Marlins Midseason Review: Can’t score if you’re not on base
marlinmaniac.com 7/5/2009 — I wanted to do this on the exact half-way point, but I missed out on that Friday, so I’ll start the inaugural Marlins Midseason Review today, after the 82nd game. Let’s start with the Marlins overview and offensive outlook. Florida Marlins: Record: 42-40 Run Scored-Allowed: ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 7/17/2009 — Links galore for today. Analyses of things coming soon, I promise. - First off, tonight’s Game 2 between the Marlins and Phillies. Ricky Nolasco to start for the Marlins opposite ace Cole Hamels for the Phillies. Hamels has struggled his last few starts while Ricky, aside from the ugly ...

Marlins Midseason Review: The “U” in UZR stands for “Ugly”
marlinmaniac.com 7/9/2009 — See the first part here. Today we’re moving on to the newest and latest of analytic crazes, defense. With the advent and improvement of such statistics as UZR by Mitchel Lichtman, Total Zone Rating by Sean Smith, and +/- by John Dewan, defense has come into the spotlight as what many are ...

Best Marlins players ever?
marlinmaniac.com 7/4/2009 — I just found this recently, but a couple months back Sky Kalkman of BtB put up a fun list exercise involving finding your team’s best position players of all time . Here are the directions: 1. Jot down 25 or so names that you think might be in the top 10. Don’t skimp on slick ...

Hanley’s new aggressive approach
marlinmaniac.com 7/3/2009 — I was passing over Hanley Ramirez’s FanGraphs page on the way to looking at his WAR totals for a WAR chart (the latest craze) when I saw his plate discipline numbers this season. Suffice to say, I was surprised: Season O-Swing Z-Swing Swing 2006 18.2% 61.7%  ...

Marlins' Second Half Battle
miamisportsgeneration.com 7/16/2009 — On a day in which the Florida Marlins begin their second half battle to gain a playoff spot in the 2009 MLB playoffs there is plenty of hope with a tinge of tension in the background. Hope that the team can put together a run for the N.L. East title or the Wild Card spot. Tension that it all ...

Around the Division interview with That Balls Outta Here
marlinmaniac.com 6/30/2009 — I did an interview today with Brant Houghton of FanSided’s Phillies blog, That Balls Outta Here , talking about the Marlins, their chances at the division, and what went right and wrong about this season’s fast start and slow May. Make sure you check out Brant’s blog, ...

Blogservations 06/23/09, Marlins 7, Orioles 6
marlinmaniac.com 6/24/2009 — I was more than happy to see the Marlins take the win over the Orioles tonight, but let’s face it, wins like these are so gutwrenching and agonizing that it makes me sick just reminscing about it. Nevertheless, a win’s a win, and the Marlins pull into .500 with some self-inflicted ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 7/3/2009 — A happy 4th of July weekend from the Marlin Maniac, and here are some links to make the weekend go nice and smooth. - First off, tonight’s matchup between the Marlins and the Pirates at Land Shark Stadium. Chris Volstad looks to bounce back from a series of poor outings versus Charlie ...

Marlins Back on Track
miamisportsgeneration.com 7/1/2009 — The Marlins put a horrible month of May in which they went 9-20, and placed themselves in position to take the division lead one week before the All-Star break. Florida finished the month of June 17-11 and are 1.5 games behind divison leader Philadelphia. The surge is attributed to contributions ...

Here's a Thought: Marlins GM Larry Beinfest is a Genius — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/12/2009
Larry Beinfest is a genius. I'm a fan of the A's and Billy Beane, but Beinfest is head-and-shoulders better than any executive in the game. Why? Consider this table of payroll and win-loss record since Beinfest took over in 2002. Year   ...

Beinfest believes club will be contender — Major League Baseball News 7/12/2009
Battling through adversity, the Marlins hope, will pay dividends for the young team in the second half, as All-Stars Hanley Ramirez and Josh Johnson lead the way.

Johnson, Ross lead Marlins past D-backs 8-1 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/12/2009
All-Star Josh Johnson blanked Arizona through six innings and Cody Ross drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, leading the Florida Marlins past the Diamondbacks 8-1 Sunday for a split of their four-game series.

Johnson closes out first half in style — Major League Baseball News 7/12/2009
Limiting Arizona to one run in 6 2/3 innings, Josh Johnson struck out seven and the Marlins cruised to a 8-1 victory in front of 28,617 at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon.

Marlins-Phillies: Four-Game Series Will Dictate Second Half — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/12/2009
Four games—that's how far back the Marlins are off the Phillies at the All-Star break. It's also how many games the Marlins will play against the Phillies in Miami to start the second half. For the Marlins to be contenders, they need to ...