Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Joel Auerbach Al Bello Lisa Blumenfeld Angelo Cavalli Tom DiPace Sports Illustrated Stephen Dunn Elsa Steve Green MLB Photos Jeff Haynes AFP Jed Jacobsohn Nick Laham Mitchell Layton Mitchell Layton MLB Photos Ronald C Modra Sports Imagery Doug Pensinger Rich Pilling MLB Photos Eliot J Schechter Ezra Shaw Don Smith MLB Photos Jamie Squire Matthew Stockman Rhona Wise AFP Mike Zarrilli Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Gilbert Sara The story of the Florida Marlins by Sara Gilbert p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Florida Marlins professional baseball team from its inaugural 1993 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-041-7 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-011-8 eBook 1 Florida Marlins Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Series GV875 F56G55 2011 796 357’6409759381 dc22 2010024398 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Shortstop Edgar Renteria Page 4 Infielder Jorge Cantu
Sara Gilbert BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
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M a r l i n s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Fresh Fish 6 Catching the Big One 15 Rebuilding Already 22 Flying Fish 29 Feeling the Heat 36 AROUND THE HORN A Teal Monster and More 12 First Splash 16 The Coldest Game 24 Instant Replay 31 Hurricane Conditions 38 Wild-Card Luck 43 ALL-TIME MARLINS P Dontrelle Willis 8 C Charles Johnson 13 1B Derrek Lee 14 2B Luis Castillo 20 3B Mike Lowell 23 SS Hanley Ramirez 28 LF Cliff Floyd 30 CF Preston Wilson 35 RF Gary Sheffield 39 M Jack McKeon 40 Index 48
