April 5, 2009 in Opening Day by bennysantiago9
After all the trades, free agent headlines, minor league promotions and baseball stadium debates, we’re finally at the eve of what its all about….Opening Day. The Marlins can climb above .500 all time on opening day with a win against the Washington Nationals Monday, currently sitting at 8-8 all-time. Coach Fredi Gonzalez has announced his batting order for tomorrow’s 4:05 [...]
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November 1, 2008 in Offseason, Trades by jonnylons
With all the arbitration eligible players on the Marlins roster, there remains a lot of work to do this offseason. The Marlins are apparently looking to add more speed and defense to the roster and try to get a more balanced attack on offense, shucking the long ball for more small ball. So far, they traded away one of their [...]
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October 30, 2008 in Offseason, Trades by jonnylons
And the offseason is underway. The Rays lose to the Phillies in 5 games, a bit of a shocker in my opinion, and with that, the offseason is official. Now the Marlins have to look to find a way to compete against the new world champions, the Phillies. Just raises the stakes a bit. The Marlins had been long rumored [...]
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September 19, 2008 in Injuries, Marlins History, Players by jonnylons
That’s right: history, baby, pure history. The Hall of Fame is calling and they want a piece of the Marlins 2008 infield. Why? Because they are the first team ever to have their entire infield hit over 25 home runs each. And the season isn’t even over yet. Mike Jacobs, Dan Uggla, Hanley Ramirez and Jorge Cantu have all climbed [...]
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June 15, 2008 in Citrus Series by jonnylons
This was probably a weekend of the best professional baseball the state of Florida has seen in its short history represented in MLB. Both the Marlins and the Rays, no longer the Devil Rays as new ownership has looked to turn the franchise around (they are in the final stages of securing funding for a new stadium, by the way), [...]
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April 27, 2008 in Injuries by jonnylons
Mike Jacobs left during an at bat in the 6th inning yesterday against the Brewers with a sprained right middle finger. The finger had been bothering Jacobs for some time, and it was aggravated in last night’s at bat. “My finger has been bothering me, and sometimes, I take some swings and it just kind of catches,” said Jacobs. “It’s [...]
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April 6, 2008 in Commentary, Regular Season by jonnylons
As dramatic as a walk off home run last night was for this team, Mike Jacobs raised the stakes and pulled off another amazing feat – a grand slam home run. It didn’t directly win the game, but was a large factor in the 7-3 result. Jacobs’ grand slam all but took the wind out of the Pirates sails, and [...]
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April 5, 2008 in Regular Season by jonnylons
I don’t know if I can take a season full of walk off wins, but hey, the first two this season for our boys in Teal have been just that – exciting. The first hero was Robert Andino, a shortstop prospect that I have been writing off ever since we drafted him. But he is emerging as not just another [...]
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Unproven Marlins Smack Braves in the Mouth
April 24, 2008 in Commentary, Offense by jonnylons
Unproven? Hanley Ramirez is probably the best hitting shortstop in the game today, hitting .292 with 17 home runs as a rookie and pushing it to 29 home runs last season with a .332 average. And now? Dan Uggla has shown himself to be one of the most powerful bats at his position, logging over 25 home runs for two [...]
Tags: Dan Uggla, Hanley Ramirez, Jorge Cantu, Josh Willingham, Mike Jacobs
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