Visiting an empty Marlins park

On Wednesday, we visited an empty Marlins park to get the nice behind the scenes tour of the place we all have been seeing games at this year. They start off by showing us the nice diamond lounge, the place we cant afford...thanks! The lady starts trying to give us the history of the Miami Marlins but I stopped paying attention to her when she told me about how the marlins "score" home runs...

This is the original Marlins uniform when they existed way back when as a Minor League affiliate. 

They take us out on the field itself and give us an actual chance to look at the poor fish that are in there. They are getting the direct sunlight but I hope that little cover actually protects them from the sun? Hell if I know.

We proceed into the dugout to find two great things. 1st its Ruggiano's bat-rack and the fact that there is no longer a sticker for the Hanley Ramirez. That was quick. (There are still pictures and the such all over the park of him...I made sure to vandalize each one)

We go into the indoor batting cage which was really cool and apparently the rich people in the diamond club can actually see who is working out between at-bats and who is just being a lazy bum. Justin Ruggiano left his bat though... Still says Houston Astros on it so I guess he doesnt use it anymore?

They tease us with their clubhouse door but deny us access because its in season... Like I might steal something personal from Justin Marshall Ruggiano... Also we found out that the 2nd photo is actually were the beer is held. They dont do it by kegs but actually have beers circulating the stadium into tubes and its all being cooled right here. Its like their own brewery of sorts. (except of course they dont make beer here)

A Clevelander without the girls that have stuff painted all over them. Just not the same experience.

Figured I would take a shot of this, because we don't know how long this will last if all those rumors are true out there. I actually like the singles machine that is Carlos Lee. Who cares if he lost all his power. He still is a smart hitter.

This is the view media get of the game in their special pressbox...um sign me up?

Finally in the Lexus lounge and suite area we have the great bambino there. I will pull a Red Sox here and blame our poor season on the curse of el bambino. Is that allowed?

I recommend all Marlins fans and non Marlins fans dish out the ten dollars and take a tour of the stadium. Its truly worth it. You see a lot of the things you don't see on game day and see what 535 million dollars can buy. Its a great ballpark I believe even though I guess I'm biased and falls third behind only PNC park in Pittsburgh and Camden Yards in Baltimore and I have been to 20 parks.