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The arms are looking good, so are we feeling more optimistic for the upcoming season? We're talking all things Marlins on this weeks episode of Battered Marlins Fans.

Spring Training has begun and we’re talking roster, expectations, Tim Anderson and a lot more on this episode of Battered Marlins Fans.

Quite offseason, but we still have plenty of things to talk about, from fanfest, to Marlins lack of moves, to our TikToking front office. A lot of fun on this episode of Battered Marlins Fans

Even for the Marlins, this offseason has been oddly quiet. We are covering the new international signings, and the lack of everything else. Does all this mean the Marlins are about to begin another rebuild?

We are giving an offseason update, so this will be a short episode, since the Marlins forgot how the offseason works.

We are a month into the MLB offseason, we are going live to discuss how it’s gone so far, and what we hope to see in the coming weeks.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 78: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The democracy will certainly not survive Donald Trump but I am now wondering if it has any chance of surviving Sarah Wallace, Patricia Millett, Cornelia Pillard, and Brad Garcia and if you don’t know who they are, they are the latest people on the latest list of supposed liberals and supposed officers of the court who could get us all KILLED.

Millett seems to be the most clueless of the three DC Appeals Court dilettantes who first STAYED the gag order issued against Trump in the Election Subversion case and then yesterday conducted the in-person hearing and all but announced that they WILL significantly limit the order because apparently when Trump starts ignoring laws he doesn’t like and jailing judges he doesn’t like, these idiots somehow think they will be immune because they were so fair to him back there in November 2023. Judge Millett seemed to base her nitwitted reaction to the two hours of oral arguments on the impact of the gag order on…presidential debates. “He has to speak ‘Miss Manners’ while everyone else is throwing targets at him? It would be really hard in a debate, when everyone else is going at you full bore. Your attorneys would have to have scripted little things you can say.”

Miss Manners. Trump has to speak ‘Miss Manners.’ Do you get the same feeling I do that Judge Millette has no earthly clue WHO Dementia J. Trump is? Do you get the OTHER same feeling that I do that it has not occurred to, and will NEVER occur to, Judge Millette that so far there have been THREE presidential debates in the Republican primary and Trump hasn’t shown up to any of them and there is no reason to expect he’d have the guts to show up to one in the general election.

And THEN there is Judge Sarah Wallace and I’m not sure she didn’t even harm the country MORE than Judge “Miss Manners” and Judge “I Would Assume” did. Judge Wallace heard the 14th Amendment disqualification case and at the same time that she ruled quote “that Trump incited an insurrection on January 6, 2021, and therefore ‘engaged’ in insurrection within the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment” she then superseded the Amendment itself in as remarkable an act of judicial cowardice as I’ve ever seen. “After considering the arguments on both sides,” wrote Judge Wallace, “the Court is persuaded that ‘officers of the United States’ did not include the PRESIDENT of the United States. It appears to the Court that for whatever reason the drafters of Section 3 did not intend to include a person who had only taken the Presidential Oath,” unquote. So she ordered him onto the Colorado primary ballot instead of saying “Yeah, I’m thinking they meant to include PRESIDENTS because otherwise having just survived the Civil War they decided to make sure Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee and Nathan Bedford Forrest could NOT run for anything EXCEPT President of the United States rather than showing some guts, Judge Wallace folded.

The people who could DO something and they actually divide into two categories and two categories ONLY: Judges who are too effete to do anything and judges who are too scared to do anything.

B-Block (22:20) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: How did Argentina elect as its new president Jason Bateman playing Wolverine? The late great Joss Ackland. And the newest housing requisite: Built-in Dog Showers? (26:15) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Just a Fox News typo, no doubt: "Osama Biden Laden"; Moms For Liberty's Philly chief is a registered sex offender; Senator Mike Lee launches the worst January 6th gaslighting ever.

C-Block (32:20) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Milo in Tennessee (33:30) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: I anchored the telecast of the 1992 Baseball Expansion draft, 31 years ago this week. Star analyst Joe Morgan really didn't want to be there. REALLY didn't.

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Our guest this week is Beau Payne. A US Army Infantry Veteran, MLB draft pick of the Florida Marlins, keynote speaker, podcast host, recovery coach, published author and most importantly, a recovering alcoholic and addict.

Following a tumultuous upbringing, riddled with familial and substance abuse, Beau entered adulthood with no aim or direction in life.

On this episode, he shares his story of finding himself in prison for the second time, finally confronting his past pain before being released. He shares that despite our past mistakes, there is a hope beyond understanding- a hope that offers a new season.

A hope that brings purpose to our pain.

Introduction (1:20)

Beau shares his story about having a checkered past, which includes over ten years in prison. Now he uses his leadership platform to give back to men and women by helping them with their sobriety and being a beacon of hope for the lost. 

Payne to Purpose (4:18)

Beau talks about his first book and the pain he endured as a child. He wrote the book because his story is his medicine, and his message impacts people who have been or are going through similar circumstances in their own lives. 

Freedom (9:01)

Beau shares the greatest benefit he's received from his sobriety. He talks about living in fear, but has never played the victim. He opens up about the pain and hurt people go through but don't have the means, resources, or skillset to effectively manage it. His goal is to bring hope to the hopeless. 

A Loss of Identity (16:04)

Beau grew up as a star athlete and really struggled with the loss of identity when sports were no longer a part of his life. This is when he turned to alcohol, and eventually landed back in prison. It was during his second prison sentence when he began to identify as a leader. He told himself he had to make a serious change, so he started going to church and going to AA and NA. But he saw the effect he was having on people and it prompted him to make more changes to impact and lead people.

The Ripple Effect (21:30)

It starts with one person. It can be you. It can be me. It can be us. But it starts with one, and the ripple effect we see takes place is the reason for it all. 

Expectations (22:47)

Beau talks about letting go of expectations because everything falls into place if he handles his day to day one day at a time. We still want to set goals, but we can lower and even let go of uncontrollable expectations and, instead, focus on what we can control. 

Purpose (29:49)

Beau was hopeless for so long. His purpose in life today is to stay sober, and to help other people achieve sobriety. With purpose, there's nothing that any of us can't accomplish.  For those struggling with addiction... there are better days coming. There's hope, and it brings purpose to our pain.

Visit beaupayne.com to connect with Beau.

Have a great day, everyone. Don’t forget to smile today. Tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. I’m Josh Parnell, reminding you to keep leading well.

We are recapping the end of the season by giving out our first annual Battered Marlins Awards. 

The Marlins Are Gonna Marlins. After a great season, the Marlins allow the architect Kim NG to walk and now need to find a replacement. We give our reactions to this news on our latest episode of Battered Marlins Fans

Miami Marlins vs Phillies Preview

We are breaking down the past week series and the final upcoming series against the Pirates. Our playoff chances, and how things will look if we do make it. All that and more on this weeks episode of Battered Marlins Fans

Join us for a UK friendly live edition of Battered Marlins fans with special guest Peter Pratt as we talk about the week in Marlins baseball and how we feel about the chances of our fish making the playoffs.

With a tough week ahead, time is running out for a late playoff push by the Marlins. We are talking about this past week and what we hope to see in the final few series of the the season.

The Marlins won 47% of their games and 2 WS when they were the Florida Marlins. Once they changed their name to the Miami Marlins they win at a 43% pace and have only made the playoffs once in the pandemic season of 2020. This week we dive into the Marlins who are fighting for a playoff spot this season.  They are the fastest expansion team to win a World Series doing that in their 5th season.

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After a great week of baseball, the battered Marlins fans are back to talk about the last two series, and if this week has changed our hopes for a playoff berth.

After a rough week and one month left in the season, is it time for the Marlins to start looking ahead to 2024? Ely Sussman from Fish on First joins the show to discuss that and all things fish. 

The Marlins had a rough west coast trip and it feels like this year is no longer as promising as it once was. We are talking about the last two series, players that performed well, and underwhelmed and also how we feel about the last few weeks of the season.

Loud Marlins Fan joins to talk all things Fish.

We have Craig Mish on to talk Marlins to this point in the season, things that need change, upcoming schedule, and outlook for the rest of the season.