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The past couple of days, Matt Lindstrom has been taking Scott Olsen to the ballpark. The reason is simple. Lindstrom, the Marlins closer who is on the disabled list, is living in the condo owned by Olsen in Aventura. The...
Carpooling Fish!
marlinmaniac.com — This story was just too good to pass up: The past couple of days, Matt Lindstrom has... been taking Scott Olsen to the ballpark. The reason is simple. Lindstrom, the Marlins closer who is on the disabled list, is living in the condo owned by Olsen in Aventura. …Olsen, who didn’t ... (more) Carpooling Fish!
Fantasy Baseball Injury Report
Fantasy Baseball Injury Report
novafantasysports.com — Florida Marlins' Matt Lindstrom was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained elbow. That means... the closer will be out for more than a month. Dan Meyer and Leo Nunez in particular will take care of closing out games in the meantime. Matt Lindstrom has 14 saves and 2 blown ... (more) Fantasy Baseball Injury Report
The N.L. Closer Report: 6/26
fangraphs.com — For the purposes of the “Closer Report” (which will be a weekly feature), we’ll place the relief... aces in one of three categories: Death Grip (these guys have no chance of relinquishing the closer’s role; think Mo Rivera), In Control (a good chance of ... (more) The N.L. Closer Report: 6/26

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Daily Box Score 7/2: Signing Periods, All-Star Voting, and Service Clocks
Beyond the Box Score — ... Finally, if you're set to start the game that evening, you're late to the park, and you don't have a ride, what do you do? Call the opposing team's closer? Nah, he's on rehab sched, bro. How about the opposing team's starting pitcher for the evening--the man with whom you will be sharing the rubber? And so the odd story of the Scott Olsen-Ricky Nolasco carpool was born. (via Joe Frisaro) ...

Carpooling Fish!
Marlin Maniac | A Florida Marlins BlogThis story was just too good to pass up: The past couple of days, Matt Lindstrom has been taking Scott Olsen to the ballpark. The reason is simple. Lindstrom, the Marlins closer who is on the disabled list, is living in the condo owned by Olsen in Aventura. …Olsen, who didn’t rent a car during the series, was unaware that Lindstrom was already at the stadium. He was starting that night for the Nationals. He called Lindstrom and said, “Dude, where are you?” “I’m on a rehab schedule,” Lindstrom ...

So Much Catchup to Do
Fish Chunks — ... He's going to the doc that diagnosed Beltran's bone bruise to see why it's taking so long for his bone bruise to heal. (And do you think Beltran going to come back any time soon?) (FishBytes) Believe it or not, Danny's very selective at the plate. (FishStripes) Not only did Marlins players express their condolences to Josh Willingham...(SunSentinel) ...but Ricky drove Scott to the stadium the night they pitched against each other. (MLBlog) Matt, Kiko, and Anibal start tossing. (MLBLog) And the discussion ...

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