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| 4 Major Sports Teams Represented in South Florida |
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Richard Gonzalez |
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There is a sports team in all 4 major categories in South Florida. Football has the Miami Dolphins, basketball has the Miami Heat, Florida Panthers play in the National Hockey League, and in Major League Baseball there is the Florida Marlins.
Baseball season is here, and since it's my favorite sport, I wanted to talk about the Florida Marlins. The National League was the topic of debate in 1990, as the owners wanted to have two new expansion teams represent this league. One of these two expansion teams was going to have a home in the Sunshine state. Three cities, Orlando, Tampa Bay, and Miami got into a bidding war to determine where the new team would play their home games. In the end, it was a businessman by the name of Wayne Huizenga who won the bidding war and set up the team in Miami. An eye opening $95 million dollars later, and Huizenga has his team - it was June 1991.
The Florida Marlins took the field in 1993. 1997 was a banner year for the club as they made history winning their first of two wild card and World Series - in the process breaking a then record of becoming the fastest expansion team at the time to win a championship. Remarkably, the Marlins came from the Wild Card position again in 2003 to capture the championship - setting another record again, by being the only two time champion in any of the 4 major American sports to win a championship coming from the wild card position.
The joys, however, did come with some low points. The Marlins inaugural season ranks amongst their worst on record. Their .395 win percentage ranks among the games worst, although their sophomore season shattered that mark with a .333 winning percentage. Of course things did pick up in the winning column - as both their championship runs had percentages just above .500 with their 1997 season being their best, a .568 winning percentage.
Fan attendance has always been a problem for the Florida Marlins. Ranking among the lowest in attendance since 1998, the team from South Florida has risen to the top. 2003 saw the Marlins be the second to last team in attendance, which is surprisingly since they had won their second world series that year. A new home in 2012 is what the owners hope will draw people back to the ballpark.
The Marlins are responsible for developing some sought after talent in MLB. In 1996, a young pitcher by the name of Kevin Brown finished in second place for the Cy Young award, which is given to the league's best pitcher. Going through the Marlins farm system, Miguel Cabrera got sharpened his hitting prowess and has become one of the game's best. Hitting 138 homeruns, he played five seasons with the Marlins.
Like I stated earlier, a new home is awaiting the Marlins in 2012. Since 1993, the Marlins have shared the same playing field as the NLF's Miami Dolphins. In their 19th year in the league, the Marlins will be moving to a spot where the legendary Orange Bowl used to stand. The new stadium will hold an estimated 37,000 people, and to combat the hot summer days/nights in South Florida, will have a retractable roof, becoming the sixth stadium in MLB to have one. Another thing that the Florida Marlins will be leaving behind in 2012 is their name. Miami Marlins will be the new name of the south Florida team.
With a new name and a new stadium, here's to hoping that the Marlins get back to their winning ways.
Richard M Gonzalez lives in Ft. Lauderdale and has written about Coupons Ft Lauderdale for different website based travel companies. He has found great savings at Coupons Fort Lauderdale, a money saving website serving the local Miami/Ft. Lauderdale community.
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