From the AP:
Hanley Ramirez homered and doubled to lead the Florida Marlins past the Atlanta Braves 5-3 Wednesday in front of an incredibly sparse crowd of just 600 fans.
Fewer than 600 people were in Dolphin Stadium's bright orange and aqua seats for the first pitch, leaving most of them to reflect the afternoon sun. While the official attendance, based on tickets sold, was 11,211, the ballpark was so quiet that home-plate chatter could be heard.
Some Florida players even joked in the locker room before the game about trying to guess the total number of fans, throwing out figures between 200-500. Florida is used to a lack of support, but even Wednesday's game was a stretch for the Marlins, who are by far the majors worst in attendance with an average between 16,000 and 17,000 fans.
The Marlins are owned by Jeffrey Loria, the same imbecile who destroyed the Montreal Expos when he ran them into the ground before they left town.
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