Table of Contents Page Chapter Chapter Page Meet the Marlins 4 Glory Days 6 Home Turf 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Baseball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Extra Innings 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the Marlins A marlin is a swift powerful fish that moves through the water hhee wwaatteerr with great confidence in search of its next meal That is hat is le also a good way to describe the Miami Marlins They gobble up opponents with tremendous power and speed They play every game with maximum effort The Marlins do their hunting on the baseball diamond of course They are always on the lookout for young talent to blend with experienced stars In their most successful seasons this has been the winning recipe This book tells the story of the Marlins While most teams depend on a small group of stars Miami is at its best t when everyone on the team has a chance to play That is why hy ally out even when the odds are against them the Marlins are never really out of a game On any given day any player can win a game and be a hero Gaby Sanchez gets a high-five from Hanley Ramirez The Marlins have been most successful when building around young stars like these two 5
