"Bàidh Stidean" <
ma...@address.net> wrote in message
news:kg4cv15eohgm18nlo...@4ax.com...
> It's not a strange a prospect as it sounds. The Florida Marlins are
> unhappy with their deal in Miami and they are seriously considering
> Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin's offer to move to Oklahoma City. Serious to the
> point that Marlins officials are said to be meeting with Oklahoma City
> within the next two weeks to discuss what the city can offer, which
> would certainly include an expansion or replacement of the AT&T
> Bricktown Ballpark, which only seats around 13,000. Marlins owner
> Jeffrey Loria previously owned the Oklahoma City 89ers, and appears
> pretty interested in the city, given the way it has embraced the
> Hornets and is proving it can support major league sports. Some
> sources ay that IF the Marlins move, Loria's ties to Oklahoma City put
> OKC in the front spot, ahead of other contenters like San Antonio,
> Norfolk, Portland, and several Miami-area cities like Boca Raton and
> Fort Lauderdale. A similar venue arguement with the city of Miami
> cost the city the NHL's Florida Panthers, who moved to he Bank
> Atlantic Center in Sunrise, just outside Fort Lauderdale.
A major obstacle is that the population of the OKC metro area is smaller
than the only metros under consideration. And did the Oklahoma City 89ers
draw big crowds?