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Conine To Sign One-Day Contract With Marlins
Published 3/16/2008 by Matthew Birt at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, Jeff Conine, a holder of a number of Marlins' records and nicknamed "Mr. Marlin," will reportedly be signed to a one-day contract on March 28th and then retire. Conine, who was with the team for their two World Series titles, will be honored on the field during the Marlins season opener versus the Mets at Dolphin Stadium on March ...

Conine to Unretire, Un-unretire
Published 3/16/2008 by Dan Lerner at Hot Foot
Jeff Conine is going to come out of retirement to sign a contract with the Florida Marlins, after which he is expected to immediately retire. According to the team website, he will be signed for one day, March 28th. One of the players on the Marlins originally roster, Conine will be honored in their home opener, coincidentally against his most recent team, the Mets. A member of both Marlins World Series teams, Conine spent only parts of last season as a Met. He had 41 at bats in 21 games and got just 8 hits. Most of his fielding appearances were at first base. Share This

Conine to Retire as a Marlin
Published 3/17/2008 by photi at Fish Chunks
Rumor has it that Jeff will sign a 1-day contract with the Fish on March 28, retire, have a ceremony done in his honor on Opening Day, not have either one of his numbers retired, and continue training for the Ironman competition so that he can come back and beat up Samson (that last bit isn't rumored; let's just call it a 'noble quest'). (MLB)

Conine To Retire With Marlins
Published 3/17/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The Transaction Guy
Marlins.com reports that Jeff Conine will sign a one-day deal with Florida to retire a Marlin. This is certainly fitting, as the glory days of Conine’s career came with the club, including two World Series titles in 1997 and 2003, making him a fan favorite even to this day. The forty-one year old also ranks high up in many hitting categories in Marlin history, such as hits and RBIs. Although his number will not be retired, he’ll be honored on Opening Day before the team faces the Mets. Coninie is retiring after a season in which he played for the Reds, and then was traded to the Mets in August. It’s good to see him retiring in Florida, where he belongs after a pretty darn ...

AL & NL East News From Spring Training - 3/17
Published 3/17/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, SOX & Dawgs will be going green.  The Red Sox will give Hideki Okajima a lighter workload this season. Braves OF Jeff Francoeur is day-to-day after being beaned in the face with a pitch. Frank Thomas is focused on starting strong for the Blue Jays. Jeff Conine will sign a one day contract to retire with the Marlins. Orioles skipper Dave Trembley is lining up his starters for the season. The Mets injury ward grew by two on Sunday. Scott Kamir will probably start on the ...

Baseball Today: Monday, March 17
Published 3/17/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... HERE AND THERE: Jeff Conine apparently will sign a contract with Florida and then announce his retirement, so he can retire as a Marlin. (mlb.com) Question: Does anybody remember who a player retired with? . . . Scott Kazmir ...