Talk:Miami Orange Bowl

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I deleted the statement about the Orange Bowl hosting World Cup football (soccer) games because it never did. Living in Miami when the World Cup was hosted by the U.S., I remember the disapointment amongst soccer fans when it was decided that the Citrus Bowl (in Orlando, FL) was chosen to host games. I believe that the Orange Bowl was considered, but the prospects of hosting World Cup games wasn't met with much enthusiasm. Rumors had it that the mainly Cuban-American politicians did not care for hosting soccer games, a sport which traditionally never was popular in Cuba as opposed to baseball, which interestingly enough, will have it's own stadium next to the Orange Bowl if plans go as scheduled. If anyone has any information about why the Orange Bowl didn't host World Cup games, it would be appreciated.

Apologies for the confusion with Citrus bowl. Maybe the organisers got confused with these fruit bowls ;) ( I did... ) - Voyelles

Originally World Cup organizers wanted to use Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins Stadium as a venue. But since the Florida Marlins began play in 1993 they were forced to look elsewhere. There are several reasons why this wouldn't have worked: 1) Baseball is played during the summer months when the tournament was played and the Marlins schedule have needed adjustment to accomadate the tournament; 2) Even if they had moved the Marlins out for the time to host the games the field would not be usable since it would have a dirt infield and this is arguably the main reason why Miami didn't host a game; and 3) Removing the dirt infield would have been impractical in order to host 3-5 games. The Orange Bowl was considered but it was not up to the "standards" FIFA required in a venue, this is probably attributed to its age. Hope this info helps.

[edit] The official name of the Orange Bowl is...

As a lifelong Miami resident, I can tell you that the official name of the stadium described in this article is not "Orange Bowl Stadium" - it never was - the official name is seen on the ends of the building: Miami Orange Bowl (or, informally, the Orange Bowl). B.Wind 00:44, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tenants

Should the OB Game be considered a tenant? I see teams as tenants, and games are only held in the stadium.

• No, as the Orange Bowl Game is now played at Dolphin Stadium. B.Wind 16:57, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

This needs a better picture. One that shows the inside of the stadium. I'm not opposed to still using the current picture in the article as well, but an additional picture that shows the whole stadium is needed. MECU≈talk 02:32, 28 August 2006 (UTC)