Blogservations 06/21/09, Marlins 6, Yankees 5
marlinmaniac.com 6/22/2009 — One hell of a way to finish a series, huh? The Marlins take it 6-5 in a nailbiter over the Yankees. At least Matt Lindstrom made it a nailbiter in 9th, but we’ll talk about that in a bit. Let’s get to some observations. Chris Volstad looked vastly improved tonight. Volstad ...

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 06/23/09, 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 ...

Blogservations 06/25/09, Marlins 11, Orioles 3
marlinmaniac.com 6/26/2009 — This will be a quick Blogservations, as I was not able to watch much of this shellacking of a game that the Marlins slapped on the Orioles. The Fish come out with a three game sweep and head to Tampa Bay looking to avenge the ugly affair that was a three-game sweep of the Marlins at Land Shark ...

Blogservations, Marlins-Nationals series
marlinmaniac.com 7/2/2009 — I know I wasn’t able to get a Blogservations piece for the first two games of the series, but I figured I’ll put up some quick analysis for the series in general in this installment of Blogservations. If I miss out on a series game or two, expect a series recap Blogservations piece ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 6/24/2009 — Slow Marlins news day, near as I can tell, but we’ll get to some interesting items in today’s Fish Bites. - If you hadn’t already heard, the Marlins officially won Sunday’s game against the Yankees! The protest was turned down by Major League Baseball. Thanks, Joe ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 6/25/2009 — A little bit of early afternoon linkage from Marlin Maniac. On with the show. - First off, a preview of tonight’s series finale versus the Orioles . The matchup on the mound will be Sean West for the home team and former Cub Rich Hill for the Orioles. Hill has been as inconsistent as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bonifacio for the win? The answer is no.
marlinmaniac.com 6/30/2009 — Rob Neyer pointed it out again , but I’d like to take a crack at it myself. Here’s Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel on our very own favorite terrible player : Yet for all that, I thought manager Fredi Gonzalez had a telling quote about him afterthe game: ” Boni, even ...

Marlins place closer Lindstrom on DL (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/24/2009
The Florida Marlins have placed closer Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right elbow. Lindstrom blew a three-run lead in Tuesday night's game against Baltimore, giving up four consecutive hits after getting the first two outs ...

Ramirez, Ross lead Marlins over Orioles 5-2 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/25/2009
Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross both drove in two runs and Ricky Nolasco had his fourth straight strong outing since being recalled from the minors as Florida beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Wednesday night, the Marlins' fourth straight victory.

Early support helps Nolasco down O's — Major League Baseball News 6/25/2009
Ricky Nolasco looked like the pitcher who won 15 games in 2008 as the Marlins took down the Orioles, 5-2, on Wednesday night.

Bonifacio runs wild on Orioles — Major League Baseball News 6/25/2009
On Wednesday night, Emilio Bonifacio used his speed to manufacture a run that left the Orioles looking at a cloud of dust at home.

Why Ricky Nolasco Gets It Now — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
Ricky Nolasco had a breakout season last year when he went 15-8 with a 3.52 ERA, and he was in the top five for most victories in the National League. It was good enough for him to be the team's Opening Day starter this season. Much was expected ...