AL East

Five Sports Owners (Maybe) Worse Than Jeffrey Loria

Marlins fans can be forgiven for waking up every morning and thinking, "It can't possibly get any worse than this." The team has the worst record in baseball, the franchise is a rather un-hilarious joke and Loria is less popular than Castro. But oh, it can get worse. The consensus right now is that ... More >>

Florida Lawmakers Seeking Millions to Lure Back Major League Soccer

While the Miami Dolphins are asking for millions in state money to help upgrade Sun Life Stadium, some lawmakers are focusing on sports teams that don't even exist yet.A state Senate panel today approved a bill that would grant $2 million a year in order to build new soccer stadiums to lure Major Le ... More >>

Alex Rodriguez Not Planning on Retiring

After New Times linked Alex Rodriguez to a local nutritionist who provided performance enhancing drugs to athletes early this week speculation has run rampant about his future. His camp however seems to want to make one thing clear: he's not retiring anytime soon. 

Report: Marlins Open to Trading Giancarlo Stanton, Too

The Marlins have pretty much traded away every notable player on the roster not named Giancarlo Stanton, and it appears that Jeffrey Loria and his staff might be prepared to let the young slugger go, too. For the right price that is.

Mark Buehrle's Pit Bull Not Welcome in Toronto Either

When the Marlins signed Mark Buehrle last year, the starting pitcher soon realized that his pet pit bull Slater wasn't welcome in Miami thanks to the county's pit bull ban. At least in South Florida he had the option of moving his family up to Broward County, where the dogs are legal.Shortly after f ... More >>

Miami's Best Chicken Wings: Sakaya to Sparky's to Scully's

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.If you decide to go on a hunt for Miami's best chicken w ... More >>

Miami Marlins Hire Former Player Mike Redmond as Manager

The Miami Marlins have hired a new manager to replace the ousted Ozzie Guillen, and he's no stranger to the club. Mike Redmond made his major league debut as a catcher for the Marlins back in 1998 and played with the team through 2004. He'll now return as the team's new manager according to reports.

Could Alex Rodriguez Be a Miami Marlin Next Season? Keith Olbermann Says So

Are the New York Yankees looking to unload Alex Rodriguez on the Miami Marlins next season? That's what Keith Olbermann, of all people, is reporting. The liberal newsman turned baseball blogger says that the teams are discussing a deal that could see A-Rod traded to Miami in exchange for Heath Bell. ... More >>

Pictures: A-Rod Lists Miami Beach Mansion for $38 Million

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez's Miami real estate situation has been almost as tumultuous as his love life since divorcing his ex-wife Cynthia in 2008.In his latest real estate move, A-Rod has listed his nine-bedroom Miami Beach mansion for a whopping $38 million. He bought and began renovating the ... More >>

Florida Puppeteer Arrested for Plans to Kidnap, Rape, Cook, and Eat Children

Robert Brown was about as successful a puppeteer as a puppeteer can be in Tampa Bay. He regularly performed in high schools, at kids' parties, and even for the Tampa Bay Rays.In his free time, though, he liked to log on to the Internet and discuss his fantasies about kidnapping, raping, cooking, and ... More >>

Report: Marlins' Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell Could Be Traded for Boston's Carl Crawford

In what could be the second-largest trade in Major League Baseball history, reports are flying that the Marlins could be shipping stars Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell to Boston in exchange for the Red Sox's Carl Crawford. USA Today is reporting the trade, and apparently the deal may come down to whet ... More >>

Top Ballpark Hot Dogs: What Should Be Marlins Signature Wiener?

The Miami Marlins, who continue a homestand against the Atlanta Braves at Marlin Stadium tonight, have officially adopted a new pup to go along with their fancy new stadium, logo, name, and branding.Kayem Foods recently signed a multi-year contract with the team to be the official provider of all fr ... More >>

Old Meets New

Miami Marlins Are Only Floridians' Third Favorite Baseball Team

The Miami Marlins are only the third favorite baseball team of Floridians according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Which is quite odd once you remember Florida is only home to two major league baseball teams. In fact, Florida's favorite team doesn't even play in Florida. Yes, the New York Yankees actuall ... More >>

Around The World in 80 Plates: A Cooking Show That's Not Really About Cooking

In the cable television equivalent of a librarian turning into a call girl, Bravo television has reinvented itself. It used to be the channel for quality television centered on the performing arts, now it's a channel filled with people who need their meds refilled (or the dosage upped). Top Chef con ... More >>

Poll: Fidel Castro's Florida Approval Rating Is 4 Percent, Ozzie Guillen's Is 7 Percent

Are you ready for your morning dose of statistical overload? Good, because Public Policy Polling just unleashed a wide-ranging poll of Floridians that somehow asks about Fidel Castro, Major League Baseball, and the Trayvon Martin case. Some interesting highlights: Ozzie Guillen is only slightly more ... More >>

DJ Kitty is Now an Official Mascot of the Tampa Bay Rays

​Oh, sure, the Miami Marlins have got a loaded new roster, an expensive new home, and new logos and uniforms of divisive aesthetic quality. Hell they've even got a new name. None of that matters now. It's boring in comparison. Yawn. Do you hear us yawning?Clearly the most exciting MLB off-season d ... More >>

A Tale of Two Pities

Celebrity Chefs' Million Dollar Mansions: Look What Cooking Can Buy

​Nearly all celebrity chefs have one thing in common -- a fairytale-like rise from poverty and obscurity to fame and fortune.Paula Deen (who just announced she has type 2 diabetes), was a young bank teller in Savannah, Martha Stewart used to babysit for New York Yankees' kids, and Guy Fieri's big ... More >>

Rick Scott is Not Familiar With This Strange Term "Tampa Bay"

​How well does Gov. Rick Scott really know Florida? Apparently not well enough to know that the area including St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater -- you know, the second biggest metro area in his state -- is pretty commonly referred to as "Tampa Bay." We don't like to pull the "real Floridian" c ... More >>

Letters from the issue of May 12, 2011

Rays of Hope

New York's Not So Finest

New York State of Mind

Former Marlins Excel in Fall Classic

Jeffrey Loria would have more World Series trophies if he wasn't a cheapskate.​Watching Cody Ross rip through Major League Baseball's postseason got us wondering about former Florida Marlins who have tasted sweet success during the Fall Classic since the team won the World Series in 2003.Watching ... More >>

John W. Henry, Ex-Owner of Marlins, Buys Sixth Biggest Soccer Club in the World Liverpool

Can former Marlins owner John W. Henry lead Liverpool back to glory?​John W. Henry, the geeky hedge fund manager and egomaniac who owned the Florida Marlins for three years, has just bought the sixth biggest soccer team in the entire world: Liverpool Football Club.Around England, the news comes as ... More >>

Tampa Bay Rays Introduce "DJ Kitty": The Best Marketing Gimmick the Marlins Never Thought Of

​Our beleaguered Florida Marlins have tried all sorts of game day gimmicks to drum up local support. They were the first MLB team to have cheerleaders, and have tried everything from pint-sized mini-mascots to a dance squads made up entirely of obese men. What they have not tried is shooting a vid ... More >>

Umpire Nelson Diaz escaped Cuba but now faces life without baseball

George Steinbrenner Dead in Tampa After Heart Attack

​George Steinbrenner, the man who inspired Larry David's best recurring cameo on Seinfeld -- and, oh yeah, also the tyrannical architect of the hated Yankees dynasty -- has died in Tampa. Steinbrenner, who was 80 and in declining health, died early this morning. Because we hate the Yankees and ... More >>

Florida Marlins Win Two in Series With Baltimore Orioles

Denis BancroftHanley up to bat.​Your Florida Marlins last night finished their interleague series with the Baltimore Orioles. It was a series filled with ups, downs, stranded runners, bullpen implosions, and people getting fired. You know, just a typical week in the wacky world of Florida Marlins ... More >>

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors 2010 Recap: Top 8 WTF-Worthy Moments

2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors |Hip Hop Rally Machine |Hip Hop Honors Video Despite the theme of our earlier post about last night's VH1 Hip-Hop Honors show, the entire thing was not, in fact, about Miami. Atlanta, Virginia Beach, New Orleans, and Houston all got their due as well, represented by arti ... More >>

Hialeah Murder Suspect Related to Two Major League Pitchers

WikiCommons El Duque is related to shooter​Gerardo Regalado, the 38-year old man alleged to have shot and killed four women, including his girlfriend, before turning the gun on himself, is the half brother former New York Yankee pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. El Duque, in turn, is t ... More >>

Centerplate Vendors Throw Knockdown Pitch At Marlins Fans

​So I was thrilled to receive word that Centerplate, a leading hospitality vendor for sports stadiums, convention centers and entertainment venues, "has announced several new partnerships, menu items and other 'game-changers' for the home fields of the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Seattle ... More >>

The Naked Truth

I’m the Ross

Pinstripes and Congas

The Other Ramirez

Rival Fish

Foes who don’t really hate each other square off.

Joe Torre's Revenge

Marlins eye another chance to embarrass legendary manager.

Spring, Batta Batta, Spring

Behold the sporty wonders of the season.

Artful Dodgers

Don't You Just Want to Pinch Their Cheeks?

More Stink than Red Tide

Picking Fights

They're not your friends, punchy

Curse of the Bam-Beano

All-American baseball dogs sold here

Hot Diggity

Arbetter Hot Dogs

SoBe or Not SoBe

Baraboo

Leadoff Platter