This is an excellent article recapping the history of the Marlins owners. I definitely learned something new from each of them.
Bruce Sherman sure has had the worst luck in signing free agents, but I'll give him credit for successfully hosting international baseball events. It's not surprising that these events crowd Loan Depot Park more than actual Marlins games, and that's something that needs to be fixed going forward. He was also recently able to push for the renovations in Jupiter, which something his predecessor couldn't get done.
It may be hard to believe sometimes but Jeffrey Loria has had the best history with the Marlins amongst the 4 owners. He's had the most winning seasons and the most high-profile players in our 31 seasons as a franchise. However, he was responsible for making some of our worst trades ever (Derek Lee, Adrian Gonzalez, Miguel Cabrera/Dontrelle Willis, and even the infamous blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays). As pointed out in the article, he always had a revolving door of managers.
John Henry deserves some recognition for keeping it real with his intentions of wanting a stadium in Miami strictly for baseball only. When he saw there was no chance of that happening, he came out swinging and broke even with the sale.
Wayne Huizenga is of course the most respectable owner on this list because he was a South Florida legend. He was truly invested in bringing sports franchises to the Miami metro area and he'll always be remembered for that. Unfortunately, as quickly as the Marlins rose to fame and greatness in 1997, he quickly tore that team apart with the first fire sale in 1998. Perhaps it isn't surprising he was known for tearing franchises down... he was the founder of Waste Management after all.
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This is an excellent article recapping the history of the Marlins owners. I definitely learned something new from each of them.
Bruce Sherman sure has had the worst luck in signing free agents, but I'll give him credit for successfully hosting international baseball events. It's not surprising that these events crowd Loan Depot Park more than actual Marlins games, and that's something that needs to be fixed going forward. He was also recently able to push for the renovations in Jupiter, which something his predecessor couldn't get done.
It may be hard to believe sometimes but Jeffrey Loria has had the best history with the Marlins amongst the 4 owners. He's had the most winning seasons and the most high-profile players in our 31 seasons as a franchise. However, he was responsible for making some of our worst trades ever (Derek Lee, Adrian Gonzalez, Miguel Cabrera/Dontrelle Willis, and even the infamous blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays). As pointed out in the article, he always had a revolving door of managers.
John Henry deserves some recognition for keeping it real with his intentions of wanting a stadium in Miami strictly for baseball only. When he saw there was no chance of that happening, he came out swinging and broke even with the sale.
Wayne Huizenga is of course the most respectable owner on this list because he was a South Florida legend. He was truly invested in bringing sports franchises to the Miami metro area and he'll always be remembered for that. Unfortunately, as quickly as the Marlins rose to fame and greatness in 1997, he quickly tore that team apart with the first fire sale in 1998. Perhaps it isn't surprising he was known for tearing franchises down... he was the founder of Waste Management after all.