Something to Spoil the Post-Thanksgiving Good Vibes

Via Flip Flop Fly Ball's Instagram page.

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It's Official

MLB has approved the trade with the Blue Jays, and the Marlins made the official announcement. Bud Selig (not surprisingly) did not block the trade:

MLB commissioner Bud Selig said last week that he would review the trade, but he decided against blocking the deal. "This transaction, involving established major leaguers and highly regarded young players and prospects, represents the exercise of plausible baseball judgment on the part of both clubs (and) does not violate any express rule of Major League Baseball and does not otherwise warrant the exercise of any of my powers to prevent its completion," Selig said in a statement.

Miami gets the following players:

• IF Yunel Escobar
• IF Adeiny Hechavarria
• RHP Henderson Alvarez
• RHP Anthony DeSclafani
• LHPJustin Nicolino
• C Jeff Mathis
• OF Jake Marisnick

So long, JJ (and the other dudes in the trade: Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck. Ted and I mostly care about losing Johnson). This one's for you:

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EMOTIONS

We're going to leave it at that for now. See our Twitter feed for more hand-wringing and feelings and stuff.

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This is getting ugly

Here's what we know now:

• Gone are Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson (SOBS ALL AROUND, YOU GUYS), Emilio Bonifacio (fine with that), and John Buck (SILVER LINING)
• In are Yunel Escobar and a bunch of minor leaguers (who cares?)
• The deal has not been finalized, but those reporting on the situation (Fox and ESPN) do not expect MLB to void it.

Reiterating some points made on Twitter: The Marlins don't need fans to turn a profit, thanks to MLB revenue sharing (provided they keep their payroll low, which obvi won't be a problem). 

Is this the worst fire sale in history? I say the 1997 salary dump was much worse (no one is breaking up a pennant-winner right now), but that debate is purely academic. 

THIS SUCKS. I HATE MY TEAM NOW AND DO NOT KNOW IF THE HATE WILL EVER SUBSIDE. 

Drink up, everyone, and enjoy basketball season, since that's the only sports-related joy South Floridians can count on for the foreseeable future.

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