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, ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Series Preview: O’s/Marlins
rightoffrussell.com 6/23/2009 — The Orioles are flying high coming off a sweep in Philadelphia and now turn their attention to the Florida Marlins for three more games to close out the road trip. The Orioles seem to be playing their best ball of the season combining good pitching with very clutch hitting and solid defense.  ...

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 ...

Insert Witty Joke about Nats Here
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/2/2009 — This week the Marlins fought through rain delays, former teammates acting like they had something to prove, their Ace having serious control issues, their rookie starter getting rocked by Adam Dunn, yet when the dust (and rain clouds) cleared, the Fish had themselves a 3 game sweep against the ...

Blogservations 06/28/09, Rays 5, Marlins 2
marlinmaniac.com 6/28/2009 — A dissapointing end to a Rays sweep of the Marlins at the Trop. Still, other than today’s game, you can make the argument that the Marlins matched toe-to-toe with the team with the best run differential in the American League, so you can’t be too disappointed with the way the team ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 7/16/2009 — Quick Bites links before I start working on a real article. Haven’t done that in a while. - First off, here’s what might be the most important series of the season so far, a four-game set with the Phillies starting tonight . The Marlins will send Chris Volstad to the mound to ...

Florida Marlins' Midseason Report Card: The Way You Make Me Feel — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
We're approaching the MLB All-Star break and that can only mean one thing: an endless supply of midseason report cards detailing each team's strengths and weaknesses and each player's unique ability to crap the bed at just the right moment (we're ...

Good, Bad, & Ugly: Dunn Goes (Really) Deep, Nationals Salvage Finale — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
That might be the longest ball I've seen hit here." --Jim Palmer, June 28, 2009 THE RESULTS : John Lannan and Adam Dunn both did their jobs as the Washington Nationals salvaged the final game of their series with their geographic rival, the ...

Washington Nationals Notebook: Starting Rotation Flip and Trade News — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Scott Olsen, 25, the most experienced starter on the Nationals' roster with 109 career starts, returns from the disabled list where he has been recovering from shoulder tendinitis. He was put on the 15-day DL on May 17. Olsen returns tonight, on ...

M's Trade Morse, Acquire Langerhans — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Hours before a series-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, the Mariners announced they had traded utility man Mike Morse to the Washington Nationals. In exchange for Morse, Seattle received minor league outfielder Ryan ...

Marlins improve to 7-0 vs. Nationals (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/30/2009
Ricky Nolasco retired the final 13 batters he faced, Emilio Bonifacio drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Florida Marlins stayed perfect against the Washington Nationals with a 3-2 victory Monday night. Hanley Ramirez had three hits ...