LOL at Jeter's British Virgin Island Marlins

[gotbeer]

Marlins claim British Virgin Islands citizenship to avoid going to court in Miami

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According to the Miami Herald, the Marlins are trying to avoid going to court in Miami by claiming that their team should be considered a corporate citizen of the British Virgin Islands. The basis for this is a little convoluted. Marlins Teamco is a corporation that was formed by Jeter and Marlins majority owner Bruce Sherman specifically to buy the Marlins. One of the corporations that owns a minority stake in Marlins Teamco is based in the British Virgin Islands.

Oh, and LOL at Loria.

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As part of a 2009 agreement, the Jeffrey Loria-owned Marlins agreed that if the team was sold within 10 years, the county would get 5 percent of the profits from that sale. The team, which was bought by Loria for $152 million, was sold in 2017 to the Jeter/Sherman majority group for $1.2 billion. Loria, however, claimed that he somehow lost $140 million from the sale, so neither he nor the Marlins owed the county any profits. 

 

[ukyah]

loria should be in jail,  and the marlins should be contracted. they are an embarrassment to baseball.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Man. What a trainwreck. That franchise is ridiculous.

[Lhalo]

[Taylor]

Will Jeter give the city of Miami a gift basket after he F's them?

[Inside Pitch]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Will Jeter give Miami a gift basket after he F's them?

He's doing his best to give them herpes.   What an embarrassment of a franchise...

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Inside Pitch

[Blarg]

The attendence has been abysmal, lower than the A's on a cold night.

[Blarg]

In fact, it's close to tonight's 66er game and I think I could probably shake hands with everyone here in 20 minutes.

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

He's doing his best to give them herpes.   What an embarrassment of a franchise...

 

I meant the city of Miami.

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

I meant the city of Miami.

So did I....

 

[101halo]

Jeets should lower beer prices, all will be forgiven. 

[IEAngelsfan]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

He's doing his best to give them herpes.   What an embarrassment of a franchise...

 

What are you talking about?  Jeets doesn't have herpes.

[101halo]

So, uh, if they're foreign citizens, in this "political climate," any chance the team can get deported? 

In soccer I believe they call it religation. Either way. 

[Lou]

16 minutes ago, 101halo said:

So, uh, if they're foreign citizens, in this "political climate," any chance the team can get deported? 

In soccer I believe they call it religation. Either way. 

Oakland can't even support one team and you want to send another team there? 

[Tank]

I doubt the British Virgin Islands is terribly thrilled about this idea.

word on the street is they'd rather see Speed 3 filmed there than claim the Marlins as theirs.

[zenmaster]

Their attendance would probably be higher if they played in the Virgin Islands. Maybe they can sign a few locals too?

[mtangelsfan]

Meanwhile in Tampa,

Big crowds

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mlb-white-sox-rays-play-in-front-of-abysmal-crowd-974-orioles-white-sox/1r9nzkorcy9nr15hxkqypbw6nb

I honestly believe that both Florida teams should go away.

Edited April 11, 2018 by mtangelsfan

[Blarg]

Why stop there?

[Inside Pitch]

3 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

Meanwhile in Tampa,

Big crowds

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mlb-white-sox-rays-play-in-front-of-abysmal-crowd-974-orioles-white-sox/1r9nzkorcy9nr15hxkqypbw6nb

I honestly believe that both Florida teams should go away.

Think that was Chicago.... but Tampa doesnt draw much bigger than that....

[Angel Oracle]

ST baseball in Florida >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MLB in season play in Florida.

[aznhockeyguy]

Jeter adding a foreign country to the team's name to escape from a lawsuit is like a team owner adding a region to get more exposure...oh wait

[Tank]

the virgin island marlins of miami! brilliant!

[mtangelsfan]

49 minutes ago, aznhockeyguy said:

Jeter adding a foreign country to the team's name to escape from a lawsuit is like a team owner adding a region to get more exposure...oh wait

It's really nothing like that at all.

[Chris]

After Jeter signs Akeel Morris as a free agent, Morris can say it's good to come home.

[ten ocho recon scout]

31 minutes ago, Tank said:

the virgin island marlins of miami! brilliant!

If jeter is involved, it should be the former virgin island marlins.