marlinmaniac.com - 10/21/2009
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I’ve been absent for some time this beginning of the week due to illness and school business, but I promise you that A) the article regarding Rick VandenHurk and Pitch f/x will be up soon, possibly tomorrow, and B) in general, things will be back to normal today, so you can expect a major ...
Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 16 days ago — It’s the middle of the week, and that means we should review Marlins news and other interesting links on Fish Bites.
- The Marlins have recently completed their coaching staff, filling in the open positions at first base, third base, and bullpen coaches inside the organization. They ...
The Marlins’ outfield answer
marlinmaniac.com 10/8/2009 — Ding ding ding! We’ve got a winner. Here’s the answer, courtesy of Maniac reader Anton:
Thought about this too much for the past half hour.
Has to be Endy Chavez. And superficially, he seems to be the man, unless of course, Cameron’s article over at FanGraphs is read by enterprising ...
Fish Bites: Season-Ending Edition
marlinmaniac.com 10/5/2009 — I know we’re all sad to see the Marlins’ exciting season come to a close, especially on an extra-innings affair versus the Philadelphia Phillies which we lost despite the Phils resting the majority of their starters. But that’s OK everyone; soon the offseason will begin and the ...
Revisiting ‘03: The Marlins’ Best Player?
marlinmaniac.com 10/14/2009 — Welcome back to Revisiting ‘03, where I look back through my saber-eyes at the 2003 Florida Marlins and see if I gain any more wisdom from that magical team. Today’s topic, a fairly simple one: who was the team’s best player?
Perception
In terms of perception, who do you think ...
Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 23 days ago — Good morning and welcome to Marlin Maniac once again. Here are your Bites for this nice and chilly Wednesday (it’s special that it’s chilly because I’m in Gainesville, FL).
- First off, we have Game 6 of the World Series tonight. On the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies will ...
Marlins on a Budget: A VOC Story
marlinmaniac.com 10/27/2009 — Maniac reader DavidC asked if I could take a look at the Marlins and dig through for an explanation as to why the Marlins have done so well despite a limited budget. I did something to the opposite effect for Beyond the Box Score, examining why teh Washington Nationals have done so poorly over ...
Nick Johnson faces the offseason
fishstripes.com 10/21/2009 — Joe Frisaro writes an article about Nick Johnson 's future.
Uncertainty looms for oft-injured Johnson
Bottom line for the Marlins, there ain't no stinkin' way he will be back with the Fish next season. He simply costs too much. It is ...
Interview with Juan C. Rodriguez
marlinmaniac.com 10/15/2009 — Now, the Maniac has definitely done his share of Q&A’s, especially with the fine folks that run the baseball blogs over here at FanSided. They’ve gone well for the most part, but hectic schedules being what they are, it got fairly difficult to do them on a regular basis before ...
Revisiting ‘03: Introduction and Overview
marlinmaniac.com 10/8/2009 — One of the series’ that I’ve been dying to whip out since I started this blog was a look back into 2003, the Florida Marlins’ second world championship, and view it through my recently acquired sabermetric lenses. Now that the offseason is underway and there are naturally fewer ...
Revisiting ‘03: Hop on the D-Train
marlinmaniac.com 29 days ago — Welcome back to Revisiting ‘03, a sabermetric look at the amazing 2003 Florida Marlins team that won the World Series. As you can tell from the title, we have but one target for today’s piece, and that man is the D-Train, former Marlins lefty starter Dontrelle Willis. Let’s ...
Moving, Mauer lead Twins' to-do list (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/20/2009
The Minnesota Twins have started what's sure to be a busy offseason. Team officials have been in annual meetings in Florida and Joe Mauer's contract status tops the list of roster issues needing resolution following Minnesota's fifth division ...
