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Looks like Showtime is going to spend some time this season with the Miami Marlins. It will be interesting to see our team through the lens of a national narrative, finding the story lines that will matter most to the national audience. It will be interesting to see what issues and views gain traction outside the local confines of South Florida. This episode focuses on Ozzie's return to the … [Read more...]
The sun was setting as we passed by it - the phantom of years past. Yet, it wasn't even technically old, just abandoned. Sun Life Stadium, the place where the Marlins used to play, when they were called the Florida Marlins, sat like a snowbird waiting in the sun for its final moment. As I passed it there seemed to be a last desperate gasp. We were rolling south towards bigger and better … [Read more...]
Paradigms can shift quickly, suddenly. At least, so it seems to those who failed to recognize the shifting sands in the first place. If you were watching the Winter Meetings coverage on ESPN these recent weeks, you may have been led to believe that there was a new franchise, an expansion franchise that just popped up on the scene eager to buy its way into the upper echelons of big league … [Read more...]
Just digging around on YouTube to find some various reactions. If you have an opinion, share it with us! … [Read more...]
Going back about a month now, but here is the unveiling of the uniforms for the new, Miami Marlins: … [Read more...]
The Braves ended their epic fail season by losing to the Phillies today while watching the Cardinals sail past them to grab the NL Wildcard on the final day of the season. The Cardinals were only 8.5 games in back of the Braves as of September 5th. Meanwhile, the Marlins were closing out their 2011 season by losing to the Nationals in their last ever game at the cavernous Joe Robbie-turned-Sun … [Read more...]
The timing was perfect, in some way. Today, the Marlins held their groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium on the site of the old Orange Bowl. Fans came out from 10am until around 12pm and took in the scene. The webcam showed the rest of us who couldn't make it what was going on. Hours later, the Marlins would take on the Phillies at Land Shark stadium. Yet with grey clouds rolling, the … [Read more...]
Right now the Florida Marlins are breaking ground on their new stadium, slated to open on Opening Day 2012. If you can't make it, as the celebration is today from 10-12pm, check out their webcam that is taking snapshots of the whole event. This is a day about 16 years over due - and kind of a surreal event for us Marlin fans. Finally, the team has a permanent home and we can all breathe easier. … [Read more...]
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Hanley Ramirez Inks New Deal at OB Site
The future home of the Miami Marlins. Yes, the Miami Marlins. And Hanley Ramirez will be there to christen the new diggs. Ramirez and the Marlins had a press conference at the Orange Bowl site, now being overhauled for the new Marlins stadium that will open in 2011. But as the wrecking balls fly and demolitions tear down a part of Miami history, some new history is being made with the future of … [Read more...]