Jeffrey Loria bought the Florida Marlins in 2002 and the next season the club won a wild card and would rally to beat the Cubs in a memorable NLCS and upset the Yankees to win the second World Series in franchise history.
Since winning that World Series, the Marlins haven’t made the playoffs. Key pieces like Derrek Lee, Josh Beckett and Brad Penny were traded away and Miguel Cabrera was eventually traded after the 2007 season. They’ve finished as high as second place just once since 2003 and are headed for their eighth consecutive losing season.