...timing nearly made him ill. A one-time Mariners front office employee, Larry Beinfest is now the president of the Florida Marlins, and in June gave an interview in Seattle talking about the success of that franchise despite limited payroll. The day after that...
...Florida Marlins were not supposed to be this good. Not the $22 million Marlins. Not a team that traded its premier position player and its most durable starting pitcher less than six months ago. Not the easy-to-forget Marlins. Not this season, anyway. But...
...Mets, who used a grand slam by Carlos Beltran in the ninth to wipe out a 2-1 Florida lead. Forget grand slams. The only ball the Marlins managed to put in play in the ninth was Alfredo Amezaga's sacrifice bunt. Otherwise, the Marlins produced the winning run...
...and then came the Braves and Julio, and another defeat. The Braves' Martin Prado steals third base against the Florida Marlins as Jorge Cantu looks on Tuesday night, Sept. 2, 2008, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. The Marlins might never win back-to-back games...
...to do what we asked Kevin to do tonight, but we still had a chance to win the ballgame if we make a play or two.'' Nelson said the Marlins believe in Gregg. ''I'll take Kevin Gregg on the mound any time,'' said Nelson, who gave up a bases-loaded walk in the...
...surgeon with Broward Health Physician Group and head team physician for the Miami Dolphins and team physician for the Florida Marlins. He will serve on the board until Oct. 31, 2011. Dawn Javersack has been hired as chief financial officer of Broward Health....
...the Giants. With the loss, Florida fell 5 ½ games behind the division leader New York Mets in the National League East. The Marlins managed just two runs off minor-league journeyman Matt Palmer, who was hammered for six runs in 2 1/3 innings when he made his...
...MIAMI When the first five St. Louis batters reached base, pitcher Chris Volstad and the Florida Marlins appeared to be headed for a long night. Turned out they were - but only because of the rain. Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and Florida pitchers held...
...Matt Lindstrom and Arthur Rhodes combined for a perfect eighth before Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to earn his 26th save. Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez watches his foul ball as rain begins to fall during a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals...
...next item in the Make-A-Wish Foundation auction was a weekend with the Florida Marlins in New York. Fly on the team plane. Room in the team hotel. Sit in box seats for a three-game series against the Mets. Nice package, but bids were coming in like slow rollers...