Lost somewhere in the Marlins website is this year’s crop of official Marlins desktop wallpapers. This years poster boys are Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Mike Jacobs, the ever-popular Alfredo Amezaga, and Billy the Marlin. More
Well, it’s now available on a t-shirt in the official Marlins/MLB store: Link
I received one of these t-shirts as a gift. They are awesome.
I would really like to purchase one of these. I have made several attempts but they are always sold out. My finance is a huge baseball fan. He has played his whole life, coached college teams and now coaches at the high school level. Can you help?
Jennifer Greene
You’ve probably heard that the Marlins signed a few players, blah, blah, blah. But more importantly, the Florida Marlins have officially named the 2008 Marlins Mermaids. For those of you who don’t know, the Mermaids are the great Marlins cheerleading dance team.
Now, here they are:
Back Row: Tra-Keila, Adrianna, Chelsea, L’tesia, Otmara, Estefania, Jen, Natalie, Alexis, Jillian, Amanda, Stephanie, Glenda
Front Row: Megan, Shanelle, Gladys, Alessandra, Danielle, Veronica, Pascale, Melissa
Enjoy.
in my opinion i think natalie is the best one in the team and always will be!! i love you natalie!!!!!!!!!!! love your #1 fan! ash. a.k.a. dora. 😀
The Official Marlins Store is offering 20% off your entire order until 4PM ET today. You can check out this Cyber Monday deal here.
For the next three days, you can get 15% off your purchase at the official Florida Marlins store. To redeem, click here and use coupon code MLBGIFT at checkout (expires 11/15/07).
It’s over.
“We do not plan on speaking with A-Rod or engaging in any type of contract negotiations with A-Rod,” Beinfest said, relieving the rumor mill of a juicy tidbit.
You should be glad that clown isn’t going to the Marlins. He’d ruin the team just like he has everywhere else he’s been. I just hope the Red Sox don’t find a way to sign him.
Yeah, too bad because I spent so much time photoshopping him into a Marlins uniform.
NOOOOOOOO!!! All my hopes and dreams have been shattered…
I think we will start to put the A-Rod rumors on some kind of scale or meter where 0 means he is not coming and 100 means he is here. For example, anything speculated by the writers in the Sun-Sentinel or Miami Herald is -10 on the scale.
Take a look at the latest speculation from our esteemed local papers. On it’s face it’s a -10. But, it adds some weight:
One thing Beinfest didn’t do in Thursday’s teleconference with local beat writers: scotch the idea.
Yes, we now have a story written on what Beinfest didn’t say. Therefore, we are officially raising the A-Rod meter to 1. We are a mere 99 points/degrees away from success.
The mid-revenue Padres strongly expect the Marlins to shop and trade third baseman Miguel Cabrera within five weeks. Confident in Kevin Kouzmanoff and prospect Chase Headley – a Double-A star who will play third and left field in spring training – the Padres will sit out the Cabrera auction. The Padres also will sit out bidding for third baseman Alex Rodriguez. The Padres won’t be surprised if Rodriguez, a Miami native, signs with the Marlins in return for an ownership stake linked to keeping the franchise in South Florida.
I like the idea and it’s certainly a new one, but I wonder whether that’s even possible considering the labor situation in MLB. That would make A-Rod essentially part of both the Players Union and MLB Ownership. There are ways to make it work (via a trust, for example) but I’m wasting time thinking about it.
Bottom-line: A-Rod is likely to get $150 million dollars over the next 5 years from someone else (the Angels?) and will probably end up earning nearly half-a-billion dollars over his career (with endorsements) so he can easily buy the Marlins or some other team when he retires.
I know this will never happen, but it’s cool to read this kind of stuff:
Florida has been trying to get a new ballpark for years, and A-Rod – a Miami boy – would be the biggest chip yet. Imagine a lineup topped by these four: Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Miguel Cabrera, A-Rod. Wow.
Why not? The Marlins are worth $244 million. And even if owner Jeffrey Loria profited $43.3 million last season, according to Forbes – 58 percent more than the next-best team – he has never shown any desire to spend it. Loria makes Scrooge look like a reckless spender.
Can you imagine if Forbes is actually right about the $43.3 Million? A few years like that and the Fish could easily pay their share of the stadium funds which, according to Miami-Dade officials, is one of the few remaining hurdles.