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Alot of us feel the 1997 Firesale is probably the low point of our franchise (and I know our Irish friend didn't follow til 04). I wanted to get a 1998 All Star Jersey from one of our beloved fish, and the novelty of it lead me to a disturbing wiki page--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game Heres the 1998 All Stars that were a Marlin in 97- Position Players Edgar Renteria (Still in Miami at the time) Moises Alou (HOU) Gary Sheffield (LAD) Devin White (ARI) Pitchers- Kevin Brown (SD) Robb Nenn (SF) Not to mention the Former Marlins on that team at that time--- Mike Piazza (NYM by FLA in May of that season) STARTER Trevor Hoffman (SD) Walt Weiss (ATL) STARTER God that game must have been depressing for our older posters--- Looking back at it, We could have repeated with a cast like we sent away. Cheap Bastard Huizinga.

I hope we top that list next year, with a deal twice the size of Werths (if thats what it takes)

I misread the title... I thought it said "Philly Trash Speaks" like it was an exclusive or something. Then again, Philly Trash doesn't stop speaking.

You can't hook it up to a helicopter and drop it in whole, or in bigger pieces? I know I already made a point here but: U2 360 setup = 200 tonnes. (200,000 kg) Largest Helicopter Payload = apprx. 15,000 kg Just so you could understand my comment, I hope you're kidding. Ofcourse---lol. Why not have Wayne and Ross' ego drop the piece in. I'm sure they could handle the payload. Ofcourse, I'm just pissed off because it's one more thing that makes our ownership look like a joke. Nevermind they have no control over any of this (they weren't even the ones who signed the lease). The uneducated media is the only one to blame. Doyel, Wilbon, and others around the country spill dumb opinions (its their right) but refuse to research the facts. I respect Wilbons opinion, Doyels somewhat, but when there is a 75k stadium with 50k orange empty seats for the regular season they take a shot at our attendence. Never mind 25k will fill every other stadium up to 75% capacity.

When you consider the structures in the wrestling that move about from city to city, being assembled and taken down so frequently, then surely they could do the U2 'claw' given a few full days? Also here's a question - in a few years, will stadium gigs in Miami remain at Sun Life stadium where crowds can be huge, or will the Marlins new ballpark attract major gigs due to the trendy setting and modern facilities? U2 is doing all of this because they've taken a step away from indoor events (max 25,000 occupancy). So in short, no, I doubt they'll be going to the Marlins new ballpark, especially because it's a ballpark with an uneven setting (minimal outfield seating). Also, the Marlins whole setup needs to be removed (left field, the walls, the baseball left and right field polls, etc. And that stage setup for U2 takes about 2 days, and is far, far bigger than any wrestling setup. And it's incredibly hard to put together because they need to put it up piece by piece, none of that fits in the stadium whole. You can't hook it up to a helicopter and drop it in whole, or in bigger pieces?

I wouldn't be so sure about unretiring 5. It's Pujols, so I'm sure they'd give him and only him permission to wear 5. Then keep it out of circulation again. Now it it was Prince Fiedler or Adrian Gonzalez wanting 5---then tough luck.

I had a good laugh when I read this. http://blogs.herald.com/random_evidence/2011/01/xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-harps-idea-of-family-values-an-arkansas-based-chain-of-grocery-stores-called-harps-placed-a-family-shiel.html I bet he'd do it, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I wonder if Loria has grounds to sue for lost revenue.

Mike Stanton and Chris Coughlan. Annibal and Volstad Marlins for MLB all Underrated team? under-performing, maybe. they were a sub-.500 team last year. we should be better this year, definitely. but we're in the same division as the Phillies :confused Your sarcasm meter is broken.

Mike Stanton and Chris Coughlan. Annibal and Volstad Marlins for MLB all Underrated team?

Curious, when the Marlins get Pujols--- Do we unretire number 5 or tell the GOAT to pick another number?

We go down to Denny's and pull him out of the case. Duh.

He's not a beast--- He's a Machine.

Yeah I saw that. I thought this was fanfest. I should have edited my post. Any good things coming up this ST that could be fun?

Where can I find some info on it?

And how do we get him exactly? Why would the WS trade their own Mike Stanton?

The kid will growup to be a professional for sure. And have professional... paper clipping skills. I read paper clipping as stapler....too bad. I made this picture. This is what I thought.

Reggie Ambercrombie? Is that you?

Can't wait for the season to start....look at what we've resulted to posting about. I still want to get high, lol.

Shame I won't be able to watch us get perfecto-ed If the Phillies do one of these winter replays, I'm sure you can watch it there. Thats "their" memory, not ours. It was history, and it should be shown again for those who actually attended. It was almost as masterful for JJ as it was for Halladay. It was an excellent game overall except for Maybins Botched play. I would feel the same way if it was any historical moment as significant as a perfecto. Heck, I hope they show Uggla's breaking of the 2B record...and I hate the guy now.

Shame I won't be able to watch us get perfecto-ed

.....I want to get high for the first time in my life. The Marlins offseason has gotten boring.

Yes, yes we do. Without it, it'll be a slow offseason. For once, I'd like to see a move happen in Jan or Feb for the fish though.

I never liked the sleeveless look. I actually think the current unis are sharp and are among the better looking ones in the league. Too much teal in the old uniforms, the all teal hats and helmets were ridiculous looking. Yes Huh...

I never liked the sleeveless look. I actually think the current unis are sharp and are among the better looking ones in the league. Too much teal in the old uniforms, the all teal hats and helmets were ridiculous looking. For proclaiming to be Marlin Nation, your pretty ignorant on facts. The Teal Hat and Sleeves were abandoned in 1995, and the Teal/Black hat was last seen in 1996. Hints of teal are great in this uniform---the teal stripes, teal crest. The Teal Sleeves and Caps are great as a novelty. Maybe every thursday home game during the season would have been nice. Call it Throwback Thursday--- A whole lot better then "Hispanic Friday", and that god awful LOS patch. It looks like someone forgot how to spell the abbreviation for Captain. (C for those wondering). Exactly what facts did he misrepresent? He stated his opinion. I happen to agree with it. He stated his opinion as if it's a fact they wore the all teal look throughout their history.

I've got several sized caps that have shrunk a little bit. The old mostly wool ones - Does anyone know a good way to stretch them just a little bit? Eve 1/16 of an inch would make them so much more comfortable. Thanks - Yeah Take the cap and place it over your knee, with the Bill facing you. Grab the cap under the bill and Pull up hard. You will hear a Popping noise, which is the sizer inside the cap. Once it's broken, you will get about another size out of it, which is what your looking for. EDIT: About the 39 second mark in this video--