The Citizens Report

Every now and then I check out our opponents blogs to see if they are laughing as hard at us as much as I suspect some teams do.  So I looked up the only viable Marlins blog, The Book of Mike.  The blog itself really covers more than just the Marlins, but it covers the Marlins nonetheless.

Maybe I missed it, but are the Marlins really looking to get Finley? Do they need Finley, if only to knock Conine out of the OF?  Finley says he wants to stay in CF, but that's besides the point, or is it.  If Finley were to go to the Marlins, then we wouldn't have to face Conine anymore, and at this point I would rather face Finley any day of the week.  Anyhow, the general consensus is that Phils fans are drooling to get ahold of Finley, whereas Mike is quite concerned over it, if for nothing else than Steve's crotch grabbing:

If the Marlins trade for Diamondbacks’ centerfielder Steve Finley, I may be forced to stop going to Marlins games.  If he returns in 2005, I may not renew my seats.  Since my tickets are out in right-centerfield, I’ll have a nearly unobstructed (and completely unavoidable) view of Finley’s incessant crotch scratching.  Hopefully Mr. Loria will include some sort of a provision in any deal involving Finley that will contractually prevent him from rubbing himself throughout the game.  Also, I apologize if you have not noticed this disturbing habit of Mr. Finley’s.  I too was not aware of it until this season, when it was pointed out to me.  Since then, I have been unable to watch Finley – and even Diamondbacks games in general without becoming acutely aware of the issue.  It’s kind of like when you come up to a car accident on the other side of the road when you’ve been waiting in traffic for an hour.  You don’t want to look – you just want to get moving and get on with your life and wish the poor injured people well, but you can’t help it, you go slow and you look.  Please Mr. Finley, don’t give us anything to look at anymore.  Think of the children!