In what was widely assumed to be a quick cup of coffee to fill in for Andrew Miller, Rick Vandenhurk submitted the finest start of his career: five no-hit innings against the Braves.  Unfortunately, Fredi wasn’t able to leave him in the game to finish what he started because of his strict pitch count, but the bullpen turned in a stellar performance for [...]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khmqDEz6TRk&feature=related So sorry for the lame music, but this vintage ’80s tune is a perfect theme song for how these Marlins are playing right now.  Who dey? Who dey? Who dey think gonna beat them Marlins!?!?!  Woo Hoo!  I don’t know why I found it neccessary to revive a classic Cincinnati Bengals chant, but it certainly fits.  Two out of three from the Phillies, and we [...]

… with 3 errors in the game.  And he didn’t even start.  AND he went 0-4 with 3 strikeouts, including one with the bases loaded.  Oy vey.  Thats OK Dan, we still love ya over here at Marlinsnation.com On the bright side, Hanley did a pretty good job representing the Marlins at the plate with 2 singles, although he did [...]

Mystery solved!  Norm Braman actually Marvin “Grandpa” Marsh from South Park! Hehehehehehe… Anyway, congrats to Dan Uggla for his strong showing at last night’s Home Run Derby!  Although he did not advance to the second round, 6 homers is very respectable, especially considering he was leading off and that Yankee Stadium isn’t exactly friendly to right handed batters.  Speaking of leading off, [...]