Manager Edwin Rodriguez admits, "I'm not a big fan" of shaving-cream pies and bans 'em. Pie in eye egg on face: Chris Coghlan leaps in the air to smack Wes Helms with a shaving-cream pie during a post-game celebration in July, blows out his knee and misses the rest of the season. "I don't think an 18-wheeler could have knocked that ball out of his hand," Marlins reliever Chad Fox says. Snow, sealing a 7-6 victory to send the Marlins past the Giants and into the NL Championship Series. said, 'I just slipped a bit.' "ĭrama in the ninth: "Pudge didn't budge," The Post reports after catcher Pudge Rodriguez holds on to Jeff Conine's throw amid the onrushing J.T. "There was glass on the field and it delayed the game," says John Routh, who played Billy. When a teammate says a real pitcher would take out a window, Burnett shatters the passenger window. Late in the season, as Burnett warms up between innings, he hits the door. Burnett swears to Billy he's going to nail that truck. brushes back a truck: As part of a nightly promotion, a truck circles the field with Billy the Marlin aboard. Florida's Dennis Springer reports that as he's about to deliver one pitch, "I heard a (cellular) telephone ring" in the stands.Ī.J. So he heads to the upper deck, rounds up about 20 fans, and gives them seats in the Founders Club between the dugouts. Then-owner John Henry counts 91 fans "and eight scouts" in the stands. It gives South Florida its first pro championship since the 1973 Dolphins.Ĭan you hear me now? Marlins vs. "Slider, down and away" comes his way and he smacks it up the middle to score Craig Counsell, whose sacrifice fly forced extra innings, giving Florida a 3-2 victory over Cleveland in Game 7 of the World Series. Titletown for a year: Bottom of the 11th.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |