ARE MARLINS FANS LEYLAND ON A JET PLANE? FISH SALES LAGGING

          With less than two months before opening day, the
     Marlins' season-ticket sales "are lagging well behind last
     season," sources tell Barry Jackson of the MIAMI HERALD. 
     One "baseball source" said that he understands the Marlins
     had sold fewer than 9,000 season tickets as of late January. 
     The Marlins, who sold 16,500 season tickets last season,
     refused to confirm or deny that figure.  Jackson reports
     that in "a departure from previous club policy," the Marlins
     will not disclose their season ticket count before the
     season starts (MIAMI HERALD, 2/10).  In accepting the ESPY
     Award as the Coach/Manager of the Year, Marlins Manager Jim
     Leyland said, "The ESPY people at ESPN informed us when we
     got in if you were lucky enough to win an award, you had 30
     seconds to give your acceptance speech.  We traded 12
     players in 30 seconds since the World Series" (ESPN, 2/10).