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Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez looks to the outfield after scoring on a sacrifice fly by teammate Jorge Cantu in the first inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Philadelphia.

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  1. Florida Marlins shortstop Emilio Bonifacio puts the tag on Philadelphia Phillies' Ben Francisco reaching for the bag on a steal attempt in the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  2. Florida Marlins starting pitcher Josh Johnson throws in the second inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 7-6.
  3. Florida Marlins' Cameron Maybin looks back as he scores on Ronny Paulino's RBI-double in the first inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  4. Florida Marlins' Ronny Paulino breaks his bat hitting and RBI-double in the first inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  5. Florida Marlins' Ronny Paulino, left and closer Leo Nunez, right, celebrate after they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in a baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  6. Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla follows through on his RBI-double to score teammate Nick Johnson in the eighth inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Oct. 3 2009, in Philadelphia. The Marlins won 4-3.
  7. Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, right, forces out Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann (16) at second base during the fifth inning, on a fielders choice off the bat of Braves' Garret Anderson, not pictured, during a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
  8. Jamaican hip hop musician Sean Paul, left, poses with Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, right, after throwing out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Marlins and New York Mets at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.
  9. New York Mets' Daniel Murphy, bottom, dives safely back to second base as Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, top, awaits the ball during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Miami. The Mets defeated the Marlins 6-5.
  10. Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, left, tags out New York Mets' Anderson Hernandez, as he attempted to steal second base, to end the top of the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Miami.
  11. Florida Marlins' Brett Carroll. left, celebrates with teammates after hitting the game-winning base hit against the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Hanley Ramirez, right, scored on the single.
  12. Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto gets to second base on a double as Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez, right, waits for the throw in the first inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
  13. Florida Marlins' Jorge Cantu, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting an RBI-sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Philadelphia. Florida won 7-2.
  14. Florida Marlins center fielder Cameron Maybin (24) is met at the plate by Jorge Cantu, right, after Maybin hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning against the New York Mets during a baseball game at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.
  15. Florida Marlins' catcher John Baker (Center) makes the catch after colliding with third baseman Jorge Cantu (R) on a foul ball by St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday during the fifth inning of the teams' MLB National League game in St Louis, September 16, 2009.
  16. Florida Marlins third baseman Jorge Cantu, right, collides with catcher John Baker as Baker catches a foul ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday for the out during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in St. Louis. The Marlins won 5-2.

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