August 14, 201411 yr Rafael Furcal, who the Marlins signed to a one-year, $3.5 million free-agent deal in December, officially is out for the season. Next week Furcal, 36, will undergo surgery to remove scar tissue from his hamstring. The Marlins were hoping Furcal would be the club's every day second baseman and leadoff hitter. Instead, he spent all but nine days on the disabled list. He hurt his left hamstring during spring training and later developed a groin issue. Furcal made his 2014 debut on June 13 and went back on the disabled list June 22. He went 6-for-25 (.171) with a .445 on-base plus slugging. Sun-Sentinel
August 14, 201411 yr I know people always say, "I could have done that!" when referring to professional athletes. They are almost never right. I think if you gave me $3.5 million, I would have figured out some half-assed way to get 6 hits. Bunts when down (or up) by a lot, reached on an error with a generous official scorer...something. Rafael Fucal got paid roughly $583,000 per hit in 2014.
August 14, 201411 yr Author The fact that they thought paying Rafael Furcal $3.5 million and intended to bat him leadoff shows how clueless this organization is at times.
August 14, 201411 yr What a surprise, I guess they'll just have to do their best to make it seem like he was never there
August 15, 201411 yr Author Who wants to buy a Furcal jersey and go to a game? Only if it's on sale at Winn Dixie
August 15, 201411 yr Only if it's on sale at Winn Dixie Furcal is an insult to Winn Dixie. Presidente.
August 15, 201411 yr You go to Winn Dixie to fight- You go to Presidente to get illegal green cards and fake identification..... And a full range of Goya products. Google Presidente supermarkets and search the images, almost as many with a police presence and mug shots as there are with a "decent" storefront.
August 15, 201411 yr I feel like by the way spike posts that the marlins are more of a burden to his life than an enjoyment.
August 15, 201411 yr Spike lives in St. Louis. Presidente and Winn Dixie will be coming to Ferguson soon enough.
August 15, 201411 yr I actually live an hour east of St. Louis. Your lucky you don't have to drive our streets then.
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