You have to feel some sympathy for the Florida Marlins. First of all, their fan support is about the worst in all of the major pro sports. On top of that, the team played terribly enough to fire their manager. In stepped that young up and coming baseball strategist, Jack McKeon. Then, the Marlins had to fly 3,334 miles to Seattle to play a home series vs the Mariners (Google Maps tells me that’s a long ways to travel for a home game) because of a U2 concert. Fitting that last night’s Marlins home game was played in rainy Seattle because as the proverbial saying goes, it’s been pouring for the Marlins. Last night they lost a game in extra innings in perhaps the weirdest way possible. Florida reliever Steve Cishek airmailed an attempted intentional walk pitch and Seattle’s Dustin Ackley raced home to score what would be the winning run in a 2-1 Mariners victory. What a Magnificent way to lose a game…
