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Item: Mets vs Marlins
Rating: 8.3
Author: FlameRaptorRaven

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MLB • Reg. Season09/26/2016

Tomorrow would’ve been Jose Fernandez’s 34th birthday. I wasn’t a baseball fan when this happened, but I can safely say I know what it’s like when a beloved athlete dies suddenly. The news is hard to accept, let alone move on from. On September 26th, 2016, the Marlins found a way. Dee Gordon did exactly that perfectly when he batted first for Miami. He first replicated Jose’s batting stance, then cracked a home run before running around the bases with tears in his eyes. It was a genuinely beautiful moment. The Marlins used that momentum to take this game with ease, but his first at-bat will live in baseball lore forever. That moment alone is a high 9 for me, but the rest of the game drags down the rating. As a side note: holy shit this Marlins team is a who’s who of hitters. Obviously you have the most famous names: Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and JT Realmuto. But you also have Ichiro, Miguel Rojas and Derek Dietrich. Such a unique and insanely promising team in hindsight.

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@aarrieta34

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As a resident of the city of Miami. I want to be insightful towards the aftermath of the death of Jose Fernandez. Even if he survived the tragic boat crash, he would be in prison for vehicular manslaughter. He was found with a lot of coke in his system and when the marlins found this out, they cancelled a statue to be built in his honor. He was even supposed to have a jersey retirement ceremony. But they never did due to the fact that he was at fault. Many people forget about this. It’s a shame that he and people has to die under tragic and avoidable circumstances. Pushing that aside. He was my favorite Cuban baseball player to ever play. Such a shame he and his friends had to die. What could’ve been 💔

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@reido

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The Dee Gordon Homer is one of the greatest sports moments in history. Rest in Peace Jose Fernandez.

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