Jacobs Gone; Olsen Next?

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 [...]

Marlins Dead in the Water?

August 4, 2007 in Coaching Staff, Commentary by jonnylons

Seems like it is over too quickly for the Marlins this season. Suffering injuries to 3/5ths of their stellar starting staff from last season hasn’t been kind either. Then again, neither has this coaching staff. Incidentally, they may all get an incomplete considering the injuries to this team but make no mistake, the Marlins have taken a big step backwards [...]

Scottie O: Oh My God What Now?

July 21, 2007 in Commentary by jonnylons

Scott Olsen is now officially a train wreck. Sure, you got the whole fighting/tantrum thing and most of us, including yours truly, has written it off as simply Scottie O being an intense competitor. And now this. Our friends over at SporTech have done a pretty good job covering this story, but not enough can be said about Scott Olsen’s [...]

Marlins’ Pitching Has Wins Walking Away

April 17, 2007 in Commentary, Starting Pitching by jonnylons

The talent is there, but the execution simply is not. The Marlins starters last season put on quite a show, grabbing double digit wins for all 5 starters – 4 of them being rookies. Yet, this season is off to a rocky start. Don’t think so? Sure, the Marlins are 6-6 and some of those losses could easily be wins [...]

Marlins 2-0 to Start Season

April 4, 2007 in Uncategorized by jonnylons

The Marlins did it again, scoring 9 runs against the Washington Nationals, to take the second game of the series. The Marlins will go for the sweep at 1:05pm tomorrow, on FSN. Miguel Cabrera is continuing his early season tear – after 2 games he is hitting .714 with 5 RBIs. Where is Chris Berman to do his ridiculous season [...]

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