Blogservations 06/26/09, Rays 7, Marlins 3
marlinmaniac.com 6/27/2009 — Late Blogservations today, I apologize. Let’s get right to this mess . The bullpen, oh the bullpen… In what was otherwise a tight matchup between two evenly matched starters, what broke the Marlins last night was the performance of their bullpen. Burke Badenhop allowed two hits ...

Blogservations 06/24/09, Marlins 5, Orioles 2
marlinmaniac.com 6/25/2009 — Great win tonight by the Marlins over the Orioles . Every aspect of the game went our way and we were witness to a nice, smooth, non-one-run victory, something that seems a long time coming. Let’s take a look at what I saw. Ricky Nolasco was dealing 2008-style. Seems like it’s ...

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 ...

Florida Marlins: Back to to the breakeven point
blogs.sun-sentinel.com 6/24/2009 — Not the way the Marlins drew it up, but Tuesday they won for the seventh time in 10 games and are back at .500 (36-36) for the first time since May 13. Nice little rebound job -- both Tuesday and over the last month -- as the Marlins as recently as ...

Fantasy Baseball: Florida Marlins Closer Situation
mvn.com 6/26/2009 — On Wednesday, the Florida Marlins placed closer Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day DL due to a sprained right elbow.  He reportedly has been given an order to not throw for four weeks, meaning he may not return until August.  ...

Marlins Midseason Reviews: Pocket Aces
marlinmaniac.com 7/12/2009 — We’ve finished Part 1: Hitting and Part 2: Defense , so let’s take care of the final piece of this triumvirate puzzle, the pitching staff. To evaluate the staff, I’ll be looking at a few statistics we might be aware of. ERA will only be mentioned once, but the team’s ...

Marlins’ Johnson Not Joshing Around
baseballdigest.com 6/21/2009 — 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NY Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 Florida 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 5 0 WP - Johnson (7-1) SV - Lindstrom(13) LP - ...

Blogservations, Bouncing Back Against the Padres
marlinmaniac.com 7/23/2009 — After a horrific series against the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies , one filled with horrors of every conceivable fashion and even those beyond imagination, there was nothing better for the Marlins to do but to feast on one of the worst teams in the majors in the San Diego Padres . ...

Blogservations 06/20/09, Marlins 2, Yankees 1
marlinmaniac.com 6/21/2009 — Great win tonight by the Marlins over the Yankees . I couldn’t have asked for anicer way to head into Sunday, knowing that the pitching matchup, Chris Volstad versus C.C. Sabathia, is going to be heavily in favor of the Yankees. Let’s look at some things. Josh Johnson was ...

Marlins edge Yankees, Girardi files protest
nbcsports.msnbc.com 6/22/2009 — Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross homered, and the Florida Marlins held off a late rally to beat the struggling Yankees 6-5 Sunday after CC Sabathia left early with an injury.

Jeter keeping things in perspective — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 6/22/2009
I found it curious that Derek Jeter chose to swing at the first pitch against Matt Lindstrom in the ninth, given that the Marlins closer was having trouble throwing strikes. Girardi was fine with it: “You look for a pitch you can handle. He hit ...

Yanks' Sabathia hurt, leaves start early — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/22/2009
New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia left the game against the Florida Marlins in the second inning with an apparent injury. A team trainer went out to look at Sabathia while he was warming up for the inning. He gave up a one-out double to Cody Ross, ...

YANKS PROTEST LINEUP SNAFU — NY Post: Sports 6/22/2009
> MIAMI -- Yesterday's loss to the Marlins might not be official yet. Because the Marlins had two players listed in the leadoff spot in the lineup card and on the field for one pitch of the eighth inning, Joe Girardi filed a protest two ...

Now's the time for Marlins to make run for first place — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/22/2009
The Marlins achieved their biggest win of the season on Sunday afternoon after taking the rubber game of a three-game set against the New York Yankees by defeating them, 6-5, at Land Mark Stadium. Now, the Marlins need Sunday's victory to propel ...

Marlins hold off Yankees 6-5; Sabathia injured — Examiner Sports 6/22/2009
Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross homered, and the Florida Marlins held off a late rally to beat the struggling Yankees 6-5 Sunday after CC Sabathia left early with an injury.