No One Cares About the Marlins

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Usually, the above statement would  not be too unusual; teams get new stadiums all the time- it's cool.

But in the case of the Florida Marlins, it means they get their own stadium-finally. It's not like in Oakland, where they share the Oakland Colosseum. No, the Marlins play at Dolphins Stadium. This isn't very publicized because, you know, no one actually watches the Florida Marlins play baseball since they're the least identifyable team in baseball.

Name some Marlins players. Dontrelle Willis, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Beckett- all gone. The only people that ANYONE has heard of on the Marlins are Dan Uggla and Hanley Ramirez, and that's only because of their fantasy value.

They've won World Series titles in 97 and 03. Not that you'd rememeber them, you didn't watch. Well, maybe to see the Yankees lose. But, after each of those World Series teams won, they became good, and wanted money, like all good players do. It happens. So what does the Marlins management do? Of course! They retain all their young, talented players and resign some of the veterans to keep the team intact.

Wait, oh yeah, they traded all those people that I mentioned. Whoops. Yes, because rehauling the organization is what everyone does after they win a championship.

What makes it even more ridiculous is, after the 1997 firesale, they won again! In the same way. Trading everybody decent on their roster for prospects that will eventually develop into solid players. Meanwhile, the team is absolutely unwatchable in the transition stages.

If teams like the Red Sox or cubs tried this tactic, their GM's would get lynched in the streets. 

 2 World Series titles in a decade is far more than any city or organization can ask for. But their own stadium? The Marlins aren't asking for too much; just for what the Devil rays have.

Can you even tell me which city the Marlins are based in? Because a couple years ago, I couldn't. The Miami Marlins have a nice ring to it. Nice alliteration, tells you where the damn team it. But it kinda sounds like an NFL team.

The Marlins have a truly unwarranted reputation for sucking, which, despite their World Series titles, is pretty true. though they've won it all twice, the Marlins have never won a division title; but, they've never lost a playoff series. This means that the Marlins are only a few playoff losses away from being the Colorado Rockies. Sort of shows how important the playoffs are doesn't it?