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Florida Marlins

The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in the Miami, Florida metro area and play their home games in Dolphin Stadium, a stadium in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League. In only a decade since their inception into the majors, the Marlins have been highly fortunate in that they played in the era where "wild card" teams can win the World Series. The team has never finished first, yet won two World Series, in 1997 and in 2003. The Marlins had their best success under Jack McKeon, who led the Marlins to their only stretch of three consecutive winning seasons. Most of the time, however, the franchise has suffered over from relatively low attendance. The Marlins management has insisted that a new baseball-only stadium with a retractable roof is imperative to survival in South Florida, and that if one would not be built, the team would seek relocation to another city. Although San Antonio, Texas, has pushed hard to receive the team, recent months have seen a new push for the Marlins to stay in South Florida, with the Miami suburb of Hialeah making strides in securing the stadium the team wants (see Possible relocation, below). The Marlins have also declined San Antonio's deadline of May 15, 2006 to accept their stadium funding proposal, signaling that the team may indeed stay in South Florida. MLB President Bob DuPuy informed San Antonio in a letter that the offer would be declined at this time, but left open the possibility of relocation in the future, if talks in south Florida did not lead to a stadium deal. Full Article on Wikipedia

Movin' on up

Check me out over at my new pad, Pinstripe Alley, where I've begun and will be doing most of my future writing.Cheers!

Farnsy for Pudge

This trade might not seem like a win at first glance. Kyle Farnsworth is having his best season since 2005 (ironically when he spent half the year with Detroit), while Pudge is having a pretty average season (for him). But Cashman, unlike the Marte/Nady deal, is selling high on Farnsy.

They look aggressive to me

I don't know about you, but it's sure as hell seemed to me that Yankee hitters have been far more aggressive at the plate this year. Do the facts back that up? To BRef we go!There are a few factors that can tell us whether they're being more aggressive. One is how often they're putting the first pitch into play.

Posada officially done

He'll have shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum and will need about six months to rehab. He should be ready for Spring Training in 2009.- Damaso Marte is pretty good. In fact, he's the second best left-handed reliever in baseball history!

a lil' hot stove

The Yankees are considering trying to acquire Seattle lefty Jarrod Washburn, who's been a solid back-of-the-rotation starter during his 11 year career. Apparently, Seattle would be willing to take Igawa, a mid-level prospect and cash. If that's true, the trigger has to be pulled. End the OKei experiment. Washburn has been a Yankee-killer, so this falls under the "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" category.

Bad news on a good day

The Yanks won their fourth in a row (12-4 behind another lucky Sir Sidney start), but news came down that Jorge Posada could miss the rest of the season with a labrum injury. Jose Molina will fill in more than adequately behind the plate, but it's at the plate where Posada's loss will be felt most.

MATCH REPORT-ST HELENS V HULL KR

Over 10,000 spectators where at Knowsley Road on a crisp Friday night, to witness the toughness of Rugby League, and the final score certainly didn’t reflect the enthusiasm and heart that the Robins demonstrated.

Who Can't Live On $81 Million?

Brian Cashman came out today in the NY Post as well as well as many other media outlets and said point blank that there will be no extension for Alex Rodriguez. I mean, how much is too much?

Clem Labine

Labine, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died today at 80. I generally don't report obituaries but this is different.

ST Game 1 vs. MIN

2007 Preview - Storyline

First off, Yankees: Five Things to Know.This is the first part of a preview of the coming season. An overall season projection/prediction is first, followed by player projections and AL East team projections. I'll hold off on playoff predictions so not to jinx them (yes, I believe in that).Opening Day RosterOF: 4Damon, Matsui, Abreu, MelkyIF: 9Arod, Jeter, Cano, Giambi, Minky, Cairo, Phelps, Posada, DavisSP: 5

First Game of the Season

What can you get for $2.35 million?

You can get a baseball card. The 'Holy Grail' of baseball cards in fact, which was sold yesterday for that price.

Blackburn re-signed

Giants LB Chase Blackburn was re-signed on Friday to a $3.3 million, 4-year deal. I like this move a lot.

Pavano has a 'bone bruise'

Pete Abraham reports. And it's unclear how long he'll be out. It could be a few days or a few weeks.Pavano has started 17 games in 2 years with the Yanks. That works out to $1.7 million per start. The worst contract in Yankee history? You decide.UPDATE: Bobby Abreu will miss 2 weeks with a muscle strain. It's better to happen now than in July.


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