By Joe Frisaro / MIAMI -- When Mike Jacobs was replaced in the top of the seventh inning on Wednesday night, the 27-year-old first baseman admitted he thought that he might have seen his last action as a Marlin. On a hectic day, when speculation has run

By Alden Gonzalez / MIAMI -- It's pretty ironic that Anibal Sanchez would take the hill for the first time this season just three hours after the non-waiver Trade Deadline, considering he was a huge addition to the Marlins without them having to give up

By Alden Gonzalez / MIAMI -- You couldn't help but notice a little pep in the Marlins' step on Wednesday. It was especially obvious in the bottom of the fourth. With rumors about Florida in 'serious discussions' with the Red Sox about acquiring Manny

By Alden Gonzalez / MIAMI -- In the wake of acquiring lefty specialist Arthur Rhodes, the Marlins had a big decision to make as far as who would be demoted from their 25-man roster in order to make room for the 38-year-old. That decision fell upon Robert

By Alden Gonzalez / MIAMI -- Manny Ramirez may not be playing home games at Dolphin Stadium any time soon, but his native Dominican Republic could make its way to South Florida in the near future. On Thursday, during a press conference in Los Angeles, it

By Joe Frisaro / MIAMI -- An offer that was on the table for four or five days was finally accepted on Thursday, enabling veteran lefty Arthur Rhodes to join the Marlins for the second-half stretch run. The 38-year-old reliever comes to Florida from the

By Joe Frisaro / MIAMI -- 'Manny Mania' ran wild for about 24 hours in South Florida, but when the non-waiver Trade Deadline passed at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, the slugger headed out west and the Marlins ended up with veteran reliever Arthur Rhodes.

I taped the press conference Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti had this evening to discuss the Manny Ramirez deal. Are you excited the Dodgers got Manny? I am. It's good for baseball to have great players in Los Angeles. With Manny Ramirez to go with

CBSSports.com Senior Writer Jason Bayis a fine player. Terrific guy. And by all accounts, a good teammate. But don't let anybody kid you. There is no question that the Boston Red Sox are worse today than they were when this week started. It isn't Bay's

Jim Edmonds hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central. Just five days ago, the Cubs and Brewers were tied atop the