Weird how the only team that can draw consistently in the Florida market is a team playing a sport that in theory has no business being in the Florida area. (Lightning) Probably helps their barn is smack dab in the middle of downtown Tampa.
the MLB had a golden chance with the Marlins when that Cuban dude came forward as a interested buyer. Loved by the Cuban community in the area, had a passion for baseball and most importantly, had a metric ****ton of money to the point he could have easily bought the team and then actually pumped money into it to make the Marlins relevant.
Instead, they picked a bunch of schmucks who offered a slightly higher bid (despite needing a small army to assemble the needed cash) because of "muh Jeter figurehead."
Not to say Jeter's at fault for anything with the Stanton deal or anything, this is all on the MLB.