January 19, 201214 yr Author Season started in July but there was some kind of series preview in April I think.
January 20, 201214 yr People need to stop acting like this is some show where Hanley, Reyes, Ozzie, and the rest of the gang are put in a house to win a date with Tila Tequilla. This isn't that.
January 20, 201214 yr People need to stop acting like this is some show where Hanley, Reyes, Ozzie, and the rest of the gang are put in a house to win a date with Tila Tequilla. This isn't that. Actually ... Ha, you're gullible.
January 20, 201214 yr If you're someone like Kim Kardashian whose stardom is based on drama, then I guess all publicity is good publicity, but in most real-world situations, it's not. The Marlins are a baseball team, not reality TV-stars. The problem is that some of you are making a big deal about this when it really isn't. I really don't see the big deal; did the Giants have a problem after the show last year or something? If anything, the show actually made the characters in their clubhouse more likeable to plenty of people. If the Marlins were going to have some issues next year, it would've gotten bad publicity, regardless. Might as well make a reality show out of it for entertainment.
January 20, 201214 yr It all comes down to winning. If we win, people will love us. If we aren't that good, then yeah it'll be the usual media attention they have gotten throughout franchise history.
January 20, 201214 yr People need to stop acting like this is some show where Hanley, Reyes, Ozzie, and the rest of the gang are put in a house to win a date with Tila Tequilla. This isn't that. That would be awesome, minus Tila.
January 20, 201214 yr People need to stop acting like this is some show where Hanley, Reyes, Ozzie, and the rest of the gang are put in a house to win a date with Tila Tequilla. This isn't that. That would be awesome, minus Tila. So the Marlins would be fighting for dates with each other? I suggest Kate Upton.
January 20, 201214 yr People need to stop acting like this is some show where Hanley, Reyes, Ozzie, and the rest of the gang are put in a house to win a date with Tila Tequilla. This isn't that. That would be awesome, minus Tila. So the Marlins would be fighting for dates with each other? I suggest Kate Upton. Rosie O'Donnell ehh?? :exercise
January 20, 201214 yr Snooki. "Fishin' for Love" More like "Fishin' for chlamydia". *high fives self*
January 20, 201214 yr Snooki. "Fishin' for Love" More like "Fishin' for chlamydia". *high fives self* "And that ball's gonorrhea! "
February 13, 201214 yr Is this show only on Showtime? Never seen it before. Yes. I planned to watch it last year with the Giants, but then I boycotted it due to the aftermath of the Cousins-Posey collision. Lol, I couldn't watch it due to my hate of Brian Wilson and Cody Ross's comments about the fish. Mostly my hate for Brian Wilson, though. I don't understand how people find that man funny.
February 13, 201214 yr If you're someone like Kim Kardashian whose stardom is based on drama, then I guess all publicity is good publicity, but in most real-world situations, it's not. The Marlins are a baseball team, not reality TV-stars. The problem is that some of you are making a big deal about this when it really isn't. I really don't see the big deal; did the Giants have a problem after the show last year or something? If anything, the show actually made the characters in their clubhouse more likeable to plenty of people. If the Marlins were going to have some issues next year, it would've gotten bad publicity, regardless. Might as well make a reality show out of it for entertainment. Exactly. And even if you're not a Marlins fan, I think watching the first season of a newly revamped team would be interesting to anyone. They were going to get publicity because of that either way, if they can have a say in how the publicity goes, then good for them. (If they can make money off it, even better).
February 14, 201214 yr As always Duk and his cohorts at yahoo got to throw something in like point number 3 http://m.yahoo.com/w/sports/mlb/blogs/article?offset=0&urn=urn%3Anewsml%3Asports.yahoo%2Clego%3A19780928%3Atop%2Carticle%2C82c2eac4-b1d7-3ac6-99de-43667044c111-l%3A1&.ts=1329178162&.intl=US&.lang=en&.tsrc=yahoo He's such an idiot.
February 14, 201214 yr As always Duk and his cohorts at yahoo got to throw something in like point number 3 http://m.yahoo.com/w...=en&.tsrc=yahoo He's such an idiot. I think that's a pretty complimentary article, overall. Buck up, son!
February 14, 201214 yr As always Duk and his cohorts at yahoo got to throw something in like point number 3 http://m.yahoo.com/w...=en&.tsrc=yahoo He's such an idiot. I think that's a pretty complimentary article, overall. Buck up, son! Except number 3..... Sport.
February 14, 201214 yr As always Duk and his cohorts at yahoo got to throw something in like point number 3 http://m.yahoo.com/w...=en&.tsrc=yahoo He's such an idiot. I think that's a pretty complimentary article, overall. Buck up, son! Except number 3..... Sport. But.......there were a lot of people in Miami who were unhappy, and there still are. Maybe you or I think their reasons are silly, but those people exist nonetheless. I have no problem presenting that real side of things, as long as the presentation is balanced.
February 14, 201214 yr As always Duk and his cohorts at yahoo got to throw something in like point number 3 http://m.yahoo.com/w...=en&.tsrc=yahoo He's such an idiot. I think that's a pretty complimentary article, overall. Buck up, son! Except number 3..... Sport. But.......there were a lot of people in Miami who were unhappy, and there still are. Maybe you or I think their reasons are silly, but those people exist nonetheless. I have no problem presenting that real side of things, as long as the presentation is balanced. Screw you Mystikol for having a logical response. Duk has a serious misunderstanding on how the ballpark agreement is being paid for, this coming from his previous articles.
February 14, 201214 yr Author I hope they give a fair amount of coverage to the people who are unhappy with the logo uniform/design.
February 14, 201214 yr I hope they give a fair amount of coverage to the people who are unhappy with the logo uniform/design. You just want to be a celebrity.
February 14, 201214 yr Cool article here about the show... There will be at least 6 shows that will air weekly right after the All-Star Break. It is still undecided if the shows will be 30 or 60 mins long. Last year I believe the shows were 60 mins long. Showtime is going to have full access to EVERYTHING & the Marlins have no say in what they can/can't put on TV. This is gonna be very, very interesting... I just hope the constant attention of being on camera brings out the best in the team. MONDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE, on the Marlins and Showtime's reality series about them: The Marlins, who have gone about their business under the radar for years, are sliding head-first toward the opposite extreme, not only by constructing a team that has created a national buzz heading into the 2012 season but also by granting behind-the-scenes access to a national cable channel that will chronicle the team’s journey. The metamorphosis, which began with an off-season spending spree that landed three high-priced free agents, continued Monday with the expected announcement that the Marlins will be featured in the second season of Showtime’s reality series, The Franchise. “It’s a complete change,� Marlins president David Samson said. “Our franchise has undergone a complete transformation on and off the field. And now it’s going to be in front of a national TV audience for them to witness. We’ve always said we’re in the entertainment business and we have a lot of fun and we think it’s some interesting TV.� Showtime said there will be at least six episodes and potentially more, that will air weekly beginning immediately after the All-Star break in mid-July. Showtime said it hasn't been decided if the episodes will be 30 or 60 minutes. “It’s not like [showtime said], ‘Let’s do a soap opera,’� Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. “I think you should feel good about it. They’re not going to pick a boring team or a team people don’t want to watch. We have a lot of talent. That the reason they gave it to us.� Showtime Entertainment president David Nevins said the Marlins are “ideal� for the series because they “are full of big player personalities and led by a larger than life Ozzie Guillen. The Franchise has worked for us because it appeals to both the hardcore sports fan as well as audiences interested in compelling unscripted drama.� There will be very little sacred or secret when Showtime cameras are rolling. Samson said the network will have permission to tape closed-door meetings involving himself, Guillen, owner Jeffrey Loria, executive vice president Admin Beinfest and general manager Michael Hill. Those meetings will involve what player moves should be made, among other topics. Samson said Showtime also will have access to “all the things that go on between me and Admin and Mike during the course of a game, when decisions are being made, all the off-field things that go into running a baseball team, opening up a new ballpark.� The Marlins have no veto power over what Showtime can use. The big issue is this: Could the constant presence of cameras rolling create a distraction? “Distraction is not really a word in our vocabulary,� Samson said. “When Ozzie is your manager, and the team we have and the new ballpark, we are a walking distraction. It’s up to our players and our front office to get past that and realize we need to win on the field. We don’t have too many shy characters on this team.� Samson said he told players – and Showtime will reiterate it - that “we made a decision to allow cameras into our life for better or for worse. There are going to be people who laugh at some things that happen, and people who frown at some things that happen, and people who question why we would do it. “And the answer, we’ve always said, is we’re not solving the Middle East peace process. We are not curing fatal diseases. We are running a Major League Baseball team, which is here to entertain people and win games.’’ Samson said when MLB and Showtime approached the Marlins with the idea, “they had me at hello.� But the deal became official only after receiving approval from the player’s association. Samson said he spoke to catcher John Buck, the Marlins’ union representative, and “a bunch of our players and explained to them we needed their approval and wanted it.� Buck said he expects some Marlins players “will love it. Some guys won’t really like it. It depends on what your personality is…. I’d rather not have a camera in my face all the time. Now the only difference is they may try to get you to do more things, maybe have some cameras into your personal life. Sometimes that can be good, sometimes bad.� The Marlins are convinced the TV series will help their marketing and branding efforts. “If we want to be dominating in Latin America and be a dominant force in this game around the league, it doesn’t just happen on the field,� Samson said. “It has to happen off the field as well. Every time our Q rating increases, it makes being a Marlin cool. It’s been 10 years of struggle in that, and all of this happening in our relaunch year is the perfect year.� Samson knows how he wants the series to end: “With us in a pile at the end of the season,� he said of a World Series victory celebration. “That’s how the script has been written.� http://miamiherald.t...straction-.html
February 14, 201214 yr Episode 4: What did we find out about LoMo in the shower? Lomo's and Peteys bathtub charades will now be on tape.
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