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Actually MLB is pretty much requiring it. I always sat behind a net when I'm close to the field. Baseball is a fun game to watch but it's a great social outing with friends. I would like to actually have a conversation with a friend while watching and only have my eyes directly at the field at all moments is not realistic. Even if you are looking, if you are in the first couple of rows, their simply isn't time to react to avoid some line drive foul balls and flying bats. The best seats in the house have always been right behind home plate and they've always had nets. It does not hamper your experience to have a net in front of you.

I'm pretty sure they will be coachable enough to move over a bit. Don't assume the guys they have now are all of the ones they will open the season with. They will likely sign some one year deals with some decent stop gap players who are better than some on the team now.

They didn't ask Yelich to do anything other that play. When you have a contract, it is assumed that you will fulfill the contract. He forced their hand.

Milwaukee is a very good ballpark to hit in and there are certainly a lot of nice areas to live in. Just the fact they they have good crowds each game makes it a nice place to play. He will also like winning and even though I'm a Cubs fan, I realize that the Brewers will be very good this year.

I'm not a Marlins fan but have been a baseball fan for over 50 years, so I'm going to make a prediction for the near future. I think, with the new ownership the problem was ultimately big multi-year deals make it hard to rebuild. I think the Marlins will spend more money in 2018 that it looks like the will right now. I say this because they see opportunities that exist in the current free agent market. Because the market has been so slow, there will be a large number of players who will be willing to sign for a one year reasonable deal. These are not stars, but some are very good players and one year deals would make them perfect stop gaps between now and the young prospects being ready. This will allow them to better than they might seem right now, but those players are gone in a year giving the Marlins payroll and roster flexibility for 2019. These are also the kind of players that can return a good prospect or two at the deadline. The Cubs signed player like this that helped during the rebuild and traded many at the deadline so that the rebuild would be better and faster. The economics of baseball will never allow the Marlins to be the highest bidder for talent, so they need to (like the Cubs) invest more money and manpower in scouting both international and domestic and in development of young players. Every year there are players that fall through the cracks and get drafted much lower and for much less money than they should have. There are spending limits on the draft and international signings but MLB does not limit spending for scouting and development. The same $5 million another team might spend for a player will get more results if spent for scouting and development, if it is spent properly. If the Marlins do it right, they won't have to break the bank to compete and being about to compete for a significant number of years will build the attendance and TV audience that brings in the money. For now, I would encourage Marlins fans to go to games to show ownership that the potential for strong attendance is there... even if it means buying the half price specials and other cheap seats. Get some friends to together. Baseball is a great social outing with friends. I'm a Cubs fan who lived in Denver for 9 years. Even those I was a Cubs fan, I instigated many outings to Coor's Field with my friends. If I'm ever in Miami, I'll show up for the game. I now live in a small village in Wisconsin, but if I travel to a MLB city during the season and there's a game... I'm going. If you live in Miami, take advantage of the fact that you live in a major league city and have the change to regularly experience games much more often than many others do.