Marlins window shop Portland. . .

President of the Marlins , David Samson, speaks at a press conference in Portland, Monday. Samson was in Portland to meet with city and state officials and to tour the city as a potential new home for the Marlin's franchise.

Portland's Mayor Tom Potter was no Fan of Marlin Baseball in Portland and I expect, thought he'd play hardball and show them the door or road out of town and laughed when asked about it later. I wonder how much Paul Allen and the Portland Trailblazers gave to his reelection fund? Makes me wonder as the Oregon State House passed a Stadium finance package back in 2003 and Portland is the only City sitting with a package in place. PGE park, home of the Portland Beavers was remodeled a few years ago with Luxury suites and would be the best intern Ballpark in MLB history. And as Portland, said by some to be a one sport town. . . Might find that Basketball is not that sport and Major League Baseball could slip into town with a cure for that soured fan stomach. And that Fan dollar that has been mistreated over the past few years. . .

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