September 05, 2006
Support Your Local Team
Marlins fans, it's time to turn out for your team:
Still. C'mon! Local TV ratings verify people do care, but coming out to the park might be nice. The hot Marlins commence a 10-game homestand with a legitimate playoff shot and 12K show up? The last men in uniform who got a welcome-home like this were Vietnam veterans.
When players mention the crowds, sadly, it is often with dark humor.
''It's Labor Day. Hey, we got 25, 30 extra people!'' Borowski noted kiddingly.
In 2003, it was late season before playoff fever began to boost crowds, but here's a bulletin: It is late season, fellow citizens. The next homestand after this one is the last one. Your chances are dwindling to experience the Marlins' miracle comeback season not from your couch, but where the players might actually see you, and hear you, and know you care.
This team deserves that. We've had few that deserved it more.
They're setting record every day. This has to be one of the most fascinating stories in the history of baseball. You should be there.
Posted by David Pinto at
09:07 AM
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And, it's probably their best chance to see Joe Girardi manage their team, since his competence threatens to embarrass the hell out of Jeffrey Loria, a man who *really* should not be allowed to own a baseball team, because he has something against winning. I don't know what it is, but it's disturbingly obvious, and it *ought* to disqualify him from owning a baseball team, but not in Bud Selig's world...
I don't blame Marlins fans for not showing up. I mean, the ownership keeps acting like they don't care about the fans, so why should the fans care to help this ownership group get richer?