El Marlin en Miyami

Brutal! You have the chance to win now. Gotta go for it. The chances that Manny Ramirez gives you of getting to the post season and beyond are a lot greater than the chances of Ryan Tucker turning into anything significant. This was a bad error on the marlins part. This would have made their lineup virtually unpitchable and much like shaq did for his teammates throughout his career, Manny would have made 1-6 so much better just with his presence. Problem is that this team keeps trying to stock pile and hold on to prospects but will never ever see any of them develop into a complete unit as far as 1-9 and a 5 man rotation. This team this year is the closest thing to being a winner that we may see for a while. If you think they are just going to come out next year and pickup where they left off please see the Colorado Rockies from last year to this year. One big problem with this ownership is they want everything given to them. The stadium deal is just an example, it could have been done a few years ago but they kept holding out cause they felt they deserved more. They always want to feel like they got one up on someone. Just like today when the deal got nixed cause they wanted an extra 2 million on top of Manny's salary. Give me a break. This team wont win unless we see another miracle season like we did in 03 because our ownership is not willing to give anything up or pay for a commodity. In a nutshell, we did not get Manny Ramirez because our front office would rather hold onto a potential 3rd or 4th starter in a few years when they win 75 games and begged for 2 million dollars that is basically a painting for Jeffrey Loria. I guess that is the price you pay when an art dealer is your owner.