Yes, the Marlins won in 13 innings last night against their rivals the Atlanta Braves. So, what better time to call for the firing of Marlin hitting coach Bill Robinson than now?Let's not get all emotional about this. Sure, Robinson has been around for awhile now, even since the Torborg era. Remember that? And yes, the Marlins have a team batting average of .272 and an OBP of .339. Not bad. … [Read more...]

Right now, the Yankees are rumored (by the NY media) to be contemplating dealing Gary Sheffield to - gasp! - the Mets for Mike Cameron and Miguel Cairo. Why not spare themselves the embarassment and get something of real value - a CFer AND a bona fide pitcher? Why not trade Sheff back to his old team, the Marlins, for AJ Burnett and Juan Encarnacion? Ok, I know what some of you may be thinking … [Read more...]

Recent reports in the media have verified that the Marlins are currently looking to make changes on the field. This is no surprise, but what is surprising is that the Orioles have confirmed that they were in discussions over AJ Burnett. The possible deal was to have AJ Burnett, Juan Encarnacion and Eric Reed shipped to Baltimore for Jorge Julio, Larry Bigbie, and either Ryan Cabrera or Hayden … [Read more...]

Do I feel a streak coming on? The Marlins have now won 3 of their last 4 games and it only took to this point in the season - about two months - for Jack to realize that the opening day lineup was good enough. Now, two wins later, this team is starting to feel like it is going to take off. Why? Let's have a looksy...Delgado, in the 7th, was sitting at 3-0. Rogers throws a questionable pitch … [Read more...]