HE’S SITTING DOWN TO DISCUSS THE PUSH FOR A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM TO FINALLY MAKE
ITS WAY TO THE CITY.
BEAUTIFUL.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH. GOOD MORNING.
I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH IN 1986 PAT
WILLIAMS SET OUT TO BRING
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TO
ORLANDO. A FEW YEARS LATER,
THE ORLANDO MAGIC TIPPED OFF
FOR THE FIRST TIME. NOW, 37
YEARS LATER, WILLIAMS IS AT IT
AGAIN TRYING TO BRING MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN. MOVE THE
TAMPA BAY RAYS HERE OR LAND AN
EXPANSION FRANCHISE. SOMETHING
MLB’S COMMISSIONER HAS PLANS
TO DO IN THE COMING YEARS. I
HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH
WILLIAMS THIS WEEK TO LEARN
ALL ABOUT THE ORLANDO DREAMERS
AND HOW A TEAM COULD TRANSFORM
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
>> SO WHAT IS YOUR LAND? DON’T
NEED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. ON
THE FLIP SIDE, WHY DOES MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL NEED ORLANDO?
GREAT 2 GREAT QUESTIONS WHERE
NOW THE 17TH LARGEST MEDIA
MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA AND
WE’RE THE LARGEST MEDIA MARKET
IN NORTH AMERICA THAT DOESN’T
EVER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEAM. OUR TIME HAS WE WERE BIG
CITY. AND YOU’RE REALLY NOT A
BIG LEAGUE CITY UNTIL YOU HAVE
2 THINGS. MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL. AND THE ARTS, A
THRIVING ARTS COMMUNITY WHAT
THEY WERE DOING WELL, THEY’RE
BETTER. BUT UNTIL YOU GET
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL THIS IS
NO NOT GO IN THE NBA OR THE
NHL BUT TO BE A BIG LEAGUE
CITY. AND IT’S A BIG LEAGUE
BASEBALL TEAM. AND SO THAT’S
WHY WE’RE STRIVING. WE WANT TO
BRING THAT WE WANT YOUNG
PEOPLE TO BE EXPOSED TO THE
EXCITEMENT OF BIG LEAGUE
BASEBALL WE WANT TO TAKE
ORLANDO AND ORANGE COUNTY. TO
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SPORTS.
WHERE’S YOUR OPTIMISM LEVEL
TODAY ON ON THE ABILITY TO
ACHIEVE THIS?
>> THERE ARE 2 2 WAYS TO GET
INVOLVED. WHEN YOU MOVE INTO
EXISTING TEAM OR YOU WAIT FOR
EXPANSION. LET’S LOOK AT BOTH.
WILL THE RAYS MOVE AND THE
RAYS GET A NEW BALLPARK BUILT
IN THE SAINT. PETE AREA. THEY
WANT ANOTHER BALLPARK IN SAINT
PETE. THEY THEY’VE STRUGGLED
FOR 25 YEARS AT THE GATE.
WE’RE WATCHING THAT SITUATION
CLOSELY. THEY’RE TRYING TO GET
SOMETHING DONE OVER THERE AND
THEY HAVE 4 YEARS LEFT ON
THEIR LEASE AT THE TROP. SO
WE’RE WATCHING THAT CAREFULLY.
SECONDLY, EXPANSION
COMMISSIONER MANFRED HAS MADE
VERY CLEAR HE WANTS TO GET TO.
32 TEAMS HAVE A DIVISION TO 4.
I THINK THAT’S THE PLAN. SO
THAT WOULD MEAN ONE EXPANSION
TEAM WEST TO THE MISSISSIPPI
ONE LET’S LOOK AT WEST FIRST.
VEGAS IS OFF THE TABLE AS AN
EXPANSION CITY. THE A’S ARE
MOVING THERE. THAT LEAVES 2
CITIES LEFT OUT WEST PORTLAND
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SALT LAKE
CITY. A UTAH CAME SO THEY DUKE
IT OUT. YOU SALT LAKE HAS ONE
GREAT ADVANTAGE. THEY HAVE
OWNERSHIP IN PLACE. IT’S A BIG
DEAL CHARLOTTE IS NOT DOING
ANYTHING. WE KEEP SEEING
CHARLOTTE BEEN THEY’RE NOT
DOING ANYTHING LIKE A PREACHER
BASEBALL GOING BACK TO
MONTREAL. THAT NASHVILLE AND
ORLANDO DUKING IT OUT. EAST OF
MONTREAL. THAT NASHVILLE AND
ORLANDO DUKING IT OUT. EAST OF One bank for both. THE MISSISSIPPI AND THAT’S
WILL BE AN STRUGGLE. AND, YOU
KNOW, WE FEEL THAT WE’VE GOT A
LOT WE’RE GOING HERE. AND SO
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THAT WHAT
WE’RE WHERE WE FEEL VERY
STRONGLY THAT IT GOES DOWN TO
PERRY AND WORKING THE 2
CITIES.
>> YOU KNOW, WE FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THAT. SO THE CHANCES,
THOUGH, I OBVIOUSLY. I THINK
THE POINT IS THAT THE
PROBABILITY OF HAVING
BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL IN ORLANDO, THE BEST
CASE SCENARIO AND THE EASIEST
AVENUES TO MOVE THE RAYS
BECAUSE THEN YOU’RE LIKE
THERE’S NO WAY THAT THE STATE
OF FLORIDA, THE 3RD MOST
POPULOUS STATE WILL HAVE ONE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM AT
THE RACE MOVED TO MONTREAL OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. DO YOU
THINK 3? FLORIDA BASEBALL
TEAMS IS REALISTIC AND MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL’S EYES WELL
FOR THE BEST MARKET. IT
>> BUT YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU
GOT FOR THINGS TO MAKE THIS
WORK JUST A NUMBER WHEN YOU GO
INTO THE MARKETPLACE. WE FEEL
VERY STRONGLY THAT WE GOT THAT
NUMBER 2. YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE A
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A
WITH THESE ARE VERY, VERY
INTERESTING. 100 TIMES AS WE
GO BEFORE THE ORANGE COUNTY
COMMISSION. REQUESTING
975 MILLION DOLLARS. TO BUILD
THIS UNIQUE BALLPARK. THE
DESERVING THAT NO EVER SEEN.
THE LIKES OF IT. WE WOULD HAVE
TO RAISE 700 MILLION DOLLARS
PRIVATELY. AND THE HISTORY OF
BASEBALL THAT’S NEVER BEEN THE
MANDATE I GOT 4 YEARS AGO FOR
MAYOR DEMINGS WAS. THIS IS
GOING TO BE A STATE OF THE ART
BALLPARK. SO THE TOURISTS
WOULD WANT TO VISIT EVEN IF
THERE’S NO BALL GAME. THAT’S
WHY THOSE PRICES GOTTEN UP TO
A BILLION 7. WHICH IS
STUNNING, NO BALLPARK, EVERY
COST THAT MUCH. BUT IT’S GOT
TO BE STATE OF THE ART. AND IT
ALSO ASKED AT A ROOF. YES, AND
WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY ON
THAT. IT IS AS IT WOULD BE
CLOSED MOST OF THE TIME WITH
THE HEAT RAIN THREAT OF RAIN
WE WERE GIVEN PERMANENT ROOF.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS
TRANSLUCENT. THAT MEANS YOU
CAN SEE THROW SO YOU’RE
SITTING THERE WATCHING THE
GAME AND YOU DON’T FEEL YOU’RE
INDOORS. YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK
THERE’S THE THAT MUST ARJUN
>> A FIREWORKS SHOW. LOOK AT
THAT.
>> SO YOU GET ALL THE BENEFITS
OF COMFORT. YOU KNOW, FEEL
LIKE YOU’RE INDOORS. SO WE’RE
WE’RE VERY THRILLED ACTUALLY
ABOUT THAT. HOW BIG OF A STEP
THAT WAS TO GET THAT GET THOSE
PLANS SORT OF IN MOTION BEFORE
ANYTHING ELSE CAN HAPPEN.
>> BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED
BEFORE IT. YEAH, WE’VE GOT TO
GET APPROVAL RIGHT FROM THE
ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION AND
COUNTY MAYOR. HE’S GOING TO
PAY FOR IT. AND, YOU KNOW,
WE’VE REQUESTED 900 BOOK.
75 MILLION BUT FOR A VERY,
VERY REQUESTS 50 SOME
ORGANIZATIONS OF COMES AND
SAID
>> TOURISTS TO TAX WHAT I WANT
MY SHARE OF BY THE WAY, AND
THE MEDIA STILL DOESN’T HAVE
THIS RIGHT. IN MANY CASES.
THIS MONEY IS IS DIRECTED
TOTALLY TOWARDS TOURISM
ISSUES. THAT MEANS A
CONVENTION CENTER’S AND SPORTS
FACILITIES AND PROMOTION OF
TOURISM. IT CANNOT BE
EARMARKED TO THE HOMELESS. AND
TOURISM. IT CANNOT BE
EARMARKED TO THE HOMELESS. AND One bank for both. HIGHWAYS AND TEACHERS
SALARIES. I SEE THAT ALL THE
THAT THAT DOESN’T COME FROM
THIS MONEY. IT’S A STATE LAW.
AND SO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WE’RE
NOT TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM
THESE NEEDY CAUSES NOT THE
CASE. AND SO WE’VE GOT TO
CONVINCE THAT COMMISSION BY
DOING THIS, YOU’RE ADDING
SOMETHING BRAND NEW THAT WOULD
ELEVATE THE ORLANDO. IT’S NOT.
DOING REPAIRS THAT THE CITRUS
BOWL. THERE’S NOT. ADDING
CLEAN UP OR WHATEVER IT THAT
AT THE AMWAY SEN. IT’S NEW
SPORTS VENUE AT UCF. I’VE SEEN
ALL THE OURS IS THE ONLY ONE
THAT TAKES. OUR AREA. ELEVATES
IT INTO AN INTERNATIONAL FOR
US TO ME BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
IS A BIG DEAL.
>> SOMEONE AT HOME IS WATCHING
THIS RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE LIKE I
NOT A SPORTS FAN. DON’T CARE
ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT
ORLANDO AND CENTRAL FLORIDA
GETTING A BASEBALL TEAM. SO
WHY SHOULD THEY CARE WHAT YOUR
PITCH TO THEM? MY PITCH TO
THEM THE IMPACT ON YOUNG
PEOPLE.
>> I REMEMBER, GREG, I GREW UP
IN THE FIELD OF HERE. I WAS 7
YEARS OLD WHEN I SAW MY FIRST
BIG LEAGUE BALL GAME AND I WAS
ABSOLUTELY IT WAS LIKE STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING, THE SIGHTS, THE
SOUNDS, THE SMELL OF BASEBALL
7 AND I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I
WANTED TO DO WITH MY LIFE TO
BE A BALLPLAYER. AND I THINK
THAT’S THE CASE OF SO MANY
KIDS. THAT’S ONE OF THE
REASONS WERE THE ORLANDO
DREAMERS. BECAUSE WHEN I SEE A
19 YEAR-OLD KIDS, THEY ALL
THINK. YEAH, THAT’S MY DREAM.
I WANT TO BE LATE CROWD. I
WENT TO THE BACK. SURE. KNOW I
CAN DO BIG DREAMS. WHERE THE
CITY OF DREAMS.
>> JONATHAN: AND A LOT HAS
BEEN SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ABOUT THE TEAM NAME THE
DREAMERS. IS THAT ACTUALLY THE
NAME IS IT SET IN STONE OR AS
WILLIAMS OPEN FOR
IN YOUR HOME, ALL ON SALE AT BOTH LIFESTYLE OF ORLANDO LOCATIONS.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> WELCOME BACK. OUR GUEST
THIS MORNING IS ORLANDO. MAGIC
CO-FOUNDER PAT WILLIAMS WHO’S
NOW LEADING THE CHARGE TO
BRING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA. WHILE IT’S
STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES, THE
BALL IS ROLLING. HAVE A 1.7
BILLION DOLLARS STADIUM
PROPOSAL AND A TEAM NAME
PICKED OUT THE ORLANDO
DREAMERS, WHICH IS GETTING
SOME MIXED REACTION. BUT
WILLIAMS TOLD ME LIKE THE
MAGIC THE NAME NEEDS TO HAVE
MEANING.
>> SO WE BEGIN THE MAGIC
BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BLACK.
MAGIC ARE MAGICIANS MAGIC. IT
WAS THE MAGIC OF ORLANDO
SUNSHINE GOLF COURSES YEARS.
TRAINING. THAT AD. BASS
FISHING. THE MAGIC OF ORLANDO.
SO WE NEED ANOTHER NAME LIKE
THAT. AND WE THOUGHT, WELL,
THAT WAS WALT DISNEY WHEN HE
CAME IN 1963 AND TOOK THAT
CLANDESTINE MISSION OVER
CENTRAL FLORIDA. ENTERTAIN MY
DREAMS AND THEN CAME ARNOLD
PALMER SOON THEREAFTER WITH
BIG GULF AND THEN WE HAD AN
ASTRONAUT ALL OVER THIS CITY
NAMED JOHN YOUNG AND HE HAD
BEEN SPACE STREAMS AND YOU
WANT TO THE MOON AND THEN AN
EDUCATOR NAMED GUN HIT CAME
AND HE’S A THE PRESIDENT THIS
LITTLE SCHOOL AND ON THE EAST
SIDE OF ORLANDO AND HE
THOUGHT, MAN, BIG DREAMS IN
TODAY. UCF IS THE SECOND
LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA.
AND WITH NO END AND NO NUMBER
STOP GROWING. AND THEN JIMMY
HEWITT, A BUSINESSMAN. LORD ME
DOWN HERE. 37 WITH BASKETBALL
AND DREAMS WHERE THE CITY OF
DREAMS. SO WE HAVE HUSTON.
WE’VE HAD ALL SORTS NAMES THAT
HAVE COME IN THIS THAT THE
OTHER AND I LISTENED. I WANT I
WANT ALL OF THEM. SO WHEN
PEOPLE SAY DREAMERS, WHICH I
DON’T GET THAT, I SAY TO THEM,
WELL, I’D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR
IDEA. READ WHAT? WHAT WHAT
NAME DO YOU WANT TO BE THE
SECRETS? YOU WANT TO BE THE
MAN TO TEENS. SOMEBODY THE
PYTHON US. OKAY BECAUSE
THEY’RE COMING NORTH.
>> THEY’RE GOOD. THEY’RE GOING
PRETTY SOON. YEAH. SO THAT THE
THING IS, SO I’M WIDE OPEN.
I’D LOVE TO HEAR. I GOT ONE.
THE JUICE ABOUT THAT. BUT
THERE’S NO JUICE HERE.
I-NINETY MORE, RIGHT? THAT’S
RIGHT. SO YOU’RE 37 YEARS AGO,
THERE WASN’T RIGHT. AND PEOPLE
BACK THEN SAID ORANGES, THE
JUICE. AND I HAD TO REMIND
THEM THAT WHEN THE FREEZES HIT
WAY BACK THEN WIPED OUT ALL
THE CITRUS, ALL THE CITRUS
TODAY IS CONDOS. AND SHOPPING
MALLS. YOU KNOW ALL THAT LAND
TRUE THAT HOUSE AND PAVED
SITTERS LONG GONE AND WHERE
WHERE THIS CITRUS IS GOING
SOUTH AND NEVER TO RETURN. SO
THAT’S GONE. I LIKE THE NAME,
THOUGH. I LIKE I LIKE THE
DREAMERS BECAUSE OF WHAT IT
MEANS. AND SO MANY NAMES IN
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
>> FROM THE 1900 NEW YORK
YANKEES AT THIS. SOMEBODY
TRIED TO BE THE YANKEES TODAY.
WHAT WOULD THE REACTION BE
LIKE IT BE LIKE WHAT IN THE
HECK THEY YANKEES? YEAH, BUT
BECAUSE WE’RE JUST USED TO IT,
IT’S HARD TO HAVE NEW TEAMS
COME IN WITH THESE NEW NAME SO
WELL, YOU’RE BUT BUT MY
ARGUMENT IS IT MUST BE.
>> NEEDED TO YOUR TO YOUR
COMMUNITY, TO THE UTAH JAZZ
AND NOTHING’S WERE TEAMS THAT
HAD THAT NICKNAME AND THEN
MOVE THE MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS.
GREAT NAME. THE LA LAKERS.
THERE ARE NO LAKES IN L AND
SO. WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
NAME IT UNTIL SOMEBODY BUT YOU
KNOW, I’M I’M I’M ALL I’M I’M
I’M ALL EARS. SOMEBODY SAID
THE THE OTHER DAY. THE ORLANDO
THRILL. I GUESS RELATED TO ALL
THE YEAH. SOMEBODY SAID THE
ORLANDO GRID. CAL RIPKEN,
JUNIOR SAID THE GREATEST
REBUKE AND YOU CAN CALL THE
BALL PLAYERS TO CALL HIM A THE
ORLANDO GABOR’S. WELL, THAT
MAY BE THAT MAY WORK IN VEGAS.
YEAH.
>> I HAVEN’T HEARD ANYTHING
BETTER, RIGHT? SO WE’RE WE’RE
HANGING FOR NOW WITH THIS ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S TALK
ABOUT WHAT KEY STEPS NEED TO
BE ACCOMPLISHED. HERE IN THE
NEAR FUTURE TO MAKE THIS
REALLY CATCH SOME STEAM. WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN? WHO NEEDS TO
BE ON BOARD? TAKE ME THROUGH
THAT. AND WHAT THE CHECKLIST
LOOKS LIKE.
>> SOMETIME LATER THIS SUMMER.
One bank for both. WE’VE GOT TO HEAR THAT
WONDERFUL NEWS THAT THE ORANGE
COUNTY COMMISSION, THE 6
COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR
HAVE SAID ORLANDO DREAMERS, WE
ARE ALLOCATING 975 MILLION.
YOU’RE GOING TO ALLOCATE
700 MILLION FROM FROM YOUR
SIDE. AND TOGETHER WE CAN
BUILD THE GREATEST BALLPARK IN
THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL.
SECONDLY, WE’VE GOT TO HEAR
THAT WONDERFUL NEWS
WELL-HEELED. PERSON SAYING, I
WANT TO OWN THIS TEAM ARE
TALKING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED.
THEY’RE THEY’RE KEEN ON THIS.
SO WE’RE ON THE LINE THAT
WE’RE GOING TO FIND THE RIGHT
ONE. LET ME JUST SAY THIS
ABOUT THAT OWNER. YES, HAS TO
HAVE DEEP POCKETS. SECONDLY
HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE NBA.
ARE THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OWNERS. YOU KNOW, IT’S A
CONSERVATIVE GROUP. THEY WANT
TO MAKE SURE HE FITS. AND THEN
HE’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE NOT THE
CASE. NUMBER 3, HE’S GOT A
5TH. THE CLIMATE OF ORLANDO.
LIKE THE DEVICE FAMILY HAS,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE WILL FAMILY.
WE’VE GOT TO FIT IN WITH OUR
CULTURE AND FOR BETTER LIKE
BASEBALL. YEAH. IT’S A LONG
SEASON. YOU AIN’T KIDDING 162
GAMES AND YOU LIVE AND DIE
WITH EVERY PITCH. AND AND
WHOLE MONTH OF SPRING
TRAINING. AND YOU’VE GOT 6
FARM CLUBS AND 100 OR SO MINOR
LEAGUE PLAYERS THAT YOU’RE
INTERESTED IN. SO YOU BETTER
LIKE THE SPORT YOU BETTER HAVE
A HAVE A HEART FOR BASEBALL
HOME. SO THOSE ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS REALLY, FOR THIS
POTENTIAL ORDER, WOLF WILL
FIND HIM. AND BY THE WAY,
THERE’S NO DIGGING DIRT.
NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL WE KNOW.
YEAH. AND HAVING CONTRACT
SEALED THAT WE HAVE A BALL
CLUB, OF COURSE. AND THEN THE
BUILDING. SO THE BUILDING
STARTS RED BORN BUILDING AND
THEY WILL COME NOT QUITE A
BIT. AND WE’RE SO EXCITED,
JUSTIN, ABOUT THE LOCATION.
THE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
MAYOR DEMINGS SAID TO ME, THIS
WILL BE IN THE COUNTY. HE SAID
WE ALLOCATE ALL THIS MONEY AND
EVERYTHING ENDS UP IN THIS
CITY. HE SAID NOT THIS ONE.
AND SO THE DROVE ME AROUND AND
THEY SHOULD BE POTENTIAL SITES
AND THE SIGHT WE SAW IT WAS A
LOVE AFFAIR AT FIRST SIGHT. 35
AND A HALF ACRES RIGHT NEXT TO
AQUATIC THE 5.28. RUNS BY
SOUTHSIDE DRIVE RUNS BY I-FOUR
IS RIGHT HERE. CENTRAL FLORIDA
PARKWAY RIGHT HERE. IT’S
REALLY THAT THESE HIGHWAYS
JUST CONVERGE.
>> AND THIS SITE IS MARVELOUS.
I’M JUST I’M REALLY CURIOUS
HOW THIS PROCESS AND TRYING TO
CONVINCED MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL. TO HAVE A TEAM IN
ORLANDO. HOW THIS COMPARES TO
THE PROCESS. OF TRYING TO IN
SIZE THE NBA AND TRUST IN
ORLANDO WITH WITH THE NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TEAM.
HOW HOW ARE THESE DIFFERENT?
HOW ARE THESE THE SAME? AND
MUCH, MUCH, MUCH BIGGER CITY.
>> THESE ARE SO WAY BACK 37
YEARS AGO, I THINK WE WERE THE
23RD LARGEST MEDIA MARKET
TODAY WERE 17. SO WE WERE WE
WERE WE KEEP SAYING, YOU LOOK
AT US NOW, BUT NOT TOO
INTENSELY. BUT YOU’VE GOT LOOK
AT IS IN 10 YEARS. WE’RE 20
YEARS OR 30 YEARS. AND WE CALL
THAT WHAT I MEAN. LOOK AT
WE’RE WE’RE MAISIE AND I’LL
TELL YOU, WE’VE GOT ONE THING
GOING FOR US OUR RIVALS DO.
AND THAT IS MILLION TOURISTS.
LOOKS LIKE 80 MILLION THIS
YEAR. 80 MILLION. IF. COOPER
SAID DECIDED TO GO TO A
BALLGAME. AT SOME TIME. 2%. IF
SAID DECIDED TO GO TO A
BALLGAME. AT SOME TIME. 2%. IF One bank for both. MY MATH IS RIGHT. THAT’S 1.6
MILLION. AND IF WE CAN’T DO
1.4 ON OUR OWN. WELL, IF YOU
DO THE MATH, THAT’S 3 MILLION
FANS. TEAMS COUPLE YEARS AGO
DID 3 MILLION? 6? YEAH, 6. SO
I THINK WE HAVE A CHANCE TO BE
A UNIQUE FRANCHISE. YOU KNOW,
AMONG THE VERY BEST IN
BASEBALL.
>> AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DOESN’T EXPAND OR MOVE TEAM’S
WILLIAMS WANTS TO MAKE IT
CLEAR THIS LIKELY WILL BE
CENTRAL FLORIDA’S ONLY SHOT TO
SECURE A BIG LEAGUE FRANCHISE
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
DREAMERS AND TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE PROPOSAL.