The 2012 season for the Miami Marlins will be an interesting one for sure. They have a new stadium with a retractable roof, not that it will help attendance figures because it wasn’t the threat of rain that was keeping the fans away. But maybe more fans will show up to the stadium because they know where it is now with the new specific team name. The Florida Marlins could be playing anywhere in Florida but the Miami Marlins could only be playing in Miami. I heard they wanted a new stadium in Orlando but Disney already had one marlin and Goofy ate it so they thought it would be best to not have any more of them in town. Then again the Braves might have liked the company during spring training because Chipper Jones is tired of fighting off Minnie Mouse. But apparently the stadium has an aquarium for the backstop also, who thinks that’s a good idea? Bulletproof glass, shatterproof glass, shot glass, it doesn’t matter PETA will have something to say about that. “Mr. Loria, attor...
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PLAYERS:
Chipper Jones,
Ozzie Guillen,
Logan Morrison,
Justin Bieber,
Jose Reyes,
Hanley Ramirez,
Adam Dunn,
Heath Bell,
Josh Johnson
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox
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