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The Miami Marlins culture of winning will be opposite their old Florida identity
The storybook off-season the new Miami Marlins experienced is historic. A team that had a sweat-ridden sauna for a stadium, pushed around by its landlords, no money and no owner willing to spend it, and an underdog mentality is now history. In one off-season the Miami Marlins reversed their stingy and anticlimactic guise to a big spending high rolling LMFAO type description of...
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Miami Marlins: No love from national networks
At least during the early part of the season, national television audiences won’t be seeing many Miami Marlins games.
TBS is the latest network to leave the Marlins off its schedule of national broadcasts. Tuesday, the network announced its “Sunday MLB on TBS” slate for April and May. They Yankees, Rays and Red Sox all will appear three times. Even the Royals will...
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Oviedo unable to report to Marlins camp
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo remains in the Dominican Republic, his travel restricted after he played under a fake name for seven major league seasons, and the Miami Marlins are uncertain whether he'll join them for any part of spring training.
Formerly known as Leo Nunez, Oviedo is working with the U.S. and Dominican governments to obtain a visa, Marlins...
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Marlins let Morrison wear retired No. 5
Miami Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison says the team is taking uniform No. 5 out of retirement so he can wear it as a tribute to his late father.
Tom Morrison died in 2010 of lung cancer. He idolized Hall of Famer George Brett, who wore No. 5.
No Marlin has worn the number. It was retired in 1993 before the franchise's first game in honor of Carl Barger, who was team president...
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Marlins' Ramirez takes grounders at 3B
Hanley Ramirez is taking groundballs at third base, signaling he's willing to give his new position a try with the Miami Marlins.
The All-Star shortstop was fielding practice grounders and lobbing throws to first.
The workout Tuesday with a couple of other players came as pitchers and catchers reported for the start of spring training. Ramirez arrived early because he's...
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Marlins bring No. 5 out of retirement for Morrison
Miami Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison says the team is taking uniform No. 5 out of retirement so he can wear it as a tribute to his late father.
Tom Morrison died in 2010 of lung cancer. He idolized Hall of Famer George Brett, who wore No. 5.
No Marlin has worn the number. It was retired in 1993 before the franchise's first game in honor of Carl Barger, who was team president...
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Matt Garza says Carlos Zambrano could be a Cy Young contender
Carlos Zambrano has always had the stuff needed to make him one of the best pitchers in the National League. The problem lies between Big Z’s ears. He has won 18 games once and 16 twice in his career. In 2004, Zambrano started 31 games and finished the season with a 2.75 ERA. He started at least 30 games each season from 2003-2008. You get the point. Big Z has been an effective...
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Marlins 3B Ramirez tweets he's fine with switch
Miami Marlins third baseman Hanley Ramirez took to his Twitter account to confirm his willingness to switch positions.
Ramirez has expressed his displeasure about being moved from shortstop to third after the Marlins signed free agent Jose Reyes.
However, in an apparent response to a critical column in the Dominican newspaper Hoy, Ramirez tweeted he will have no issues with new...
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Hanley Ramirez now says ‘Third base with the Marlins forever baby’
Until the season is underway, we have no way of knowing how Hanley Ramirez truly feels about playing third base for the Marlins. Jose Reyes is the team’s shortstop and Hanley can either deal with that or put up a stink. At the end of the day, it will be up to him. As for whether or not he’s on board with it, opinions have varied throughout the offseason. Earlier this...
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Miami Marlins: Hanley Ramirez takes offense at article in Dominican newspaper
Hanley Ramirez felt strongly enough about a negative write-up in the Dominican newspaper “Hoy” to fire off a response on Twitter.
Franklin Mirabal in what appears to be an opinion piece writes that Ramirez’s friendship with Jose Reyes inevitably will be damaged. Ramirez is moving to third base to accommodate Reyes, who the Marlins signed to a $106 million contract...
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MUST SEE TV
Marlins to star on 'The Franchise'
In light of the cast of characters currently comprising the Marlins' roster -- not to mention the team's manager -- season two of the series The Franchise should be highly entertaining television.
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Showtime Will Feature Miami Marlins on Documentary Series 'The Franchise'
MIAMI (AP) -- With their profile on the rise, the Miami Marlins are getting a TV show. This season the Marlins will be the focus of Showtime's documentary series, "The Franchise." That means unprecedented exposure for a team that has finished last in the NL in attendance each of the past seven seasons. Showtime and Major League Baseball Productions announced the decision...
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LOVE FOR LOGAN
Marlins unretire No. 5 for Morrison
The Florida Marlins have announced that they will allow Logan Morrison to wear No. 5, which was previously retired in honor of the late Carl Barger, the team's first president.
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Jose Reyes' Cut Dreadlocks Sold on eBay, Proceeds Going to Make-A-Wish Foundation
An eBay auction for the signature dreadlocks of Jose Reyes have garnered $10,200 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida. The Miami Marlins' newly acquired shortstop cut his hair in order to abide by team rules, and is giving the hair to a lucky fan. The locks, which had been cut last in 2007, were snipped on Feb. 3 at Jordan's Barber Shop in New York City. This...
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