The two are becoming synonymous. The natives were already restless with the first gutting of the team earlier this year. With the second urban renewal, the Fish have been cleaned, gutted and fileted. And the Marlins' advertisers have had enough as well. The average fan who wants justice has no voice.
Advertisers have a voice.
After last week's swap that sent Gary Sheffield, Charles Johnson and Bobby Bonilla to the Los Angeles Dodgers, two separate class-action suits were filed. At issue is a newsletter sent to Marlins' season ticketholders last March. The Miami Herald also quotes Paul Anderson, professor at National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University, as saying that disgruntled ticket holders shouldn't expect to win in court. I doubt they could win. The distance between the haves and the have-nots grows exponentially.