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After a tumultuous career in Chicago with the Cubs, it was another new employee of the Marlins relocating from Chicago that helped Carlos Zambrano. It was Ozzie Guillen and he felt that Zambrano could use a climate change and that this would help him perform better. So far it is working. Zambrano entered tonight's game against the Cleveland Indians with a 1.88 ERA and after another solid 7 … [Read more...]
A new name, a new game? The artist formerly known as Mike Stanton was struggling. He was putting up Albert Pujols-like numbers - that is the Angels version of Pujols. No home runs in 2012 despite a new ballpark, new manager, new uniforms, higher expectations, new teammates and a future as bright as the Miami sun itself. Now, after seven games on this road trip, Giancarlo Stanton has 6 home … [Read more...]
The Marlins aim to sweep the Padres in San Diego and return to .500. First pitch is set at 4:05 PM ET at Petco Park. Ricky Nolasco will be the starting pitcher for Miami. In his last start, which was a win against the Giants in San Francisco, he allowed 1 run on 7 hits with 1 strikeout and a walk in 7 innings. Joe Wieland will get the start for San Diego. Wieland is still looking for his … [Read more...]
Mark Buehrle threw a complete-game five-hitter and pinch hitter Greg Dobbs drove in the go-ahead run to lift the Miami Marlins to their season-high fifth straight victory with a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. With a bullpen depleted due to overuse recently and closer Heath Bell getting demoted, Miami manager Ozzie Guillen was counting on Buehrle to pitch deep … [Read more...]
One month into the season and the Marlins' closer role is still looking unanswered. In an offseason where lots of money was spent by the new-look Marlins, there was a conviction that the position for closing games was solved. Now, it seems, the Marlins are scratching their heads. The Marlins have $27M reasons why they should be wondering if they made the right move. With his fourth blown save … [Read more...]
Looks like Showtime is going to spend some time this season with the Miami Marlins. It will be interesting to see our team through the lens of a national narrative, finding the story lines that will matter most to the national audience. It will be interesting to see what issues and views gain traction outside the local confines of South Florida. This episode focuses on Ozzie's return to the … [Read more...]
In many ways the game started appropriately - Anibal Sanchez looked very hittable and gave up 2 runs in the first inning. It looked like he was going to dominate, then all of a sudden he fell apart. Next thing you know, he gets a strikeout to escape the first without any further damage. At that point, it was looking like ugly loss #7 in a row was rearing its ugly head. No one would have … [Read more...]
One of the reasons why Ozzie Guillen was hired for this team was for his candid personality and his ability to speak his mind. Good or bad, you know what you are getting with Ozzie Guillen. He doesn't pull punches, he doesn't hide his thoughts, he doesn't mince words. He is the antithesis to anything the Marlins have had on their bench in all of their franchise's history. Yes, what he said was … [Read more...]
The sun was setting as we passed by it - the phantom of years past. Yet, it wasn't even technically old, just abandoned. Sun Life Stadium, the place where the Marlins used to play, when they were called the Florida Marlins, sat like a snowbird waiting in the sun for its final moment. As I passed it there seemed to be a last desperate gasp. We were rolling south towards bigger and better … [Read more...]
The Marlins had a brief test run in their new digs against a franchise they hope to one day emulate, the New York Yankees. Let's get the baseball out of the way first - the Marlins lost two straight, dropping the second of a friendly series in front of the home crowd in games that won't count except for the fact that where they were played. The Marlins had Carlos Zambrano on the mound and … [Read more...]
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