Palm Beach Post reporter Joe Capozzi, via Twitter

The batting stud formerly known as Mike Stanton hit his second grand slam in eight days last night, busting a bunch of lights on the Marlins left-field videoboard in the process. If he'd swung a moment earlier, he could have destroyed that home run statue instead. Ah, what could have been.More >>

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Taryn Marriott, 8, explains how important it is to smile while competing.

Two weeks ago we introduced you to the ambitious, endearing world of competitive jump rope in South Florida. There are speed drills, tears, backflips, and Olympic aspirations.You can read the cover story -- including my stintMore >>

Kevin Hickey, a former pitcher and assistant with the Chicago White Sox, died earlier today at the age of 56. The Chicago Tribune has a short story about Hickey, whom White Sox GM Roland Hemond called "a South Side kid made good."More >>

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"I don't even know how to say this, but we have to suspend you," Sampson says, as if Guillen's gaffe wasn't part of the plan.

Showtime released a 30-minute preview on Saturday to its show The Franchise: A Season With the Miami Marlins, which will chronicle the travails of baseball's version of a court jester. There's a scene near the start of the show where loudmouth manager Ozzie Guillen is addressing his new players for the first time. He's in the locker room in Jupiter, and he's talking about winning and whatnot. Team owner Jeffrey Loria is sitting in the corner with handheld counter.

Loria clicks away during the speech, noting, like a pitching coach keeping track of his starter, each time Guillen says fuck.

"Ninety-seven f-bombs," Loria says to Guillen after the speech.

"Good," Guillen says. "That's the only way you get across to the guys."

For Loria, though, those f-bombs do something else. Every curse, every stupid thing Guillen
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Jose Reyes

The Miami Marlins' new shortstop is missed by his former team. Jose Reyes spent the first nine seasons of his career with the New York Mets, leading the National League in stolen bases three years in a row (2005-2007), hitting for 99 triples and winning the NL batting title last year before signing a six-year contract with the Marlins worth more than $100 million.More >>

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Hines Ward during a trip to Korea.

​This week's cover story in New Times is about Chae Haile, an adoptee from Korea who went on a hunt two years ago for her birth family. Along for the ride was husband Greg, who had many reasons to fear that Chae's family may dislike him. First was the fact that Greg is a foreigner, something supposedly feared and disliked in Korea. Then there's the fact that he's black, another stigma in a supposedly unforgiving country.

But Greg had an unlikely hero while meeting his wife's family for the first time: former NFL receiver Hines Ward. Ward's name came up early during Chae's search for her family. Greg met his mother-in-law, Moon Ja, for the first time in January 2011. He figured he needed to address the issue of his race right off, so he asked her: "What do you think about me being black?"

Moon Ja responded: "Hines Ward."

Turns out the ex-Steeler is half Korean and half black and has traveled there often to More >>

Logan Morrison shares a small tub with his roommate.

​There are a lot of ways to describe Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison's attitude. Brash, maybe, or better yet, obnoxious. Some would say inappropriate, and the Marlins brass would most certainly add unprofessional. Take a look at his much-followed Twitter feed and you'll see posts that are all of those things.

Like this number from Saturday: "That awkward moment when you're able to muffle a giant fart, then realize its smells like Bigfoot's dick... #ItWasntMe"

It's rude, it's childish, and it's the kind of thing that typifies what makes baseball fun. It's More >>