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The Marlins: A Modest Proposal
So. Time to take Marlins Park and: A) Disassemble it; B) Crate it; C) Sell It; D) Ship it to San Jose (or Oakland, or Portland, or San Bernardino, Austin/San Antonio/Round Rock, or – wherever).
Now that the Miami experiment is over (as forecast here a year ago next week, and reiterated here last June) and Hanley Ramirez, Heath Bell, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, and the merely arbitration-eligible Emilio Bonifacio have either been offloaded in A Going-Out-Of-Business-Sale (or are about to be), the Marlins are officially the Montreal Expos of the 2010′s and baseball is unofficially dead in Florida.
Notice I did not write South Florida. All of it. Rays' owner Stu Sternberg was already less than sanguine about getting significant scratch from the state and local governments for a new ballpark that is absolutely essential to his survival in Tampa/St. Petersburg. If he had any hopes left after the disastrously low crowds for the free ballpark the good burghers of Florida gave Jeffrey Loria, they have to be gone now and he has to be looking elsewhere.
There are all sorts of other implications if the Reyes/Buehrle/Johnson deal to Toronto is completed as advertised. Obviously, this revivifies a Toronto franchise that was already showing signs of being on the upswing last year and as far back as 2010-11. It sure knocks the price down for whoever is the Jays' first choice for the manager's job. It might make John Farrell a little remorseful. And it buries the Yankees in the American League East; there would now be at least three other teams in the division with more talent than New York. The prospects of Alex Rodriguez going to the lame duck Miami franchise (first reported blah blah blah here and blah blah blah ) might actually have increased, on the premise that Loria and MLB have to do something to make it at least look like they're trying to field a product worthy of 2013 big league ticket prices).
But the biggest long-term implications are fairly simple: the franchise carousel, all but quiet since the upheaval of the 1953-72 era, will begin to spin again.
Miami has a slight chance of survival (that stadium is standing, and a mess of prospects can suddenly win a division – ask the Oakland A's about that) but Tampa Bay is gone. One would assume that at the latest the season of 2020 opens without a Florida team in the majors.
Where do the Rays (and probably the Marlins) move?
Here are the top U.S. Metropolitan Areas without MLB teams ranked by population, on 2011 estimates drawn from the Official 2010 United States Census:
12. Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario CA 4,304,997
23. Portland OR/Vancouver WA 2,262,605
24. San Antonio/New Braunfels TX 2,194,927
25. Sacramento/Roseville CA 2,176,235
26. Orlando/Daytona Beach FL 2,171,360
30. Las Vegas 1,969,975
31. San Jose 1,865,450
32. Columbus OH 1,858,464
33. Charlotte/Gastonia NC 1,795,472
34. Austin/Round Rock TX 1,783,519
35. Indianapolis 1,778,568
36. Virginia Beach/Norfolk 1,679,894
37. Nashville 1,617,142
Nashville you say? Virginia Beach? Hahahahahahaha?
Not so fast. Every metropolitan area on this list is larger than Milwaukee and Riverside, Portland, San Antonio and Sacramento are bigger than Cincinnati. There are certain practacalities here. All of Southern California is Dodger/Angel territory and the Magic Johnson group that just spent Eleventy Billion on the Dodgers isn't going to give up claim on anything. Though Texas is a big place don't tell that to the Rangers and Astros, who claim both the San Antonio and Austin zones. Columbus is Cleveland's territory (unless it's Cincinnati's), Orlando would have at least some of the same problems as Tampa/St. Pete, and the Giants and Athletics are in their fifth different decade of arguing over San Jose.
So the Rays go to Portland and the Marlins to Sacramento? Not so fast.
You know who'd be 15th on the list – right between Phoenix and Seattle – if we made it of not American metropolitan areas but North American?
15. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Regional population: 3,824,221.
But wait, didn't things go very badly in Montreal before? They certainly did, but not because of the city nor its love of baseball. Corrupt government and underfunded ownership and a betrayed fan base – all of them saddled with the greatest white elephant in the history of North American sports construction, Olympic Stadium. In every full season between 1979 and 1983 – even in that XXL Airplane Hangar - Les Expos drew at least 2,102,173 fans a year.
The peak total – 2,320,651 in 1983 – edged out the Cardinals for second place in National League attendance, and was just about a million more than the Mets drew in New York. It was about then that stuff started falling from the roof of the tribute to provincial graft, and star players started falling off the Expos' roster. But make no mistake about it: Montreal supported baseball. As late as 1997 the Expos still brought in a million-and-a-half fans (more than the Mets or the Giants).
If all that could not be done in the '90s and '00s could be put together – a downtown stadium with government support, plus a well-run franchise making a long-term commitment – baseball's second try in Montreal could be a triumph. And consider if it were the Rays fleeing north. Not only would Montreal get that well-run franchise, but it would suddenly find itself in a division with rivals from hated cities like Boston and New York…
…and Toronto.
Montreal and Toronto in the same division. Genius, I tells ya. Genius.
It's a win-win. Unless you're one of those few Florida baseball fans.
Oh yeah, I left out a fifth thing to do about the Marlins and Marlins Park: E) Ship Giancarlo Stanton separately. And while you're at it, you might as well start wrapping uber-prospect Christian Yelich too.
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I'd heartily approve of baseball returning to Montréal. Name the new stadium Stade Jackie Robinson.
Let's have more fun. If the Marlins moved to Montreal. the owner might be … Jeffrey Loria? And the Marlins' announcer is Ford Frick Award winner Dave Van Horne, formerly of .. the Expos. C'est magnifique!
Or, with MLB going to 2 15 team leagues (with Astros moving to AL) you could contract the two Florida teams and eliminate the need for season-round interleague play.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I live in south Florida and gave been to many many games this season. Please I'm not attacking you, simply being as blunt and honest as possible.
You may be blind. The stadium is literally in little Havana. You park in people's drive ways & yards. The majority of the games attendees are Latino. There are bilingual signs literally EVERYWHERE. Announcements made in both languages most of the time. Approximately 75% of music played during down time is Latin. They have special concerts almost weekly after games, majority of the talent/acts being Latino. Majority of the ballparks employees are of Latin decent and are also bilingual.
What more do you need to appease the hometown crowd??
We must have been in different ballparks. I heard zero announcements in Spanish, and didn't see all those bilingual signs you mention. There were Latinos there of course, but the crowd was predominantly white bread. Not attacking you, but that's what I saw, and I was consciously looking for Spanish influence. Yes, the park is in Little Havana, which made my observations surprising to me.
When I saw the Marlins play this summer, I was struck by the absence of any acknowledgment of the huge Latino fan base in south Florida. I saw no bilingual signs, no bilingual programs/souvenirs, and heard no bilingual announcements. It would seem that one of the advantages of a downtown Miami location would be its proximity to large numbers of Latinos, who the last time I checked, were often avid baseball fans. I wondered if the Marlins were afraid of the appearance of catering to Latino fans for fear of alienating the Anglo fan base. Big problem.
I honestly don't understand it when people think this is a bilingual country. It's not. We speak English. We order "hot dogs" not "perrito caliente". You can appreciate the Latino fan base as much as you want, but why would a ballpark, in America, put signs up in anything other than English? That's just silly.
No Jason, it's not silly, it recognizes the reality of life in south Florida. It's good for business and demonstrates to Spanish speakers that they are appreciated and that the Marlins give a damn about having them as fans and customers. Of course if it's offensive to too many Republicans, then it might cost the Marlins business. That's why the marketeers make the big bucks, and considering the scarcity or absence of anything Spanish at Marlins Park, perhaps the marketeers have already spoken.
KO again you put up a great post and once again shows that you are as truthful when it comes to baseball as you are when it comes to journalism. You really are a great writer and you show why you are this generations Murrow. Again sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current and I will be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for the abuse that you took there. You really make me love you and and respect you more each day. Again I would not mind you staying on the internet, even though I know that you can go anywhere and easily be working in sports or news will follow anywhere, but I am enjoying not to have to watch Tv news. Love you KO and again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all. As long as you are yourself and showing how human you are, you will always be perment on my wall,ipod and ipad and will follow and be loyal to you. Again love you faults and all.
Kieth Olbermann is a crack pot….baseball is not leaving Tampa and Montreal, who could care less about baseball anyway, is not getting a team….Hey KO, keep blaming Bush for everything….you moron.
KO does not blame Bush for everything. THat is a talking point that has been debunked, and it shows that Tony has zero clue who KO is. Tony I guess you do not get that Bush is one that put this economy in the toliet with his triple down crap and taxcuts and unessary wars. He needs to called out and KO showed why he was this generations Murrow for doing that, also KO Tony if you would listen to KO instead of making up crap about him, would know that he has critized Obama like here In a Special Comment Tuesday, Keith Olbermann tore into President Obama over his tax cut compromise, calling him "goddamned wrong" and accusing the president of betraying his base.
Olbermann called the compromise, which the New York Times has reported will mostly benefit the wealthy and actually raise taxes on the poor, a "searing and transcendent capitulation," saying that Obama had "bowed" to the rich by accepting tax cuts that will bring no benefit to the economy. He also expressed shock that the Democrats had been forced to compromise on an issue that, to Olbermann, they could have easily won.
"This President negotiates down from a position of strength better than any politician in our recent history," he said.
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But Olbermann reserved his greatest ire for what he perceived as the administration's arrogant and dismissive attitude towards the base of the Democratic party. He said that a "senior member" of the administration had tried to sell him on the deal on Monday. When Olbermann told him that "the base has just vanished," the official said that "they must not have read the details."
This set Olbermann off:
There, in a nutshell, is this Administration. They didn't make a bad deal — we just don't understand it.
Just as it was our fault, Mr President, for not understanding your refusal of even the most perfunctory of investigations of rendition or domestic spying or the other crimes of the Bush Administration, or why you have now established for those future Administrations who want to repeat those crimes, that the punishment for them will be nothing.
Just as it was our fault, Mr. President, for not understanding Afghanistan. Just as we didn't correctly perceive, sir, the necessity for the continuation of Gitmo. Or how we failed to intuit, President Obama, your preemptive abandonment of single payer and the public option. Or how we couldn't have foreseen your foot-dragging on "Don't ask, don't tell." Just as we shouldn't have gotten you angry at your news conference today and made all the moderate Democrats wonder why in the hell you get publicly angry so often at the liberals who campaigned for you and whether you might save just a touch of that sarcasm and that self-martyrdom for the Republicans.
And of course, Mr. President how we totally betrayed your Administration by not concluding our prayers every night by saying "Thank you for preventing another Great Depression, you are entitled to skate along on your own wonderfulness indefinitely and if you get less than you could have on health care reform or taxes, well, that'll be okay, we're happy to pay $10,000 for a $300 car because hey, it could've been $20,000, right? And because we only expect you to do one thing correctly during a presidency and you had pretty much cleared that obligation when it proved that you were, indeed, not John McCain."
Olbermann noted that independent Senator Bernie Sanders has threatened to filibuster the tax bill, and said he should be supported in doing so:
"It is not disloyalty to the Democratic party to tell a Democratic president he is wrong; it is not disloyalty to tell him he is goddamned wrong…it is not disloyalty to remind the President that he was elected by people to whom he had given a clear outline of what he would do for them, and if he does not steer out of the skid of what he is doing to them, he will not only not be re-elected, he may not even be re-nominated." and here Keith Olbermann excoriated President Obama on his Friday show for halting the impending toughening of environmental regulations against smog.
The announcement from the White House that it would keep widely criticized 2006 regulations in place until at least 2013 did not sit well with Olbermann. In the voiceover introduction to his show, he thundered, "what the hell is going on in the White House?"
Olbermann said that Obama had given a huge gift to polluters and corporations, and had delivered an equally large "whack across the knees" to his base.
"It seems, in short, to reduce his campaign logic to 'what are you going to do, vote for Rick Perry?'" Olbermann said. He noted that Obama's EPA administrator had called the 2006 standards "not legally defensible," and scoffed at the president's stated excuse for not updating them — that, since the standards were going to be reviewed in 2013, he did not want to ask states and businesses to undergo two rounds of tinkering with their environmental policies.
"So, if you're having trouble breathing, or if you just occasionally do breathe, kindly help the president out and hold your breath until the year 2013 or later," Olbermann said. Later, speaking to a guest about the issue, he was equally scornful.
"Who on earth in the White House thinks this is a positive for them and in which delusional parallel universe do they live?" he asked.
Wow thanks for making me more of a fan and showing why he got unjustily fired at Current and why he this generations Murrow. KO again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Love you faults and all.
Are you saying that I could have my Winnipeg Jets back AND my Montreal Expos back? I would die of happiness, Keith. Of pure happiness.
If I can had the return of the Québec Nordiques, Me too, I would be very happy.
Las Vegas…Nuff ced.
Tremendous article. It's so rare nowadays to find well researched and well presented sports writing. Thanks KO!
Keith is pretty awesome, he again shows here why he this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come. KO again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all.
You make the analysis fun. I do think it a great idea to move the Rays to Montreal. But they would probably have to adjust their name. There couldn't be Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Rays could there? Would they revert to Expos or create a new named franchise? I'd like to see them play in the division and give the 'Yankers' a run for their money. A triumph for our friends to the north and I'm sure they would show their appreciation a lot more.
Glad to see you back stirring the pot. For what it's worth, I think Montreal would be a great place to move the Rays; but please change the name, I always thought it a dumb name.
Which one–Expos or Rays? Remember, the Royals is taken–how about the "Reys"?
If they move to a French-speaking city, they're not going to have a Spanish name.
OK, "Rois". Pardonnez-moi espagnol. Just messin' with the sound-alike qualities. I like Expos, actually…
Nice article. Norfolk/Virginia Beach was "in the running" for the Nationals in 2004. I use quotes because it was likely nothing more than a leverage move. Would love to see us get something the second time around, but with the Nats and Orioles just a few hours away, I seriously doubt it, and Montreal makes a lot of sense. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to cry about our "always a bridesmaid" status.
Tampa and Miami are totally different markets , The Rays would have better attendance if the stadium was in a better location like downtown Tampa. I don't understand what Miami's problems have to do with Tampa.
Sal, you're dreaming if you think moving the stadium 20 miles east will have any effect on attendance. First, it would be a nightmare to get to a downtown Tampa stadium. The Trop in St Petersburg is accessible on both side by interstate. Most importantly, there is no money nor political will ( especially in light of the Miami fiasco) to build a stadium anywhere in Tampa. This area just needs to support the team where it now plays. The fans in most cities would immediately trade their commute for the 30 -45 minute drive from Tampa by interstate to St Petersburg and the Trop. What do you say Philly, Boston, Chigago fans????
You'd better go back to sleep Sal, cause you're dreaming.
Baseball can work in Miami. It can work anywhere. All you need is dedicated ownership, a decent ballpark and a solid team that can win games. Had this season been extremely successful for the Marlins, my guess would be that Marlins Park attendance would trend up and ownership wouldn't trade everyone so fast. But then again, Loria's team policy is to not give "no trade clauses" to ANYONE on the team. My guess that Pujols and CJ Wilson were held back from signing in Miami because they saw this coming.
And of course in your map Mexico is not part of North America. The rest of the world would disagree. Oh, Keith, you're so smart, but so dumb sometimes.
You are putting out someone's opoin on this and you are telling me that KO is being dumb on this one. Also what planet do you live on, the last time that I checked MExico was apart of north america, it right down from Texas. So again you are the one that thinking right know. KO keep showing people how smart you are, love you faults and all.
Yes, Mexico is *apart* of North America. It's not a part of it. (Not culturally anyway.)
The rest of the world considers Mexico part of Latin America, not North America.
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You are showing that you do not get what the rest of the world means by that. When they say that Mexico is part of Latin America it does not mean that they do not think that Mexico is not part of North America, it means that they think that Mexico is part of the countries where Spanish is the main lanuage, that is all that Latin America means, it does not mean that Mexico is not part of North America.
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Let me explain this for you more clearly,
When Spanish came to the New World they captured countries and set up colonies for themselves and thier people in both South America, Central America and North America, you probably know that thier are states in this country that were once Spanish colonies aka Texas the state that I live in. Even though those colonies in South America and North America threw off the Spanish rule, they still have influenece of the Spanish. The big one being is that all thier main lanuage that they speak is Spanish. It the same thing reason that main lanuage here in United States is English, because that was one of the influenece that remind from being colonies of Great Britian.
One blank space Mexico is one of former Spanish colonies that still like Peru in South America and Chile in Central America still have a strong Spanish influnce again the big one being is that thier main lanuage is Spanish. One of the biggest roots to the Spainsh lanuage is Latin, this is where the world got the phrase Latin America. It to explain the big influence that Spain left in the colonies that they use to own in North America biggest being Mexico, and in Central and South America. That word has nothing to do with the geography of where these colonies are, it has to do with influence that was kept even after the won thier freedom from Spain.
I have an honest question…in the 1980′s, the City of Buffalo designed and built a brand new ballpark with the dream of securing a major league franchise someday. When it opened in April 1988, Pilot Field (as it was known then, now as Coca Cola Field) had attendance over 1 million for a few years in a row. Yet, the Lords of Baseball said because of the size of the city, Buffalo would not get a franchise, based on their perception of the Buffalo television market.
Being on the border with Canada, the Lords of Baseball refused to consider the Toronto-Niagara-Southern Ontario Region as part of the geographical makeup for the Buffalo market. To somewhat prove my point, the Buffalo Bills of the NFL fan base includes the 'Golden Horseshoe' I mentioned, plus out to Syracuse, NY, and play one preseason and regular season game in Toronto; loyal fans stream from Canada, not only for the Bills, but also to attend Buffalo Sabres NHL Games. If both areas, based on television coverage were combined, we most likely would be the 5th biggest in television markets.
So why can't Buffalo be considered for the transfer of the Miami franchise? The closest National League team is Pittsburgh, the closest American League team is Toronto, followed by Cleveland, and you do have a loyal NY Yankee and Boston Red Sox group also.
If the Rays move to Montreal they could just drop the "R" and become the Eh?s.
The Montreal Rays could certainly become the Montreal….ROYs (as in Patrick)
Montreal Expos is just fine.
Keith has the Yankees buried in the division every year. File this proposal under "Beating Dead Horse." But Jeffrey Loria would eat Irish babies if he thought it would save him money.
Keith, I know this post is about hypothetically moving the Marlins and possibly the Rays but….
Like someone noted above, just get rid of the Rays and Marlins franchises and stay at 28 teams, two leagues of 14 teams with two-seven team divisions each like the early 1990′s. You can have inter-league play like we have had for the past 15 years or just get rid of it altogether. Florida already hosts half of the MLB teams for spring training so they'll still have some MLB down there.
Also, I'm from the San Antonio area and they were talking several months ago about upgrading their minor league team, San Antonio Missions, to Triple A from Double A (yes SA doesn't even have a Triple A team!) and they want to build a new stadium near downtown but have no room to build it. Unless they knocked down the Alamodome which might be very costly. Of course knocking down that brand new stadium in Miami would cost a lot too.
Oh please, oh please, oh please.
Baseball gods, whether your turning a blind eye to the carpetbaggers and schemers was due to our hubris or whether you really are fickle and capricious, I beg of you to hear our plea!
If we buid a real stadium downtown, please… send us back a real team, without Lorias involved. We won't squander this chance.
Baseball could work in Montreal again. The canadian dollar isn't worth 63 cents US anymore, and there are enough potential deep pockets to fund a team in Quebec. On top of all that, the team is more popular than ever. Kids everywhere wear their Expos caps and there was a huge turnout for the 81 NL East Champions reunion in June. All that's missing is a ballpark, although the Big O can still function as a stadium for a handful of seasons. Just move the Rays already!
As a proud Montrealer and ex-baseball fan (haven't watched a game since the Expos left), I can tell you one thing for certain: if baseball comes back to Montréal with any whiff, shred, or speck of dust with Jeffrey Loria's fingerprints on it, it will be burned to the ground. Any self-respecting Montréal baseball fan hates that man with a passion, because of the way he bled, diminished and "carpetbagged" the Expos.
Some people will remain bitter, but I think the anger over what happened has passed somewhat, and now people just genuinely miss baseball. Plus there's a whole new generation of baseball fans that don't really remember the whole political situation surrounding why the team left. These kids are all Jays fan by default, and I'm sure they'd love to be able to go take in an Expos game, just like their parents warmly remember.
No Montreal baseball fan has forgotten what Loria and his cronies did to Montreal. I to have not watched a ball game since the 'Spos left. You are also incorrect in saying today's kids are Jays fans by default, that couldn't be futher from the truth. I see more and more people wearing Expos caps than from any other baseball team. If by any chance Montreal gets its team back and does not have Loria or any person ever involved with him, I would jump at the chance to watch a game and leave the stadium singing Valkery, Valkera, Valkery, Valker ha ha ha ha ha…
If KO's prediction is true, this would be the second franchise that Loria has destroyed. One would have to wonder if maybe it's Loria and not the fans.
For me being an Expos fan turned Rays fan, moving the Rays to Montreal would be kinda neat. Bringing Loria's Marlins to Montreal would turn off a lot of potential Expos fans for what he did in the 2000s.
"Oh yeah, I left out a fifth thing to do about the Marlins and Marlins Park: E) Ship Giancarlo Stanton separately. And while you're at it, you might as well start wrapping uber-prospect Christian Yelich too."
I'm curious to why they would have to do such a thing. Sure, Stanton may be pissed, but other teams aren't entitled to these players. They're under contract with the Marlins.
read this to understand why this article is mostly wrong: http://www.raysindex.com/2012/11/national-media-continues-to-ignore-most-important-factor-in-rays-stadium-situation.html#more-25212
But you're ignoring the fact that the team absolutely needs a new stadium, and neither government nor ownership seems too keen to foot the bill. That is what is working against the Rays staying in Tampa.
1. what makes that a "fact"? As bad as the trop is… the team does not "absolutely need a new stadium". did you not read the article? if they are making a profit, running a winning franchise, and have growing ratings, with a very big tv deal on the horizon, what does it matter if they top out at 20k a game?
2. it is much more likely that, if the rays move from the trop, that they move to tampa, not the carolinas or vegas. moving a professional sports franchise is not as easy as moving from your dorm room to an off campus apt.
3. for the past 5 years, it would be virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find any region that would pay for a stadium w/ govt monies. the miami type fleecing wont happen again, or at least not in a long time. now that the recovery is happening, local govt is starting to tip toe around the "use agreement" that the rays have. eventually MLB will get involved when its convenient for Bud and the rest of the good ole boys.
Point is, the fact that KO says the rays are unequivocally gone, based on a single marlins trade, is good for a catchy blog post, but very far from the truth.
I read that article I had to laugh that you think that another article that is also based on someone's opoin is showing that this article is mostly wrong. When I read that article I did not read anything that shows that KO was wrong on his assment, just that someone had a different view on what is going happen here. Keep showing how KO can never lie.
Mike, you are obviously not from the Tampa St Pete area since you do not know that the Rays actually play in St Petersburg. As a result, it appears you have drunk the Kool aid served up by the national press about how "awful" the Trop is. Quite frankly, I've been in many stadiums throughout the country, and while it may seem romantic to watch a game at Fenway, the seats are awful, the views are obstructed, parking is outrageous and the trough urinals are horrendous. At the Trop it never rains, the seats are comfortable, the sight lines are OK, the beer is cold and the beach is nearby. What's the problem??? Baseball just hasn't been here for 100 years like it has traditional baseball cities. No one is going to build a stadium anywhere and the MLBPA will never agree to contraction. Next subject??
Bob, i think you should read closer.
"it is much more likely that, if the rays move from the trop, that they move to tampa".
that sentence should suggest to you that i understand the trop is NOT in tampa.
PS – I have field box seats at the trop and can touch the turf. i'm closer to field than the visiting players. I know what the Trop is like better than anyone who is reading this article. It is what it is. Some people think its garbage. Some like yourself think its just dandy. It probably falls somewhere in between.
Mike…..agreed on both points…I'm at the trop for about half the season too. Its far from perfect, but its all there's going to be for a while.
The Marlins wouldn't be able to move for at least 35 years per their agreement with the city of Miami. The Rays, I think also have a similar agreement with St. Petersburg.
I just read that article, and I hate to break it to you, KO is not even remotely away from the truth and you have to be living an alternate reality like you if you are saying that, I have to laugh that you take this guy's opoin as showing that this cannot happen. I looked at the source that he used Mike, when you look at the chart that sources shows, it does not show that Florida has the three highest of Tv markets, it shows Mike that Tampa is 14th. Mike so you are telling me that I should believe a guy who cannot even read TV charts, only one team is in the top 20. So your argument there is about as truthful as the guy who wrote that article.
Nothing KO wrote is untrue, and it that guy shows me that national media like KO know more about baseball and what is going on there than he does, this guy Mike cannot even read a simple Tv chart right. Mike thanks for showing that KO can never lie and that you like to put up articles that show that KO was not lying here and that you like and only believe people that agree with you. Wow you really show why KO is this generations Murrow. Keep it up KO. Keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me.
Also you and that writer need to realize that KO is only putting up hypothesis of different citiies that this team can be moved too. He not acting like this is going to happen and that this team is getting traded. So again Mike how can this article be not true, just like I said in the last post if we are going by opions this I would like I said on top that this guy who wrote that article was not telling the truth either. This how crazy your post is. Mike I know that KO is not prefect do not want him to be, and I can even say that he can be wrong, but this is not a situtation where he or I should say your guy who wrote that article are wrong, they are just speculating and thier is no right or wrong anwser on this. So stop with saying that KO is lying on this, he is not, he just putting up a hyposithes of teams that Rays could go to, if thier loosing streak goes bad. So I am sorry if I saying that you lie, but you really are showing why KO is this generations Murrow and that you need to learn that when you are speculating like here, there is not such thing as lying and telling the truth, because thier is no right and wrong answers. THis is just putting up certain ideas of places that marlins or the rays could go to if they wanted that is it. KO never want you to be prefect just yourself.
History, its very painful to read your rants History. History i said the Rays rank in the top 10 in MLB for local market ratings.
I know that sending you to another persons work means that the numbers are not valid, but ill do it anyway: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-fanbase-problem-reds-and-rays-among-top-5-most-watched-teams-2010-10.
It appears you are the one that can't read History. Judging by the way you type History you are most likely ADHD.
History its very hard to argue with you History because your sentences and word History don't make much sense and I can't have a decent argument with you History because you don't base your thoughts and ideas in logic History. Have a good one History, I'm sure KO is glad to you a reader like you on his side.
Thanks again for showing me that KO did not lie in this article and that all this article is false, you seem to think that you can put up a article about a fans opoin and than an article about the opoin of business Inside and say that KO had not facts in his article. Mike what alternative reality do you live in. How does showing local TV markets show that KO is lying.
Mike KO is doing something that you and that Ray Index writer do not seem to get and that is putting out his opoin or more important Mike is doing something called speculating. Mike thier is no right and wrong answers in speculation, so how can KO be lying. Mike if you and the Ray Index guy would read the article instead of saying that KO is lying, you would have seen that KO is talking about a prediction that he making that a team from Florida would leave by 2020.
So Mike again how does local ratings and this is me believing what you say about them are true, mean that Tampa Rays could not end up leaving Florida for another town.
Again Mike you are showing me that KO is this generations Murrow, also I do not listen to people that think that someone who has bad spelling and grammer means that they have ADHD. ADHD and spelling and grammer do not go hand in hand. So sorry no I do not have ADHD just bad spelling and again even than how does that show that my agrument is a bad one.
Mike keep making me more of a KO fan and showing me that nothing in this piece that KO wrote is a lie, learn what speculating is. Mike again let me explain this to you. Is KO prefect no, could his speculations be wrong and ends up being by 2020, both the Miami Marlins and TampaBay Rays are in Florida yes, that he could happen, but that does not mean that KO lied in that piece.
I will tell you Mike that I do not think that person who wrote the Ray Index piece was lying, because he was also Mike doing what KO was doing speculating, and saying that the reason why he thinks that the Rays would go no where is because they are having good ratings locally. Fine, but that still does not mean that KO is lying or that piece that he wrote Mike is not true, it just means Mike that they are both going by speculating on what might happen by using different data. KO making the case that the Rays could go because he getting info that the attendence rate on the ball parks is down and that they having a hrad time getting money for a new park. You and the Ray index guy are arguing that not going to happen because look how the Rays are doing on TV when it comes to thier local market.
Which again Mike is a fine agrument, but that does not show that KO is lying, or that his info is not correct. In the end thier is no right or wrong answer Mike on this one, all you guys are talking about is the possiblity of what would become of this team. That is it.
Again Mike thanks for showing me why KO cannot lie, and why he this generations Murrow. Can it turn out that KO is wrong on this one and in 2020 like he said in this story thier are two teams in Florida, yes that could be, but it could also be that it ends up that one Team might be in Canada.
That Mike is the agrument that I am trying to make, is that all KO and you and Ray index guy are doing is speculting which is fine, and what happens in sports, but that does not mean that one person is lying and one person is not, because thier is false or bad info on this, it just putting info out and saying what you think might happen. Thanks again for making me love and respect KO more.
I can't see the Marlins leaving Miami for at least another 20 years. No way MLB is going to allow the precedent of a team getting a new stadium and then leaving a few years later. It would undermine the ability of any other MLB to get taxpayer dollars for new digs. My guess is they'll push Loiria to sell the team to someone willing to clean up his mess and put a competitive team on the field.
Thanks for saying that this is your opoin and not saying that a blog on speculation about what a team could or not do, is some how saying that person is lying. It just giving an opion, no right or wrong answer in that. Again I know and I apologize if I do not sound like KO is prefect, he is not and he has been wrong before, I know that he was wrong on his critism of Obama BP speech and clean up, and Keegan. Also when he said that maddow had sold out, but I am still a fan od his and never disappointed in him, but he not lying here, he just putting out speculation. Also I have a hardtime believe things from a blog that is partial to the Rays, that shows that they are being objective in what is being said. This is why I know that KO is not lying, he maybe wrong but he not lying. So for Mike and others that are using this article, guys just say that in your opoin just like in this guys opoin, KO is wrong to say that this could happen and that you disagree that is all.
What bill post is what point I am saying. In that in general this is all someone's opoin or opoins of people what might happen to these Florida teams, or more general if you want that it all speculation. Thier is no right or wrong answer when you do this, thier is no false info or correct info, thier is just people aka KO, Ray Index guy and others putting out what they think might happen in the future to baseball in Florida. KO thinks that a team could end up leaving and gives the reasons that he thinks, people that disagree put out thier info and say why they think that not going to happen. That is it, So thier is no dishonest in this piece and never will be.
Again KO keep being yourself and showing why you will be this generations Murrow and why you will be around for years to come. I know that you can never lie, just like I know that you can be wrong. What makes me love you KO is that you are not afraid to show that even though you are famous you are still human, and people like that show how legtimate they are, and they are ones that will never disappoint me. So again KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad, and again sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired from there, love you faults and all.
KO again love how you speculate about baseball teams and where they could go, if they continue to not produce in a certain town. Does not matter if right or wrong and shows to me how great you are on the subject. Keep again being the human being and lovable human being and you will always have a fan in me.
Once again an owner has conned the taxpayers into building him a new ballpark with the promise of fielding a competitive team only to revert to his old ways once the facility is built. It's happened most recently in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh where they allow stars to leave for the greener pastures the new park was supposed to guarantee. I'm a resident of Tampa, and this mess in Miami will kill any chance of a stadium for the Rays. It's probably just as well because like in South Florida, I don't think much would change anyway
Great read! love to see the EXPOS back in Montreal!. You are so correct if it was not for Jeffrey Loria and David Sampson his stepson…the EXPOS may still be here in Montreal. Again you are corret, the city,province and federal levels of government were also HEAVILY to blame…..as for blaming the fans- NO WAY….you'd be nuts to have spent a dime on seeing a game aftwr what they did from 1990-2003….related to selling off players on a regular basis.
The only move that would have any effect is moving Loria out of major league baseball after he wrecked 2 franchises, Also Keith the election was not the same wiith out you on TV
I really want the Expos to return but not in the American League, it's got to be in the National. I just hate the DH, can't stand that kind of baseball, it's so boring.
Expos in the American League will actually make a lot of sense. Sounds strange to me since I'm still more interested in NL teams, out of habit, but many Expos fans switched their allegiance to the Red Sox in recent years (Boston is closer to Montreal than Toronto). Expos in the AL East against the Sox, the Jays and Yankees, Oh yeah I'd like to see that!
But we still need a ballpark, and the location downtown is now occupied by stupid condos and a grocery store. A new team would not survive more than 2-3 years in Olympic Stadium.
Wow how did I not know this, this is pretty cool.
Oh I should say I cannot wait to see this, thanks for the info.
KO again you were awesome on Clubhouse Confidental, you really know what you are talking about and make it even fun for me aka people that are not really that fans of the game. You show that you can never lie and why you are this generations Murrow. Again sorry that you got treated like crap at Current and again will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for getting unjustily fired from there. Again keep making me love and respect you. As long as you are yourself you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all.
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So he titled this piece "A Modest Proposal." Like Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal. Get the hint, guys. He's kinda joking.
Bring our baseball back!! (Montreal misses our Expos!)
go back to talking politics, theres no reason for mlb to have a communist as a blogger…
You need to get this in your head, the cold war is over, and here in the United States we are not anti-communist, or I should say that we are not afraid of them either. Daivd it time for you to get to get out of the 1950′s and into the 2010s. Having said that, how do you know that KO is a communist, do you live with him, I listened to him for years and I have heard nothing that shows that he one. I did not know that advocating against corporate greed and coruption, and saying that we need government is what being a communist is. Wow, you show that you need to learn what communism is, and also learn that it not a bad economic system.
The reason why it did not work in the Soviet Union is because of government that was behind it, same with Cuba and Vietnam and other places. If we had a dictatorship here democracy would not be working either.
France and other countries are social countires and they have longer and healthier lives than we do here, because everyone there has healthcare and time off. Why we have people that have to chose between eating and seeing a doctor, and people having to go to the emergency room because they have no health insurance, because they cannot pay, we have people that have inquetate insurance and do not get the care they need, because they cannot pay or will not get insurance companies to pay for a surgery or procedure that they need.
So you would do yourself a favor David and stop believeing the lies of the 1950s that communism is bad, it is not.
Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and making me love and respect him more. Again KO sorry you got unjuistily fired at Current, and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired from there. Know that you are on to bigger and better things. Love you faults and all.
Well I apologize for it not being a bad system, but again the reason why it did not work in the Soviet Union beacause Stalin was a dictator. What make economic system david and others fail is what kind of government that they run under not the system itself.
So again KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all.
KO having said all that, have to say that I am not sure sending it to Austin would be so hot, I do not know how much space that we have in the city to build a ball park or I should say stadium, even though it could bring revenue. Here is would be more like Round Rock or where ever that fomula one race track is.
Keith – problem with Montreal, as you allude to, is they have no stadium. They aren't going back to the Big O, and don't forget it was Montreal that Jeffrey Loria originally tried to con into paying for a new downtown ballpark, and they balked at it then – why now? The provincial government has been debating public financing for a new hockey arena in Quebec City for a couple of years; if building an arena to bring NHL back to Quebec is even a question, then taxpayer financing for MLB in Montreal just isn't going to happen. On the other hand, consider Vancouver, which just built a new retractable roof stadium downtown that opened in 2011. Its only 2.5 million people, but much more affluent than Montreal. The city is of similar size to Portland, just with a publicly-owned park (convertible for baseball) already.
Don't think Vancouver is going to happen. Convertible or not, BC Place is a big, multi-purpose facility would be nearly as bad as Olympic Stadium for baseball. Also, Vancouver is half the size of Montreal. Unlike Montreal, it doesn't have Ottawa just down the road with another 1.5 million people. I believe Vancouver was the first Canadian city to lose its triple A team. Not exactly a sure bet.
Vancouver Ays. Love it!
Newark, NJ for Rays.
Buck Showalter had the best idea on Baseball Tonight before he took the O's job: Eliminate the two franchises altogether. Cut back to 28 teams and have a dispersal draft. For next year's schedule, go back to four divisions, with each team playing each other team 6 times. (27 opponents x 6 games, 3 in each venue per matchup.)
Merci! De reconnaître que Loria est on bandit .Thanks!To show how Loria is bad owner.
Oui, un véritable Bandit, il a volé un peuple de "ses amours"
A real bandit
I agree whit this comment, I'm a proud supporter of "les expos de Montrésl. I hope so this dream will come true again.
Having often reported about Les Expos while living in Quebec, 1977-1990, I remember well that the heyday of the franchise closely coincided with the heyday of the Quebec independence movement, led by the Parti Quebecois under the late premier Rene Levesque, who loved baseball. With the Parti Quebecois now back in power, I would not be surprised if efforts were not made to reassure people anxious about the future of Quebec by luring major league baseball back. Since a team name is ideally supposed to both represent the cultural environment and scare the hell out of the opposition, I recommend that the Devil Rays be translocated to Montreal and renamed the Quebecois Independistes — and yes, they should play in Parc Jackie Robinson.
The Expos in the American League East would guarantee success; Yankee, RedSox and Blue Jay fans would flock to Montreal to see their teams- all 3 cities are 6 hours away- how far is Tampa? In addition Baseball revenue from TV and Internet has allowed for revenue sharing to be more equitable, Canadian dollar is now at par, Montreal population is nearly 4 million, it makes sense; everyone in Montreal- including a future owner knows they need a new stadium- but Olympic Stadium can be used in the meantime. The stadium is still used for Soccer and Football events and get 50,000 people with no problem. As far as using the name Expos- the logo etc.; all that is property of the Nationals. Even Youpii belongs now to the NHL's Canadiens!
Please don't make it sound like its the market's fault. Loria is mostly to blame, as he was in the destroying the the expos's last chance of revival. Your plan makes a ton of sense, especially with one economic data that changes everything: when the expos left, the canadian dollar was wporth less than 65 US cents. That meant the expos had to draw 3$ in revenue to pay 2$ in expenses (mostly player salaries). With today's currencies hovering around parity, all other things beeing equal, that's an increase of 50% in revenue. Huge.
Oh, please return a team to Montreal, preferably the Rays to compete against the AL East. A Jackie Robinson Stadium could be constructed close to where the Delormier Downs Stadium was (where JR played) on Delormier Ave. near Notre-Dame St. Big empty lot there as we speak. A team's name should indeed reflect the cultural heritage of it's host city. "Quebecois Independistes" is not only grammatically wrong, it reflects a very controversial subject that many would find inappropriate. More historically one might call a potential returning baseball team the "Patriotes de Québec" honouring the memory of the 19th century rebellion. It would honour the history of Quebec and use a name that would irk Boston fans
I've been doing a little research about the EXPOS attendance numbers, I'm not finish yet, but look at the first thing I discovered:
From 1970 to 1997 incl. the Expos have a better total attendance than… Bud Selig's team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
40 222 728 vs. 41 692 504
Considering all the Expos fans been through (strike, fire sales, owners disputes and so on) I think it is not so bad…
Montreal a has great baseball fan base and tradition, and those who perpetuate the opposing view are misinformed people, at best, or just plain mythomaniac. Yes, it is about time to debunk the myths.
This will be a interesting ongoing problem because for those of us who love baseball it is a travesty to watch this linger much longer in Florida.
Sacramento would be a good choice for either team. Portland too.
Montreal is another good choice based on the population and the chance to do what they did in DC with the Expos/Nationals.
Out here on the left coast i would like to see the A's move to San Jose.
Unpopular, yeah, but realistically speaking the 2 largest cities in the region,
Enough miles between to create a good regional rivalry and in 20 years it will seem normal, Us older A's and Giants fans will be takin dirt naps.
Move the Giants AAA team to Oakland to fill the void there.
it will work.
Last, Keith, great to find you keeping those brain cells busy.
Keith, understand that Jeffery Loria must have been using Bain Capital as a consultant here. Profits over everything else. Perhaps Loria, with Bain's advice, will find that he can make an even greater profit by using robots as players and just firing everyone else.
Excellent analysis KO ! I am from Montreal, father of 2, and I can confirm that baseball has not been forgotten with little leagues going strong. Nobody forgot the Expos players and legends, such as Gary Carter. We can easely get over the Loria-Samson disaster and rebuild major league baseball here (without Loria of course). By the way, former Expos Warren Cromartie is doing lots of work to bring a MLB franchise here, and the possible next mayor of the city of Montreal has expressed public interest in bringing back the Expos. The Nationals can stay in DC, no problem, and the Rays can come here. They will play at the Big O for a few seasons while we build a new stadium. The AL is even better than the NL, we have already seen all those NL teams (but I will miss the Dodgers). If in the AL, I would be the happiest man to see the new Expos-Rays-whatever you want to call them now – confront the Yankees, the Red Sox, the Jays and even Baltimore which has a great history. Enough with the dirty Mets…thats right Mets fans, we have not forgotten our rivalry and dislike of each other… you proved it to me again when I went to your stadium in April and I was wearing my Expos jersey, I rooted for the Braves that day in the bleachers, hahaha
By the way, I also went to the new Miami ballpark this summer to watch the Marlins against Washington, and I found myself rooting for the the Marlins. Strange feelings… None of my love for the Expos has ever been transfered to DC., plus Miami has an awesome ballpark, love the Latino feel there, Little Havana, easy parking, their logo, the pool and the parties after the game. If there is one thing I want from JLoria, its the architectural plans from that stadium to replace the Big O in Montreal! Here in Montreal, more people than ever wear the Expos cap! On veut du baseball chez nous, le plus vite possible, merci!
Hey, Keith, how could you omit the #1 market: the New Jersey Meadowlands. Population base of 15 million. Just need Yanks and Mets to agree.
Mexico City. Population 8.84 million. Just sayin. . .
Mexico City, elevation 7,000+. How'd you like to pitch there?
You got a point here, but I keep wondering if you go by weather and conditions as limits, you can find something bad in the conditions of every city that has a team already. I live in Texas, and I know that the Rangers and Astrois probably do not like playing in the bad humdity that we have here, espically in the summer, I know when I was in marching band I hated having to march in it when we had band pratice, and we have had a hardtime with football players in it. I bet the Diamondbacks have just of a hartime with the hot desert weather there.
The Giants have to probably worry about the earthquakes, and I know that Marlins and rays have to think about hurricanes, and I think colorado has a team if I am not mistaken and they have to deal with altiutde also.
So you have to be careful when you talk about elimites because every team has to deal with it does not matter where you leave.
That is very intersting and also would be interesting to see a team in Montral
Let's go Expos!!!!
Need More teams out west. Portland bridges the gap from Bay Area to Seattle. Come on Nike, foot the bill!
I would agree with you on that, the only thing I would say is that, please no more baseball teams in California, three teams are enough for any state.
Inasmuch as I would like baseball to return to Montreal, I'd hate to see a state-funded stadium being built especially for them. There are many reasons for that.
First, why do the very same people who bar no holds at criticizing government and government intervention in the name of free enterprise, are invariably the first to insist on government investments in such ventures? The "You take the risk, we'll keep the profits" attitude may still be a viable business plan in the US, but we've been there, and we've done that, so thank you. However, if serious, responsible and committed investors want a new stadium, they're welcome to fund and build it themselves.
Secondly, all levels of government in Montreal are broke. Flat broke. As in bankrupt. And they will remain so for any foreseeable future. They need the money for essentials like schools, roads, hospitals, bridges or waterworks, let alone paying interests on their phenomenal debt. Thus, in Montreal, billionaire investors are not, and should not be, considered "in need", even if they plan to bring baseball back for the common good.
Thirdly, any major infrastructure project based in Montreal will cost much, much more if any level of government in involved. Corruption is everywhere. The cost of infrastructures has been shown to be up to 35% higher here than anywhere else. There is no need to feed that system any more with another white elephant project. And I'm not even touching the issue of what flag they'll want to paint the city this time around. So, if we want a stadium, it will be much cheaper as a private venture.
Fourthly, and above all other factors and considerations, what killed Baseball 1.0 in Montreal was greed. Montreal could support a MLB team – and a damn good one at that – but could in no way compete long-term with larger American markets like New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles. There is simply not enough money to be made here, no matter how hard you try. What killed baseball in Montreal was MLB's lack of consideration for small markets.
At the time the Expos left, there were talks about a downtown stadium that could potentially rake up some $35M a year for the team. If I remember correctly, that very same year, Alex Rodriguez signed with the Yankees for $19M, Tom Glavine with the Braves for $14M. How were we supposed to pay the rest of the roster with the remaining $2M? At that moment, the Expos, as sad as it may sound, had been chased out of town.
So, if we're given a second chance, let's make sure we don't get ourselves in the same dead ends as the first time. Hopefully, we will have learned something.
Yes to Montreal but, why not one Mexico City? An exploding middle class, rabid baseball fans, an untapped gateway to Latin America and still in North America! First year's draw: maybe 10 million fans! Now you get to add from the rich Latin tradition of baseball. Colors, music, all of it for anyone who's seen a game in Mexico is creates an experience not son forgotten. Tell me why not, why has MLB been so slow to go down Mexico way?
Again I think that has to do with climate or altitude, as some people have been talking about. I think it would be cool to have a baseball team in one of the Latin American countries because they take baseball seriously.
Its not as if we're mixing Denver and Houston! This is a city that too many do not know. The Great Mayor traitor from NY went to clean up the crime problem: drug murders increase! But, drop in a MLB franchise and you take one of the great cities of the world and maybe even yield a bit of a peace dividend in the deal. The names alone are too cool: The Agave, The Mole, The Mariachi, The Diablos! Look I'm born raised and educated in NYC, traveled 2/3 of the world seeking out baseball every time I travel. Start in Mexico City and before long, MLB will want to expand to the great state of Jalisco This is the no in no-brainer!
Your Yankee bashing is approaching broken clock status: you will eventually be right and will claim as much but in the meantime…
How does that show that KO is Yankee bashing, he talking about steriod use in baseball. That article fits prefectly with what KO is talking about. KO again keep being yourself love how you got on the Onion's case for the offensive joke. Keep being yourself and you will always have a fan, cannot wait to see you on Fugerson tonight.
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Annual Report 2001
02/01/2002- 1. Introduction
- 2.1 Priorities of Inspections Performed in 2001
- 2.2 Overall Surveys of Results of Control
- 2.3 Results of Controls of the Microbiological Requirements
- 2.4 Results of Analyses for Contaminants
- 2.5 Controls of Labelling and Quality
- 2.6 Thematic and Extraordinary Inspections
- 2.6.1 Inspections focusing on food safety
- 2.6.2 Inspections focused on adulterations
- 2.6.3 Complex and other inspections
- 2.7 Inspections in production
- 2.8 Inspections in trade network
- 2.9 Suggestions
- 2.10 Penalties
- 3 Laboratory Activities
- 4 Certification Activities
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- 7 Activities in the Field of Legislation
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- 12 Abbreviations and Explanations
The bans of circulation were inflicted on the nonconforming food and tobacco products in the total amount of CZK 29,531,000 in 2001. Of which the share in production amounted to CZK 11,088,000; in retail trade network the share of bans imposed on circulation was recorded in the imported food and tobacco products in the value of CZK 11,933,000 and in domestic products in the value of CZK 6,510,000.
In the course of 2001 the CAFIA inspectors carried out the total of 22,122 separate inspections, of which 8,080 in production; 1,704 in wholesale warehouses; 12,219 in retail shops and 119 in other premises.
For the breach of duties appointed by the respective legislation, in 2001 CAFIA imposed altogether 2,453 penalties in Administrative Procedures amounting to CZK 28,678,000. In determining the amount of penalty the following issues were carefully considered: gravity, manner, length of existence and consequences of a specific illegal act.
In the sphere of international activities CAFIA took an active part in the meetings of leading international organisations and established further official contacts with European authorities and institutions. Communication with the European Commission continued in 2001, for the most part, from the perspective of ongoing harmonisation of the Czech food law with that of EU.
CAFIA was very active in submitting expert amendments and in legislative work on the preparation of rules and regulations, especially in the preparation of a bill on the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (or the State Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority), which is to be fully harmonised with legislation of the European Union.
The year 2001 brought to an end the Phare project on training and education. At the same time the preparatory work on a new project commenced. The new project should help increase efficiency of the CAFIA activities and support the development of a complex information system that will bring into an interface all agencies of public service involved in the food control.


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The longer Congress waits to avoid the fiscal cliff, the more complicated it will be for businesses to figure out how much to pay workers early next year.
The confusion poses the biggest threat to the nation's 27 million small businesses, because the vast majority do their own payroll. That means they'll have to understand what Congress decides and calculate the changes fast.
And the nation's leading payroll group warned on Wednesday that time is running out.
The American Payroll Association said Congress must decide on tax rates by Dec. 14 or else "businesses may not have enough time to implement any new changes when the first paychecks go out for 2013." Others in the industry say Congress could wait until Christmas week, but doing so would still cause headaches.
Michael O'Toole, an attorney for the association, described two worst-case scenarios.
The first happens if Congress comes to an agreement after Jan. 1 but applies new tax rules retroactively.
The other is a last-minute agreement that keeps rates as they are for a few more months, with the idea of making new rules later in 2013. That could confuse payroll software programs, because some only calculate a year at a time.
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