Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has a way of attracting attention. An hour before the game, FIU players stared as he stepped into the batting cage and crushed home run after home run, peppering Marlins Park with souvenirs.
Don’t blame T.J. Shantz for being a realist.
When asked at what point in his baseball career he expected to play on a major league field against a major league team, a grin spread across his face and he answered in one word: “Never!” Well, Shantz, you already know the old saying.
When FIU fans travel to Marlins Park tonight to watch the Panthers take on the Miami Marlins, they’ll be greeted by a slew of things they are not used to seeing at the FIU Baseball Stadium.
Renewed attention to bias has given media studies new urgency, an issue that writer and media sociologist John McManus will be discussed in the Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre on Feb. 15.
