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Old Man Jack McKeon Will Retire After Wednesday's Game
Well, this half-season at the helm of the moribund Marlins was not what I had in mind when I was told about an all-expenses-paid vacation in South Florida, the 80-year-old manager thought to himself, shortly before notifying the Marlins brass of his resignation via telegraph. [Twitter]...
Yes, The Marlins Let "Leo Nunez" Play For Several Months Even Though They Knew He Forged His Identity
"A person familiar with Nunez's immigration status told The Associated Press on Thursday that his real name is Juan Carlos Oviedo, and he's 29, a year older than listed in the team media guide. The person also said the Marlins have been aware of the issue for several months." [AP, via ESPN]...
Logan Morrison Would Like To Borrow Your Black Flag T-Shirt
Your morning roundup for Sept. 22, the day we learned live trees make great ancient bridges. Photo via @Jimmy Traina. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
The Marlins Went Ahead And Misspelled Logan Morrison's Name On The Jumbotron Tonight
The Florida Marlins claimed a paid attendance of 21,733 for tonight's 4-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. They also spelled left fielder Logan Morrison's last name as "Morrsion" on the big board at the stadium....
Mike Stanton Hit The Ball About 900 Feet Last Night
The Marlins don't do distance estimates, so we'll never know precisely how dead Stanton killed the ball. But rest assured, he killed it very dead....
Meet The Miami Marlins (New Look! Same Slightly-Below-.500 Taste!)
Next year, the Florida Marlins will become the Miami Marlins. So, I guess, another hollywood as hell team to hate, then?...
Some Phillies Fans Went To Miami And Interfered With The Marlins Right Fielder
This whole thing happened in the sixth inning of today's Phillies/Marlins game. Hunter Pence of the Phillies hit one to the right-field wall. It may or may not have hit that yellow stripe. We'll never know....
Watch As Clay Hensley Takes Out His Frustration On A Water Bucket
It was only the third inning and the Marlins were still winning, but there were still no outs when Clay Hensley hit Ruben Tejada with a pitch and walked Lucas Duda with the bases loaded. After Hensley's 1-1 pitch to David Wright nearly sailed into Wright's chest, Jack McKeon just couldn't take it an...
This Is What Team Deadspin Looked Like At Last Night's Company Outing To The Mets Game
Your morning roundup for Sept. 1, the day we learned how to make it rain. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
With Zero Redeeming News Value, Here Are Some Glamour Shots Of Logan Morrison (And Ladyfriend)
There is a lesson in here somewhere, if you look hard enough....
There Were 347 Fans At That First Reds-Marlins Game Yesterday
"After the second game of the double-dip, the official attendance number was 22,505, but don't try convincing one of the few actually at the game in person." Like the guy who actually counted them all by hand. [@790Justin, via NYDN]...
Logan Morrison Was Demoted Because Wes Helms Is A Super-Secret Double-Agent Mole: A Theory
Marlins outfielder/tweeter Logan Morrison was demoted to AAA New Orleans on Saturday night. It was a weird demotion, because Morrison ranks second in OPS on the team (ahead of first baseman Gaby Sanchez, and any outfielders who might replace him) and because the Marlins are 56-64, burnt toast....
Cubs And Marlins Do Their Best To Out-Lowlight One Another
The Cubs blew a 3 2-0 lead against the Marlins last night in a ninth inning that saw Chicago closer Carlos Marmol booed off the mound by the friendly hometown crowd. The hurt started with this Greg Dobbs hit to right field, which — despite Dewayne Wise's unprovoked face-plant as he headed toward h...
The Marlins Give Up
Answer quickly, without looking it up: what's the name of the Marlins' stadium?...
Jack McKeon Thinks He Can Silence Logan "Twitter" Morrison; So Far, He Has Not
On Saturday, Trader Jack benched Twitter-happy outfielder Logan Morrison, who's hit .189 in June. McKeon said he would try "something different. Give 'Twitter' a rest." McKeon once thought "Twitter" was Morrison's dog. Now it's just a chiding nickname....
This Is How You Lose A Game On An Intentional Walk
This is also how you raise your 80-year-old manager's already-high blood pressure. Steve Cishek's wild pitch in the tenth inning last night sent home the winning run, and was so far off target that we can only chalk it up to ghosts....
The Most Haunted Hotel In Baseball Claims Another Team
On a road trip to play the Rays, a pair of Marlins got spooked at a creaky old St. Pete hotel. One reliever heard noises and crapped himself; another refused to even step foot on the premises....
Jack McKeon Has Had A Very Jack McKeon Couple Of Days
And it was a thing of beauty to watch, for fans who view coaches as interesting or influential as any athlete. Even if they're 80 years old and are baseball's Winston Wolf, just waiting for the call to clean up someone else's mess....
Old Man Jack McKeon Pulls Reliever In The Middle Of An At-Bat
Randy Choate started the eighth for Florida tonight: He walked Bobby Abreu on six pitches, then went to 2-1 on Alberto Callaspo. That's it, new 80-year-old sheriff in town Jack McKeon decided, and he pulled Choate for Burke Badenhop....
Old Man McKeon Has Already Benched Hanley Ramirez For Showing Up Late
Because the specials at the Bob Evans in Hialeah end at 4:30, and, well, you know. [Palm Beach Post]...