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Article: Miami Major League Baseball Team Rides D-Train.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- July 30, 2003
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By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 30--To understand what pitching phenom Dontrelle Willis means to the once-moribund Florida Marlins' marketing efforts, just ask fair-weather fan Adam Agatston.
"I became a Marlins fan when Dontrelle started pitching," Agatston said as he entered Pro Player Stadium on Friday, Willis' last start before tonight's matchup against Arizona Diamondbacks ace Randy Johnson.
Agatston, a high school student from Miami Beach, sported a black T-shirt emblazoned with Willis' name and number, available at Pro Player souvenir stands for $21. Dontrelle game jerseys go ...
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... ... more than 30,000 fans when Willis pitches and 25,000 when he ... prepare for a wild-card bid. Willis' starts -- he will make one ... crowd of more than 10,000 at Pro Player Stadium for a July 2 Willis start against the Atlanta Braves ...
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