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April 27, 2008 in Injuries by jonnylons
Mike Jacobs left during an at bat in the 6th inning yesterday against the Brewers with a sprained right middle finger. The finger had been bothering Jacobs for some time, and it was aggravated in last night’s at bat. “My finger has been bothering me, and sometimes, I take some swings and it just kind of catches,” said Jacobs. “It’s [...]
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April 26, 2008 in Uncategorized by jonnylons
Scott Olsen is grown up? The same guy who was in as much drama last season as an afternoon glimpse of Telemundo? Well, it seems to be the case. We all know Scotty O has big time talent. The lefty has shown us his abilities before. But now, Olsen has strung together a pretty good stretch of starting pitching, which [...]
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April 24, 2008 in Commentary, Offense by jonnylons
Unproven? Hanley Ramirez is probably the best hitting shortstop in the game today, hitting .292 with 17 home runs as a rookie and pushing it to 29 home runs last season with a .332 average. And now? Dan Uggla has shown himself to be one of the most powerful bats at his position, logging over 25 home runs for two [...]
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April 22, 2008 in Commentary by jonnylons
I bet you won’t see that on ESPN. Marlins win tonight 10-4 against the Pirates. They are fighting for sole possession of 1st place right now in the NL East over the Mets. And they are doing it with sexy offense. Also, who would have thought Mark Hendrickson would be 4-1 right now? Well, he is. And the Marlins are [...]
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April 20, 2008 in Injuries by jonnylons
One step closer to returning from shoulder surgery last June, Anibal Sanchez threw off a mound on Friday in front of pitching coach Mark Wiley. “It was only his fifth time off the mound, but he looked good,” Fredi Gonzalez said. Sanchez is feeling pretty motivated, saying that he hopes to return to the rotation by the All Star Break. [...]
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April 17, 2008 in Uncategorized by jonnylons
Looks like Double J is working his way back a little bit more quickly than perhaps anticipated. Today he threw about 65 pitches off the mound and looked very good to both pitching coach Mark Wiley and manager Fredi Gonzalez. The Marlins are willing to err on the side of caution, and are not urging their young starter to push [...]
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April 17, 2008 in Commentary by jonnylons
With 2 straight wins over the favored Braves, the Marlins aren’t just sitting on top of the standings in the NL East – they are creating space. The Marlins won a gutsy game tonight by eeking out enough runs against the Braves. They started by pounding on Tim Hudson, who is off to a very good 2008 campaign, and knocking [...]
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April 12, 2008 in Commentary by jonnylons
“We can’t even get on SportsCenter. We swept the [Nationals], and we couldn’t even get on SportsCenter. That’s amazing.” Mike Jacobs is right. Marlin fans have long cried conspiracy over the national coverage of the major league franchise, and this fan in particular has always believed it. What the Marlins did last night was practically unbelievable. They were down three [...]
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April 11, 2008 in Commentary, Regular Season by jonnylons
Of all the surprise teams, none should surprise the baseball fans around the nation more than the 1st place Marlins. Why? A $21M payroll, which is almost half of what the next lowest payrolled team in the league maybe? That is a start. With tonight’s win, the Marlins were able to do something they haven’t done in three years – [...]
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Injuries Offer More Optimism for Marlins
April 26, 2008 in Commentary, Starting Pitching by jonnylons
When Josh Johnson went down and under the knife with Tommy John surgery, the Marlins were most obviously losing out on a valuable prospect. He had finished the 2006 season with 24 games started, 157 innings pitched, and a 12-7 record. He definitely was maturing as a pitcher and ready to take a step forward in 2007. But the Marlins [...]
Tags: Anibal Sanchez, Josh Johnson, Sergio Mitre
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