I came strolling through the living room on Friday morning about 6:00 a.m. My dear wife was reading the newspaper and drinking coffee. Instead of “Good morning, honey,” or, “How did you sleep,” she said, “Do you know the Florida Marlins are looking for fat men to be cheerleaders?”

My Friday was off to a great start.

The fact is the Florida Marlins are looking for some fat men to be on their cheerleader squad. Here’s the story, which is called, “Marlins Want Fat Men Who Can Dance.”

They will call the fat cheerleaders Manatees.

Since I’m about as agile as a sidewalk and even if I lived close to Florida, the dancing part would probably keep me out.

The Marlins already have female cheerleaders called, Mermaids. Baseball and cheerleaders; what’s the world coming to?

Best of luck to those who went out for the Manatee Team, and be careful not to pull something!