Owner Jeffrey Loria, in Chicago for the baseball owners meetings, spoke with CBSSports.com baseball writer Jon Heyman Wednesday about the 12-team trade the Marlins made with the Blue Jays Tuesday night.
"We finished in last place. Figure it out,'' a defiant Loria told Heyman.
Loria also emphatically said he isn't selling the team.
"Absolutely not,'' Loria told Heyman. "That's more stupidity."
Loria, who turns 72 next Tuesday, took issue with the media coverage of the trade and suggested selling the team's veteran stars was the right course of action.
"We have to get better," Loria told Heyman. "We can't finish in last place. We finished in last place. That's unacceptable. We have to take a new course."
Loria had only positive words for Jose Reyes, who along with Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle are part of the 12-player trade that will save the Marlins $166 million once finalized.
"Wonderful guy. I love Jose Reyes," Loria told Heyman. 'What's not to love?"
Sorry for you guys, Loria and his stepson Samson are doing it again. They did it here after a selloff like this too.
Our Montreal Expos were assasinated by these two clowns the same way ... Prediction : Next step will be announcing that they're losing money and selling the team to MLB or moving it ... And will start to zero in a new town to rip off some more fans and local investors ... Remember the Washington General are the Montreal franchise moved to Washington by MLB
Read about Loria's "glorious career" and "hunting trophies" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Loria
A sports fan missing MLB (and NHL in lockout) in Montreal. Thank god there is NFL and CFL ..
Posted by: Sly | November 14, 2012 at 07:12 PM
david, you better get going home. Loria doesn't pay for overtime.
Posted by: Verde | November 14, 2012 at 07:18 PM
As a Blue Jays fan I love it!!
Posted by: Dirty Sanchez | November 14, 2012 at 08:41 PM
Classic bait and switch perpetrated upon SoFla .
Guess what Loria . You're as done as a convenience store hot dog here . Sell the team to save face .
Posted by: Ignignokt | November 14, 2012 at 09:09 PM
Jail for Loria! The city has spoken amd jail is what we want. I cant wait to see how long he serves.
Posted by: pat magroin | November 14, 2012 at 10:02 PM
loria and samson, two low lifes. i would not piss in their mouths if their stomachs were on fire. selig is another one.
Posted by: boycott these low lifes | November 14, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Plenty of parking at the CVS in 2013.
Posted by: Slap Johnson | November 15, 2012 at 07:20 AM