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Whereas by defeating an excellent New York Yankees team—
the American League Champions and the latest team in 
a storied franchise which, with 26 World Series victories, 
dominated professional baseball’s first 100 years—the 
Florida Marlins have captured their second World Series 
title in the brief ten year history of the team; 
Whereas, during the World Series, Marlins pitcher Josh 
Beckett struck out 19 Yankee batters in two games, 
maintained a 1.10 earned run average, including a 2–0 
shutout during the crucial 6th game, and was named the 
2003 World Series Most Valuable Player; 
Whereas the Marlins won 91 games during the regular season 
to earn a playoff berth by clinching the National League 
Wild Card slot; 
Whereas the Marlins have never lost a post-season series; 
Whereas the Marlins defeated the Western Division Cham-
pion and defending National League Champion San 
Francisco Giants in the National League Divisional Se-
ries; 
Whereas the Marlins defeated the Central Division Champion 
Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Se-
ries; 
Whereas, during the National League Championship Series, 
Marlins catcher Ivan Rodriguez batted .321 with 2 home 
runs and ten runs batted in while playing stellar defense, 
and was named the 2003 National League Championship 
Series Most Valuable Player; 
Whereas the Marlins team of skilled players, including Josh 
Beckett, Ivan Rodriguez, Juan Pierre, Jeff Conine, Mike 
Lowell, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, Miguel Cabrera, 
Derek Lee, Juan Encarnacion, Brad Penny, Carl
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Pavano, Mark Redman, Dontrelle Willis, Ugueth Urbina, 
Braden Looper, Chad Fox, Michael Tejera, Nate Bump, 
Rick Helling, Mike Redmond, Brian Banks, Lenny Har-
ris, Mike Mordecai, Todd Hollandsworth, Armando 
Almanza, Toby Borland, Blaine Neal, Kevin Olsen, 
Tommy Phelps, Tim Spooneybarger, Justin Wayne, 
Ramon Castro, Josh Willingham, Andy Fox, Kevin Hoo-
per, Jesus Medrano, Wilson Valdez, Josh Wilson, Chad 
Allen, Chip Ambres, Abraham Nunez, Gerald Williams, 
and A.J. Burnett, contributed extraordinary perform-
ances during the regular season, the playoffs, and the 
World Series; 
Whereas Manager Jack McKeon, who was hired on May 11, 
2003, provided strong and wise leadership and bold strat-
egy for a young and resilient baseball team during the 
regular season and in the postseason and, in the words 
of one columnist, ‘‘. . . recapture[d] much of what base-
ball once was, how tangy it tasted, what a field of honor 
it celebrated and how its central emotion should be joy’’; 
Whereas the Marlins coaching and support staff, which in-
cluded Pitching Coach Wayne Rosenthal, Bench Coach 
Doug Davis, Hitting Coach Bill Robinson, First Base 
and Infield Coach Perry Hill, Third Base Coach Ozzie 
Guillen, Bullpen Coaches Pierre Arsenault and Jeff Cox, 
Team Physician Dr. Daniel Kanell, Trainer Sean 
Cunningham, Assistant Trainer Mike Kozak, Equipment 
Manager John Silverman, Assistant Equipment Manager 
Mark Brown, Visiting Clubhouse Manager Bryan Green-
berg, Clubhouse Attendant and Umpire’s Room Assistant 
Michael Hughes, and Visiting Clubhouse Assistant Mi-
chael King, exhibited exemplary leadership and guidance 
to the team;
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Whereas Jeffrey Loria purchased the Florida Marlins fran-
chise on February 12, 2002, and stated: ‘‘Our goal is to 
restore the organization to championship form.’’; 
Whereas Jeffrey Loria, Chairman, CEO, and Managing Gen-
eral Partner of the Florida Marlins, David Samson, 
President of the Florida Marlins, and Larry Beinfest, 
Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Flor-
ida Marlins, have shown a positive commitment to the 
Marlins franchise by successfully acquiring, assembling, 
and maintaining a team of high-quality, winning players; 
Whereas the dedicated Marlins fans supported their team 
with joy and enthusiasm; and 
Whereas the Marlins captivated the United States with their 
‘‘never-say-die’’ playing style during this historic per-
formance: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) congratulates—
(A) the Florida Marlins for winning the 
2003 Major League Baseball World Series 
championship and for their outstanding per-
formance during the 2003 Major League Base-
ball season; and 
(B) Florida Marlins pitcher Josh Beckett 
for winning the 2003 World Series Most Valu-
able Player Award; 
(2) recognizes and praises the achievements of 
the Marlins players, coaches, management, and sup-
port staff whose hard work, dedication, and resil-
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iency proved instrumental throughout their World 
Series Championship Season; 
(3) commends the Florida community and the 
Marlins fans for their dedication; and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to—
(A) the Marlins players; 
(B) Marlins Manager Jack McKeon; 
(C) Marlins Chairman, CEO, and Man-
aging General Partner Jeffrey Loria; 
(D) Marlins President David Samson; 
(E) Marlins Senior Vice President and 
General Manager Larry Beinfest; 
(F) the Marlins Coaches; 
(G) The Honorable Shirley Gibson, Mayor 
of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida; 
(H) The Honorable Manny Diaz, Mayor of 
the City of Miami, Florida; 
(I) The Honorable Alex Penelas, Mayor of 
Miami-Dade County, Florida; and 
(J) The Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor of 
the State of Florida.
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