Holy shit.
Earlier tonight, the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins made a tsunami in the baseball world. Miami sent right handed pitcher Josh Johnson, left handed pitcher Mark Buehrle, shortstop Jose Reyes, outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, and catcher John Buck to Toronto in exchange for resident homophobic shortstop Yunel Escobar, infielder Adeiny Hechavarria, right handed pitcher Henderson Alvarez, left handed pitcher Justin Nicolino, outfielder Jake Marisnick, catcher Jeff Mathis, and right handed pitcher Anthony DeSclafani.
Miami is now having their annual firesale early. Last year was the first time since I can remember that the Marlins didn't blow up their roster in some way, shape, or form. This just proves how much of a cheap bastard owner Jeffrey Loria is.
As you would expect, Miami fans are thoroughly pissed off at this deal. Here's some of their reactions.
Fuck you very much @marlins
— Ernie (@ErnieCRK13) November 14, 2012
FUCK YOU MARLINS & DOLPHINS!! Fucking idiots — Christian Pereira (@Chris_pe25) November 14, 2012
Fuck the #marlins, we suck, sell the team #loria, fire #Sampson
— Matt H (@BradolfPitler12) November 14, 2012
Fuck you @marlins #RETWEET #fuckthefish moby.to/ojqcr0 — Joseph Cordo (@JoCo_24) November 14, 2012
Fuck you Miami Marlins!!! #happensallthetime #whyamistillafan
— Ryan Erbe (@RyanErbe) November 14, 2012
Wow fuck the @marlins — David Fernandez (@mostdopedavid_) November 14, 2012
Loria i hope all the paintings u have purchased turn out to be fake and u go bankrupt u piece of charcoal dust @marlins
— Tony (@CANEtony) November 14, 2012
Never going to marlins game again, never buying a piece of apparel, nor watching a single game ever until he leaves. Fuck you jeffrey Loria — bakerboy362 (@bakerboy362) November 14, 2012
burning my marlins gear fuck jeffrey lori
— Scott Harris (@scott4h) November 14, 2012
Fuck Jeff Loria. Fuck David Samson. Fuck the Miami Marlins. Get out of town already. Frauds. — Ian T (@rmt834) November 14, 2012
I am no longer a Marlins fan. I'm done with all this B.S. #FireLoria
— Ian Vallecillo/(:D)/ (@God_Will_Endure) November 14, 2012
Ok Marlins you can trade Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson... But I swear if you do anything to Emilio Bonifacio I will no longer be a fan!!!!!!!'
— Hunter Elgren (@ElgrenHunter) November 14, 2012
I am no longer a @marlins fan..we might as well burn down the stadium with Loria and samson in it #Marlins #disgrace #GoHeat #PhinsUp — David Manoharan (@LMFmAnO) November 14, 2012
@marlinsfuck loria fuck loria fuck loria fuck loria.. Boycott that fat sack of shit!!!! Fuck loria!! Fuck loria!!! Fuck loria!!!!
— Juancarlos Zamorano (@JcZamorano01) November 14, 2012
FUCK YOU JEFFREY LORIA. MAKE THE PEOPLE OF MIAMI BUY YOU A DAMN STADIUM JUST SO YOU CAN TRADE AWAY ALL THE PLAYERS. WAY TO RESPECT YOUR FANS — Not So Slim Shady© (@Donovan_Bright) November 14, 2012
Can no longer defend @marlins management #duped #slimeballs #sampsonworsethanbinladen
— Dan-O (@DanTheNoleFan) November 14, 2012
That last one really cracks me up.
It's really quite amicable that Loria presses for a new stadium and comes to an agreement with Miami-Dade county to rename the team the Miami Marlins, comes out with new uniforms, a new color scheme, and signs three of the biggest free agents on the market all in one winter, only to blow up the entire team the next winter by trading Heath Bell to Arizona, and dealing three of his remaining four good major league players in one fell swoop. No wonder Miami fans are so pissed off.
I fully expect to wake up to news of mass riots in Miami tomorrow morning. Buildings and cars will be burning, infernos everywhere, cars being tipped over, stores being looted, people getting trampled, Marlin Park on fire and collapsing, and Jeffrey Loria's house surrounded by an angry mob carrying pitchforks and torches.
Miami PD is gonna have a long day tomorrow.
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