my hyperbole… clearly not, but he’s a Red Sox staple, and good dude to have on a team. Pretty sure he’ll be home in April 2012, until the Sox have SP injuries.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:35 PM
and by injuries, you mean me driving to Massachusetts and making sure John Lackey conveniently gets a leg injury
September 14th, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Wouldn’t the “South Beach Marlins” work better for marketing?
Oh, wait … they have no talent to take there. Sorry.
September 14th, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Even with the curiosity of the new stadium, I’m guessing by Opening Day, you’ll start seeing vast swath of empty seats.
/ Fixed