Jeffrey Loria has become synonymous with failure when it comes to owning and running a franchise in Major League Baseball. In 2000 while owning 94% of the Montreal Expos, Mr. Loria wasn't able to strike a deal for English speaking radio and television coverage in an attempt to increase revenue for the team through media. His next failed endeavor was through an attempt to build a new downtown ballpark in Montreal and requested more public funding to do so. The provincial and municipal governments in the area scoffed at the idea of using tax-payer funds after noticing the current Olympic Stadium wasn't going to be paid for until 2006 and wasn't getting paid for for the 25 years after it was built. Trying to cut his losses, Mr. Loria sold the team in 2002 to Expos Baseball, LP which was a partnership between the 29 other MLB owners for $120 million. In effect, the Expos were dealt to the commissioner's office. Eventually a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit was filed against Loria (A lawsuit that found it's way to arbitration and ruled in Loria's favor) once he bought the Florida Marlins and moved his whole staff down to Florida. The Expos were moved to Washington where they've since turned the franchise from a losing team to a winning one. His stint with the Florida, turned Miami Marlins, hasn't been much better. After their high point of winning the 2003 World Series the Marlins have posted a dismal 569 wins and 564 losses under Loria. In November 2011 the Florida Marlins officially became the Miami Marlins and things went south even faster. The change in uniform warranted a completely fresh start as Loria campaigned for a new stadium to break away from paying rent at Sun-Life stadium. His wishes of a tax-payer stadium were finally granted as the voters of Miami and Miami-Dade County voted to approve construction on a new ballpark. Construction was completed by opening day in 2012 with Loria cutting star players to lower the payroll in an effort to free-up funds to help construction. The move lowered the payroll to the lowest in Major League Baseball since 2005. As the 37,000 seat stadium was drafted the Marlins and the County came to a financial agreement. The Marlins agreed to pay for $155 million while the tax-payers got to chip in $2.6 billion. In return the Marlins got 100% of all stadium revenues (sounds fair). After a disappointing 2012 a twelve-player trade with the Toronto Blue Jays had local and national sports writers questioning Loria's commitment to building a winning franchise (and rightfully so). In 2013 South Florida residents, politicians and sportswriters called to boycott Loria's Miami Marlins. In 2013 the Marlins rank dead last in attendance on the year averaging 17,318 and filling less than half of their seats through 45 home games. The attendance problem has become so bad the Marlins have had to turn to visiting teams to promote ticket sales. For the homestead against the Washington Nationals (the first association Loria ruined) the team began a promotion discounting tickets for "Gio Gonzalez Family & Friends". To be a part of this promo one doesn't need to actually have any connection with Gonzalez who is actually a starting pitcher who is scheduled to pitch against the Marlins. They use Gonzalez as a marketing tool because he is from the Miami area. On the field the team ranks 30th in runs, batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage (there are only 30 teams in Major League Baseball keep in mind). All these stats are as of July 11th, 2013 and so is their record which stands at 32-56 and 18.5 games behind first place in the NL East. In summary, Loria is an enemy to the tax-payers in the area he's owned teams. He also has posted few bright spots for fans, teams and Major League Baseball as a whole. Loria made his money as an art dealer in New York and sits on the board of directors of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University in New York where he is clearly more successful and should remain. Drifting into the ownership of professional teams is not a skill Loria is too good at. His removal from ownership would benefit fans, players, tax-players and MLB as no other owner has paved a path of destruction quite like Jeffery Loria has.