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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Mike Berardino
Larry Beinfest will never be confused with Winston Churchill.
Yet the Marlins' general manager was at his best during one particular media gathering a little over two years ago. The date was July 1, 2003.
Oh, Beinfest wasn't all that witty or inspirational. He didn't drop any of his Berkeley words on us that day, didn't talk about "ramping up" or "engaging the marketplace."
Rather, his message was one of tuning in, turning off and dropping out ... at least when it came to Mike Lowell.
Despite a solid month of trade rumors, Lowell wasn't going anywhere. That's what Beinfest announced as his team stood at .500 through 84 games.
You probably don't need Paul Harvey to tell you the rest of that story. Mental load lifted, those Marlins put a...
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