I have been saying Jeffrey Loria is bad for baseball for years. http://herzy69.blogspot.com/search/label/Jeffrey%20Loria

When I saw the 375 folks at that game the other day on PTI, my wife thought first it was joke, then she said it was sad. It is indeed a sad day for baseball, and why exactly does MLB allow Jeffrey Loria to continue to buy and destroy teams?

Or to Carl Pohlad, who just ran one of the best baseball GMs out of town.

And just think, Florida fans, you have Bud Selig to thank for having Loria as an owner. Had he not been so desperate to get John Henry’s group in charge in Boston, MLB never would’ve bought Loria’s Expos, thereby freeing him up to buy the Marlins.

I’ve often wondered what would’ve happened with the Expos had MLB not bought the team. Somebody would’ve done so, presumably, but the franchise was in such awful shape that I can’t see Loria getting anything other than pennies on the dollar. Would he have been in a position to buy the Marlins in that case? I don’t know enough about his net worth to answer that one.

Since this is Florida, I guess Katherine Harris certified the 10,121 attendance figure.

I think Girardi could have had them at .500 this year. Their pitching is bad – but, it’s not that much worse than the Phillies. I doubt Joe would have them 20 games under.

Demolition Derby night time!

Under a thousand people at a ballgame is just pitiful. I’m sure Joe Girardi is really upset about being fired.

Steve, do you think the Marlins would still be 63-83 if Joe was managing, or do you think it’s all about the injuries to their pitching staff?