Sunday, January 1st, 2012
The Detroit Tigers lost out in the Gio Gonzalez sweepstakes when the Oakland A's dealt the lefty to the Washington Nationals, but that doesn't mean the Tigers don't have other options.
Detroit has apparently expressed serious interest in Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza and they aren't the only ones. The Miami ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
We mentioned the other day that the Florida Miami Marlins were making a big push in free agency this winter and that will continue as the fish are scheduled to be the first team to meet with St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. Pujols and his agent Dan Lozano will ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Well, that didn't take long. On the same day he was reportedly set to be let go by the Chicago White Sox - and current Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon announced he'd retire - Ozzie Guillen is reportedly headed south to become the first manager of the Miami Marlins.
ESPN Chicago ...
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Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Apparently Florida Marlins closer Leo Nunez is a real-life Don Draper. The (supposedly) 28-year-old right hander has apparently been playing under an assumed name, and was forced to return to his native Dominican Republic on Thursday to clear up some immigration issues.
Two sources claim the Marlins have known about Nunez's ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
As we've seen throughout the Middle East this past spring and summer, Twitter users will risk anything to thwart tyranny and oppression. Surely with that in mind, Florida Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison grandly announced his return to Major League Baseball last night.
Morrison was inexplicably sent to Triple-A New Orleans on ...
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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 ...
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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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