At 4-10, the Marlins do not seem to be doing very well in the early going of this new season, but that is not entirely the case. Let's focus on run production, which is the name of the game.Through 14 games this season, the Marlins have scored 67 runs. That is 4.79 per contest. That actually puts the Marlins at 28th in total runs scored, but in terms of at bats, the Marlins rank 29th with only … [Read more...]

A reunion with ex-Marlins resurrects some proper perspectives about the Marlins franchiseIn November of 2005, Carlos Delgado was shipped off to the New York Mets. It was a deal that seemed to be made out of necessity, as the Marlins brass kept using the term 'market correction' in their rhetoric when discussing the move. And the possibility of future moves were painted in this light.The media, … [Read more...]

The Marlins leave Houston with a 1-2 start to the season - which could just as easily be 3-0 if they had scored only a few more runs. Or used the amount of runs they scored (16) in a more sparing way.And their young players are playing very tough baseball - Girardi called last night's loss the best game of the season (so far) the Marlins played. They came back from a 6-0 deficit to make a stand … [Read more...]

The final score smiled 1-0 in favor of the hometown Astros, which subsequently started the Marlins season off with their first loss and officially started off Joe Girardi's managing career.The first of many losses? That is what most of the pundits out there would have you believe. But don't believe it.The Marlins are young and inexperienced, and sure, they are fielding 6 rookies in their … [Read more...]