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We know that Marlins president David Samson was already furious that Deadspin published the team's financial records, but it's a good bet that his anger level is even higher now that their publication is creating some issues with their stadium contract. Miami mayor Tomas Regalado asked the city attorney to look into reopening the city's contract with the Marlins for a parking garage at the team's new stadium, according to the Miami Herald. His request comes on the heels of Miami-Dade Commissioner Rebeca Sosa's request that county administrators try to get the team to pony up more money for the stadium's construction. In both cases, the revelation that the team made in excess of $30 million in 2008 and 2009.
"If the answer is in the negative, what recourse do we have to expose those who misinformed the commission and public during a public hearing?" Regalado, who voted against the stadium deal, asked the city attorney.
The deal with the city involves a $125 million contribution for the garage and other infrastructure improvements with the city and club splitting proceeds from advertising on the garage on a 50-50 basis. Regalado wants the city to get all of the proceeds. The county will spend about $362 million while the Marlins are on the hook for $155 million, with about $35 million coming from a loan from the county that will be repaid via rent payments.
Samson and the Marlins have long maintained that getting a stadium was vital to their ability to survive financially in Miami. These reports don't really disprove that since they do need to come up with some money, but there's little doubt they would have wound up with different terms if the true financial picture was known before the deal was finalized.
Samson replied to Sosa's request by saying that "a contract is a contract" but surely some lawyer has already told him that things aren't quite that simple. When one party is guilty of fraud or misrepresentation, a contract can quickly become null and void. We're a long way from any finding of that type, of course, but if the city is really going to make an issue of this, things could get sticky.
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