Posted June 28, 200420 yr More quick slants for a slow sports time: Could you blame owner Jeffrey Loria if he changed course and chose to sell rather than buy at the deadline, even with the Marlins in contention? Only if you're among the few counted in the mid-week attendance figures. ... Cliff Floyd for Carl Pavano doesn't look like just a salary dump now, does it? ... How strong are your South Florida allegiances? Take this test. Would you like to see the Marlins and Devil Rays switch divisions, so you could see more of the Yankees and Red Sox? Even if it decreased the odds of seeing the Marlins in the playoffs? ... Entering the weekend, Pudge Rodriguez, Derrek Lee and Juan Encarnacion had combined for 138 RBI (with Pudge hitting .373), Ugueth Urbina and Braden Looper had converted 24 of 27 save chances, and Mark Redman was 6-3. Just more reason history may regard the 2003 champs as far less of a fluke than the national media have for months. ... Ethan J. Skolnick can be reached at [email protected]. Copyright ? 2004, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Article
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