September 15, 2004
Fish Not Biting
It was a bad day for the Florida Marlins. They returned home to Miami to be swept by the Montreal Expos, 6-2 and 10-4. With the Giants and Cubs winning and the Giants with a good lead, the Marlins will likely lose 1 1/2 games to the top Wild Card teams.
It is worth remembering that the Marlins are to the Expos what the Yankees are to the Red Sox - anathema, the embodiment of evil. The reason of course is Jeffery Loria and his version of mini-me, David Sampson. Carperbaggers every one, they stripped the Expos of everything the battered team had left, except for its dignity, and then made a sweetheart deal with Bud S. such that the major leagues purchase the Expos from him, so he could then acquire the Marlins from John Henry who then bought the Red Sox...Winners all, except for we suffering Montreal fans. So even this late in the season, with fortunes on the wane, last night's result was music to the ears of Expos fans. And if this put a crimp in the Marlin's post-season adventure, so be it...
Bill
Gotta love that hidden-ball trick. Does anybody have video of one? I've only seen it once.
