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IS JOHN HENRY READY TO TURN UP HEAT IN MARLINS DEAL?

          Boca Raton commodities dealer John Henry has "reached
     an agreement in principle" to buy the Marlins from Wayne
     Huizenga for $150M, according to Barry Jackson of the MIAMI
     HERALD.  Henry: "I have a handshake deal with Huizenga
     Holdings president Rick Rochon ... [but] it's not a done
     deal.  We're shooting for October 31 as a closing date." 
     Henry also said that Heat Owner Micky Arison may join him in
     investing in the team "after Henry's purchase of the team is
     finalized."  Henry is interested in Arison becoming a
     minority owner of the team.  Jackson reports that there is
     also the possibility of a "trade" scenario, in which Henry
     would become a limited partner of the Heat and Arison would
     become a limited partner of the Marlins.  Arison,
     unavailable Thursday, has not spoken to Henry directly, but
     Henry has held talks with Heat President of Business
     Operations Jay Cross.  Cross said that the Heat would be
     interested in the Marlins "if the team built a domed stadium
     downtown in Miami" as part of the city's revitalization.
     Cross: "We would listen to anybody who approached us with an
     investment that would result in a sports entertainment
     complex in Miami."  Jackson adds that while the Heat would
     not help finance a new ballpark, if money was borrowed for
     the facility, Arison would assume a "share of the debt."
     Jackson writes that Henry "would prefer not to have to"
     privately finance a new ballpark, and instead "would favor
     building a ballpark in a municipality willing to help
     finance it" (Barry Jackson, MIAMI HERALD, 9/11).
          JOHN HENRY'S PLANS: In Fort Lauderdale, Alan Snel
     reports that Henry, a "quiet, soft-spoken man who appears
     uncomfortable in the spotlight," plans to "boost the team's
     anemic payroll to beyond" the $20M mark by keeping young
     stars Cliff Floyd and Edgar Renteria (SUN-SENTINEL, 9/11).

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