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 start and might … [Read more...]
Jacobs Gone; Olsen Next?
November 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 best power sources in Mike Jacobs to get back a young reliever. This … [Read more...]
Jacobs Dealt to Kansas City for Leo Nunez
October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 to deal Mike Jacobs and today they traded away the left handed power hitting … [Read more...]
Marlins’ Hall of Fame Infield
September 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 over that peak but are looking to shatter it now. Cantu, … [Read more...]
Nolasco Salvages Citrus Series for Marlins
June 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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), possess some of the best records in all of baseball. Tampa Bay is … [Read more...]
Mike Jacobs Day to Day
April 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 one of those things where it kind of goes numb after that. It's … [Read more...]
Marlins in First Place
April 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 no raid was to be had. With this win, the Marlins assured their first home series win of the … [Read more...]
Marlins 2nd Win is the 2nd Walkoff
April 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 slick-fielding prospect but one with, gulp, a bat. I still can't believe I am saying that.Tonight's … [Read more...]
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Unproven Marlins Smack Braves in the Mouth
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 straight seasons. His bat is starting to heat up again this season.Yet both are … [Read more...]