CanesCop86 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's funny because 90% of the diehards I know love them.My guess for what I have heard is probably 75% accept to like in Marlins fans. I'd say among non marlin fans it's probably around a 50 percent spilt, maybe a little more on the dislike but just barely.I'm sorry but if you refuse to go to a game because of a jersey, I don't see how you can consider yourself a true fan. I think once everyone gets over the initial change and shock, they will probably straighten out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 All my friends and family in South Florida who have been Marlins fans forever absolutely hates them, one person said they wouldnt even go to games if they were giving away free tickets lol.And this, my friends (if true), is why Florida as a whole is a failed baseball market. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Here we go.... 1997 | 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 BOLD PREDICTION: The Marlins have their new ballpark at least 80% full this year. For the entire season average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 BOLD PREDICTION: The Marlins have their new ballpark at least 80% full this year. For the entire season average.What the Marlins draw in 2012 in that stadium isn't nearly as important as what they draw in that stadium in 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYYNYR Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's obvious - the teal wasn't selling. The team said as much last year - black merchandise was moving and teal wasn't, so they were going to base the new identity around black. That claim is dubious at best coming from Loria and Co. I don't know how well teal was selling or not when they took over, but Loria made it known that he hated the color from the beginning. He got the team in 2002, and the first chance he got (2003) he minimized the teal to one of four outlines on the numbers. That eliminated all diamond collection (or whatever it's called now) merchandise and relegated teal to a few shirts and caps. And when he made the claim a few months ago, that nobody bought the teal, I checked their official store to find that they didn't have a single teal item, not even a throwback or fashion cap, which are big sellers from New Era. Not even a coffee mug. It's easy to say nobody buys teal when you completely eliminate it from the team's official online store. I don't know if there is an overwhelming call from the fanbase to bring back (or re-emphasize at the time) the teal, but I know that Loria hated it and was going to get rid of it no matter how the fans felt.Very interesting. Great post. I didn't know this. I found it hard to argue against changing to black if sales of teal were that poor, but I'm glad to see that was in fact a dubious claim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's not a dubious claim if the team has any clubhouse shops, which provide revenue they get to keep. The Marlins can't afford to leave any dollars on the table for the sake of anybody's ego, especially coming from an avaricious mercenary like Loria. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish2012 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's not a dubious claim if the team has any clubhouse shops, which provide revenue they get to keep. The Marlins can't afford to leave any dollars on the table for the sake of anybody's ego, especially coming from an avaricious mercenary like Loria.How exactly is Loria a mercenary when he's owned the team the longest of any of the team's owners and was the only one able to secure the team's future in Miami? Does that make John Henry a mercenary? He bought the Marlins, promised he'd build a stadium in Miami on his own, then failed in his attempt to get State money, cried poor, and then found $700 million to buy the Red Sox. You may not like the way Loria operated his team prior to getting the stadium built, but at least he stuck with it and saved baseball here, whereas the two previous, far richer, owners, sold when stadium deals fell through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I'm just saying that my own personal take on him is that he wouldn't turn down a single dollar in profit, especially for something as trivial as ego. If I phrased that inelegantly I apologize.I just don't see a groundswell of support for teal merchandise above all others as some have claimed. If the fans really wanted teal, I don't think he'd offer them orange. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Made this mostly for laughs... what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrypep Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Made this mostly for laughs... what do you think?It is funny. Include a fishing line in the Marlin's mouth and you have a home run (pun intended). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzaman7294 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Made this mostly for laughs... what do you think?actually id be interested to see what the whole set looks like in teal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrypep Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's not a dubious claim if the team has any clubhouse shops, which provide revenue they get to keep. The Marlins can't afford to leave any dollars on the table for the sake of anybody's ego, especially coming from an avaricious mercenary like Loria.How exactly is Loria a mercenary when he's owned the team the longest of any of the team's owners and was the only one able to secure the team's future in Miami? Does that make John Henry a mercenary? He bought the Marlins, promised he'd build a stadium in Miami on his own, then failed in his attempt to get State money, cried poor, and then found $700 million to buy the Red Sox. You may not like the way Loria operated his team prior to getting the stadium built, but at least he stuck with it and saved baseball here, whereas the two previous, far richer, owners, sold when stadium deals fell through.I agree with this pretty much, hard to fault Loria at all when he got the stadium deal done. The uniforms are pretty good in general, if they fix the numbers these uniforms are really unique. I really love the orange caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 The Marlins stadium deal is one of the biggest taxpayer heists in the storied history of stadium socialism. I'll fault him all I want. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hey, that's the deal. You want a major league team, you pay for a stadium. Been that way for 60 years. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish2012 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 The Marlins stadium deal is one of the biggest taxpayer heists in the storied history of stadium socialism. I'll fault him all I want.Really? Do you even live in Miami or know the details of the deal? It's actually one of the better deals. Not a dime of it comes from money that could have gone to things like schools, police, etc. It's all tourist tax dollars that are ear-marked for projects like this. If you don't like tax-payer funded stadiums, that's fine, but this one didn't break any new ground. If you want to hate Loria and the Marlins for securing public funds for a stadium, then you probably shouldn't follow professional sports, because every venue uses some form of public money. Just the way these things work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THUNDA Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Saw a ton of old F caps out last night. Lots of locals in mourning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoehrin Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 The Marlins stadium deal is one of the biggest taxpayer heists in the storied history of stadium socialism. I'll fault him all I want.Well it led in large part to the mayor getting recalled if it makes you feel better. It was never put to a public vote because if it was it would have a snowball's chance in hell at passing.I've said numerous times I think it should be a federal law that the four major sports leagues aren't allowed to ask for publically financed stadiums. I don't think a city ever gets their return on investment, and the only reason they build them is to prevent the team from leaving, not because they think it will somehow make the city more profitable. Just about any new revenues generated by these new stadiums I think is just about entirely captured by the team and the players, leaving the city and taxpayers with the bill.As for the new look I'll give it three years before people start to get sick of it. It still has the new car smell so people are as high on it as they are going to be, but the logo looks like something you'd see on the outside of a shopping mall, not a baseball cap. It just has no personality to it at all for me at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justen Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 If they took the M and shaded it like the rest of the Miami and Marlins word marks, with just one accent color i think it would be good. That and the numbers need some work. I personally like the blue instead of the orange but the orange works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevis Meseroll Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Does anybody at least know the font for the numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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