Don Smiley, the club president, was introduced first and Huizenga second.

Don Smiley, the Marlins' president, is putting together a group to buy the team, and Huizenga yesterday said that group has 30 days to complete negotiations.

After the World Series, he announced that he had reached an agreement with Don Smiley, president of the Marlins, who is putting together a new ownership group.

I want to give Don Smiley and his group the benefit of the doubt and make this thing work.

At the same time, Huizenga tried to arrange a sale of the Marlins to his longstanding associate and team president, Don Smiley, for $169 million.

Herein lies a powerful reason why Huizenga wanted to sell his team to Don Smiley.

Why else would Don Smiley, who as team president knows its financial predicament as well as anyone, have wanted to buy the team?

Don Smiley, the Marlins' president, is forming a group to buy the team.

Chase Carey, one of the Fox executives who oversee the team, put it together in conversations with Don Smiley, the Florida Marlins' president.

Don Smiley, a spokesman for Huizenga, said Huizenga was out of town and not available to comment on Barger's position.