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Logan Morrison Serves as the Wild Child for the Already Loony Miami Marlins

Former Marlins Catcher Benito Santiago Arrested, Accused of Smoking Weed in His Mercedes

​Five-time MLB All-Star catcher Benito Santiago was "disoriented and did not know where he was at" when he was arrested next to Fort Lauderdale High School late last month, according to court documents.The former Marlins catcher, who now lives in Fort Lauderdale, was accused of hot-boxing his Merc ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch's New Arrivals: Bud Light Platinum and Baby Clydesdale

Anheuser-BuschLaRussa and mom, Pam grazing in the fields​Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has announced that they will debut Bud Lite Platinum in January.The new brew will contain 6% alcohol by volume, making it a higher alcohol content than the current Bud Light, which contains 4.2%. We're sure this wil ... More >>

Marco Rubio Butt-Kissing Won't Help GOP Candidates Win Florida, According to Poll

​There's been a common theme among this year's GOP presidential candidates -- firmly planting their lips on the buttcheeks of Sen. Marco Rubio and dropping his name as a potential running mate.If that's a ploy to win Florida in a general election, it won't help, according to survey results release ... More >>

Baseball and Brews: Beer Sampling and Game at Roger Dean Stadium Saturday

​What's a George Steinbrenner without a Billy Martin or a Tom Glavin without A Greg Maddux? Probably like a baseball game without beer.You can assure a happy marriage of the two Saturday night at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, when Baseball and Brews comes to the same field that hosts the popular ... More >>

Gary Carter, Despite Brain Cancer, Returning as Palm Beach Atlantic University Skipper

metsmerizedonline.comGary Carter next to his Hall of Fame bust.​Using the catch phrase of Chicago Cubs/Arizona Diamondbacks legend Mark Grace, Gary Carter is "big league."Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher who spent the majority of his career playing for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets, is retu ... More >>

Astro-nomical Flop

metsmerizedonline.comGary Carter next to his Hall of Fame bust.​Using the catch phrase of Chicago Cubs/Arizona Diamondbacks legend Mark Grace, Gary Carter is "big league."Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher who spent the majority of his career playing for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets, is retu ... More >>

Fish Are Jumping

metsmerizedonline.comGary Carter next to his Hall of Fame bust.​Using the catch phrase of Chicago Cubs/Arizona Diamondbacks legend Mark Grace, Gary Carter is "big league."Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher who spent the majority of his career playing for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets, is retu ... More >>

Brazilians in South Florida Spend Millions, but They Aren't the Only Foreigners to Thank

farm3.static from Flickr.com​Shop till you drop has a whole new meaning. At least for Brazilians, that is. With a strong currency and booming economy, they've been flocking to Florida for lengthy shopping sprees, buying everything from designer jeans and handbags, to cheap shoes and cosmetics ... More >>

LeBron James' "Decision" Should Serve As Cautionary Tale For Albert Pujols Negotiations

​As dozens of media outlets descend upon Jupiter this week, looking for any news from the on-going contract negotiations between the St. Louis Cardinals and their mega-awesome, all-time great, super-incredi-star, first baseman Albert Pujols, fans and concerned parties should look a few miles South ... More >>

Five Most Surreal Moments From the Lackluster Marlins' Season

flickr.comVolstad versus Morgan was possibly the most memorable moment of the year.​The Marlins mercifully finished their 2010 season this weekend, ending the year with 80 wins and 82 losses, good enough for third in the division. The longest winning streak of the year was all of four games, and o ... More >>

Tyler Colvin Is Not a Vampire (And Other Things We Learned This Weekend in Sports)

FlickrTyler Colvin got staked by a shattered bat in yesterday's Marlins game, but he'll live to play again.​What would it take for a Florida Marlins game to overshadow a Dolphins victory on a Sunday in September? An act of God? No, just a freak accident in which a shattered bat impales itself in t ... More >>

Snake-Bitten Fish

FlickrTyler Colvin got staked by a shattered bat in yesterday's Marlins game, but he'll live to play again.​What would it take for a Florida Marlins game to overshadow a Dolphins victory on a Sunday in September? An act of God? No, just a freak accident in which a shattered bat impales itself in t ... More >>

Comedy of Errors

FlickrTyler Colvin got staked by a shattered bat in yesterday's Marlins game, but he'll live to play again.​What would it take for a Florida Marlins game to overshadow a Dolphins victory on a Sunday in September? An act of God? No, just a freak accident in which a shattered bat impales itself in t ... More >>

The Other Super Rookie

FlickrTyler Colvin got staked by a shattered bat in yesterday's Marlins game, but he'll live to play again.​What would it take for a Florida Marlins game to overshadow a Dolphins victory on a Sunday in September? An act of God? No, just a freak accident in which a shattered bat impales itself in t ... More >>

Hanley Ramirez Starring Hanley Ramirez

FlickrTyler Colvin got staked by a shattered bat in yesterday's Marlins game, but he'll live to play again.​What would it take for a Florida Marlins game to overshadow a Dolphins victory on a Sunday in September? An act of God? No, just a freak accident in which a shattered bat impales itself in t ... More >>

Morning Juice: Lamberti Stung by Minority Report; Miami Archdiocese Installs New Leader

​The news in Broward and Palm Beach this Tuesday morning:An internal report concludes that Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti's agency has neglected measures meant to increase diversity. The sheriff is already being criticized for steering layoffs toward jail staff, which is dominated by minority deputie ... More >>

Morning Juice: Friday Night Fraud by Lauderdale Twin; Escaped Inmates Caught, Charged With Murder

​A glass of what's-goin'-on in South Florida news:Ana Gardiner, the former Broward judge who resigned rather than face possible penalties for judicial misconduct, awarded $600,000 in legal fees last summer to an attorney, Richard Cole, who has recently hired Gardiner at his firm. Cole denies a qui ... More >>

Big-League Chew

​A glass of what's-goin'-on in South Florida news:Ana Gardiner, the former Broward judge who resigned rather than face possible penalties for judicial misconduct, awarded $600,000 in legal fees last summer to an attorney, Richard Cole, who has recently hired Gardiner at his firm. Cole denies a qui ... More >>

The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

​A glass of what's-goin'-on in South Florida news:Ana Gardiner, the former Broward judge who resigned rather than face possible penalties for judicial misconduct, awarded $600,000 in legal fees last summer to an attorney, Richard Cole, who has recently hired Gardiner at his firm. Cole denies a qui ... More >>

Joe Girardi: A Big Fish Who Left Our Small Pond

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

The Manatees, Baseball's Premier Fat-Guy Dance Squad, Shake Two Tons of Booty for Marlins Fans

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

If the Marlins Make the Playoffs, Does it Make a Sound?

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

Cubs’ Flubs

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

Florida Wood Versus Pennsylvania Iron

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

I’m the Ross

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

Brew-tal

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

Roger, Dodgers

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

It’s a Bear Market for Baseball

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

Redbirds in the Black

PhotobucketFormer Marlins manager, now as a NYY​For a third-hand manager, Joe Girardi's doing pretty well for himself.  In 2006, the Marlins fired the feisty Girardi after he got a verbal altercation with team owner Jeffrey Loria. Then Girardi's longtime team, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to ... More >>

Switch Hitter

Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side. Gay or straight? Or something else?

Talk Sporty to Me

Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side. Gay or straight? Or something else?

Windy City Beef

Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side. Gay or straight? Or something else?

One for the Team

You can’t miss Craig Biggio, and neither can that fastball

Best Hot Dog

Roger Dean Stadium