If you paid attention last week, the Marlins traded Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin, the two guys Florida received for Miguel Cabrera in one of the Marlins' only up and comer swap for prospects that never panned out.
Then came a much more high profile trade, with Florida on Tuesday sending fan favorite to Dan Uggla to Atlanta for infielder Omar Infante and pitcher Mike Dunn.
Fans, accustomed to the front office treating Marlins players like Craigslist whores, are already crying foul. They're assuming it's all about salary.
Give Sparano and Co. credit for making a much needed move that everyone knew must occur, but few expected to happen: Chad Henne is heading to the bench.
Don't think that Chad Pennington will miraculously save the day. He's old, hasn't seen significant action in two years, and played above his head in his miracle season with Miami in 2008.
Maybe it's the far more intriguing Miami Heat forcing my focus to shift away from the Dolphins, but it doesn't help that the Dolphins are uninspiring to watch and approaching flat out boring.
So how do the Dolphins stay in the national headlines? How about Channing Crowder accusing Baltimore's Le'Ron McClain of spitting at the Dolphins linebacker.
Honestly, who gives a shit? This is football. President Roosevelt (Teddy, not FDR) nearly banned football altogether because of numerous deaths in the 1906 season. They created helmets, life goes on, but it's still a brutal sport.
Packers fan despise Brett Favre for signing with the rival Vikings, but Favre -- even before he was damaged goods -- was forced out of Green Bay by management ready to usher in a new era with a young quarterback.
Other sports stars have departed small market fans for more exposure and championship opportunities. Those left behind were angry, but moved on. Even when a young and upcoming Shaq deserted Orlando for Hollywood's riches, he was somewhat discreet about. It never felt like a slap in the Magic's face in front of 10 million television viewers.
So you can feel the pain Cleveland is still suffering from LeBron's departure by watching this video. They're so sad and confused by James' exit, that they had to make a professional and well done response to LeBron's Nike commercial.
Remember, way back at Zo's Summer Groove, when Dwyane Wade stirred up some controversy by saying the media would equate every Heat loss to the World Trade Center attack? (Wade took a shellacking for that one, but I understood his point).
The loss came Friday night -- actually, the second loss of the year for Miami, but it was hard to draw up any conclusion from the season opening setback against Boston way back in late October.
The undefeated Hornets host the Heat tonight, and I’m hoping – but not holding my breath – that the Heat will actually play a competitive game.
It’s entertaining to watch Miami blow out the rest of the NBA, and you can argue it’s exciting, but it’s not the same kind of exciting as watching a tied game with two minutes left.
It’s the difference between a noon quickie and a passionate night of wild sex. You can’t really argue against either one, but you’ll remember and appreciate the wild night much longer.
Leave it to the Cleveland Cavaliers, those supposed bottom-dwellers who would never recover from the nastiest of divorces, to overshadow their promiscuous ex-spouse's big night.
LeBron James participated in Miami's first win of the season (you won't be able to say LeBron led his team to victory every time the Heat win this year. On Wednesday, Dwyane Wade and James Jones led the charge. LeBron participated), but the win was so expected against such a mediocre team, it barely registered on the radar.
