fishstripes.com - 4/29/2008
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The NL East Leading Marlins are home today and taking a well deserved day off after completing a winning road trip.
So while we are waiting for the Dodgers to come to town, we have a little time to ourselves. Therefore we can talk about anything that springs to mind, be it baseball, gardening tips, how to speak clearly with a stocking over your head...anything.
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Dodgers Skulk Back to Florida
Fish Chunks —
After abandoning their spring-training home of 50 years plus, the Marlins' first-ever adversary sneak back into the state, probably wearing disguises. "Over the past two seasons, the Dodgers have won five of their past seven games at Dolphin Stadium and are 33-32 there all-time." Dodger fan Xeifrank gives a pretty good overview of his team at FishStripes (Yahoo)(ESPN)(Sportsline)(MLB)(FOX)(CNNSI)
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