Jeffrey Loria on the New Marlins Stadium

by craig on Sep 21, 2009 10:31 AM EDT in News and Rumors

The NYT sat down with Jeffrey Loria and asked some questions about the new stadium. Read the whole thing and see what you think, but I will tease you with two excerpts.

When Jeffrey Loria says that the Florida Marlins’ new stadium will be a work of art, he means it literally. Loria, the owner of the Marlins, who made his money as an art dealer, is overseeing many of the details of the design of the park,...

This, as I have said in the past, scares me to death. Mr. Loria's designs are a bit ostentatious for my taste. To give an example: The 1997 Marlins World Series ring. The 2003 World Series ring which was designed by Loria. The thing that isn't captured in the photos is the size of the rings. The 2003 ring is hugh. Your mileage may vary on this.

And here is the second one:

Q. Will the team have new uniforms?

A. We’re two years away, but we started working on a new look for the uniforms, new colors, something special for the new home. Teal is a color for the ’90s. You have to be cognizant of your time. The seats will be a beautiful shade of blue.

I take that to mean that Teal is dead. But if it so 90s it should be back in style by 2012. I would really hate it if they do away with the teal altogether and do something stupid like putting orange in its place. It is not like there is that much teal on the uniforms right now, but there is something to be said for honoring tradition, even in a small way.

Anyway, read the article for insights on what the decor of the new stadium may be.

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im liking what im hearing..

i really do hope they get rid of the teal for the main uniforms.. woudnt mind having it as an alternate uniform color, but that teal and that bit of glitter in the letters doesnt really give off the look of a team to be feared.. i alos hope loria doesnt go all out and try to make the stadium too flashy and artistic. He has to rememeber that its still a baseball stadium, not an art expo

by xquiles21x on Sep 21, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions

teams don't need to be feared.

we need to get past the days of “everyone must wear black.”

The Cardinals don’t have a scary name, colors or logo, yet they just win. Heck, there are the Padres, Blue Jays, Twins, etc., none of whom are particularly fierce.

The Marlins had arguably the most unique team color in all of baseball. Teal would be tacky for some midwestern team, but this is South Florida, home to beaches, year-round summer colors and of course, the aqua-and-orange Dolphins. Should the Fins be embarrassed about aqua being from the ’70s??

It’s funny how much team colors mean in football, college or pro. But in baseball and basketball, colors are little more than fads to be changed up when merchandise sales lag. So if the stadium seats are any indication, I guess we can look forward to some lame combo of “Cubs blue,” white and black.

Oh, and I’m sure there will be a bit of silver highlighting just to show their daring creativity.

by Fishcrazy on Sep 21, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't like what I'm hearing

The teal needs to stay, it’s our one main color. I have a feeling it will be replaced by that sea blue the seats are, which doesn’t look back but I like being the teal and black. I also don’t like the talk of changing uniforms 2 years down the road. Why would I go out and buy any team gear of significant value if they are publicly saying it’s not going to be the same in 2 years? Do it now. Don’t talk about it, be about it.

As for the glitter… it’s not really “glitter,” per say. It’s the high quality material most professional baseball teams use (and a lot of minor league teams too). Ours just tends to stick out more because its on black. I’m sure the material can be made sans-shiny stuff… but I actually like it on my authentic jersey..

by jrsyeagle on Sep 21, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

and of course, we know how this ends.

Team switches colors. Several years later, team wears teal unis for a throwback game. Much media, fan praise follows for “retro” look. Teal throwback jerseys gain in sales popularity. Team begins trying out the teal unis on a limited basis—alt-road, alt-Sunday, etc. Team ultimately incorporates teal back into the uniforms.

See: Chargers, San Diego.

by Fishcrazy on Sep 21, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

but i still think that theres room for postive change in their uniforms.. im just not a big fan of what we got on now. but hey as long as the uniforms arent as teal as they were in the 90’s then all should be good. all i really care about is that the team stays here anyways haha

by xquiles21x on Sep 21, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions