subject: Florida Marlins Tickets And A Visit To Sun Life Stadium [print this page] Not cited in the books as one of your oldest teams, the Florida Marlins are regarded by many as one of the younger teams in the major leagues. Established in 1993, the Marlins have been members of the National League and the East Division since their establishment in 1993. Although they are a relatively new team, they're old enough to have a few noteworthy titles under their belt. They've won the World Series twice, once just four years after becoming a major league team (1997) and again in 2003. The Marlins have also won National League Pennants in the same years as their World Series titles. And although the Marlins have no East Division titles to date, to their accomplishments are added Wild berth cards won in 1997 and 2003.
Sometimes affectionately referred to as The Fish, The Fightin' Fish or The Boys in Teal, the Marlins, whose name is sourced back to the fish species, will be changing the team name to the Miami Marlins in 2012 when they open a new ballpark. Their team colors of black, teal, silver and white also give recognition to the colorful names. Off to a colorful start, the Marlins changed owners and got a new front office team starting in 1998 when many of the best players were traded to other teams. It became known as the epitome of the words "fire sale". After the shuttling out of so many players, the Marlins had one of the worst seasons ever in 1998 when they became the only team to lose 100 games in one year directly behind having just won a World Series.
With new, young players brought on board in 2000 and 2001 and more trading in 2002, the Marlins made an awesome comeback in 2003 and won their second World Series title by defeating the New York Yankees. In 2006, with a team salary of just under $21 million dollars, the Marlins started six rookies on opening day. Mike Jacobs, Dan Uggla and Josh Willingham because the first rookies on the same team to score more than 20 home runs all during the same season that year. In the following year, unexpected injuries kept the Marlins from excelling as they had hoped. By 2009, a young team and an optimistic outlook took the Marlins almost to the World Series top again.
The history of the stadium where the Marlins play is almost as colorful as the team's. With a list of previous names that includes Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium, Pro Player Park, Dolphin Stadium, Land Shark Stadium and Dolphins Stadium, Sun Life Stadium is located at 2267 NW 199th Street in Miami Gardens, Florida. First opened in 1987, capacity for this venue has increased from 47,662 to 68,000 for baseball. A multi-purpose venue, Sun Life Stadium is also home to the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami Hurricanes and has consecutively hosted the FedEx Orange Bowl from 1996 to 1998 and 2000 to today. The grass playing surface and Florida sun make a great combination for the Marlins' home games.
