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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: MLB: Marlins/Nationals draw crowd of 400 |
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I'll copy and paste, as registration is required for the washingtonpost.
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Ump Tells Lout To Not Shout, So He's Out
By Amy Shipley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 13, 2007; E07
MIAMI, Sept. 12 -- There were so few fans at Dolphin Stadium for Wednesday's game, a season ticket holder got thrown out for heckling the umpire too loudly.
In the fifth inning of the Florida Marlins' 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals, home plate umpire Paul Schreiber gave the thumb to an unnamed man seated behind the plate who had been verbally abusive throughout the contest.
"The fan was chirping at the umpire," Nationals catcher Brian Schneider said. "There was no need for it."
The man was so loud, and the atmosphere so quiet, the fan could be heard saying "you don't make more than me" on the television broadcast as he was forced to leave. There were no more than about 400 fans in attendance at the game's peak.
For Maxwell, Not Yet
Nationals Manager Manny Acta elected not to give former Maryland standout Justin Maxwell his first major league start Wednesday, despite resting a number of everyday players, saying he didn't want to overwhelm Maxwell with a debut against Marlins starter Byung Hyun Kim.
Kim, who has a 5.52 ERA, has an unorthodox, sidearm delivery and is also a right-hander.
Maxwell, a right-handed hitter and the team's fourth-round choice in the '05 draft, turned heads Tuesday when he hit a pinch-hit grand slam for his first big league hit in the Nationals' 13-8 loss to the Marlins.
"He might get a start or two before the year's over, but I don't think today's the best day," Acta said.
Plenty of Good Seats Available
The three-day series between Florida and Washington at Dolphin Stadium drew a total of perhaps 3,000 fans, though the announced attendance was reported to be more than 10,000 every day. Monday's and Tuesday's games, both at night, drew about 1,200 each. Wednesday's matinee featured nearly 65,000 empty seats.
"Regardless of being in Florida and how nice and sunny it is, they need a retractable-roof ballpark," Acta said.
The Marlins are in yet another round of discussions about public funding for a new ballpark, this one proposed at the site of the Orange Bowl, which the University of Miami plans to leave after this season. The Hurricanes will play their games at Dolphin Stadium.
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unknown9398
Joined: 03 Nov 2006
Location: Yeongcheon, S. Korea
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for posting that. Even though I grew up in love with baseball, I pay almost no attention to it anymore.
A few years ago, you could listen to MLB radio broadcasts free over the Internet. They quickly plugged that hole. Now, it's impossible to see or hear any MLB game out of market without paying for the privilege. And that's a shame, because it cuts many of us off from the sport.
I've become so disgruntled with the income structure of the sport that I voted with my wallet and my feet. I wonder how many other people feel the same way. |
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DaeguKid
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like opening day '95. How pathetic. I too grew up loving the game. Could name every player in the AL East if I had too. But I too don't care as much anymore. Greed has taken over the game.
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Kenny Kimchee
Joined: 12 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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"Regardless of being in Florida and how nice and sunny it is, they need a retractable-roof ballpark," Acta said.
The Marlins are in yet another round of discussions about public funding for a new ballpark, this one proposed at the site of the Orange Bowl, which the University of Miami plans to leave after this season. The Hurricanes will play their games at Dolphin Stadium. |
Not this argument again. I don't care how many Latinos live in Miami - people in South Florida don't go to baseball games. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays play in a dome and no one goes to see them (granted, they suck, but...).
Fvck the Marlins. I got no love for those guys, especially since they gutted their teams after their two World Series titles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Marlins
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1998-2002: Fire sale, New stadium hopes, New ownership and Front office
Following the World Series victory, Huizenga claimed massive financial losses. He dismantled the team by trading off most of the club's best players. Among them, Moises Alou was traded to the Houston Astros, Bobby Bonilla was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kevin Brown was traded to the San Diego Padres and Gary Sheffield was traded to the Dodgers as well (for Mike Piazza, who was immediately traded again, this time to the New York Mets). The Marlins got promising youngsters in these trades as the Marlins got 1B Derrek Lee and P A.J. Burnett. Fans were outraged by this "fire sale," some comparing it to Huizenga's Blockbuster Video selling used tapes at bargain rates. Some disgruntled fans came up with the slogan, "Wait 'til last year!" |
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2003 offseason
The offseason after their second World Series title involved no fire sale like that of the 1997 offseason but the Marlins did make a questionable move as Derrek Lee was traded to Chicago Cubs for Hee Seop Choi in a move that the Marlins did to save money. The Marlins also lost key parts to their second championship title, Ugueth Urbina and Iv�n Rodr�guez left via free agency (signed by the Detroit Tigers). The Marlins did get good news though as Dontrelle Willis was named NL Rookie of the Year and Jack McKeon named Manager of the Year. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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Unless I'm mistaken, the Marlins are run by the same major-league jerks that ran baseball out of Montreal with a similar firesale after the strike-shortened 1994 season, at a time when the Expos held the best record in baseball. Sampson & Loria, they soak each other corks.
I came across this very game on the tube the other night and couldn't believe it - thanks for posting this, I'd been wondering... |
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