Jack McKeon

There's nothing fishy about the Miami Marlins' implosion

2013-05-10 16:34:00

This weekend's series between the Dodgers and the Miami Marlins matches last-place teams that took wildly divergent routes to the cellar. New Dodgers ownership splurged for a star-studded roster and the highest payroll in baseball — a $230-million...

Without a turnaround, Dodgers could turn to someone other than Don Mattingly

2013-05-10 00:00:00

The new Dodgers owners, it turns out, jazzed up every corner of Dodger Stadium but one. The concourses are brighter, the restrooms cleaner, the entertainment snappier. There's still one area, however, that feels wholly unfinished, an inherited...

Ozzie Guillen to lead Marlins into new era

2011-09-28 16:33:52

Rookie Fernandez lifts Marlins past Cardinals

2013-06-14 21:05:04

MIAMI The St. Louis Cardinals returned to South Florida on Friday for the first time since breaking camp in April, bringing the best record in the major leagues with them. Although St. Louis shares a spring facility in Jupiter with the Marlins, both...

Miami Marlins: Jack McKeon to undergo heart surgery Monday

2013-05-31 14:59:00

Many prayers and positive thoughts go out to former Marlins manager and special assistant Jack McKeon, who on Monday will undergo heart surgery in North Carolina. McKeon originally was scheduled to have the procedure Thursday, but he was bumped due to...

Saturday: Mets at Marlins, 4:10 p.m.

2013-05-31 15:32:10

Mets at Marlins When/Where: 4:10 p.m., Marlins Park, Miami On the mound RHP Collin McHugh (0-0, 12.00) vs. RHP Jose Fernandez (2-3, 3.78): McHugh is getting the spot start for LHP Jonathon Niese (shoulder tendinitis). Facing the Mets for the third...

Baseball without thinking of Dr. Evil

2013-03-17 00:00:00

� We won't mention the man by name today. We'll try to avoid doing it ever, because he is one of the most hated people in South Florida. Yep, on the South Florida popularity scale, he is in the same neighborhood as Scott Rothstein. He has a long way...

Underestimate Mike Redmond at your own peril

2012-11-01 18:17:00

Here's what the Marlins won't be getting with Mike Redmond as their next manager. Marketing sizzle. An outsized personality suitable for cable TV reality shows. The experience of having managed a World Series winner somewhere else. Instant relevance...

Marlins managers – year-by-year

2012-10-23 16:20:00

1993: Rene Lachemann, 64-98 1994: Rene Lachemann, 51-64* 1995: Rene Lachemann, 67-76* 1996: Rene Lachemann, 39-47; Cookie Rojas, 1-0; John Boles, 40-35 1997: Jim Leyland, 92-70 (won World Series) 1998: Jim Leyland, 54-108 1999: John Boles, 64-98...

Miami Marlins fire Ozzie Guillen after one season

2012-10-23 12:53:00

It's one and done for Ozzie Guillen and the Miami Marlins. Nearly three weeks since ending a deeply disappointing season in last place, the Marlins announced Guillen's dismissal as manager in a 75-word statement issued Tuesday afternoon. That was...

Guillen is fired, but Loria is the problem

2012-10-23 17:29:00

At this moment inside the Marlins offices, there are two groups of people. There are those who think team owner Jeffrey Loria is doing an increasingly shabby job of running the franchise right down to Tuesday's firing of manager Ozzie Guillen. And...

Want to be Miami Marlins manager? Helps to have a Yankees background

2012-10-24 05:57:00

Brad Ausmus has one thing going for him in this Marlins managerial search that no one seems to be talking about. His Yankees background. Of the six managers Jeffrey Loria has hired since becoming a big-league owner in the fall of 1999, four have...

Marlin's manager Jack McKeon waits to be introduced to the Marlins all-time team.

2011-09-28 18:48:30

The Florida Marlins host the Washington Nationals for the final Marlins game ever at Sun Life Stadium. Marlin's skipper Jack McKeon tips his hat to the crowd as he gets a standing ovation from his team and from the crowd.

2011-09-28 14:48:35

Marlins manager Jack McKeon holding court in the dugout. Chicago Cubs host the Florida Marlins at Wrigley Field in Chicago. July15, 2011 (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune) B581324432Z.1 ....OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.

2011-07-15 00:00:00