An Aside

Via Harball Talk, the Baltimore Orioles will erect statues at Camden Yards of all the team's Hall of Famers, including MDH demigods Earl Weaver, Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray. Two things:

1. If the Earl Weaver statue ever goes missing, you've never heard of us and have no idea why we would ever pinch a statue of a former Orioles manager.
2. If the Eddie Murray statue does not feature his epic Afro/mutton chop combination, then it should be destroyed and the sculptor should be jailed for crimes against art.

So dope.

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Something to think about for the new stadium...

The good folks at Wezen Ball have ranked every statue at a baseball stadium in the Major Leagues, and as you would expect, the Marlins came in dead last:

26. Twins, A's, Mets, Marlins, Dodgers: To the best of my knowledge, none of these teams have statues.

Well, the Marlins do have a statue at Dolphin/SunLife/YourNameHere Stadium, but it is a rendering of Casey at the Bat, and not a real-live human being:

At least his stirrups look good...

But since the Marlins are building that new stadium and all, I thought I'd throw in a few suggestions for statues to be placed outside the ballpark. Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Jeff Conine: Mr. Marlin, a no-brainer.
2. Wayne Huizenga: If only for the creative defacement possibilities. Plus, Marlins fans can tear it down after big victories, a la the goal posts at a football stadium.
3. Jeff Loria: Don't think he hasn't considered it.
4. Alfredo Amezega: It would be a small statue, which makes it cost effective and a perfect choice for the Marlins.
5. Livan Hernandez: Like Conine an obvious sentimental choice, and one that I would not oppose at all.

Any more ideas? Let us know in the comments.


H/t @robneyer. Casey photo via BaseballTrips.net

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