Derek Jeter’s new regime has done the impossible: They’ve managed to upset even the most fervent of Marlins fans.
Laurence Leavy, best known by his nickname “Marlins Man,” has not renewed his season tickets for the Miami Marlins yet despite being a season ticket holder since the team’s first year of play.
According to The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, Marlins Man is furious with what Jeter’s ownership group has done with the team.
Marlins Man, season ticket holder since 1993, hasn't renewed and is furious with prospect of paying big league prices "for Triple A team."
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) December 19, 2017
Marlins Man even said the unthinkable — he misses former team owner Jeffrey Loria.
"This makes me miss Loria" Marlins Man said. "Who would have thought THAT!"… Jeter enters to mild, polite applause https://t.co/vSpQMXOjqk
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) December 19, 2017
The Jeter regime is stripping down the team in a clear effort to rebuild. They traded Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees, Marcell Ozuna to the Cardinals, and now JT Realmuto and Christian Yelich likely want out.
The rebuilding process makes some sense for the Marlins, but Jeter has earned bad press for some other bad things he supposedly has done. You know your tenure as owner isn’t going well if you’re upsetting one of your die-hard fans, someone who loves the team so much he wears orange Marlins gear at the games of other professional sports teams.
