tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62648142011-04-21T23:29:12.765-04:00Marlins en FuegoChronicling the zany adventures of the 1997 & 2003 World Champion Florida Marlins and their many shenanigans in South Florida.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06203106645033003365noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264814.post-1106540804067877352005-01-23T23:09:00.002-05:002005-01-23T23:38:26.730-05:00D-Day for Delgado Draws Nigh, Marlins Not Storming the BeachAfter wisely waiting for the finalization of any deal involving Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado's agent has stoked Delgadomania into full force. The daily baseball news wire has been ripe with every movement and sign from the Rangers, Orioles, Mets, and most importantly, Marlins making headlines somewhere.
The Fish flopped a 3 yr/35 million dollar offer on the table to start the feeding, but all Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06203106645033003365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264814.post-1106505226697527162005-01-23T13:29:00.000-05:002005-01-23T13:48:42.136-05:00Large Mouth Bass: The 2005 Starting RotationThe Florida Marlins have a lot of issues that need to be talked about -- issues that most baseball fans would rather ignore. Unfortunately, sports exist at the intersection of business and emotion. Sometimes, bad business decisions are made out of a particular attachment to a player or concept that doesn't return the investment. Sometimes, good business decisions can break a devoted fan's hearts.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06203106645033003365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264814.post-1106361901262667042005-01-21T21:38:00.000-05:002005-01-21T21:55:53.240-05:00I Long For the Simpler Days of Benito SantiagoPaul Lo Duca signs three years, $18 million dollars.
The first thing I thought when I saw that was the first thing I thought when I heard of the Al Leiter signing, that a good chunk of change is going towards a player on the wrong side of his 30's in a position the Florida Marlins aren't particularly desperate to fill, with money that would be better spent on AJ Burnett and Josh Beckett. You Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06203106645033003365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264814.post-1105231782249490132005-01-08T19:41:00.000-05:002005-01-21T22:00:19.483-05:00Cabrera Sent to Yankees [This May Also Be a Parody]Okay, I can understand the Burnett-for-beans trade in light of AJ's contract situation, but I absolutely have a problem with this move. The Marlins should have spared no expense in signing Miguel Cabrera to a long term contract, the Venezualan is a true star in the making; furthermore, Florida still had him for peanuts for another two or three years.
The MLB press release is below.
MIAMI - Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06203106645033003365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264814.post-1105230820124122762005-01-08T19:23:00.000-05:002005-01-21T22:00:33.230-05:00A.J. Burnett Traded [This May Be a Parody]The rumors have been spreading throughout the offseason, so I suppose this can't be seen as much of a surprise. I've pasted the Miami Herald report below.
MIAMI - The Florida Marlins announced today that flamethrower A.J. Burnett has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a sack of magic beans. The Diamondbacks had been shopping around for a young pitcher ever since a trade sent Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06203106645033003365noreply@blogger.com