Apr 04 2012

Opening Day

Cardinals/Marlins.

Porky’s Baseball Broadcast

Play Ball.

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    On Opening Day, Marlins’ Stadium Overshadows Their Play

    The Miami Marlins – routinely overshadowed and ignored in the local sports scene – took center stage as opening day came to South Florida.

    Muhammad Ali made a surprise visit, the blind guitarist Jose Feliciano sang the national anthem and Commissioner Bud Selig was in the crowd as the Marlins’ owner, Jeffery Loria, unveiled his $515 million Marlins Park to much anticipation and fanfare.

    The colorful ballpark with the retractable roof and the picturesque view from left field of Miami’s skyline was a hit with a near-capacity crowd of 36,601. But Loria’s off-season spending binge might take a little longer to catch on.

    The Marlins’ performance rarely matched the fans’ enthusiasm during a 4-1 loss to the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

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