by jonnylons
November 17, 2010 in Featured, Offseason, Spotlight, Trades by jonnylons
So now that the dust is settling on the Dan Uggla trade, we’ve come to learn two basic things: The Marlins did make a very fair offer to Uggla and his representatives. They opted to take their chances elsewhere, looking to get a 5 year deal at around $70+M. Marlins offered 4 years at $48M. Kind of reminds one of [...]
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November 16, 2010 in Featured, Offseason, The Latest by jonnylons
It seems the Dan Uggla deal was part of a bigger move to overhaul the Marlins this offseason. With an offense that frequently struck out, and was unable to consistently put balls into play and move runners, the Marlins have decided to go back to their roots and focus on defense, pitching, and “small ball”. That said, John Buck had [...]
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November 16, 2010 in Featured, The Latest by jonnylons
Looks like one more ex-Marlin will be joining the Braves. First it was Fredi Gonzalez to replace the man in Atlanta, Bobby Cox. Now, Fish fans have to suffer a bit more while they watch fan favorite Dan Uggla pack his bags for Atlanta, too. To say it has been a tough season for the Marlins is an understatement as [...]
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August 27, 2010 in Featured, The Latest by jonnylons
The baby Fish keep growing and getting better. We got proof today with back-to-back jacks to start the game from Cameron Maybin and Logan Morrison. It was the first time in Marlins history this was done. For LoMo, it was his first ever MLB home run and it came in his 104th AB. Congrats, Wolverine. Here’s to the first of [...]
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August 17, 2010 in Featured, Regular Season, Spotlight by jonnylons
So how do you respond after winning 4 games in a row? You lose 4 in a row. This team is just not ready to make a play for anything this season. The staff has been overturned, the roster churned, and now, the team seems to be flat. It isn’t like they don’t have exciting young players – Mike Stanton, [...]
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August 30, 2009 in Records by jonnylons
It’s been an amazing month for the Marlins offense. From matching a streak of 10 or more hits in 15 straight games – a feat unseen since the 1920′s (and for that matter, never seen on TV) to watching some amazing individual performances. Chris Coghlan and Hanley Ramirez just became the first two Marlins since 2006 to combine for 80 [...]
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June 16, 2009 in Fish Farm, Roster by jonnylons
Gaby Sanchez left the University of Miami as a firstbaseman, but now is facing his professional future at another position: thirdbase. Every beat writer has been latching on to this story and its possibility, but our own MarlinAddict kind of put the observation out there first. Since he came back from injury, Gaby Sanchez has been playing third base and [...]
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June 2, 2009 in Marlins History, Offense by jonnylons
The stocky 2nd baseman with Popeye forearms continues to impress with his power numbers. Dan Uggla, the rule 5 draft pick taken from the Arizona Diamondbacks by the Florida Marlins, hit his 100th career home run wearing the teal and black. The homer gave the Marlins a 2-1 lead on a rainy Tuesday night and also delighted the sparse crowd [...]
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April 15, 2009 in Regular Season by jonnylons
Andrew Miller started tonight against the Braves’ ace, Derek Lowe but it was Miller who would scrape by tonight. For his first start of the season, Miller was sitting pretty with a 4-1 lead in the 5th inning, but gave up the equalizer to leave the game after 4.2 innings with a tie 4-4. Lowe had given up 7 hits [...]
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Just Plain Ugly
June 19, 2009 in Commentary, Offense by jonnylons
Taking a closer look at the numbers, Dan Uggla might not be as productive as some fans might think. Sure, we love the guy’s hard-nosed plays and his sky cracking home runs, but the Marlins can’t afford (and with Uggla making $5.35 million this year) to have inefficient players in the lineup. Warning: What you are about to read may [...]
Tags: Dan Uggla, Offense, run production
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