Miami Marlins: Who the Hell do they think they are?

Yes ladies and gentleman, the blog is back for the offseason. I know that I stated before that I would bring it back during the summer, but I feel as though I am only giving game recaps that you can easily watch on ESPN or Baseball Tonight at 30 second intervals. Who likes reading anyway? But in this time of NBA lockouts, college football, the NFL, and the NHL, all dominating the airwaves, baseball is somewhat on the back burner. But let's get down to business. On Friday November 11, 2011 a "new" team was unveiled and they are known as the "Miami Marlins." They used to be the Florida Marlins, but bygone there is another team in Florida! Floridians don't seem to know this because no one goes to the games, and they have to give out free tickets, but there are the Tampa Bay Rays! (I think they may have been in the playoffs the past few years?) Anyway, there are some new things that come with the Miami Marlins: a new stadium, new uniforms, and a new mentality(?). And on a sidenote, it's about time the Marlins got a new stadium, and one with a retractable roof? That means no more rain delays! Woo!

It appears that Jeffrey Loria is trying to get fans in the seats by possibly getting big ticket free agents like: Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Ryan Madson. Why don't they try to get Prince Fielder while they are at it, Pujols can play 3B. If they get Jose Reyes so what? He's been in the division for years. Plus Hanley Ramirez has stated that he does not want to move his position of SS to CF, and where does that leave the Marlins? Plus they only offered Reyes a 6-year $90 million contract. Reyes wants a guaranteed $100 million. But with this, you must realize the Marlins history. They won a World Series in their 5th season as an MLB team in 1997, and then again in 2003! But afterwards it was: scrap all players, save on payroll, see what happens. The Marlins highest payroll was just over $66 million, and now they want to offer Jose Reyes money? What about Albert Pujols? He wants $30 million a year! The Marlins have stated that they have $35 million just lying around and that money is burning a hole in their pocket. Let's see what happens in the end. I'm sorry to say Marlins fans, but I highly doubt that the Marlins will win the NL East, mainly because they have never done it before. Both times they won the World Series, they did it as the NL Wildcard team. In my opinion, I say good luck to the Marlins.

PS. I like the new look and the new logo. Tell me what you think.