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Wait, the Marlins Are Playing Baseball This Year?

With all the hullaballo and hubbub over the giant tax-pit ... um ... new Marlins Stadium proposal, it's easy to forget that the Fish are still a baseball team and the new season is almost upon us. It's a shame, really. For true baseball fans, Spring Training is the best time of the year. Everyone's ... More >>

Exclusive: Marlins Construction Group Gave Thousands to Commish Who Approved No-Bid Deal

Joe Martinez seems a forthright and resolute guy. He was the first Hispanic elected by his peers to be county commission chairman. He publicly supported the highly unpopular John McCain for president. And he pushed to strip Jose Canseco's name from a stretch of SW 16th Street after the slugger admit ... More >>

David Samson, Thy Name Is Samson

And on the third day of the season, they ascended into heaven...We take it all back -- all the vitriol regarding the lack of a public process for the new stadium, all the accusations of backroom deals, dirty money, and no-bid contracts. Build the Marlins whatever they want. This team is amazing. 3-0 ... More >>

Shear Happiness

It's spring, and that means the Marlins are back.

Fishy Business

They gave thousands to a commissioner and then won the Marlins stadium contract.

Spring De-Training

Skip Work and Take a Road Trip to Jupiter

Backstop Man

The Marlins are banking on first-rounder Kyle Skipworth.

Who Ordered the Marlin Roll?

The Marlins are banking on first-rounder Kyle Skipworth.

Who Are These People?

The Marlins are banking on first-rounder Kyle Skipworth.

Toxic Jock Syndrome

Hank Goldberg offers Miami sports fans more than tired talk-radio shtick; the journalist backs up his on-air diatribes with hard facts and common sense

Big-Game Fish

Florida Marlin Luis Castillo's hitting streak got him to the All-Star Game; next year he's a trophy catch

Meet the Florida Marlins, er, Riddlers

The team is back for another year but questions abound

Best Baseball Camp

Red Berry's Baseball World

It's Unbelievable: Marlins Are 11-1

Deep breaths, people, deep breaths.Yes, the Florida Marlins have the best record in the MLB. Yes, we're 11-1. Not to be a Debbie Downer, though, it's worth noting six of those wins come at the expense of the Nationals, who are shaping up to be the 2007 Dolphins of 2009 baseball. But we've also cle ... More >>

I’m the Ross

Deep breaths, people, deep breaths.Yes, the Florida Marlins have the best record in the MLB. Yes, we're 11-1. Not to be a Debbie Downer, though, it's worth noting six of those wins come at the expense of the Nationals, who are shaping up to be the 2007 Dolphins of 2009 baseball. But we've also cle ... More >>

Marlins Still Undefeated Against Nationals, Force Uniform Change

Your Florida Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 5-3 yesterday, running their record against the MLB bottom dwellers to 9 - 0 on the season, with 7 of those wins of the "come-from-behind" variety.Perhaps that's why the Nationals have agreed to make a uniform change. The next time the two teams ... More >>

Phillies' Raul Ibanez: A-Rod Is Green with Envy

It's Ibanez's world and we're all just trying to live in it.Sitting next to a beautiful woman for 12 hours in first class on an airplane is the perfect situation. You want to avoid boredom, so small-talk is perfectly acceptable. And she can't walk away because she has to remain seated and buckled pe ... More >>

Rent-a-Johnson

It's Ibanez's world and we're all just trying to live in it.Sitting next to a beautiful woman for 12 hours in first class on an airplane is the perfect situation. You want to avoid boredom, so small-talk is perfectly acceptable. And she can't walk away because she has to remain seated and buckled pe ... More >>

New Joke City

It's Ibanez's world and we're all just trying to live in it.Sitting next to a beautiful woman for 12 hours in first class on an airplane is the perfect situation. You want to avoid boredom, so small-talk is perfectly acceptable. And she can't walk away because she has to remain seated and buckled pe ... More >>

Good News, Bad News

It's Ibanez's world and we're all just trying to live in it.Sitting next to a beautiful woman for 12 hours in first class on an airplane is the perfect situation. You want to avoid boredom, so small-talk is perfectly acceptable. And she can't walk away because she has to remain seated and buckled pe ... More >>

David Samson and Goliath

It's Ibanez's world and we're all just trying to live in it.Sitting next to a beautiful woman for 12 hours in first class on an airplane is the perfect situation. You want to avoid boredom, so small-talk is perfectly acceptable. And she can't walk away because she has to remain seated and buckled pe ... More >>

Consider Fredi Fingered

It's Ibanez's world and we're all just trying to live in it.Sitting next to a beautiful woman for 12 hours in first class on an airplane is the perfect situation. You want to avoid boredom, so small-talk is perfectly acceptable. And she can't walk away because she has to remain seated and buckled pe ... More >>

Moron of the Week: Bird-Flippin', Agent-Jiltin', County-Evadin' Marlins Reliever Renyel Pinto

Facebook​Blessed is the life of the anonymous Major League middle reliever. You work six months of a year, spend half of your team's games shooting the shit in the bullpen, and make as much money as the president.But the key is to not get too good. Because then people start noticing when you ... More >>

Florida Marlins pitcher Renyel Pinto gives the finger to Broward County cops and a jilted agent

Facebook​Blessed is the life of the anonymous Major League middle reliever. You work six months of a year, spend half of your team's games shooting the shit in the bullpen, and make as much money as the president.But the key is to not get too good. Because then people start noticing when you ... More >>

Stephen Strasburg Debut Steals Thunder of Marlin's Mike Stanton First Game

Wiki Commons Strasburg deals and steals thunder.​Good pitching always beats good hitting. So goes the old baseball adage, and in the case of the dueling debuts of Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton and Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg--two of the most important prospects ... More >>

Clash of the Titans

Wiki Commons Strasburg deals and steals thunder.​Good pitching always beats good hitting. So goes the old baseball adage, and in the case of the dueling debuts of Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton and Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg--two of the most important prospects ... More >>

Clash of the Titans

Wiki Commons Strasburg deals and steals thunder.​Good pitching always beats good hitting. So goes the old baseball adage, and in the case of the dueling debuts of Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton and Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg--two of the most important prospects ... More >>

Clash of the Titans

Wiki Commons Strasburg deals and steals thunder.​Good pitching always beats good hitting. So goes the old baseball adage, and in the case of the dueling debuts of Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton and Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg--two of the most important prospects ... 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 >>

Rookies to the Rescue

​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 >>

Mike Stanton Is Your NL Player of the Week

​Marlins rookie outfielder Mike Stanton was named NL Player of the Week. He was given the honor after bludgeoning the Nationals and Reds collective pitching staffs last week using only his bat and his boyish good looks. Stanton collected a total of eight hits and six RBI in a three-game series aga ... More >>

No Stopping Stanton

​Marlins rookie outfielder Mike Stanton was named NL Player of the Week. He was given the honor after bludgeoning the Nationals and Reds collective pitching staffs last week using only his bat and his boyish good looks. Stanton collected a total of eight hits and six RBI in a three-game series aga ... More >>

No Stopping Stanton

​Marlins rookie outfielder Mike Stanton was named NL Player of the Week. He was given the honor after bludgeoning the Nationals and Reds collective pitching staffs last week using only his bat and his boyish good looks. Stanton collected a total of eight hits and six RBI in a three-game series aga ... More >>

No Stopping Stanton

​Marlins rookie outfielder Mike Stanton was named NL Player of the Week. He was given the honor after bludgeoning the Nationals and Reds collective pitching staffs last week using only his bat and his boyish good looks. Stanton collected a total of eight hits and six RBI in a three-game series aga ... More >>

Top Chef Season 7: Making Concessions, Episode 11

Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoTiffany and Ed hit it out of the park this week.​Last night on Top Chef, we were treated to an opening sequence of frontrunner Ed donning a hideous yellow housedress as the roommates laughed. Actually, Ed was wearing Tiffany's dress. Hmmm. How did that happen?In anot ... More >>

Marlins and Nationals Brawl, Gaby Sanchez Might Be Batman

​More often than not, baseball brawls are lame. A pitcher plunks a batter, the batter charges the mound, the pitcher readies himself for the fight and then the players start aimlessly swinging like two preteen girls fighting over a Justin Bieber t-shirt at the mall. Arms flailing, hands flapping, ... More >>

Washington Punching Bags

​More often than not, baseball brawls are lame. A pitcher plunks a batter, the batter charges the mound, the pitcher readies himself for the fight and then the players start aimlessly swinging like two preteen girls fighting over a Justin Bieber t-shirt at the mall. Arms flailing, hands flapping, ... More >>

Liván Hernández, Former Marlins Pitcher, Linked to Drug Trafficking Investigation

​Liván Hernández, the Cuban defector who made his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins and pitched for the team for three seasons, is in hot water after an investigation has linked him to drug trafficker Angel Ayala Vázquez, AKA Angelo Millones.''

Six lies about the Marlins stadium

​Liván Hernández, the Cuban defector who made his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins and pitched for the team for three seasons, is in hot water after an investigation has linked him to drug trafficker Angel Ayala Vázquez, AKA Angelo Millones.''

Watch Logan Morrison Freak Out on Television About a Bug

Dude, they like, have talons or whatever.The fearless left fielder for our Florida Marlins has revealed his kryptonite: It's green, armored, and scares him more than a fastball low and inside. It's a bug.There really aren't many words necessary here; the video makes the joke just fine. Mantis on rai ... More >>

Marlins Worse Under Jack McKeon Than Before, Statistics Show

Statistically, a worse manager than Edwin Rodriguez​Conventional wisdom says that a team brings in a salty old timer coach to right the shaky ship, teach the young whippersnappers a thing or two, and claw its way back to respectability.But the Marlins have actually gotten worse since 80-year-old s ... More >>

Fishy Swan Song

Statistically, a worse manager than Edwin Rodriguez​Conventional wisdom says that a team brings in a salty old timer coach to right the shaky ship, teach the young whippersnappers a thing or two, and claw its way back to respectability.But the Marlins have actually gotten worse since 80-year-old s ... More >>

Hugo Chavez Hit With $1 Billion Lawsuit By Boca Raton Businessman Nelson Mezerhane

Chavez is now battling a $1 billion lawsuit in addition to cancer​Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez had one crappy week.First, reports surfaced that he is, in fact, not cancer-free but rather has only a few months to live. Then the kidnapping of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos d ... More >>

Castro Death Meter: Fidel More Dead Than Kim Jong Il's Dead Body, Say Medical Experts

​Pobre Fidelito. Being a dying dictator was his idea. But now Hugo Chavez has fat cancer, and Kim Jong Il went to ride his giant rabbits in the sky. Nobody's paying attention to the totally dead antics of Fidel Castro. He's like the fourth-grade girl who wore Silly Bandz before it was kewl. ... More >>