Everytime I see your Dolphins Stadium picture, it reminds me of the day game I spent watching the marlins. By the seventh inning we were all dying of sun stroke, ...all 8,000 of us!
We left the stadium, and listened to the last few innings in an air conditioned auto!
rbd
go fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: Mikey Lowe and AJ Burnett are still Marlins! (I hope?)
And P.S. Grading cards 5 days a week, I think, would be compared to working in a micro chip assembly line! (But do the graders get stock options? Health Insurance? 401K? Along with that salary, we don't know about!
They get paid for each card they grade. I think they make a quarter for every 5 or lower. A dime for every 6 - 8, a nickel for every 9 and a penny for every 10.
<< <i>They get paid for each card they grade. I think they make a quarter for every 5 or lower. A dime for every 6 - 8, a nickel for every 9 and a penny for every 10.
Mr. Michael R. Haynes , 54 Chief Exec. Officer $ 498.00K N/A Mr. David G. Hall , 58 Pres $ 600.00K N/A Mr. Michael J. Lewis , 61 Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer $ 348.00K N/A Mr. Paul Montgomery , Pres - Bowers and Merena Galleries N/A N/A Mr. Joseph J. Orlando , 33 Pres of Professional Sports Authenticator and Pres of PSA/DNA Authentication Services N/A N/A
Joe is obviously only a President of a branch of Mr. Haynes' company, but I am sure he makes a 200+K salary. The company's stock is basically on a 5-year high currently, $40/share being the highest realized price, but that was a long time ago.
the Marlins didnt trade away any players this year.
That picture is probably from 1998 after the managment traded away the 1997 world series champs.
I have one of those mini plans 48 games a season, mostly weekends and the stadium has some decent attaendance, they just need a new stadium with a retractable roof.
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Calleocho, the picture is from 2003 - the year the Marlins won the World Series.
Come on, I'm from South Florida. Let's not kid ourselves. The fans have NEVER and will NEVER support the Marlins. The reason fans don't show up is not because they don't have a new stadium. The Miami Heat got a new arena a few years ago and the place was a graveyard until they got Shaq. South Florida is a bush league town that's filled with front running phonies. You know it and I know it. Even if a team wins, it's not enough. The Marlins didn't even sell out their playoff games in '97 and '03. Only when they got to the WS did the bandwagon become full. Of course, right after that, attendence fell back to their pathetic levels. Just look at the attendance of the Marlins in '04, after winning the championship.
South Florida is no hotter than St. Louis or Arlington in the summer, and don't forget, I LIVED in S. Florida, so I know first hand how the fans are down there. The rain? Yeah it rains in S. Florida, but it's not like they have a rain delay every other day. The excuses you offer may work with people from other parts of the country, but it won't work with me. We're talking about a CHAMPIONSHIP season in which the Marlins drew like the Devil Rays and Expos. The stats don't lie.
Let me ask you this. How did the Miami Heat draw after they moved into the state of the art American Airlines Arena? It was in downtown, surrounded by restaurants and nightlife. How'd they do the first few years?
Dolphin games are regularly blacked out, The Miami Hurricanes hardly fill 50% against non FSU teams, the Heat struggled with attendance until Shaq and the Marlins, despite winning championships, draw like the Devil Rays.
Stop making excuses for the bandwagon jumping fans in S. Florida.
<< <i>the marlins have the most rain delays of any major league team.
so far this year they have missed something like 900 minutes.
It sounds like i am making excuses, but i really believe a stadium would help. >>
A new stadium would help, but do you really think S. Florida baseball fans deserve a new stadium?
They sure as heck haven't shown any loyalty to the Marlins. Look at the Panthers hockey team. They built a brand new arena and struggled in attendance. I already mentioned the Heat and their new arena.
The fans haven't show me any reason whatsoever to believe they'll ever support baseball in S. Florida.
The Marlins are one of the most exciting teams in all of baseball, with many home grown players. They added Carlos Delgado and won a world championship just two years ago and have two in the last eight years. You're going to have to come up with a better excuse than rain for the abysmal Marlin attendance.
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I think it's one of those jobs that depend alot on specific work conditions. For instance, I could probably have a lot of fun grading 150-200 vintage cards a day. But I would not want to be the guy who's got to pore over 600 '89 TT Griffey's before 6 pm.
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Everytime I see your Dolphins Stadium picture, it reminds me of the day game I spent watching the marlins. By the seventh inning we were all dying of sun stroke, ...all 8,000 of us!
We left the stadium, and listened to the last few innings in an air conditioned auto!
rbd
go fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: Mikey Lowe and AJ Burnett are still Marlins! (I hope?)
And P.S. Grading cards 5 days a week, I think, would be compared to working in a micro chip assembly line! (But do the graders get stock options? Health Insurance? 401K? Along with that salary, we don't know about!
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<< <i>They get paid for each card they grade. I think they make a quarter for every 5 or lower. A dime for every 6 - 8, a nickel for every 9 and a penny for every 10.
I was thinking the EXACT same thing!!!!
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Mr. Michael R. Haynes , 54
Chief Exec. Officer $ 498.00K N/A
Mr. David G. Hall , 58
Pres $ 600.00K N/A
Mr. Michael J. Lewis , 61
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer $ 348.00K N/A
Mr. Paul Montgomery ,
Pres - Bowers and Merena Galleries N/A N/A
Mr. Joseph J. Orlando , 33
Pres of Professional Sports Authenticator and Pres of PSA/DNA Authentication Services N/A N/A
Joe is obviously only a President of a branch of Mr. Haynes' company, but I am sure he makes a 200+K salary. The company's stock is basically on a 5-year high currently, $40/share being the highest realized price, but that was a long time ago.
Julen
RIP GURU
That picture is probably from 1998 after the managment traded away the 1997 world series champs.
I have one of those mini plans 48 games a season, mostly weekends and the stadium has some decent attaendance, they just need a new stadium with a retractable roof.
Groucho Marx
Come on, I'm from South Florida. Let's not kid ourselves. The fans have NEVER and will NEVER support the Marlins. The reason fans don't show up is not because they don't have a new stadium. The Miami Heat got a new arena a few years ago and the place was a graveyard until they got Shaq. South Florida is a bush league town that's filled with front running phonies. You know it and I know it. Even if a team wins, it's not enough. The Marlins didn't even sell out their playoff games in '97 and '03. Only when they got to the WS did the bandwagon become full. Of course, right after that, attendence fell back to their pathetic levels. Just look at the attendance of the Marlins in '04, after winning the championship.
GO MARLINS! Home of the best fans in baseball!!
Marlins attendance figures the last four years:
2002 - 29th in the league in attendance. Thank God for Montreal!
2003 - 28th in the league in attendance, just ahead of Tampa Bay and Montreal.
2004 - 26th in the league in attendance. They were able to leap frog power house clubs like Pittsburgh and Kansas City.
2005 - 27th in the league in attendance. Do we see the pattern now?
GO MARLINS! Home of the best fans in baseball!!
how many days has there been always been rain in the late afternoon.
Put a nice stadium right next to the water with some nice restaurants, nighclubs etc people would go.
Groucho Marx
Let me ask you this. How did the Miami Heat draw after they moved into the state of the art American Airlines Arena? It was in downtown, surrounded by restaurants and nightlife. How'd they do the first few years?
Dolphin games are regularly blacked out, The Miami Hurricanes hardly fill 50% against non FSU teams, the Heat struggled with attendance until Shaq and the Marlins, despite winning championships, draw like the Devil Rays.
Stop making excuses for the bandwagon jumping fans in S. Florida.
GO MARLINS! Home of the best fans in baseball!!
What do you tell your friends you do for a living?
so far this year they have missed something like 900 minutes.
It sounds like i am making excuses, but i really believe a stadium would help.
Groucho Marx
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this one will be no different.
SD
edited to add: I bet if you asked one he/she would reply "not enough"
<< <i>the marlins have the most rain delays of any major league team.
so far this year they have missed something like 900 minutes.
It sounds like i am making excuses, but i really believe a stadium would help. >>
A new stadium would help, but do you really think S. Florida baseball fans deserve a new stadium?
They sure as heck haven't shown any loyalty to the Marlins. Look at the Panthers hockey team. They built a brand new arena and struggled in attendance. I already mentioned the Heat and their new arena.
The fans haven't show me any reason whatsoever to believe they'll ever support baseball in S. Florida.
The Marlins are one of the most exciting teams in all of baseball, with many home grown players. They added Carlos Delgado and won a world championship just two years ago and have two in the last eight years. You're going to have to come up with a better excuse than rain for the abysmal Marlin attendance.
GO MARLINS! Home of the best fans in baseball!!
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<< <i>I believe they are paid with 1989 Score baseball cards....... >>
Geez, and I thought it was 1990 score commons, 1989 commons seem scare compared to 1990!
I think it's one of those jobs that depend alot on specific work conditions. For instance, I could probably have a lot of fun grading 150-200 vintage cards a day. But I would not want to be the guy who's got to pore over 600 '89 TT Griffey's before 6 pm.
Julen
RIP GURU
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