Edwin Rodriguez, the first Puerto Rican born manager in the Major Leagues resigned yesterday from his job with the Florida Marlins.  When was the last time you remember a manager resigning?  I suggested Willie Randolph should have done it, but the problem is that a resignation means the contract doesn’t have to be paid in [...]

Finally, after years of whining that they couldn’t keep any of their free agents, to the point that someone released the team’s financials, the Marlins are beginning to sign their young players to long term deals.  In a seeming answer to accusations by the player’s union, the team offered their star, Hanley Ramirez, a six [...]

The Marlins have finally decided to address the issues raised by the media when their financials were released last week- and they chose to speak directly to their fans.  Here is that message taken from Joe Frisaro’s piece:
A Message To Our Fans:
While it is impossible to respond individually to all the misleading information and [...]

What does spring training mean to me?  A beautiful day in the sun at the ballpark/  What more could you want?  Here is a shot of the where the Blue Jays train in Dunedin.  On this day, they hosted the Reds, who were warming up when the shot was taken.

It looks like the Cubs will remain in Mesa, AZ, where they have trained since the 1950s, unless of course the Arizona legislature votes against the necessary spending to keep them.  The city of Mesa has found the land and their part of the money to use towards building the Cubs the largest spring training [...]