The Marlins have twice in their young history seen dramatic fire sale rebuilds turn quicker-than-expected dividends for them, so it would be kind of darkly nice to see this recent one completely blow up in their faces. Loria has met with Redmond and then the press and presented himself as non-commital with regard to his manager's status. It's only gracious to allow your employees under contract to talk with other teams who are interested in giving them an opportunity to manage, but still, we're talking about a potential mid-season change on a division rival. That may change things. And who knows? Maybe if Bobby Valentine doesn't jump ship in 1985, the Mets pull out the division.