Allegations rising of Florida Marlins using de-humdified baseballs against Rockies
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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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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sounds like a plan
but let’s go to Fillie phirst
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Only if we can torch the Phanatic TOO!
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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
JFK
oh about 15 minutes before posting
I figured we’d need a laugh after a tough series
by Andrew Martin on Jul 22, 2010 1:45 PM MDT up 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
IAWTC
Very well done, indeed.
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I definitely did.
Thank you. :)
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At CBP, fans in the outfield bleachers have become bored with spitting, swearing, and throwing beer bottles at the the backsides of their opponents’ outfielders. They have asked for a better view of the game to hold their interest. At first, CBP officials considered giving all fans a geniune replica of the binoculars used daily by the Phillies’ bullpen coach, but attempts to obain the original for reproduction were met with steely blank stares.
However, the ingenious CBP architectural team decided that now would be the right time to unveil their stadium’s “Easter Egg.” According to lead architect F. N. Attic, he was surpised no one had yet discovered the easter egg on their own.
“I put the button right next to the terlit in Men’s Restroom #1 on the main concourse,” he reported. “Everybody finds easter eggs eventually… or so I thought.”
In a ceremony planned for the bottom of the first inning against the Rockies this Friday, right after Roy Halladay strikes out the side on nine pitches, John Kruk will break the seal on the restroom and activate the easter egg.
The Examiner has obtained information from unnamed sources that the easter egg will delight their fans in a manner yet unseen in the annals of baseball history. The sources indicate that this feature will provide outfield ticker-holders with the best view of home plate ever provided from beyond the wall.
Not unlike Mile High Stadium, where Kruk in one inning ran a greater distance around the bases than he has since he had ever before or since, the outfield bleachers can be rolled in and out. To afford bleacher fans a better view of their heroes while at bat, the outfield stands will be rolled to Little League distances during the bottom of each inning in order to give bleacher-dwellers a better view of their players in action. When the Phillies are in the field, the stands will be rolled back out to greater distances so that fans can enjoy an expansive view of the ballpark during the brief times that their opponents are at bat.
“People have accused CBP of being a bandox,” Mr. Attic complained. "In fact, it’s more like a jack-in-the-box that has been stuck in a half-open position.
“NOW people will see that CBP can really play like a normal ballpark… while the Rockies are at bat, anyway. Heh, heh.”
The Phillies are pleased to offer this new benefit to their fans. Questions about how game play may be affected are irrelevant, and the Phillies are offended that you would even ask any such question.
by trekinaz on Jul 22, 2010 2:07 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 10 recs
/applause
via mobile
/standing ovation
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
WHEN CHICKS HAVE HOT FRIENDS AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAN ONE HOT FRIEND DUCKS FLY TOGETHER
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/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
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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
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
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 trekinaz on Jul 22, 2010 2:31 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
nicely done
/joins ovation
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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
you mean the Metrodome?
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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
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
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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
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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Needs many more recs
Is there a color beyond green? Because for this one, there should be.
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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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Nicely done.
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