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Miami Herald: Fish Bytes

• Team responds to parking situation at Marlins Park

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  Here's a response from the Marlins on the parking situation after The Miami Herald's story on the problems with it ran in today's paper.

  "The Marlins are aware of some of the issues surrounding both parking and the trolley system during our soft opening events. We are working closely with'" [...]

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• Zambrano has rough start to spring

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  PORT ST. LUCIE -- Carlos Zambrano's first Grapefruit League start with the Marlins Thursday turned out to be a bit like his days with the Cubs -- a bit of an up and down ride. 

  Zambrano, whom the Marlins acquired in a trade for Chris Volstad, lasted just 1 1/3 innings,' [...]

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• Marlins in no rush to get Anibal Sanchez his first Grapefruit League start

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  PORT ST. LUCIE -- Carlos Zambrano will make his Marlins debut this afternoon at Digital Domain Park against the Mets.

  That leaves the Marlins with one starting pitcher in their rotation who has yet to make a start this spring -- Anibal Sanchez -- and it's still unclear when the 28-year [...]

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• MLB tells FIU collegians they must use wood bats vs. Marlins

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      Interesting development here at Marlins Park as we await the start of tonight's Marlins/FIU exhibition. Major League Baseball notified the Golden Panthers only a couple of hours ago that they would required to use wood bats in their game against the Marlins. The FIU players are borrowing bats from [...]

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• Former UM recruit Christian Yelich helps beat the Canes

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       When outfielder Christian Yelich spoke to Jim Morris on the field before Tuesday's exhibition, it was their first conversation since the prized prospect notified UM's baseball coach nearly two years ago that he had decided to turn pro rather than play for the Canes. A few hours later on Tuesday, Yelich [...]

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• Home run sculpture a nice target during Marlins BP

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  Remember that big 73-foot statue in left-center field at Marlins Park?

  It turned out to be a pretty good target during the Marlins' first batting practice session Tuesday night.

  Luke Montz, a 28-year old catcher who spent last season in Double A Jacksonvile, was the first to smack it with a home' [...]

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• Samson pulls groin to prove point: HR sculpture not a distraction

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         The roof is open at Marlins Park, where the Marlins are presently taking batting practice for the first time in advance of tonight's game against the University of Miami. The wind is blowing out, even with the glass panel closed in left. And the home run sculpture is not [...]

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• Marlins win, Josh Johnson discusses outing (video)

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     JUPITER -- Josh Johnson was back on the mound in a game situation for the first time since May 16, looking J.J.-esque at times and not as much at others. But he was pleased with the 41-pitch outing in the Marlins' 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at' [...]

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• Steve Cishek hopes home run sculpture benefits him

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     JUPITER -- I'll have a story posting up a bit later about the home run sculpture and how some Marlins believe it's possible the towering, pop art structure in deep left-center could be a distraction for a certain few, specifically left-handed hitters facing right-handed pitchers with sidearm deliveries.  There was some talk (combined with [...]

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• Jose Reyes homers in first at bat as a Marlin (w/video)

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    JUPITER -- It didn't take long for Jose Reyes to make some noise as a Marlin. The former Mets star homered in his very first at bat, taking Ricky Nolasco deep in Sunday's intrasquad scrimmage at Roger Dean Stadium. The home run to right came on the second pitch [...]

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