Posted August 28, 200321 yr MARLINS NOTEBOOK Playoff ticket packages on way Only for season-ticket holders By KEVIN BAXTER [email protected] The Marlins are expected to announce postseason packages for season-ticket holders by the end of the week, according to P.J. Loyello, the club's vice president for communications. Season-ticket holders will have the option of keeping their seats, as well as buying strips of tickets, for all home games in three postseason series. Prices have not been determined, but Loyello said Major League Baseball will set prices for the National League Championship Series and World Series. Individual game tickets will not be available to the general public until the Marlins clinch a playoff berth. Loyello said the Marlins would use many of Pro Player Stadium's football seats to accommodate as many fans as possible, expanding capacity beyond the current 36,331 for baseball. DECISION TIME The Marlins have until Sunday at midnight to set their team for the playoffs, with 25 players on the active roster -- plus those on the disabled list -- eligible for postseason play. The Marlins have seven players on the DL. Left-handers Armando Almanza and Tommy Phelps, right-hander Tim Spooneybarger and outfielder Todd Hollandsworth would be the most likely to see postseason play. On Monday, major-league teams have the option of expanding their rosters to 40 players by calling up minor-leaguers or activating players from the DL, but Marlins manager Jack McKeon doesn't expect the team to change markedly. Florida's top two minor-league teams -- Triple A Albuquerque (N.M.) and Double A Carolina -- will be in the playoffs, and McKeon doesn't want to disrupt their seasons to take a player who will sit on the bench most of the time. ''I'm having a hard enough time getting the guys I have now in there,'' he said. McKeon, who wasn't with the team in spring training, also said he's not familiar with the Marlins' minor-league talent and will rely on general manager Admin Beinfest and his staff to determine which players should be called up. One player who figures to get a look is Albuquerque's Robert Stratton, who leads all minor-leaguers with 31 home runs. Herald sports writer Clark Spencer contributed to this report.
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