Show I r e ij CZST AVAILABLE COPY Vv" - here” said manager Jack McKeon Break up die Marlins? Not this time The dismantling ordered by found-- 7 ing Marlins owner Wayne Huizenga after they won die 1997 World Series nearly doomed baseball in South : Florida and current owner Jeffrey Loria knows better than to repeat die mistake Keeping intact the team that fin- ished off the Yankees in the World Series on Saturday may be impossible but many of the Marlins’ emerging stars will likely be back in 2004 “I think Jeffrey has made a sound ais y commitment that he wants to continue1 $£X with competitive winning ballclubs 0? rS - tv' -- fr ' ( ' - First the Marlins will be honored for their astounding achievement with parades Tuesday in Miami and Fort Lauderdale The celebration is expected to draw tens of thousands of revelers a reflection of the team’s “Sure there has been a little band- -' wagon jumping but I think that’s third baseman only normal” All-St- ar Mike Lowell said ‘‘Hopefully there’s a big carry-oveffect next about this 7 excited are People year team and I think we’re going to have a good product beyond this year” Unlike 1997 there are no allega- dons that Florida bought its title Out-spe- nt by the Yankees the Marlins showed —- as Anaheim did list year — that it’s possible to win with a modest payroll The Marlins will likely remain around their current $54 million in 2004 which means some difficult decisions this offseason for general manager Larry Beinfest Keeping the team together would raise the payroll to more than $80 v ' Attendance totaled 320813 for Florida’s final eight home games compared with 813111 for all of last ffor ’ - ' if ' 'A1': - v C '!V ''A m 3-t- accomplishments Momentous enough were the postseason victories over the San Francisco Giants Cubs and Yankees But the Marlins also revived baseball in South Florida luring back fans long bitter about the 1997 dismantling jwV'-- ’M man-ageni- er unotodHoiaB dudIM jfDS- '' year” ' ' ' V “'friereare a lot of decisions to be ' million Instead the Marlins may ' lose catcher Ivan Rodriguez second made “ Lowell said’But our baseman Luis Castillo and closer ' has done everything the Ugueth Urbina all of whom will right way this year and I think that become free agents wi(l continue in the offseason”: A long list of players eligible for Beinfest will likely stick with the arbitration includes Lowell first ' blueprint that succeeded in 2003 a pi baseman Derick Lee right fielder con- - 7 young team with few long-terJuan Encamacion and starting pitchtracts er Brad Penny who won two games One example of how that approach in the World Series At least one or paid off is Rodriguez Motivated by ' the two of them might be traded deal he settled for last But World Series MVP Josh Beckwinter the 1 got him-ett will be back to anchor the rotaself into excellent shape and enjoyed tion Center fielder Juan Pierre the his best season since J999 1 n team’s MVP is also jU Beinfest will be in the market for ' such veterans again expected to return So are rookie ' standouts Miguel Cabrera and With the job Larry has done this Willis along with year I wouldn’t put anything past Jeff Conine who hit 367 during the him” said McKeon an astute talent ' : postseason j evaluator himself1 season who is almost certain to be back for another season at age 73 “I think we’ll have a winning team here next B3 J fnr thp Marline fhiQ fimA MIAMI (AP) —They beat Barry Bonds then confounded the Chicago Cubs and by the end of the World Series the New York Yankees could- n’t even score against them v - ' V'" The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday October 28 2003 ? one-ye- ar ' All-St- 0-ti- ar 1 regular-seaso- :' Don-trel- le Thrashers Racers Atlanta hr INDIANAPOLIS ( AP) — Chip Ganassi remembered the fust time he saw Tony Renna a young fearless driver who finally reached the pinnacle of big-tiracing at the Iiidi- - ' anapolis Motor Speedway i S amilyggs® ITORONTO (AP)" r-T- : A Watching from the pits in May Ganassi managing dircc y V tor Mike Hull leaned over pointed to Renna and told his boss:VThere’s the guy’ A'”?' the “Who’s the car' guy?” j - owner wanted to know-7y: “In a couple of yearsythat’s Y y the guy we’re going to have toV he vi’'lAtlanta Thrashers won this V $£one f’ Dan Snyder's family ’ : Marc Savard and Jeff Cowan scored 24 seconds!?! in the third beriod and 7 - : ? 'anart beat ’’ Hull saidAvyyyA y' Ganassi didn’t want to wait - :1 y ysb after Renna left Kelley Racing where he finished in Auto racing player who died Oct injuries Suffered in a "ISA crash sixdays earlier He wasyX Elmira Ontariorebout rV'Tj Weplayed this game for Dan Snyder and his familyj A'')! said Ilya Kovalchuk who y- - ’ the fop l O in five of seven :nicesGanassi hired himfbr:v next season as the teammate7 y of 2003 Indy Racing League" ChampibnScott Dixon': r ln his first test drive with:A'-XGarnsl last week Renna’s t ' car went out of control ip the third turn of the Speedway’s r famed 1:: oval went X airborne arid crashed at almost ! : ry vy 1 car' - -- " ' " ix- - i 1il ' ‘L lAi L’ i“ ai i i :AP photo7 'ii- ' v- - l2-mi- : ’ le j’The Thrasberafoff to their I best start ever at 5-- 1 -1 pi attended the funeral of X’der in Elmira three weeks ago The September car crash also (eft Dany Heat- ley injured and out indefi--' Xi Anitely Heatley who was peopi car broke his jaw Leaf organizationlc Toronto’s Gary Roberts Thrashera 'driving the ' ' ' "7 ' 4't V and tore two ligaments in his j After Toronto’s Mats toward the net and £ streaked Savard spoiled Ed Belfour’s : knee 7 : shutout bid with 8:03 left by : Sundin evened it up by receivV converted Fitzgerald’s cross:- The Thrashers rented a pri- - t redirecting Vyacheslav : i ' ing a hooking penalty Savard ice pass giving Toronto a 10 lead at 6:14 of the first vatebox for Snyder’s family Kozlov’s pass from behind the flicked a wrist shot past and in the first period the ! net Moments later Cowan : Belfour for the win Fitzgerald gave Toronto a i “We’ve really come togeth- 0 lead by scoring on a partial skatedfrom behind the net ’ v Maple Leafs put a message ' on the scoreboard that read and scored when his backhand er as a group and a family We breakaway after Sutlpn turned the puck over To the Snyder family and feel like a family in here shot went off Belfour’s pads ' and in because of the stuff we’ve “Thereis no excuse That’s the Atlanta Thrashers Over 7 the past few weeks the a game we threw away” The Maple Leafs appeared been through” Savard said ' ' 7 Belfour twice robbed ' Toronto Maple Leafs and the headed for the fourth straight Fitzgerald said 7 win 0 NHL’s the Canadiens 5 Tom Kovalchuk when been Toronto have of leading Fitzgerald Flyers people Snys All-St- ! ar and A: 2-- 0 - 7 - ' Miami Continued from B1 there on the front lines this was the - : ' least we could do” The game San Diego's first on Monday night since 1996 was sup- posed to be the celebrated return of Junior Seau who was the heart and soul of the Chargers for 1 3 seasons before he was traded to Miami before this season But the return to Qualcomm Stadium never hap- - " e Flyers''win- 7 (0-2-- 1) LeClair missed the first ' seven games of the season after breaking a bone in his left foot iq training camp The Canndiens who had won five of six lost their sec- ond straight - Esche was rarely tested and finished with 20 saves in his first win of the season w : stepped in front of David oston to intercept Brees’ pass in the end zone The Dolphins promptly went 80 yards in just six plays Griese threw 7 yards to Randy " McMichael in the right corner of the end zone and it was 24-- 3 with ' had arrived' at the peak of his dreams” best friend Mark Coughlin said at a funeral Mass on Monday at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church “His persistence to Fires ' r y Continued from B1 Unfortunately for Natale and some other stadium officials dis' tributed the tickets randomly grouped 1:55 toplay Miami handed San Diego its lone together only by section The stadium has 73000 seats touchdown when Ricky Williams Chris Bacon wasn't happy about fumbled and Quentin Jammer recov- -' the ticket giveaway He and his girlered for the Chargers at the Dolfriend spent $ 1 000 buying seats to phins’ 1 Three plays later the game on eBay Then they drove Tomlinson scored to cut the lead to from Las Vegas to San Diego and on with 12:21 to play 0 to Tempe once the game was moved Brees who was sacked six times Three lines stretched was thrown down in the end zone by Rob Burnett Brees fumbled and the several blocks and some of those waiting to get into the stadium had Chargers’ Damion McIntosh recov‘ ' fodd delivered ered for a safety with 8:06 to play In the parking lot media trucks and The Chargers drove inside the Miami 10 three times and came away fans fought for space with the univerwith nothing Boston who played his sity students attending classes nearby first three seasons for Arizonawas “Parking is going to be a night- booed roundly every time he made a mare” said Amber Kelley spokesI woman for the Cardinals who share play the facility with the university Tomlinson gained 62 yards oA 24 carries and caught 11 passes for80 Monday night’s game was one of a in more than a decade that handful yards the NFL has been forced to relocate Immediately after Arizona beat San Francisco in overtime on 3 or reschedule crews “Cardithe erased The league moved a game between Sunday nals” from both end zones and the Patriots and 49crs from Candlestick Park in San Francisco to Stan- replaced them with “Chargers” ford Stadium in Palo Alto Calif the with bolt lightning complete after a 1989 earthquake damaged logo Only a handful of NFL games have Candlestick In 1992 the league rescheduled the been moved or rescheduled because of natural disasters The San Francisseason opener between New England co 49ers shifted their game against and Miami from Sept 6 to Oct 18 the Patriots to Stanford Stadium after because of damage from Hurricane the earthquake of !989 Andrew die-har- ds 24-1- slow-movi- ng Dolphins after five seasons in Den- - three-gam- fiancee v’ vVTony -- ver — four as a starter He knew he would be a backup for a franchise that his father Bob led to two Super Bowl championships They are the first father and son to play back for the same NFL team He got the start because of to play Surtain intercepted Brees’ first pass on the game’s third play and returned it 32 yards to the San Diego 6 Two plays later Griese’s first pass as a Miami starter went 5 yards to Chris Chambers for a touchdown On the Chargers’ next possession Brees’ pass bounced off the hands of ’ goals for the who ended a less streak ing family "friends and : pened Instead Seau had to be content with a dominant performance by the Dolphins’ defense and a magnificent night for Griese Griese signed a free agent by the Fiedler’s sprained knee ligament Fiedler was in uniform fra the game but there was no need for him to try "scored 7 J 16-1- AP photo Arizona Cardinals cheerleader Jill Hill accepts a donation from Arizona's Tim Duncan right and Tony Wragge left for the San Diego Relief Fund Monday LaDanian Tomlinson and was picked off by Zach Thomas who returned it to set up Olindo Mare's 44- field goal that made it 10-yard minutes into the game 6 12 barely After Steve Christie’s 51 yard field goal cut the lead to 10-- 3 the Dol- 0 -- phins went 65 yards in 10 plays Griese passing 2 yards to James McKnight for the score with 13:28 left in the first half San Diego (1-drove from its 30 to the Miami 9 later in the second Surtain quarter but on third-and-- 6 6) : - 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