Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Patrick Dorsey, presumably no relation to Ken, penned an excellent ESPN Page 2 column on Monday which detailed the sheer hell that comes with being a Miami sports fan.
But Patrick didn't quite go far enough when he said that Miami is on its way to becoming America's Most Miserable Sports ...
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Saturday, August 13th, 2011
The Florida Marlins made one of the most puzzling roster moves in recent Major League history on Saturday as they optioned outfielder Logan Morrison to Triple-A New Orleans. Normally I'd give a team the benefit of the doubt in a situation like this and say "I'm sure the Marlins know ...
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
We assume the following conversation took place between ESPN writer Buster Olney and his brain this weekend before he wrote a story detailing baseball's possible realignment to two 15-team leagues.
BUSTER: Hey brain, do you have any ideas? There's nothing interesting going on right now and I need to stir ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Buster Olney, MLB | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
A three-game series between the Florida Marlins and Seattle Mariners from June 24-26 will be moved from Miami to Seattle because of a U2 concert that will happen three days after the series would have concluded. Read that again please.
A three-game, Major League Baseball series is going to be moved ...
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
I have never seen Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria in person, and I never really want to. And not just because the guy is a total douchenozzle. I've always had this mental image of Loria being no taller than 5-foot-4, allowing his physique to match his Napoleonic attitude. (It also ...
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