Seriously, Mike Hill is answering these questions and then Samson has to come in and say his thing. Why? Hill handling this just fine.
RT @PBPjasonlieser: Mike Hill says JT Realmuto is #Marlins‘ catcher of the future. Doesn’t make sense to keep him on the bench behind Saltalamacchia.
RT @MLBNetwork: #LIVEonMLBN: Mike Hill joins #MLBNow to talk about the @Marlins‘ 5-game winning streak and Jarrod Saltalamacchia
RT @JamesWagnerWP: Sight of the night: Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria taking a photo of the media gathered around Marlins prez Mike Hill — with his flip phone.
.@FOXMarlins Please ask Mike Hill a follow up: can he elaborate on at least one way to skin a cat? #TwitterTuesday
The Marlins took a big step to lLock up some of its most valuable assets — Larry Beinfest and his staff.
Larry is promoted to President of Baseball Operations which gives him a bigger title, probably higher pay, but generally the same responsibilities. Mike Hill is now your new General Manager while Dan Jennings and Jim Flemmings were named Assistant General Managers. All signed deals until 2015(!). More
Michael Hill just announced that the #Marlins have extended manager Mike Redmond through 2017. Whole coaching staff is coming back.
Following the firing of Larry Beinfest, the Marlins have promoted GM Mike Hill to the position of President of Baseball Operations. As expected, Dan Jennings has been promoted to General Manager.
The Miami Marlins have named Mike Redmond as the team’s new manager.
Redmond, who spend 12 years in the majors, including 7 years with the Marlins (1998-2004), agreed to a 3-year contract and will be introduced at Marlins Park on Friday at 1:30 PM.
Redmond appeared to be the favorite going into the managerial search process with the Marlins rumored to be focusing on former players with limited Managerial experience. Jeff Conine, Mike Lowell and Brad Ausmus were not interested in the job and Luis Gonzalez was interviewed. The Marlins also looked at Lloyd Mclendon, Bryan Price and Larry Bowa.
So far, sources have confirmed that Perry Hill will join Redmond’s coaching staff. Juan C. Rodriguez is reporting that Reid Cornelius, currently the Marlins bullpen coach, will take over as pitching coach.
The news was first reported by CBS’s John Heyman:
Mike Lowell, who advocated for his friend getting the job, tweeted:
Ozzie Guillen also chimed in to congratulate Redmond:
RT @LoMoMarlins: Thank you Miami! @BuzzeronFOX.
If you’re reading this, I have already been traded …
Doesn’t have the same effect when it’s not Morgan Freeman reading it in your head and it’s not life and death. Either way, this is the most difficult thing I have ever had to write, but I owe it to myself and the fans to try.
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I have been a Marlin since they signed me in 2006. I’ve been going to the same back fields in Jupiter, Fla., since I was 18 years old! The people who’ve helped me become a man, both on and off the field, are employed mostly by the Marlins. I hope those people know who they are because otherwise this thank you will fall on deaf ears. I am forever in your debt!
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Contrary to public opinion, owner Jeffery Loria has been great and generous to my family in our greatest time of need. He let us use his plane to go to my father’s funeral in Kansas City. Then (president of baseball operations) Mike Hill, (general manager) Dan Jennings and (president) David Samson attended the funeral. Obviously, they didn’t have to do that. So, a special thank you to them as well.
Now, for the men I had the absolute pleasure of competing with day in day out: from Dan Uggla and Cody Ross, who taught me how to play in the big league, to my closest friends Scott Cousins, Bryan Petersen, Giancarlo Stanton, Ricky Nolasco and Gregg Dobbs. There are many others who have helped me immensely along the way, but I would get carpal tunnel if I mentioned all of them. I named these guys because it adds weight to how much they mean to me.
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I feel sad, because I won’t be able to compete with Giancarlo (I still call him Mike in real life). I won’t get to talk to (Marlins special assistant to the president and MLB Hall of Famer) Andre Dawson in the clubhouse. I won’t be able to laugh and joke with David Samson before batting practice.
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Lastly, I want to mention the fans who stuck with me and the team through thick and thin.
I will miss the M-O-R-R-I-S-O-N chant, the screaming for autographs as we leave the stadium, the people who open the doors for us in and out of the stadium and clubhouse, the PR people, community foundation and the clubhouse attendants who make it so easy for us to go out and play every day.
I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. You have meant so much to this boy turned man.
As I read back over this, I realize that I am pretty terrible at writing about serious stuff. Sorry for wasting your time!