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Staying at the Mayflower
I will say this: the Marlins do everything colorfully even in their choice of hotels . Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins' star shortstop, stepped outside the team hotel on his way to lunch when a tour bus screeched to a sudden stop on Connecticut Avenue. Pressed against the windows, dozens of passengers aimed their cameras and snapped away. But they weren't photographing Ramirez. They ...
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