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Construction is nearly 50 percent complete on the retractable-roof ballpark in the Little Havana section of Miami. The new stadium will seat 37,Cheap Scarves,000. Already,Cheap Cincinnati Reds Hats, season ticket sales are underway for 2012, as well as ’11.
The workers were able to have the infield dirt and mound covered with sod in time for Monday night’s Dolphins-New England Patriots game.
The roof will guarantee all home games will be played without delay,Cheap Detroit Tigers Hats, and it also offers a reprieve from the scorching South Florida heat.
In 2010,Cheap Coogi Hats, the Marlins ranked 28th in home attendance,Baltimore Orioles Hats, averaging 18,Cheap Texas Rangers Hats,825 (1,New York Yankees Hats,524,894).
The 2011 campaign also will be the last in which the franchise is known as the Florida Marlins. In 2012,Cheap Rockstar Hats, the organization will go through a new beginning. They will move into their new ballpark, and change their name to the Miami Marlins.
Since their inaugural 1993 season,Cheap Famous Hats, the Marlins have shared their home stadium with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. It didn’t take long for the grounds crew to transform the park from baseball to football on Sunday. As Marlins players were celebrating the final out on Sunday,Washington Nationals Hats,Luxury Brands Luggage Blog Archive Ladies who lo, workers began digging up the pitchers mound,Music Hats, and prepping the infield to be covered with grass.
When the final out was made on Sunday in a 5-2 win over the Pirates,Los Angeles Dodgers Hats, the Marlins completed their 18th season in the big leagues. When they take the field on April 1 against the Mets, it will mark the start of the franchise’s final year at Sun Life Stadium.

– Joe Frisaro

Eighteen seasons down. One to go.