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Mmmm, the weekend. It is here at long last, and as always, it brings your weekend Chum Bucket. Thanks to the exciting mobile commenting feature, you'll now have something to do as you stand in line waiting to see Twilight: New Moon.
There is no judgement here on FishStripes. Just be you.
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Long-term contract negotiations with Josh Johnson may have come to an end .
"Josh obviously wanted to do something to stay long-term with the Marlins , but it doesn't look that way now,' his agent, Matt Sosnick, said today.
Johnson, 25, is entering his second winter of ...
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Florida Marlins
Josh Johnson
The Marlins finalized the 40-man roster to get ready for the winter meetings and the Rule 5 draft .
In anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 10, the Marlins filled up their 40-man roster on Friday, adding right-handers Jose Ceda , Jay Buente, Brett Sinkbeil and Kris Harvey , as ...
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Graham Taylor
David Pinto of Baseball Musings continues on with his Players A to Z, and it is Burke Badenhop's turn.
Players A to Z, Burke Badenhop
Mr. Pinto has some positive things to say about the Hopper, give it a look see.
But in writing about Badenhop, Mr. Pinto reveals a couple of ...
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Burke Badenhop
Florida Marlins
I don't how many of you can see all of this since it is pay for view, but if you can, Mr. Gammons speaks highly of the Marlins organization. While I could quibble with a point or two, it is a very nice article about the Marlins.
Since it is pay for view, I can only highlight so ...
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Atlanta Braves
Peter Gammons
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Philadelphia Phillies
The Marlins looked it over and wondered if they could get Ross Gload for Wes Helms money .
The Marlins have extended an offer to Ross Gload , their top left-handed hitter off the bench last season when he led the majors in pinch hits. The offer is thought to be ...
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Florida Marlins
Ross Gload
Wes Helms
Photi was the first to catch this, or maybe he wasn't, but he was the first one I saw and therefore it makes him first around here. (We don't have really high standards where this is concerned. Okay, maybe GameFish does, but I don't.) Back to the message, the Florida Winter ...
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Florida Marlins
Going into the winter meetings, the 40-man roster has to be secured today.
As the 40-man stands, there are 35 players on it. Now, there is no possible way it be at 40 at the end of the day. The Marlins front office never maxis out. However, the reason there could be ...
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Florida Marlins
The Marlins have released their spring training schedule.
Florida Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium .
In case you were wondering, the Marlins only play one night game in Jupiter. And I am guessing a couple of you were, looking at you Spud and LadyFish. The game will be against the ...
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Atlanta Braves
Baseball by the Book?
"When you come into baseball," Sparky Anderson said, "I don't care what organization, they give you a manual telling you how to play. If you read it, you're in trouble."
Red Smith. March 17,1970
I wonder if they still do this, or maybe something similar.
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Florida Marlins
It's time for our Thursday Chum Bucket, folks. Ahhh, an open thread in which to speak whatever is on your mind. Good stuff.
If you're like me, and are always looking for any reason to celebrate, it's International Men's Day ! Yay, men!!! Go all of you. (Well, all of you save a select ...
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Tim Lincecum had fewer first-place votes than Adam Wainwright , fewer second-place votes than Chris Carpenter , and fewer victories than any pitcher to win the award in a non-strike season. But none of that stopped him from being awarded the Cy Young by the Baseball Writers Association of ...
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Adam Wainwright
Chris Carpenter
This might seem like a far-fetched idea, but I'm sure there were at least a few people who were disappointed when The Bonifacio Experiment ™ finally ended last season. You know, like... maybe some of the members of Emilio's immediate family.
If you were one of those three ...
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Emilio Bonifacio
Bill James
This is the time of the year when those who are eligible can file for Minor League free agency. To be eligible, basically, a player with six years of service after his first season can file if he is not on the 40-man roster. Here is this year's list .
Florida ...
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It might be a good idea to get the nightly Chum Bucket up and running. You know, since It's almost bedtime, and you might be looking for a place to express your deepest thoughts and feelings before you hit the hay. Or you might be looking for a place to express your most shallow thoughts and ...
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The Baseball Writers Association of America awards continue today with the announcement of the AL and NL Managers of the Year. (And just fyi, I'm dressed like Jack Sparrow and assuming the Captain Morgan pose while writing this post. Because it feels like the right thing to do.)
Taking ...
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Mike Scioscia
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Well, this isn't good . Shouting ``Liars, Liars,
Liars!'' and honking horns, and stopping traffic, hundreds of
laborers and construction workers picketed the new Florida Marlins stadium in Little Havana Tuesday morning, claiming that ...
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found this 3 days agofound this
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Renyel Pinto is allegedly wanted for all the
wrong reasons . This past May 30, he was
tooling his pimped-out white Infiniti SUV through Hallandale Beach when cops pulled him over and discovered he didn't have a valid driver's ...
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Renyel Pinto wanted man?
Didn't mean for this to be regular feature, but this is the offseason and things get kinda weird around here.
Mr. Marlin was inducted into the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame .
Kind of a cool picture of the some of the inductees, click on the link to see it. Personally, I had ...
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Hall of Fame
Sergio Mitre
New York Yankees
Jeff Francoeur
One of these days I'm going to learn how to read these new fandangled contraption they call a clock. If I hurry this up I can get it posted while it is still Tuesday.
This is the usual Chum Bucket where everything is fair game. So if you have something you would like to talk about ...
