“A young city, Miami lacks the history, the roots, and the traditions of other major metropolitan areas. Everybody here is from someplace else.” YoungCitiesMajorsAreasTraditionRootsFloridaMiamiMetropolitan Book:The Corpse Had a Familiar Face Source: The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
“America overflows with specious "victims" demanding redress for spurious grievances. However, one genuinely oppressed minority is getting overdue relief. Beginning with spring training in Arizona and Florida, Major League Baseball, taking pity on traumatized pitchers, is directing umpires to enforce the strike zone.” AmericaMajorsSpringTrainingConceptsBaseballVictimStrikesPityDefinedLeagueReliefMinoritiesZoneFloridaOppressedPitcherUmpiresArizonaGrievanceOverflowMajor LeagueOverdueRedressMajor League BaseballSpring Training Author:George Will
“The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.” StatesPayCitiesTeamMajorsSpringTrainingBallsLeagueParksFloridaTraveledGreat CitiesMajor LeagueSpring TrainingFlorida State Author:Jim Evans
“We've had a series of major news stories that have brought in viewers who either were sampling to see what else was available or were normal news watchers. The Florida recount and the end of the election was a huge development. And then 9/11 came along.” EndsStoriesLiteratureHugeDevelopmentNormalMajorsNewsElectionSeriesAvailableFloridaViewersWatchersSamplingNews Stories Author:Brit Hume
“One of the major hobbies in South Florida is keeping animals that no sane person would want to keep. One of those is snakes. They usually get them when they're small, and when they get too big, they let them go. But there are also people with monkeys, lions, tigers. And they all get away, eventually.” PeopleWantPersonsBigsAnimalMajorsSouthGet AwayLionsSaneFloridaHobbiesMonkeysTigersSnakesSouth Florida Author:Dave Barry
“We have to remember that literally within months after Castro's taking office the planes from Florida were beginning to bomb Cuba. Within a year, the Eisenhower administration secretly, but formally, decided to overthrow the government. Then came the Bay of Pigs invasion. The Kennedy administration was furious about the failure of the invasion and immediately launched a major terrorist war and economic war that got harsher through the years. Under these conditions it is kind of amazing that Cuba survived.” YearsKindWarGovernmentRememberEconomicConditionsMonthsOfficeMajorsDecidedTerroristAdministrationPlanesBombsPigsFloridaSurvivedInvasionCubaFuriousThrough The YearsCastroBay Of Pigs Author:Noam Chomsky
“Major league baseball has asked its players to stop tossing baseballs into the stands during games, because they say fans fight over them and they get hurt. In fact, the Florida Marlins said that's why they never hit any home runs. It's a safety issue.” SaidFactsHomeRunningFightingGamesHurtIssuesPlayerFansMajorsBaseballSafetyLeagueFloridaHome RunMajor LeagueMajor League BaseballHitting Home Runs Author:Jay Leno