Florida Marlins outfielder Emilio Bonifacio was named the National League Player of the Month for July on Wednesay. He batted .380 (38-for-100) in 26 games, topping all qualifying NL hitters. In addition, Bonifacio led the majors with a .466 on-base percentage and 16 stolen bases, and tied for the major league lead with 27 runs scored. Asked if he's ever had a month like this at any level, … [Read more...]
Gaby Sanchez NL Player of the Week
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Gaby Sanchez was on fire and got some recognition for it. Last year he finished 4th in the Rookie of the Year campaign but this year he seems to be picking up where he left off. He finished the week with a .464 AVG and a .531 on base percentage for the week. Edwin Rodriguez thinks this is just the beginning for Gaby - he is a fine hitter and is going to start getting attention. For Sanchez, he … [Read more...]
Chris Coghlan: Rookie of the Year?
August 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
I know it may be a stretch at this point, but in a month or so you can point back to this blog and say, "Ahh! There's a man of vision!" Well, that too might be a stretch, but no one can deny that Chris Coghlan is quietly putting together an impressive body of work in this his rookie campaign. One of the most difficult things to do in all of sports is hit a baseball. Add to the fact that you … [Read more...]
Josh Johnson Named NL Player of the Week; Beats Out Other Marlins
April 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Quite an opening week for the Fish as they splash their way to the best start in baseball, 5-1 but also see several of their players get nominated for NL Player of the Week. The award belongs to Josh Johnson, however, as he would put up some very nice numbers to kick off his 2009 campaign. With an ERA of 0.57 in 2 starts, one of which was a complete game, Johnson got two W's while also striking … [Read more...]
HRam and Uggla Named to NL All Star Team
July 6, 2008 By 1 Comment
Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla will represent the Florida Marlins at the 2008 All Star Game. Hanley became the second Marlin ever after Gary Sheffield in 1993 to be voted in by the fans as a starter. Dan Uggla was selected by his peers as a reserve. Congrats to both of these guys, and we at Marlinsnation.com wish them all the best as they bring the teal to Yankee Stadium. For Danny Uggla, … [Read more...]
Hanley Ramirez Named NL Player of the Month for June
July 3, 2008 By 1 Comment
Atta boy Hanley!!! A big Marlinsnation.com congrats to Hanley Ramirez for becoming the first Marlin to win this award since Jeff Conine in 1995. Voting for the All Star Game ended last night, so don't worry about going to mlb.com to give him a couple of extra votes. Fortunately, Hanley was maintaining his lead over Miguel Tejada, so unless Houston fans stuffed enough ballots at the end, we … [Read more...]
Marlins grab offseason hardware
November 13, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Miguel Cabrera earned himself a Silver Slugger award for thirdbase and now Hanley Ramirez becomes the 2006 NL Rookie of the year.And that last bit of info could be classified as a bit of a surprise, considering the accomplishments of his teammates, Josh Johnson, Scott Olsen, Dan Uggla, Anibal Sanchez and Josh Willingham among them. In fact, just as impressive is where these rookies all finished … [Read more...]
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