The Marlins were baseball's least valuable team after the Montreal Expos, according to our latest ranking of baseball franchises (Apr. 28).
In later years, Mr. Carter worked as a baseball broadcaster with the Florida Marlins, now known as the Miami Marlins, and coached minor-league baseball.
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At approximately the same time that most of the distinguished guests from the baseball industry were arriving at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas last night, the Miami Marlins christened the 110th annual Baseball Winter Meetings with one of the worst-kept secrets of the offseason.
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You know, the Marlins are actually, baseball-wise, kind of in the same position.
Now, it appears the Marlins, who have long been among baseball's thriftiest teams, have the cash to back up their recruiting efforts.
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Major League Baseball on Tuesday evening, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has once again reclaimed his customary position as public enemy number one in South Florida.
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The Marlins stadium is looking like the worst shellacking taxpayers have ever gotten from a baseball stadium.
The Marlins drew the third-lowest attendance per game of the 30 Major League Baseball teams in 2011, drawing just 19, 007 fans per home game.
Usually, what you do when you think about terrible teams - the Astros have 13 wins and the Marlins have 12 wins - is you compare them to the worst team of modern baseball - the 1962 Mets who finished the season with 40 wins.
Various sources within the last few days have leaked detailed financial data associated with several Major League Baseball teams, including small-market teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins and Tampa Rays, which often are portrayed as the poster children for financial mediocrity within the sport.
Baseball's best team may reside in Washington, where the Nationals open Monday against the Miami Marlins.
After years of acrimony and uncertainty, baseball fans in Miami were finally given an opportunity to believe in Loria and the future of the Marlins last fall.
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