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Rev Pedro Martinez Leads HOPE in Miami Beach, Feeds Homeless

Rev Pedro Martinez Founder and President of H.O.P.E. in Miami Beach Ever wondered why there aren't more social events for homeless people? You know, like places where they can congregate, have a good meal, get some dental care, a new i.d. card, an AIDS test, and just hang out as an invited guest?Rev ... More >>

Thanks For Ruining the World Baseball Classic, Netherlands

Here's something you don't know: In the Netherlands, professional baseball is called Honkbal Hoofdklasse.   Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsSomething else you don't know? A single player on the Netherland's World Baseball Classic team, which shocked the honkbal world by somehow taking down a ... More >>

Spanish-Language TV: Perverse and Profound

Late at night, the dwarves and strippers come out to play.

Hurricane Chris

Chris Cole insists a divinely inspired storm will one day wipe Miami off the map

Midseason Marlins: Uggh-la, Trade for Branyan, and Here Come the Phillies

Hanley is one of the best players in the league, but even Batman needs Robin.Dan Uggla has yet to recover from last year's disastrous All-Star game. He committed three errors and struck out three times in that Midsummer Classic. Since that game, he is hitting .227 with 25 homers while st ... More >>

Miami Herald's Complicated Parking Lot Sale Drags On

via Wiki Commons/Averette​Normally, the sale of a parking lot shouldn't be newsworthy, but when it combines the real estate boom in downtown Miami and the decline of the printed press, it's worth taking note. The Miami Herald this morning reported the complicated sale of its parking ... More >>

Josh Johnson Refuses to Stop Being Awesome

​The Washington Nationals did everything to thwart Marlins ace Josh Johnson this past Saturday. They made him throw 30 pitches in the first inning before he could record his first out. They brought in Stephen Strasburg the previous night to throw some rookie-phenom mojo at him. They even trotted ... More >>

Jose Canseco Recruiting Former Juicers For Minor League Team

Canseco tweeted this picture of himself Wednesday with the message "Hi lady gaga guess who." Really.​Former MLB all-star José Canseco, now the manager of an Arizona minor-league team, uses his Twitter account for a lot of things: proposing (repeatedly) to his girlfriend, complaining about his gir ... More >>

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Canseco tweeted this picture of himself Wednesday with the message "Hi lady gaga guess who." Really.​Former MLB all-star José Canseco, now the manager of an Arizona minor-league team, uses his Twitter account for a lot of things: proposing (repeatedly) to his girlfriend, complaining about his gir ... More >>