Kyle Lohse took a no-hitter into the seventh before losing his bid. The Cardinals, however, hung on for a 4-1 win in the first game at Marlins Park.
Brief Thoughts On The Miami Marlins’ Home Opener
Miami, FL, USA; A jumbotron displays an opening day game logo prior to the game with the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Marlins Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE To start off, this wasn’t the first time that Marlins Park opened its doors. It was just the first time that Marlins Park opened its doors for a baseball event of any consequence. It was exactly as bright and lime-y as we were led to believe, and there was a lot of focus on the home-run sculpture in left-center field, but it occurred to me how quickly I’ve already become accustomed to the Marlins’ look, and it occurred to me that, in time, we’ll barely even notice that Marlins Park is insane. I mean, look at this. Before Wednesday’s action, they gave the home-run sculpture a test run, just to make sure. A .gif:
Absolutely, utterly preposterous. It’s like 100 feet tall. It splashes. It turns. It explodes. And yet this is so much less absolutely, utterly preposterous than it used to be. The input is exactly the same, but the way that we receive and process the input has changed, because this isn’t new and exciting anymore. This is just that crazy thing we know about, and crazy ain’t so crazy when you know about it. People who live near a smell get used to the smell. People who live near a view get used to the view. We’re all going to get used to the Marlins. That thing right up there - you’re going to get used to that. Even more used to it than you are already. The human brain is amazing.
Read Article >Marlins vs. Cardinals: Opener Stars Kyle Lohse And Muhammad Ali
Miami, FL, USA; A jumbotron displays an opening day game logo prior to the game with the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Marlins Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE Then, 20 minutes before game time, Muhammad Ali emerged from a room and was helped by his wife onto a golf cart. He had just visited with the Marlins inside their clubhouse, after owner Jeffrey Loria called a team meeting by opening with a talk about championships, saying he wanted his players to meet a champion and then surprising them with Ali.
“He’s an icon,” Loria said in the clubhouse after the Marlins lost 4-1.
Read Article >Hanley Ramirez At Third Base Looks Great
What you will find in here is the following video:
Ramirez: You!
Ramirez: You!
Ramirez: You!
Ramirez: Not me, you!
Reyes: ✉✆⌨⌨ ⌛#✇
Read Article >Marlins Park Opener: Muhammad Ali Throws Out First Pitch
The scuttlebutt from Miami was that the Marlins allotted five minutes for the ceremonial first pitch. If Dan Marino and Gloria Estefan rode into Marlins Park on the back of Xander Miami, the griffin for whom the City of Miami was named, the applause wouldn’t have lasted five minutes. So what was the deal?
Turns out that it was a huge name scheduled to throw out the first pitch, and there were also logistical concerns to deal with as well. The Marlins gave the honor to Muhammad Ali, who won his first title in Miami:
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