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Recent developments have pretty dire implications for the Florida Marlins organization: Theft and blatant Cheating.

The Marlins advance scouting team has been linked to a recent break-in at Coors Field, where the only thing that has been reported missing was 2 boxes of baseballs that had not yet been placed in the humidor.

After Donnie Murphy's walk-off home run against Colorado closer Huston Street and Emilio Bonifacio's 9th-inning triple off of rookie Jhoulys Chacin, a brief investigation was performed on the Florida Marlins.

The accusation, as it stands, is that Florida stole de-humidified baseballs, kept them in a de-humidor, snuck them into Sun Life stadium, got them past several MLB officials present at most MLB games, tricked the umpires into allowing them (possibly involving bribes, threats, and numerous concurrent hidden-ball tricks), and fed them to the Rockies' relief staff during Tuesday and Thursday's tight games.

"I thought they felt a bit funny," said Colorado closer Huston Street. "My slider usually has a few more inches of bite. It was frustrating. And yet, strangely familiar..."

When asked for his thoughts, Rockies reliever Rafael Betancourt only offered "I don't know, I didn't notice anything. I only throw a fastball anyway."

More details on this totally real and not fabricated whatsoever scandal as we get them.

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Great catch!

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This is R year!

by prettyinpurple on Jul 22, 2010 1:29 PM MDT via mobile reply actions  

I have a ptichfork and torch ready

Where is the mob gathering?

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by Arimaris on Jul 22, 2010 1:31 PM MDT reply actions  

AT&T Park

Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
Johnathan Herrera : DINGERZ 2.0
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by SDcat09 on Jul 22, 2010 1:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

sounds like a plan

but let’s go to Fillie phirst

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by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 1:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Only if we can torch the Phanatic TOO!

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by Oldfoagie on Jul 22, 2010 1:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'm there.

at the end of August!

Oh, gosh…I should totally address this issue on a sign…hawhawhaw….

Oh, never mind, I want to live a few more years…the Rockies haven’t even won the World Series yet.

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by prettyinpurple on Jul 22, 2010 1:44 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

Excellent post RMN

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while

Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.

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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 22, 2010 1:41 PM MDT reply actions  

quick question...

How long have you been planning this?

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
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by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 1:43 PM MDT reply actions  

well done my friend

well done

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK

by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 1:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

IAWTC

Very well done, indeed.

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by Mondogarage on Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

I definitely did.

Thank you. :)

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by KelseyC on Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

/applause
via mobile

/standing ovation

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by Muzia on Jul 22, 2010 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

/joins in on applause

Bravo!

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by prettyinpurple on Jul 22, 2010 2:25 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

nice catch

I didn’t see that.

Good job trekinaz

/standing with muzia and applauding

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK

by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 2:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh, that is totally applause worthy!

Stands, applauds and whistles

/remembers I can’t whistle

/stamps feet

Bazinga!

by Junction Rox on Jul 22, 2010 2:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Thanks

I can’t snap my fingers, so let’s call it even.

by trekinaz on Jul 22, 2010 2:42 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

Now you've done it

Jon Miller was in Baltimore when the Rockies were at Mile High. Probably never knew that we had the ability to move the stands back and forth the way we did. I mean, how do we know that the Rockies weren’t actually changing the size of the field depending on who was at bat? The fact that they were playing in a different stadium than everybody else gave them the ability to cheat. He’ll probably get this investigated, and an asterisk placed next to Eric Young’s opening game HR.

Bazinga!

by Junction Rox on Jul 22, 2010 2:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Jon Miller says, "I think those Rockies are a cheatin'!!"

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by Charlie77 on Aug 2, 2010 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Apologies for the typos

I wrote this on my Droid during lunch. Not the best platfiorm for writing.

by trekinaz on Jul 22, 2010 2:31 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

nicely done

/joins ovation

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by hotdoglady on Jul 22, 2010 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

I remember rumors

from the old Astrodome: The flags in center would blow slightly out when the Astros were batting and slightly in when the opponent was.

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK

by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

you mean the Metrodome?

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 22, 2010 3:30 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

nope

Astrodome in Houston, but the Metrodome wouldn’t surprise me either.

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK

by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 3:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

huh

I’ve heard the Metrodome several times, Inc their last world series and mentioned by Drew Goodman when the Jon Miller shite came out. But I’ve never heard Astrodome

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 22, 2010 5:39 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

Thanks... I think :-)

As an old fogey (48), I don’t quite get the graphic novel style art today, cuz to me that guy looks pretty angry.

I probably shouldn’t have posted this as a comment to your FanPost, though, but as a separate FanPost instead… but you did inspire me when I read your post, which was also very funny and thank you for writing it!

by trekinaz on Jul 22, 2010 3:16 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

I think

this was the better place for it actually. It keeps the theme going and it doesn’t make duplicate fanposts that so frequently occur. Well done again.

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK

by jrockies on Jul 22, 2010 3:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good to know

As a long time reader but fairly new poster, I need to get edumacated on where things should go. Thanks!

by trekinaz on Jul 22, 2010 3:49 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

you were perfect, I loved it

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by Muzia on Jul 22, 2010 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

Needs many more recs

Is there a color beyond green? Because for this one, there should be.

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by Mondogarage on Jul 22, 2010 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

It should turn purple when it get to something like 8 or 10

Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.

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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 22, 2010 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

I was kind of expecting a rickroll

This made me laugh as well

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by UZ on Jul 22, 2010 6:18 PM MDT reply actions  

Never gonna give the Rox up.

Never gonna let the Rox down.
Never gonna turn around
and hurt the rox.

Seth Smith's beard looks on in anticipation.

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by Thnikkaman on Jul 22, 2010 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nicely done.

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by rockieprogress on Jul 23, 2010 12:46 AM MDT reply actions  

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