When Florida Marlins Owner Jeffrey Loria Arrived At The Team's Spring Training ballpark, the fans treated him like a conquering hero. They clamored for his autograph and a look at his 120-gram championship ring (240 diamonds, one with a rare teal hue, and 12 rubies) and to thank him for not dismantling their World Series champs as billionaire Wayne Huizenga did a few years ago. Baseball has never seen an owner quite like Loria. The 63-year-old art dealer has shrewdly turned a relatively small investment into a potential windfall―and made more enemies than George Steinbrenner. Even now Loria is fighting his former partners (who are suing him), grabbing for controversial tax breaks and maneuvering to get all sorts of help from Major League Baseball. But he is always steps ahead of the competition both off the field and on it. "The so-called experts still don't think we can win," says Loria, watching his team play the St. Louis Cardinals from behind home plate. "It's fine for them to dismiss us again."
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机译：当佛罗里达马林鱼队的老板杰弗里·洛里亚（Jeffrey Loria）到达车队的春季训练场时，球迷们像对待英雄一样对待他。他们为他的亲笔签名和他的120克冠军戒指（240颗钻石，其中有一种淡绿色调，还有12颗红宝石）而大叫，并感谢他没有像几年前的亿万富翁韦恩·许曾加（Wayne Huizenga）那样拆除世界冠军。棒球从未见过像洛里亚这样的老板。这位63岁的艺术品交易商精明地将一笔相对较小的投资变成了潜在的意外之财，并且比乔治·史坦布伦纳（George Steinbrenner）敌人更多。即使是现在，洛里亚（Loria）仍在与他的前搭档（正在起诉他）进行战斗，争取有争议的税收减免，并设法从美国职棒大联盟（Major League Baseball）获得各种帮助。但是他无论在场上还是场上都始终领先于竞争对手。洛里亚说：“所谓的专家仍然认为我们不会赢。”他看着自己的球队从本垒打的后面踢圣路易斯红雀队。 “对他们来说，再次解雇我们很好。”
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