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Making Up for Lost Time: Marlins' Cliff Floyd Reaches Big League Stardom.
After battling high expectations and injuries through his first eight years in the majors, Florida slugger excelled in 2001 season
IT WAS A STEAMY MIDSUMMER AFTERnoon a few hours before the scheduled game at Stade deOlympic in Montreal. Inside the engineering marvel that likely was never really suited for baseball, there were just two people on the field and a few buckets of baseballs.
With each mighty swing, there was a deafening sound, a constant cannonade echoing throughout the tomblike confines as Florida's Cliff Floyd swatted baseball after baseball with authority all over the field, many of which were Probably picked up on NASA's radar screen as ...
- Where will Cliff Floyd go.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 5, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Phil Rogers CHICAGO _ Cliff Floyd is going somewhere soon. The most...people don't really recognize Cliff Floyd as a franchise player, but he is...Yankees had talked to Florida about Floyd since spring training but couldn...
- Cliff Floyd throws them out.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Phillips, Mike April 8, 2001 700+ words
...a team owner as he stood next to Cliff Floyd's locker after the Marlins' 6...said Henry, beaming as he shook Floyd's hand. ``You've got to be...on all the highlight films.'' Floyd threw out Atlanta's Javy Lopez...
- BIG DEAL: Red Sox acquire Cliff Floyd from Expos.(The Providence Journal)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service McAdam, Sean July 30, 2002 700+ words
...for offense, landing outfielder Cliff Floyd from the Montreal Expos for two minor...without first clearing waivers. Floyd, who three weeks earlier went from...acknowledged the Red Sox' interest in Floyd. "We're not going to deplete...
- Baseball: Mets reach agreement with Cliff Floyd.
- News wire article from: Sports Network December 21, 2002 700+ words
...of a multi-year contract with outfielder Cliff Floyd. Completion of the agreement is subject to Floyd passing a physical exam on Saturday. The 30-year-old Floyd, who played with Boston, Montreal and Florida...
- Cliff Floyd drove in five runs with two doubles [Derived headline]
- Newspaper article from: The Intelligencer August 30, 2008 700+ words
Cliff Floyd drove in five runs with two doubles and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays guaranteed their first-ever winning season with a 14-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
- Cubs release Rusch apparently to make room for Cliff Floyd.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) January 25, 2007 700+ words
...seen his career end Thursday when he was released so the club could make room on the 40-man roster for newly signed Cliff Floyd. Rusch, 32, missed the final month of last season with a life-threatening blood clot and would not have pitched...
- Players Choice Club Joins Forces with David Wright, Cliff Floyd, Paul Lo Duca,...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 25, 2006 700+ words
...Action Team National Youth Volunteer Initiative Monday August 7th in New York New York baseball stars David Wright, Cliff Floyd, Paul Lo Duca, Xavier Nady, Julio Franco and Jose Valentin are teaming up with the Players Choice Club(TM) to...
- BASEBALL PROFILE: CLIFF FLOYD.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Sorci, Rick August 1, 2001 700+ words
FULL NAME: Cornelius Clifford Floyd AGE, HT., WT; 27, 6-4, 235 Born: Dec. 5, 1972 HOME: Plantation, Florida STATUS/FAMILY: Married NICKNAME: Sleepy...