- Jamie Moyer, who owns the Marlins, is pitching for the Phillies. It just gets tougher for the Fish. #
- Well, Helms got ripped off on that call. I am sorry, but he ain’t that slow. And Rollins’ arm isn’t that strong. #
- Nice – Rollins gets thrown out on a crazy 3 to 1 to 2 to 6 out at second base. #
- Marlins sporting the red hats by the way for Memorial Day. First pink bats, and now red hats. #
- Volstad issues his first walk and Howard makes him pay. 2-0 Pharts. #
- When you play in a tee ball field, expect to get teed off of. #
- Marlins bats stay cold against Moyer after 2. Makes you wonder if they even packed them at all. #
- 3-2 Marlins are up on the Phillies. If I don’t watch, they win…hmm… #
- Paulino gets a nice pitch to hit – and he does! Knocks in Helms to take a 4-2 lead. #
- Volstad almost helped his cause right there but Victorino, the Marlin killer, squeezed the ball in a diving catch. #
- @camdoug1 I think he should get more ABs in general. in reply to camdoug1 #
- My bad. I started watching the game again – we get a run, but we give up another run to Ryan “Big Tater” Howard. #
- @camdoug1 Don’t forget his “improved” defense, too. in reply to camdoug1 #
- Helms gets his 4th RBI on the night, putting the Marlins up 2 – 5-3, Fish. #
- Paulino probably didn’t foul tip that pitch, but why is Charlie Manuel allowed to grand stand out there? #
- And Paulino takes advantage by being courteous enough to strike out. Keeps the heat off the umpire. #
- THutt openly questioning Fredi’s moves…interesting. #
- Leo Nunez, despite Fredi’s questionable move, gets a 1,2,3 inning. Fish come up to hit with a 5-3 lead after 8. #
- Coghlan looks like he is starting to turn the corner a bit. He is hitting leadoff with two productive nights. I’ll say it again – Kotsay #
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Citrus Series Proves Sour for Marlins
The Rays came to town and leftquite an impression – blowing out the Marlins in the first two games of the series and rallying back in the final game yesterday to nearly sweep their cross-state rivals. Things are getting tougher these days for the Fish who keep battling anyway.
Yesterday’s 5-4 win in the 11th inning of a Ross Gload slapshot to right field gave the Marlins temporary relief in a series where they just looked overmatched. Take Carl Crawford, for example – in the top of the ninth inning he stole 2B on the first pitch to the hitter after him. The Marlins knew he would and even called for a pitchout – and Crawford still beat the throw.
The Rays scored runs – the Marlins did not. The Rays pitched better and fielded better. Up to this point in the season, the Marlins had been in pretty much every game and hadn’t been blown out. Well, now they have seen that happen twice and to their credit, they fought back and held on long enough to squeeze a win out yesterday.
If this is a sign of things to come, then the Marlins are quickly going in the other direction. The fact that they have now only gone 9-25 since their 11-1 start should send a front office into panic mode. This has yet to happen.
You have to wonder if anything will. The Marlins are going to square off against another rival – the Philadelphia Phillies. Incidentally, the team that beat the Rays in the World Series last year. A great opportunity to really evaluate where the Marlins are heading this season.