“Let’s be real,” Geffner said. “This was a decision made to save money, like so many other decisions this club has made over the last five-plus years. Good for them. They save a few bucks, and the product suffers.”
Neither Geffner’s 2022 salary — nor Sielaff’s 2023 salary — could be confirmed.
Lastly, Geffner said: “I leave with my head held high because I know the level at which I performed over 15 seasons, and I know — and am incredibly grateful for — the respect I earned among the people with whom I worked, my colleagues in the industry, and especially Marlins fans.”
It’s unusual — but not unprecedented — for an announcer to lash out publicly after being jettisoned by a team. The Marlins dropped two previous play-by-play announcers, Rich Waltz and Roxy Bernstein, and neither publicly criticized the team in the aftermath. Neither did analysts Tommy Hutton — who was eventually brought back — nor Todd Hollandworth or mostly recently, J.P. Arencibia after their dismissals.
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