The Marlins have likely permanently damaged their brand with players as well as fans. The current regime epitomizes penny wise, pound foolish.

It’s been three months.

His best chance to get traded is to have the season of a lifetime

There's no whining in baseball.

It’s been three months.

Then, let us commend them for doing so much in only three months!

It’s been three months.

You're right. It will get worse.

"It was a completely different climate at the time," Longo said. "They were built to win immediately. And that's something Christian wanted to be a part of. The climate there when he signed was to win -- with a long-term vision.

This agent chap hasn't read the Primer Talking Points Memo.

Bring back Operation Shutdown!

Hmmmm ... irreparably broken. Who wants to retrieve something that's broken?

It’s been three months.

I couldn't tell if this means:

"It's only been three months, calm down guys"

or

"It's amazing how horribly they've bungled this in only three months"

Hmmmm ... irreparably broken. Who wants to retrieve something that's broken?

When your car breaks down, don't you generally try and fix it?

When your car breaks down, don't you generally try and fix it?

I think he was correcting the quote to what it should have been. The agent's quote says "irretrievably broken."

Who wants to retrieve something that's broken?

S.C.U.B.A. divers searching for doubloons off the Florida coast???

I think he was correcting the quote to what it should have been. The agent's quote says "irretrievably broken."

I think it's perfectly fine to describe a situation or relationship as "irretrievable". Broken is a metaphor already. there's no physical malfunction.

Bring back Operation Shutdown!

What do you mean, "bring back"? Operation Shutdown is still going strong! Day 5,773 and counting!

I think it's perfectly fine to describe a situation or relationship as "irretrievable".

Sure but, cue grammar nerds, "irretrievably" is an adverb so clearly attached to the adjective "broken" which makes no sense to me. Granted, "irreparably broken" is a bit redundant -- if it needs repair, it's broken -- so just saying the relationship is "irreparable" would certainly be more concise. If you wanted to then suggest the relationship was at the bottom of the sea and therefore "irretrievable" instead, that's fine I guess.

That said ... I must concede. Apparently in law circles a marriage can deteriorate to the point where it is an "irretrievable breakdown" (per OED) and I suppose that means the relationship is irretrievably broken. His agent, probably a lawyer, is seeking a divorce. (Note this is a "draft addition" for 2017 in the online OED, don't go rushing to your print copy!)

Also OED seems to accept both ir- and un- but says the latter is less common these days.