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Page B6 O ctober 29. 2003 S ports Marlins Celebrate World Series Triumph Florida Marlins pitcher Jo sh B e c k e tt celeb ra tes a fter striking o ut Yankers b a tter D erek J e te r in g a m e six o f th e World S e rie s a t Yankee S ta d iu m in N ew York. B e c k e tt w as n a m e d M ost Valuable Player a s th e Marlins took th e title. (AP photo) Owner promises to keep winning team intact (AP) — Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria hoisted the World Series tro phy Tuesday as thousands of fans swarmed downtown to cheer their championship team one last time. A caravan of convertibles fer ried the players andcigar-chomping manager Jack McKeon through streaming ticker tape and scream ing fans. "W e shocked the world, baby! We did it!” outfielder Juan Pierre told WSVN-TV as his convertible crept along Flagler Street, the main downtown artery. Leaning from windows along the start of the parade route, fans threw clumps o f ticker tape while some commuter trains were plastered with signs declaring: "W e love the Mar lins.” When Florida won the title in 1997, the celebration was tempered as fans braced for cost cutting by then-owner H. Wayne Huizenga. The result was a last-place finish in 1998 and a steady decline in atten dance. But L o ria to ld W S V N -T V “there’s going to be no dismantling of this team.” Asked about the team 's pros pects next year, he said: “I can tell you one thing: We will make every effort to bring more great baseball to the fans South Florida.” Three parades and two rallies were scheduled in Miami and Fort Lauderdale to celebrate the Mar lins, who beat the New York Yan kees 2-0 on Saturday night to win the title. Fans in downtown Miami arrivedearly to grab free towels and T-shirts with the team logo. "I asked for the day off, but my daughter called in sick to school,” through the Little Havana neigh said Nancy C uellar, w ho was borhood and then a boat parade pressed against metal barricades and second rally in Fort Lauder near the end of the parade route. dale. O fficials estim ated at least "It's kind o f crazy. I ’ ve been a Mar lins fan a long time and I came to 100,(XX) people would attend the daylong celebration but police of support them for winning.” City workers shredded 2 tons of ficers said the numbers could swell beyond initial projections. The M arlins’ run from last place in June had fans clamoring for team merchandise and paying brokers hundreds o f dollars for tickets. Many o f these same fans largely ignored the club for several sea sons. Annette Massey said her family w ouldconsider buying season tick ets for 2004. Massey owned seats through the 1997 season, but dropped them when the team went paper to serve as ticker tape while from unbeatable to unwatchable in banners and balloons streamed off just one year. office buildings along the route fes "My husband is a pilot for Delta tooned with freshly painted team and he was in Madrid on Saturday night,” Massey said. “And he had and World Series logos. Fans began lining the parade to listen to the last three innings of path hours before the festivities them winning by cell phone. It’s began. A noontime rally was sched going to be expensive, but worth uled, followed by another drive it.” Fans began lining the parade path hours before the festivities began. .•.fo r a Week; Educate fo r a Lifetime. National Red Ribbon Week Florida Marlins s h o rt s to p Alex G onzalez o f Venezuela rides with h is child Alex Jr. during a parade honoring th e World S e rie s cha m p io n Florida Marlins Tuesday through th e s tr e e ts o f dow ntow n Miami. (AP photo) O cto b e r 2 3 - 31, 2 0 0 2 Talk to Your Kids About Drugs .........'.......... Blazers Shore Up Lineup with Murray Home opener features LeBron James and the Cavaliers The Portland Trail Blaz ers shored up their lineup by giving Tracy M urray the final spot on the their roster as the team prepared for the se aso n o p e n e r at U tah W ednesday and the home opener against rookie sen sation LeBron Jam es and the C leveland C avaliers on Saturday. The Blazers won four games and lost four games LeBron J a m e s Tracy Murray during the preseason. Monday, the team released for- the injured list, ward Jerald Honeycutt and placed The Blazers said they picked rookie forward Travis Outlaw on Murray over Honeycutt because H I OREGON I P A R T N E R S H IP w w w .o rp a rtn e rs h ip .o rg 5 0 3 .2 4 4 .5 2 1 1 )?DHS ' Oregon Ornar liner of Ihiman Servke# Special thanks to the U.S. DEA for sponsoring Red Ribbon Week activities. Find out more at www.dea.gov. 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