RCS
Shooting down the Dolphin Expressway a couple of weeks ago, I glanced over at Marlins Park. It seemed to be laughing.
I couldn’t exactly determine the type of mirth in those brief few seconds.
Now, as the Marlins deal pitchers Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle and their best position player, Jose Reyes, to finish a roster cutdown that began at midseason, I can identify it as the sinister belly laugh of a sentient Death Star-like construct.
“My master, Lord Loria, merely dangled a few promises before you to fool you into helping to create me! Now, the mighty tractor beam of my debt will suck the money from your present and future pockets as you slave while I make Lord Loria ever richer and more powerful!...
Now we know, unequivocally. Ozzie Guillen is the fortunate one. So is Heath Bell. And, now, Josh Johnson. And Mark Buehrle. And Jose Reyes. And every other player who has left or is leaving that godforsaken hellhole of... more »
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No one could have said it better than Giancarlo Stanton. It was direct. It was clear. It was real. “Alright, I’m pissed off!!! Plain & Simple.” That was a tweet from the Miami Marlins’ best player at around 7 p.m. ET... more »
Here's what the Marlins won't be getting with Mike Redmond as their next manager. Marketing sizzle. An outsized personality suitable for cable TV reality shows. The experience of having managed a World Series winner somewhere... more »
At every level of his career, Bryce Harper has found a way to excel and become the best player on the field. On April 28, he was unexpectedly thrust into his dream, into the major leagues at the age of 19. And over the next five... more »
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