Since sports is currently in hibernation with only baseball in action (yawn), let’s have some fun and rank the top ten athletes from the major sports teams in South Florida. How does one compare two players across different sports? There’s no blueprint and it wasn’t easy. I simply measured their importance to their respective teams [...]
Last year: 80-82 (3rd NL East) Payroll: $55.2 million (25th via ESPN) GM: Michael Hill Key Additions: 2B Omar Infante, C John Buck, SP Javier Vazquez, RP Key Losses: 2B Dan Uggla Manager: Edwin Rodriguez 5 Predictions Mike Stanton will hit 40+ homers in his first full season. He hit 22 in just 100 games [...]
AD Kirby Hocutt leaves Miami for Texas Tech. Huh? Don’t let the door hit you man. (Herald) Canes women’s basketball is rolling and faces FSU tonight (Herald) The front office is testing fans’ patience with the Dolphins (Herald) Drafting a QB could be complicated (Sentinel) Previewing Wizards-Heat tonight (MIA) Chris Bosh gets hit with the [...]
The Florida Marlins continue what’s been a busy offseason. On Sunday, they came to terms with free agent pitcher Javier Vazquez on a one-year deal worth $7 million. The 12-year veteran right-hander finished last season with a 10-10 record and a 5.32 ERA with the Yankees in 26 starts. Vazquez, 34, has a career record of [...]
According to multiple reports, the Marlins traded Dan Uggla on Tuesday to the division rival Atlanta Braves for second baseman Omar Infante and relief pitcher Mike Dunn. The move comes after negotiations with the powerful second baseman broke down last week after Uggla turned down a four-year $48 million deal to remain in South Florida. Uggla has 154 home [...]
