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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June 10, 2008 in Injuries, Starting Pitching by jonnylons
They are sorely missed. The wins that were coming at the beginning of the season are starting to slip away here in the middle portion of baseball’s marathon. Why? The reason is simple – when your starting pitching routinely fails to throw as many innings as your relievers, the game is going to turn upside down for you very quickly. [...]
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June 9, 2008 in Marlins History, MLB News by jonnylons
The 6th player ever in Major League Baseball history to do it – and he did it Monday night at Dolphins Stadium as the Marlins were hosting the Reds. Ken Griffey Jr, who started his career in Seattle, watched his father play for the Reds during their heyday while growing up. Now, he has helped create a bit of Reds [...]
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June 7, 2008 in Fish Farm, MLB News, Roster by jonnylons
The way the Marlins are blowing through their bullpen, it is no wonder they decided to call up one of their better pitching prospects – but it isn’t Chris Volstad. Instead, it is Ryan Tucker who is being called up from AA Carolina to make his MLB debut. With the bullpen heavily taxed with innings – Burke Badenhop had to [...]
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June 6, 2008 in Contracts, Draft by jonnylons
Choosing to fill a massive need, the Marlins drafted California high school catcher Kyle Skipworth on Thursday with the 6th pick overall. Skipworth, a left handed hitting catcher, hit .584 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs leading his high school team to the state semifinals. The 6’3″ catcher from California is the first Marlins catcher to be drafted in [...]
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May 24, 2008 in Marlins History, Uncategorized by jonnylons
Itching to test out a new program being used on the site, mostly embedding YouTube videos and I was hunting for something to post. Well, I cam across this video that shows Steve Bartman being escorted out of the stadium on that fateful Fall evening back in 2003. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=JoumAUfwnI8 It amazes me how the Cub fans – and players – [...]
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May 18, 2008 in Game Day by jonnylons
Burke Badenhop will take the mound this afternoon as the Marlins rally to go for the series win against the Royals, who are visiting south Florida for the first time ever. A couple of big time, dramatic home runs gave the Marlins the win last night, 7-3. Jacobs, coming back to the lineup full time now, hit a monster triple [...]
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May 18, 2008 in Commentary, Contracts by jonnylons
The future home of the Miami Marlins. Yes, the Miami Marlins. And Hanley Ramirez will be there to christen the new diggs. Ramirez and the Marlins had a press conference at the Orange Bowl site, now being overhauled for the new Marlins stadium that will open in 2011. But as the wrecking balls fly and demolitions tear down a part [...]
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Two Months In, Marlins Still In First Place
May 30, 2008 in Commentary by jonnylons
They started the season badly, but there has been a total reversal of fortune for the Marlins and Mets. Sure, the Mets opened up their season by beating up on the Marlins – I was there Opening Day and watched Mark Hendrickson get schlacked. And yes, the Mets took two of three from the Marlins in this past series, but [...]
Tags: contention, Justin Miller, Mark Hendrickson, Marlins, Mets, MLB News, NL East, Phillies, Playoffs, Preview
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