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Another New Marlins Site
2008-01-18 01:30:00 We just learned of another Marlins fan site that recently launched. Let’s all welcome Teal and Black to our small but loyal family. More About: Site
Hanley Lovin? From Jason Stark
2008-01-17 19:41:00 ESPN’s Jason Stark writes about which young shortstop he’d build his team around: Ramirez is off to one of the great starts to a career by any shortstop who ever lived. How’s that for a pithy description of the case? He’s two seasons into his career, and he has topped 45 steals and 45 doubles ... More About: Players
Baseball Reality Bites: Broward County Edition
2008-01-16 23:17:00 Remember how those clowns in Broward County decided to throw money at the Baltimore Orioles for their stupid spring training site instead of investing those resources in a Marlins ballpark? Well, the Orioles are about to flip Broward off on their way up to Vero Beach. Two Fort Lauderdale city commissioners suspect the Baltimore Orioles ... More About: Commentary , Reality , Baseball , Edition
Fish Add a Tall Pitcher
2008-01-16 22:43:00 Now that we know that Anibal Sanchez will not be ready for Spring Training, the Marlins signed 6-9 left-handed pitcher Mark Hendrickson to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. He is a mediocre 43-59 in 179 career games with a 5.01 ERA. But, he’s started more than 30 games three times in ... More About: News , Players , Fish , Tall , Pitcher
Where Are They Now: Mantei and Kotsay Find New Homes
2008-01-11 22:50:00 Dave Dombrowski continues his quest to build the Detroit Marlins by adding the iceman Matt Mantei to the Tigers. Mantei was a fan favorite but in reality was highly overrated and injury prone. Thankfully, the Diamondbacks didn’t realize that and gave us Brad Penny for him back in 1999. Not joining the Tigers ... More About: New Homes , Find , Homes
Where?s My Vote?
2008-01-10 17:25:00 If you haven’t heard already, Miami-Dade County has delayed the vote on the stadium plan because they’re still negotiating the final deal. More About: News , Vote , Ballpark
Who?s Coming to Spring Training?
2008-01-05 00:46:00 Spring Training is just around the corner and the Marlins have released the names of the new (and old) faces who will join the club for its annual spring rituals. We have already heard about Jose Castillo and Jorge Cantu but now we learn that 13 minor league free agents received invites to ... More About: News , Players , Spring Training , Spring
Marlins Stockpiling Infielders
2008-01-03 20:28:00 We’re back after a nice holiday break and we lead off with the news that the Marlins are not done adding players. With Jose Castillo on board, the Fish are close to adding Jorge Cantu to the mix. Cantu has had some good and some bad in his brief MLB career: Cantu broke ... More About: News , Rumors
Miami-Dade Pushes Ballpark Review to January 10th
2007-12-20 19:54:00 Miami-Dade was scheduled to review all the details of their $3 billion improvement plan (including the ballpark) at today’s meeting, but the ballpark piece was pushed back to January 10th. Sounds to us like they’re delaying any discussion until the definitive agreement is concluded between the parties. This makes sense because the ... More About: News , Miami , Review
Miami-Dade County Aproves Project Number 50A
2007-12-19 03:16:00 After a long day of debating, Miami -Dade County approved transferring the Orange Bowl fund ($50 million) to Project Number 50A (the Marlins Ballpark) and approved a $3 billion investment package which includes the port tunnel, street car, museum, and of course the ballpark. Quite a few commissioners openly expressed their support for the ... More About: News
Blog Quote of the Week
2007-12-14 19:23:00 From the good guys at FishStripes: Lo Duca was traded to the Marlins in July 2004 and the last evidence in the report of him buying performance enhancing drugs was in August of the same year. Lo Duca signed a three-year deal with the Marlins in January of 2005. If the report is accurate, the ... More About: Commentary , Blog , Week , Quote
?Certainly the closest?
2007-12-14 02:07:00 “I think over the past 13 years and three ownership groups, this is certainly the closest,” Marlins president David Samson discussing ballpark situation. The City of Miami did its part today by approving the agreement with the County and the Marlins to fund a new ballpark. Other items were thrown into the approval including the ... More About: News , Ballpark , Cert
Details on Former Marlins in the Mitchell Report
2007-12-14 01:44:00 Since many of you are wondering how former Marlins appeared in the Mitchell Report , here are highlights for each player (source: ESPN). As for specific players using substances while with the Marlins, from what we can tell, Paul Lo Duca was known to have purchased just days prior to joining the Marlins, Ricky ... More About: News , Details
Mitchell Report Out: Steroids Found in Marlins Locker Room
2007-12-13 20:19:00 “Virtually every player on the Marlins was ?doing something? ranging from steroids and greenies, to marijuana, etc.”– Luis Perez, former Marlins bullpen catcher The Mitchell Report is out and you can view it here. Former Senator Mitchell served on the Florida Marlins Board of Directors in 2000 and 2001. The Marlins are named in an incident that ... More About: News , Steroids , Room , Locker
Olivo Officially Gone
2007-12-13 19:34:00 As expected, the Marlins chose to not tender a contract to Miguel Olivo so he is a free agent. Justin Miller, on the other hand, signed a one-year deal for $750,000. The remaining arbitration eligible players are heading to arbitration. More About: News , Players
The Official Florida Marlins Ballpark Project Report
2007-12-12 09:08:00 Here is the link to the official memo regarding the new Miami Marlins ballpark. Yes, we’ll need to get use to that name by 2011. Update: Reading through the memo, it hurts to read that the site in downtown was actually cheaper and better than the Orange Bowl site. Alas, we’ll take whatever ... More About: News , Florida Marlins , Project , Report , Florida
Looks Like the Marlins Have a Ballpark!
2007-12-12 04:57:00 “We have a funding plan in place we think works — finally…” - George Burgess What started off as a get together grew into a bigger meeting resulting in the unveiling of the plan for a new Marlins ballpark at the Orange Bowl site. Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess offered the Florida Marlins a revised plan ... More About: News , Ballpark , Looks
Lo Duca Going to Nats
2007-12-10 22:55:00 Former Marlin Paul Lo Duca is staying in our division after signing a 1-year $5MM deal with the Washington Nationals. You can strike him off our list of potential catchers. More About: Goin
In Case You Wondered: The Marlins Proposed the Trade
2007-12-06 21:09:00 We’ve all wondered how the trade happens and in this Detroit-loving article by Jason Stark, we discover that after the Tigers rejected the Marlins ’ Cabrera for Miller and Maybin offer, the Marlins came back with the 8 player lineup (meaning: included Dontrelle) and Detroit said yes. Also, the Marlins wanted Mike Rabelo because bench coach ... More About: News , Trade , Case , Prop
Boone-D
2007-12-06 20:57:00 Aaron “f-ing’” Boone just signed with the Nats for $1MM plus incentives. More About: News , Players
Rule 5 Draft: Pick Then Trade for Cash
2007-12-06 20:22:00 The Rule 5 Draft just concluded and the Marlins picked up RHP Jose (don’t call him Che) Guevara from the Reds and then traded him to the Padres for cash. Since the Marlins have to guarantee him a spot on the roster, it’s safe to say that they simply didn’t have room for ... More About: News , Players , Trade , Cash
Beinfest?s First Public Comment
2007-12-06 02:26:00 Here is a good interview with Larry Beinfest on the Dan LaBastard Show. So much there — team is looking for 3B, they feel like they have several great starters, and Miller is front of the rotation guy. If you like pain, here is an interview with David Samson. BTW, he says the ... More About: News , Public , Comment
What Do You Think About the Cabrera/Willis Trade?
2007-12-06 02:12:00 It’s a good time for a poll: What Do You Think About the Cabrera /Willis Trade ? Bad Deal: OK to trade one, but not both I'm not a Marlins fan... anymore Great Deal: We received 6 great prospects Bad Deal: Should have have recieved more from Detroit Bad Deal: Worst trade in franchise history Great Deal: Miguel wasn't in shape and Dontrelle ... More About: Players , Polls
Arguments for Trading Cabrera and Willis
2007-12-05 22:55:00 We’ve talked about this before: Why the Marlins Should Trade Cabrera Why the Marlins Should Trade Willis More About: Commentary , Trading
Post Trade Hangover
2007-12-05 22:48:00 Now that we’ve all had a day to digest the big trade, here are some of our thoughts: Most Marlins fans are angry. We traded away the best hitter and the best pitcher in franchise history. Both likable, both marketable, both young. Most people haven’t heard of any of the guys we ... More About: Commentary , Post , Trade , Hangover
Cameron Maybin Has a Website
2007-12-05 06:12:00 Seriously: cameronmaybin.tv More About: Website , Players , Cameron , Cameron Maybin
Some Positive Spin on the Deal
2007-12-05 04:15:00 ESPN’s Christopher Harris summarizes the deal and has some positive views on the new Marlins: Check out this haul: Florida got prized centerfielder Cameron Maybin, should’ve-been-top-pick lefty starter Andrew Miller, middle-of-the-rotation prospect Dallas Trahern, possible future closer Eulogio De La Cruz, major-league backup catcher Mike Rabelo and another starting prospect, Burke Badenhop. On Andrew Miller: Miller probably ... More About: Players , Rumors , Deal , Spin , Positive
Tigers Trade for Cabrera AND Willis
2007-12-05 01:20:00 Wow, the blockbuster deal just happened. MLB.com is reporting (and Peter Gammons is confirming) that the Detroit Tigers have acquired Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis . In return, the Marlins will get outfielder Cameron Maybin, left-handed pitcher Andrew Miller, catcher Mike Rabelo, right-handed pitcher Eulogio delaCruz and 2 more prospects. It’s not official yet, but: The deal ... More About: Rumors , Trade
Latest Cabrera to the Angels Update: No Deal?
2007-12-01 00:43:00 ESPN’s Jason Stark has the latest update on the Miguel Cabrera discussions. First comes the settled part: The two teams appear to have agreed that second baseman Howie Kendrick and catcher Jeff Mathis would be part of any deal. But where it gets complicated is the Marlins demand for two top notch pitching prospects: According to ... More About: Rumors , Angels , Update , Deal
Robb Nen on Hall of Fame Ballot
More articles from this author:2007-11-27 02:04:00 Robb Nen is one of several players to debut on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. He joins another former Fish Andre Dawson and Tim Raines, on the list. If Nen gets voted in, he would represent the first real Marlin to make it in as he spent 5 of his 10 ... More About: Robb , Ballot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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