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RUMOR: Marlins to Stay in South Florida

Appearing on ESPNNEWS in an interview with Mike Greenberg Bud Selig revealed the following (this was summarized by MB.com from a user watching ESPNEWS)

Mike Greenberg: if the Marlins are staying in South Florida
Bud Selig: Yes

Mike Greenberg: with the current ownership in place
Bud Selig: not if they can’t get a stadium deal done

Mike Greenberg: Can you force them to sell?
Bud Selig: If they are not doing what is best for baseball, yes

Mike Greenberg: Are they doing what is best for baseball by fielding that team
Bud Selig: NO

Mike Greenberg: They receive over $25 million in luxury tax, how is it possible to have a $15 million payroll
Bud Selig: Teams that don’t field a competitive team utilizing the luxury tax money are going to be forced to provide documentation on where the money went to

CapeFish’s ballpark news should have more updates in the next couple of days. Stay tuned!