The Florida Marlins don't often see any celebrities in the stands at Sun Life Stadium (they tend to stick to Heat games, where access is a bit more exclusive). But in attendance at Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies was the most notorious celebrity of the moment, Charlie Sheen.
Sheen appears to have attended the game with one of his "goddesses," Rachel Oberlin. He revealed Saturday night that another of his girlfriends, adult film star Rachel "Bree" Olson, recently broke up with him via text message.
We're guessing the prime Marlins seats won't be enough to make her reconsider.
A day after his traveling road show performed in Fort Lauderdale, Sheen picked about the worst place in South Florida to draw a crowd. If he was looking for attention, he may have been better served by grabbing lunch on South Beach. The announced attendance at Sunday's game was a paltry 11,442.
Luckily for Marlins fans, Sheen's recent bad luck did not rub off on the Fish, who topped the Rockies 6-3 on a late home run from Mike Stanton.
More than a few Marlins were starstruck by Mr. Tiger Blood. Injured outfielder Logan Morrison sent his Twitter followers a photo of he and Sheen during the game, while pitcher Josh Johnson giddily told reporters after the game "I shook [Sheen's] hand," adding, "I've been watching him my whole life. Pretty cool."
Johnson's admiration may be a little misplaced. Sheen may have more money than Johnson, but JJ leads the majors in ERA in 2011, while Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour has been bombarded with bad reviews.
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Sheen should have asked for Johnson's autograph.
David Hill is a Miami native and the cofounder of Marlins Diehards, the only blog with perspective on the eccentricities of Marlins fandom.
