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IS JIM RICE'S ENTRY TO THE HALL A SIGN OTHERS FROM BEFORE THE STEROID ERA WILL GET ANOTHER LOOK?

Before he finally made it into the Hall of Fame, Jim Rice spent 15 years in Cooperstown purgatory. The Baseball Writers Association of America had trouble giving Rice the necessary 75 percent of the vote required to get in.

Marlins sign IF Cantu

The Florida Marlins agreed to terms with veteran infielder Jorge Cantu on a one-year, $6 million deal.

The Marlins also inked reliever Leo Nunez to a one-year deal worth $2 million.

Cantu, who made $3.5 million last season, hit .289 with 16 home runs, a career-high 42 doubles and 100 RBI, while batting cleanup behind superstar Hanley Ramirez.

Marlins agree to one-year deals with Uggla, Sanchez and Pinto

The Florida Marlins and second baseman Dan Uggla won't go to arbitration this season, as the two parties agreed to a one-year contract on Monday.

The Marlins also reached 2010 agreements with pitchers Anibal Sanchez and Renyel Pinto.

Uggla, 29, will make $7.8 million during the upcoming season. Last year the slugger won his arbitration hearing and made $5.35 million.

On a soggy evening, Florida Marlins' Jorge Cantu steals the show

In five days, the Miami Hurricanes will reintroduce college football to Land Shark Stadium.

If the Marlins have any say about it, their co-tenants will still have a dirt infield to muddle through come October.

With University of Miami school president Donna Shalala and several thousand school employees and family members in attendance on UM Family Night, the Marlins picked up a game on the first-place Phillies and kept their flickering playoff hopes alive by bashing the visiting Nationals 11-3 on a soggy Saturday night.

Florida Marlins' Cody Ross stays healthy, earns $25,000 bonus

Mets pitcher Pat Misch wasn't the only one who paid when Cody Ross clubbed a three-run homer off him in his first at-bat Wednesday. The Marlins had to cough up $25,000.

That's the bonus Ross is entitled to receive for reaching 540 plate appearances.

The outfielder said the bonus, which is stipulated in his contract, is meaningful in that it signifies he has played a full season.