The Marlins conducted a media preview at the ballpark and several media-types tweeted out photos of some of the more interesting signature food choices at Marlins Park. Do not look at the photos below if you’re hungry. More
It’s becoming a national conversation piece: @Deadspin defends the Marlins Park home run feature: http://t.co/MEpyHAwo
Big Budweiser neon sign now up above the bar in #Marlins Park outfield promenade. http://t.co/nz46iWgX
Nothing like it in major sports. It’s unique and memorable. RT @LeBatardShow I kind of like the hideous marlins home-run sculpture
A few days ago, we brought you a well-timed photo of the Marlins Park home run feature in full action: spinning fish, shiny lights, and shooting water mists. Now, thanks to YouTube user MrSand0880, we have a video that shows all of that in action. More
Marlins Park sign going up on the north side of the ballpark roof. http://t.co/1Pt6KYbp
Workers at Marlins Park recently added some of the final touches to the Home Run Feature including hundreds of light bulbs and they even took the thing out for a test drive. If you look at the photo above, the statue seems to be in full “Giancarlo-mode”. The big fish on top is elevated, the lights are going crazy and there’s some kind of mist (water or smoke) shooting up in the air. More
From the video, looks like the mist is indeed water.
Here’s the Miccosukee sign on Marlins Park; small enough to believe that it’s not the ballpark name but oddly prominent http://t.co/7rMXwfWx
At $450MM, Loria triples his initial “purchase” of $150MM; If he sells in the next 6 years, he would owe Miami percentage of equity (5%-10%).
You can read more about this in the Assurance Agreement here.
Even before a single game was played at Marlins Park, fans expressed concerns about the parking situation on and around the former Orange Bowl site. After the first exhibitions at the park, the Marlins finally realized that they needed to do a better job explaining the options to fans. To address that, the Marlins have launched a page detailing all the parking options here.
As a public service, here is a summary of that info More