The Florida Marlins had a team meeting after being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, and owner Jeffrey Loria was in the clubhouse. There has apparently been speculation that manager Joe Girardi and Loria argued. Girardi responded today with these comments, as reported by the AP: "If you come and see me after we lose a game, you're going to have tension with me. . . . If there was tension between Jeffrey and I, he wouldn't be here."

"People like to speculate that I am going to Chicago. If I was going to Chicago, I wouldn't have sold my house. ... I don't have a house there. I sold my house. My kids are enrolled in school in south Florida. I love jumping in my pool every day. It's a nice life. ... There are no outs. I signed a three-year deal."

Setting aside the fact that it's not hard to find a new house and enroll your kids in a new school, I doubt that Girardi will switch teams in the offseason. If anything, he is Joe Torre's eventual replacement in New York.

Girardi's team responded with a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals tonight, with former Cub Ricky Nolasco getting his 10th victory on the year. After tonight's play, Florida has a record four games better than the Cubs this year, despite approximately one-fifth the payroll.