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The Miami Marlins and Reality TV, A Match Made in Heaven

Found January 18, 2012 on Bloguin Best:
PLAYERS: Ozzie Guillen,  Logan Morrison,  Jose Reyes,  Heath Bell,  Mark Buehrle,  Jeffrey Loria
TEAMS: Miami Marlins,  Chicago White Sox

Some consider reality TV to be the lowest form of entertainment on earth (after the "comedy" Whitney, that is). Some of us absolutely eat that stuff up. Whatever camp you fall into, I think we can all agree that watching a reality TV series featuring the Miami Marlins is an absolute must-see. Lucky for all of us, such a series appears to be on its way. From Variety, Showtime and Major League Baseball are believed to be close to a deal that would make the Miami Marlins the featured team in the second season of docuseries "The Franchise." "The Franchise" embeds cameras with its focus team over a period of months to gain on- and off-field insight. Um, yes, please! Admittedly, I did not watch the first season of "The Franchise" but I won't be missing this season, assuming the Marlins make it official. Really, Hollywood execs couldn't cast a better reality show if they tried. The star will no doubt be Ozzie Guillen. He's the ne...
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