Latest from the AYFKM department (Are You F’ing Kidding Me), Jeff Conine – Mr. Marlin! – is now a Phucking Phillie. I can’t believe this garbage. This is a travesty, a national tragedy (for the Marlins Nation, of course) and we should all be outraged. Jeff Conine was a member of our expansion team, drafted from the Kansas City Royals [...]

I believe it was the great Ice Cube that once said, “You can’t play wit my yo-yo…”. Ok, so it was in reference to a cameo appearance he made for a female rapper Yo-Yo, who drove me yo-yo with her blond weave…but I digress. The point is, this season has been just that – a yo-yo for the Marlins. Especially [...]

No matter whether or not the Marlins make the playoffs, this season can already be wrapped up as a big success for the Marlins. Probably, one of the better seasons in franchise history. Sure it isn’t winning the World Series, like in 2003 or in 1997 (feel free to debate which season was bigger), but this year there was so [...]

Was Girardi actually fired by Loria only to be “re-hired” at the last second? Was it really over a frustrating game and series of calls against the Dodgers that initiated the so-called rift? Did Joe Girardi actually level profanity towards Jeffrey Loria in an attempt to keep his team – and the umpiring crew – focused on the game? Or, [...]

Written by SouthernIllinoisMarlinFan Moves I’d like to see in the offseason. Some of these might not be that popular but oh well: – Athletics get Josh Willingham, Yusmeio Petit, and Miguel OlivoMarlins get Mark Kotsay with half salary paid and Jason Kendall w/ half salary paid – Sign Frank Catalanotto to take over in LF. – Sign David Riske for [...]

The Marlins just got swept by the Dodgers and got labeled ‘listless’ as a result. They lost by giving up huge leads despite their stellar trio of Anibal Sanchez, Josh Johnson and Scott Olsen heading to the mound on each contest. Dodgers averaged 7.7 runs per game while the staff was able to amass a 6.33 ERA. That just won’t [...]