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May 10, 2011 in Philadelphia Phillies Rivalry, Regular Season by jonnylons
The Marlins were unable to get a win last night as the Phillies showed they are more than just a pitching rotation in coming back on the Marlins 3-0 lead to take the first game in the series. This means the Marlins will not be able to make up the 2 game lead the Phillies had, but a strong finish [...]
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December 14, 2010 in Featured, Offseason by jonnylons
Reports are that Cliff Lee isn’t going to the Yankees or staying in storybook Dallas with the Rangers, but instead is going back to Philadelphia. Apparently, he loves it there and misses the clubhouse that he joined to get to the World Series in 2009. How did the Phillies show their love? They traded him. This means the NL East [...]
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September 7, 2009 in Playoffs, Regular Season by jonnylons
No matter how many games the Marlins win, it just seems like the Rockies mirror them. When the Marlins lose, that’s when the Rockies let up and lose. It is a shell game right now for the NL Wildcard. The Marlins sit 5 games out and have the San Francisco Giants merged between them and the leading Rockies. Is this [...]
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August 9, 2009 in Philadelphia Phillies Rivalry, Regular Season by jonnylons
They left Washington, DC in a cloud of embarassment, frustration, and confusion. They left Philadelphia booming with confidence and sensing the urgency of the playoff push upon them – with great promise. How can a team turn things around so quickly, so suddenly? That is baseball, and in a marathon season like this, it is a series, not a game, [...]
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August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia Phillies Rivalry, Regular Season by jonnylons
He’s in his mid 40s, has an easy delivery and throws in the mid 80s. Not exactly the kind of pitcher you’d expect to dominate a team. And not just dominate, but ridiculously dominate. Jamie Moyer, apologies to Jeffery Loria, owns the Marlins. The Fish have just taken two games from the Phillies in this crucial road series just after [...]
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August 7, 2009 in Philadelphia Phillies Rivalry, Regular Season, Roster by jonnylons
The Marlins (that’s right, with all the vowels back in place) started off their series with the Phillies with a win. Very important because those three games they lost to the Nationals damaged their chances in the standings, but with every win against Philly the Marlins gain a game. Now at 56-53, the Marlins are at 6 games in back [...]
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August 7, 2009 in Philadelphia Phillies Rivalry, Regular Season by jonnylons
So the Mrlns have a big series staring them in the face. Hey, you expected the Mrlns to do anything easy? C’mon! The Mrlns role into Philly looking to make up for that sweep that they got handed to them by the all-powerful Nationals. You may be wondering why I am mispelling the Mrlins, well, I’m not. You see, they [...]
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July 18, 2009 in Regular Season, Stadium Hunt by jonnylons
The timing was perfect, in some way. Today, the Marlins held their groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium on the site of the old Orange Bowl. Fans came out from 10am until around 12pm and took in the scene. The webcam showed the rest of us who couldn’t make it what was going on. Hours later, the Marlins would take [...]
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April 26, 2009 in Commentary, Philadelphia Phillies Rivalry, Regular Season by jonnylons
With their 6th straight loss, the Marlins fall to 11-7 in the NL East and are starting to be labeled “fakes” by the media. The Phillies rolled into town struggling but leave as if riding on rockets. Now, the Marlins must go on a 6 game road trip and venture through NY to see the Mets and off to Chicago [...]
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Citrus Series Proves Sour for Marlins
May 25, 2009 in Citrus Series, Commentary by jonnylons
The Rays came to town and leftquite an impression – blowing out the Marlins in the first two games of the series and rallying back in the final game yesterday to nearly sweep their cross-state rivals. Things are getting tougher these days for the Fish who keep battling anyway. Yesterday’s 5-4 win in the 11th inning of a Ross Gload [...]
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