...MIAMI - The Miami Marlins' ballpark sat mostly empty Monday, which will likely be the case all year, and team owner Jeffrey Loria leaned his back against the bar in a hospitality area, sipping water in circumstances that warranted stronger stuff...

...many tickets sold at discounted prices. Some fans pledged to stay away this season because they're angry that owner Jeffrey Loria reverted to a frugal payroll only a year after the team opened a new ballpark built mostly with taxpayer money.Loria...

...a reflection of fan disenchantment following the team's offseason payroll purge.Even with a lean budget, owner Jeffrey Loria isn't getting much bang for his buck. In eight games the Marlins have scored 16 runs, with seven coming in their...

...worked with two trainers to increase his strength after going 10-15 with a 5.18 ERA last year.MARLINS: Owner Jeffrey Loria's three-day public relations campaign to patch things up with angry fans brought him to spring training Tuesday...

...A payroll that bulked up to about $97 million last April was sliced in half, leading to harsh criticism of owner Jeffrey Loria."It's not a lot of fun," Marlins president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said.Merriment was found...

...wasn't worth the paper the contract was written on."I was shocked," Reyes said Friday. "(Marlins owner) Jeffrey Loria, he always told me he's never going to trade me. He always called my agent and said, 'Tell Jose to get a good...

...when his laudatory comments about Fidel Castro caused a backlash.Miami's next manager will be the fifth for owner Jeffrey Loria since early 2010. Two managers he fired made the playoffs this year. The Marlins still owe Guillen $7.5 million...

...were interested in hearing more about the deal, even if they didn't want to talk about it just yetMarlins owner Jeffrey Loria strolled by a group of reporters and said "Not today, boys. If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm not going...

...with a homer."That's why we have maintenance workers ? to fix the things Giancarlo breaks," Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria said with a chuckle.The 6-foot-5, 246-pound Stanton has become a master of the tape-measure homer and more...

...Anibal Sanchez, among others. Bell, the team's high-profile bust, was traded to Arizona in October.Under owner Jeffrey Loria, the Marlins have usually been among baseball's thriftiest teams. Management pledged that would change with the...