Category Archives: Miami Marlins & MLB

The Marlins Twilight Zone – 3B

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Rod Serling’s thoughts on the Marlins 3B possibilities: You’re traveling through another dimension; a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are a diamond marked off at 42 paces. … Continue reading →

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Bona Fides For Bonifacio

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Jorge Costales

How does one obtain a Marlins Fan bona fides? First you have to fan invest [explained here] in the team. Ideally, you would take a seemingly indefensible situation and attempt a reasonable defense. For example, defending a manager’s [Fredi Gonzalez] … Continue reading →

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A Fan’s Ode To Renyel Pinto

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Do you remember where you were when you heard that Renyel Pinto had been released last year?  I meant his June 23rd release by the Marlins, not his August 21st release by the St Louis Cardinals.  I was at a … Continue reading →

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Larry Beinfest: Hyman Roth’s Progeny?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Tom Hagen, he of German-Irish descent, quote from G2: Roth, he … he played this one beautifully Hyman Roth meet Larry Beinfest. The kid’s been running molasses out of Jamestown, Greenboro, Jupiter and New Orleans. He always make money for … Continue reading →

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Adolfo Luque

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Adolfo Luque was born on August 4th

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What Passes For Locust In Miami

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Jorge Costales

What if the presence of so many obnoxious New Yorkers [Northeasterners really] in our community is not just the result of an aging population seeking warmer climates? For wisdom, we turn to the Word, Exodus 10:13-15 And the locust went … Continue reading →

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Dishonest Florida Marlins Management

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Jeffrey Loria makes Nick Saban look like an amateur. See Saban — who has an uncanny resemblance to a screeching, squealing, rapacious swamp sow when his lies are played on videotape — lied when cornered [see Tim Graham’s post]. Loria … Continue reading →

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Power and Glory: Home For That Halladay

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Jorge Costales

I was there for Roy Halladay’s perfect game against the Marlins Saturday night. Good thing too, it created a memory ready to be stirred. It will forever be the evening I attended a historic game with a good friend, as … Continue reading →

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When It’s Not A Game

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Very nice article today by Juan C. Rodriguez, the Marlins writer with the Sun-Sentinel. The article gives a difficult story — about an 18-year-old brain tumor victim, Amy Donnelly, daughter of former Marlins coach Rich Donnelly — a local connection. … Continue reading →

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The Pinto Chronicles: Griping about PLIQ wrath

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Jorge Costales

I have a dilemma. I possess knowledge about a certain group of people who have a condition which they may be unaware of. While I assume they may ‘suffer’ from this condition, it is not obvious they would would choose … Continue reading →

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