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Cody!
2008-06-08 07:26:00 Does it really take cow bells to draw a crowd in South Florida? Seriously? What about fun baseball from a winning team? More About: Video , Videos , Baseball , Miami , Florida Marlins
Marlins Gear: Patriotic and Ugly
2008-06-06 21:00:00 I think this is a pretty horrible looking collectible. It is officially known as the “Forever Collectibles Florida Marlins 2008 Statue of Liberty Statues on Parade 9 Inch Figure“. I assume it’s related to the All-Star game in New York . That begs the question: What other New York Landmark would you like ... More About: Fun , Baseball , Miami
Hanley Homers Marlins to Win
2008-06-04 23:48:00 For 8 innings it looked like the Fish were going to continue their downhill spiral and then Mike Rabelo hit a 2-run home run followed by another 2-run shot from Hanley Ramirez (his seconf of the game) and the Marlins win 6-4. Oh, and Kevin Gregg did not blow the save. More About: Video , Videos , Miami , Florida Marlins , Florida
That Was Quick: Marlins Back in First Place
2008-06-01 05:22:00 The Marlins begin June in first place (47 days now) after a 7-3 win over the Phillies. What is up with Cody Ross? 9 of his last 11 hits are home runs. More About: Video , Videos , Baseball , Miami , Florida Marlins
Marlins Fight Back But Blow Two Saves
2008-05-29 19:41:00 This one was painful. The Marlins fought hard and used 2 Cody Ross home runs to take the lead until Kevin Gregg blew the save in the ninth. Then, in the 12th inning, an improbable Alfredo Amezaga home run gave the Fish the lead only to have Justin Miller blow the save in the bottom ... More About: Fight , Back
Vote Early, Vote Often
2008-05-28 23:01:00 is currently leading all National League shortstops in All-Star voting. With more than a month to go, Hanley has 268,386 votes — a ~12K vote lead over second place, and now 2-years older, Miguel Tejada of the Astros. Considering how few people show up at Joe Robbie Stadium, it looks like ... More About: News , Baseball , Miami , Florida Marlins , Jacque Jones
Marlins Beat Mets to Improve to NL-Best 30-20
2008-05-27 06:59:00 Thanks Willie: “Hopefully, we can get hot at home,” manager Willie Randolph said after losing to Colorado on Sunday. “We’ve got the Marlins coming in, [we can]-X fatten up on them, hopefully, if we start rolling…” More About: News , Sports , New York , Baseball , Miami
You Too Can Own Your Own Marlins World Series Ring
2008-05-23 06:41:00 Someone is selling a 1997 Florida Marlins World Series ring on eBay. Seriously. 1997 Florida Marlins Worlds Series Championship Ring The seller claims to have been a scout. Starting price is $4,500 buy you can buy it now for $6,250. More About: Fun , Gear
Miller Dominates as Fish Sweep D-Backs
2008-05-23 06:28:00 Andrew Miller showed up big-time tonight holding the Arizona Diamondbacks scoreless over 7 innings while striking out a career high 9. Hanley Ramirez was back in his familiar lead-off spot, hitting a triple in his first at bat and scoring the Marlins first run. A Wes Helms pinch-hit 2-run double sealed the deal ... More About: Video , Videos , Baseball , Miami , Fish
Marlins Squeeze a Win Out of Webb
2008-05-22 05:57:00 In another close post-season like game, the Marlins beat Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1. Arizona’s ace Brandon Webb was looking to start the season 10-0 having dominated all his opponents this year. But, Ricky Nolasco was up to the task, allowing only 1 run in 7 innings. The biggest play in the game came ... More About: Squeeze
Uggla Leads Fish to Win Over D-Backs
2008-05-21 05:32:00 In the first game of a series matching two of the best teams in baseball, the Marlins beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 thanks to a Dan Uggla home run and a strong 1-2/3 inning from closer Kevin Gregg. More About: Video , Videos , Baseball , Miami , Fish
Welcome Jacque Jones
2008-05-19 19:44:00 Jacque Jones is now officially a member of the Florida Marlins (yes, please help us build his wiki page). 11 months ago we tried to get him from the Cubs but a last minute veto from Cubs ownership killed the deal. Jones signed a minor league deal and will report to Jupiter ... More About: News , Jacque Jones
Details of Hanley?s Contract
2008-05-17 06:46:00 MLB.com revealed the details of Hanley Ramirez’s contract: Ramirez will make $5.5 million in 2009, and the deal bumps up considerably in the upcoming years. By coming to terms now, the Marlins will lock up Ramirez through his arbitration years (2009-2011), and then three more years, where he could have qualified for free agency. For those ... More About: News , Players , Baseball , Miami , Florida Marlins
Big Marlins Event Tomorrow at the Orange Bowl?
2008-05-16 22:02:00 A fan over at the MarlinsBaseball Forums says he received the flyer below at his home calling fans to the Orange Bowl area Saturday at 11 AM. Seeing that the Marlins, the City, and the County are all listed, it makes one wonder whether the ballpark will be revealed. It is also a ... More About: News , Event , Players , Rumors
Not Everyone Wants Jacques Jone
2008-05-16 19:59:00 Bugs & Cranks takes a different approach towards the Jacque Jones rumors: Florida Marlins , do not view these clubs as your peers. You have something they don?t from the 21st century: a World Series championship. So what if Josh Willingham?s health is suspect at this point? Call up Cameron Maybin! He needs a reason to get ... More About: Baseball , Rumors , Miami
The Grey Lady Warms Up to the Fighting Fish
2008-05-15 20:04:00 They may be three straight losses too late, but the “Paper of Record”, the New York Times, has given us a nice article about the Marlins (with photo above). Nothing that we don’t already know, but let’s enjoy the love while we’re getting it. Link: Its Roster Is a Bargain, but Florida Is a Handful (New ... More About: Sports , Baseball , Fish , Florida Marlins
A Poetic Look at the Miami entrant in the Senior Circuit
2008-05-15 01:01:00 Here is what Deadspin’s Purple Prose has to say about the Fish. For the record, here are some of the nicknames in the write up: The Marlins: Miami entrant in the Senior Circuit, Spearfish, Swinging Swimmers, Briny Ballers, Santiago’s Sluggers, Pelagics Marlins Fans: Ye Fans of the Fishes Marlins Bullpen: Sunshine State Pen Men Wayne Huizenga: Gaseous trashman Jeffrey Loria: ... More About: Baseball , Florida Marlins , Links
Good Blog Post on Sun-Sentinel
2008-05-14 19:56:00 Juan C. Rodriguez brings up some great points in his latest blog post. He talks about: Little breaks not going our way: At the very least, that well of little breaks the Marlins were dipping into during their seven-game winning streak appears dry. It happens to every team. Missing injured players: One thing that struck me Tuesday was ... More About: Sports , Baseball , Florida Marlins , Post , Links
You Know It?s True When
2008-05-13 20:27:00 We all know that Hanley Ramirez is about to sign the big deal once the team returns to South Florida. That being said, it’s nice to see some confirmation when Hanley’s website posts this video: More About: Video , Videos , Sports , Players , Baseball
They?re Starting to Pay Attention
2008-05-13 20:21:00 The 7-game winning stream may be over but it seems like everyone suddenly likes us: Low budget hasn’t taken fight out of these Marlins (USA Today) The Rise of the Marlins - 79 Style (Sporting News Blog) First place to Marlins: What are you doing here? (CBS Sports) On Deck: The Marlins!? (AOL FanHouse) More About: Video , Videos , Baseball , Florida Marlins , Links
How About the Best Record in Baseball
2008-05-12 03:11:00 It’s May 11, 2008 and the first place Florida Marlins have the best record in baseball at 23-14. The Marlins won their 7th straight this time riding two Dan Uggla home runs (he really likes batting 6th) to overcome a poor outing by Scott Olsen. Jeremy Hermida also homered in the Marlins come-from-behind ... More About: Baseball , Record
Marlins Lock Up Hanley Ramirez for 6 Years
2008-05-10 20:21:00 We had read some rumors that the Marlins were looking to lock up key players (namely Hanley Ramirez) but we didn’t expect it to happen so soon. So on to the big news: According to a high-ranking Major League Baseball source, the Marlins have reached a tentative agreement on a six-year, $70 million contract with their star ... More About: News , Players , Years , Lock
Braman Law Suit to go to Trial
2008-05-09 23:56:00 Look’s like Norman Braman’s ballpark lawsuit is going to go in front of a jury: Judge Pedro Echarte dismissed one count of Braman’s lawsuit against Miami-Dade County but said the remaining issues would be decided at a trial in July. Attorneys for the county wanted all of Braman’s complaints thrown out. In all honesty, making it to ... More About: News , Trial , Ballpark , Suit
Marlins Going After Jacque Jones?
2008-05-07 02:35:00 We tried it a couple of years ago so it’s not surprising that the Marlins are interested in Jacque Jones , who was recently designate for assignment by the Detroit Tigers (who probably first acquired Jones because they heard the Marlins wanted him). In the near term it may make sense but one Josh Willingham comes back ... More About: News
Samson Talks Ballpark
2008-05-06 07:00:00 Quick disclaimer: As we’ve heard now, the ballpark is not finalized so read this post as if the future has already happened. I’m wondering if the Marlins’ strategy is to just act like it’s a done deal so when someone in Miami tries to block it they will look bad. OK, back to ... More About: Ballpark , Samson
Marlins Beat Padres 10-3
2008-05-05 04:42:00 Note to Andrew Miller: this is what happens when you do things right — first pitch strikes, staying focused, and throwing strikes (55 of 88 pitches were strikes). Also, looks like Dan Uggla seems to be enjoying hitting in the 6th spot as he hit another home run today. More About: Videos , News , Beat , Padres , Marlins
Fredi Shakes Up the Lineup
2008-05-02 23:43:00 Following a sweep by the Dodgers, Fredi Gonzalez has decided to shake things up a bit with a new lineup: Amezaga, Hermida, Ramirez, Jacobs, Cantu, Uggla, Gonzalez, Rabelo. Finally we can see Hanley Ramirez bat in his ideal position. This lineup also places Dan Uggla 6th where his low batting average and high strikeouts are ... More About: News , Lineup
The More the Ballpark Seems Certain, the Less it is
2008-04-25 05:16:00 We’ve previously discussed the concern that the Ballpark may be facing obstacles at the County level. Now comes word from Bob DuPuy that this is potentially a real problem: DuPuy said ?the coalition at county commission level is tenuous? for the Florida Marlins? proposed new ballpark. The City and County did a great job trying to ... More About: Commentary
Marlins Pound Bucs 10-4
2008-04-23 02:56:00 More home runs and good pitching. Anyway, here’s a great quote from the Sporting News: If there?s one team I enjoy watching, it?s the Marlins . Hanley Ramirez is climbing to the top of the best-player-most-fans-don?t-know list. Josh Willingham tops the best-player-even-Hanley-Ramirez-does-not- know list. And Alfredo Amezaga is so versatile, you could put him at any position?center ... More About: Pound
Marlins Beat Braves 6-5; Stay in First Place
More articles from this author:2008-04-17 05:46:00 Home runs by Mike Jacobs and Luis Gonzalez combined with Mark Hendrickson making it to the 6th inning, and the Marlins go to 9-5 and keep a 1.5 game lead in the National League East. More About: Videos , Place , Braves , Beat , Stay 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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