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People on this board who say they are glad Pudge is not a Marlin really are upset that he is not. The reason no one is talking about the others that left ,no one cared. Pudge struck an emotional cord with the Flordia Marlins and the fans. Neither will find it again.Thats why people are pissed. They love the guy and he left for more money. Which he will not get. Very sad to have one of the best catchers ever with no place to play.This is the part of mlb I hate.

The Os have already signed Santigo.They did last week.

I am a Cub fan.I have followed Fudge his entire career.I thought what the Marlins did last year was special.I was raised in Chicago,I live in San Diego now.It was also cool you beat the Yankees. Although, I like Clemens and a few of his teammates. The Yankees, and other high spending teams, cause the Marlins to lose players like P udge.

Why do people hate Fudge? Because he played for the Marlins one year,helpd them win the W.S.?Nw the contract he is offered is not what he wants so he leaves. What does he owe the Marlins and there fans that the World Series win did not cover? To come back?Is that why people hate him? I can understand being angry but hating him? It is how baseball is done. The Marlin fans maybe feel like Fudge did when after 16 years with the Rangers they deside they no longer want him.Maybe people hate him because of the giant statue in his backyard? Funny, no one hated it when he held onto that ball to beat the Giants.

Because of the type of free agent Pudge was the Marlins receive no draft pick for losing him. I think they should have been talking to him all along. Now another team can sign him and they do not lose a draft pick.I hope he goes to the Cubs.

Well,Pudge saved me money. Now when the Marlins play the padres I will not have to buy tickets. I did last year. I also bought a t-shirt and a few other things. Not signing him will cost the team on the road also. I do think the Marlins and Pudge were a perfect fit last year. To bad they have to part.

He is only worth 10 mil if he can get someone to pay him that. I said 3 years at 8 million a year. That deal is fair to both.

I thought the season is about getting to and winning the W.S.? The Marlins do not make it to the W.S without Pudge. Maybe if he had of stayed in games longer when the Marlins were winning or losing he could have padded his stats. He is a catcher so he leaves some of these games early.So he is rested for the playoffs. 297ba. 85 rbi is not the worst season ever by a catcher. The ballpark is not for homeruns either.

Pudge is right. Why should he take a pay cut after every other Marlin is getting a raise?If Pudge was a Cub last year they would have won the series.He also knows the Marlins can not afford a 50 million dollar contract. I think he is looking for along term contract. 3 or 4 years 8 million a year would be fair. I hope he stays in Florida. He would be good for the Cubs. He maybe the key player again for a team. I hope goes out next year with something to prove. Like he did this year. Show everyone you are not to old.Like he proved this year.

I guess I am one of the few who hopes Pudge gets many offers.I know people want him back.I can only image how he felt last Jan. The team he had been with since he was 16 no longer wanted him. He played almost every game for them in the mid to late 90s. A future Hall of Famer and people are saying he is done at 31. I hope he cleans up on the F.A . market.He gave the Marlins everything he had . That is all he owed them.

So the Marlins have a month to sign him.I read in the Post that the Padres were interested.I live in San Diego.We just finished(we tax payers help pay for this)the new stadium.It would be great to land a name free agent like Pudge.But I have no faith in Padre management to spend a dime.They suck .It would be nice for me if Pudge played here.Do not worry ,Marlin fans .Will not happen.If it did I would buy season tickets in a minute.

He looks BETTER in person? How ? He is sure lucky I live in San Diego.He looks darn good on tv. Ok. My teenybopper moment is over. I am happy you finally got to meet him.

Does anyone know if this is true? Because Pudge had a no arbitration clause in his contract, if the Marlins, do not sign him by Nov. 10,then he can not resign with the Marlins, until the end of May.

What did Jack say?

To say Pudge likes his boat more then his family is low. We do not know were Pudge will end up. How do we know if the Marlins have offered him anything. Maybe they just desided to go elsewhere. The Marlins do not have that good of a track record of keeping key players after they win the World series.

To say Pudge likes his boat more then his family is low. We do not know were Pudge will end up. How do we know if the Marlins have offered him anything. Maybe they just desided to go elsewhere. The Marlins do not have that good of a track record of keeping key players after they win the World series.

I always thought sports writers voted for Gold Gloves.The players vote?

If the award was based on the entire season,including post season,Pudge would win. This award is based alot on reputation. Alot of votes go to past winners because of there rep.Until Pudge had the great post season alot of people saw him as a aging catcher who has been hurt. What his stats or any other catcher stats are really does not matter. I mean Pudge won 10 straight years in Texas. You do not think people just voted for him on name alone.(not saying he did not deserve to win 10 straight) He may not win this. But next year when the Marlins get there WS rings that will be better anyway.

The agents job is to get the best contract for his client.Pudge waited until January for a 1 year deal. If the Marlins wanted Pudge they should have signed him last year for more years. I will admitt it. I have been a Pudge fan for 10 years. We are the same age.I have followed him for along time. I do not think it is about greed. He wants more then a 1 or two year deal. It was a tough winter for him last year. All the money he gets(which will not be as much as he wants because of the market)he deserves. I think his heart will always be with Texas. He was signed at 16.Then they threw him out. I think he does not want to go through free agency every year or two. Texas was not loyal to him after 16 years in there organization, why should he be loyal to the Marlins after 1 year?

They asked Pudges agent if he would give the Marlins a hometown discount. He said,"Not unless the Marlins give the Miami fans who buy tickets a hometown discount." Up until today I thought Pudge would resign with Marlins. Now, I know he will not.I guess that is just the business of baseball. If it was fair the Rangers would have kept Pudge a Ranger. He took a discount to stay there. A- RODs contract means that team will never win.They did him a favor. I hope he ends up a Cub.

I think the Marlins should let Pudge go to the Cubs. This way the Cubs can win it all next year. The Marlins need Pudge to win. This guy is the heart of the team. I hope management knows this.