 The team had a 78–84 record with Girardi as manager, and was in wild-card contention even though the team had the lowest payroll in Major League Baseball.At $15 million, the Marlins' 2006 payroll was lower than the salaries of several MLB players.However, Girardi was nearly fired on August 6th  when he got into an argument with Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria during a game.