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Only 600 fans watch Florida Marlins' win vs. Braves - 09/03/2008
Only 600 fans watch Florida Marlins' win vs. Braves - 09/03/2008
Pitcher Joe Nelson and some other Marlins were busy counting fans before Wednesday afternoon's game against Atlanta. ''We came up with 584 at the first pitch,'' Nelson said to some members of the media who had counted 589 at Dolphin Stadium for the first pitch. ''You guys might have been counting ushers,'' Nelson joked. ``Maybe you guys had a better view.'' The Marlins know all about counting ...
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What Do The Following Live Entertainment Options Have In Common?
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... A : The above 5 events were the only things I could possibly think of that could draw fewer patrons, paid or otherwise, than Wednesday afternoon’s Braves Marlins game. ...

600 Marlins Fans Didn’t Dress As Seats Yesterday
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... , and that’s not an exaggeration: 600 people showed up to Dolphins Stadium to see Florida face off against the expansion Atlanta Braves. Six-hundred. On the upside, it gives Marlins pitchers sequestered in the bullpen something to do. ...

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