myteamrivals.typepad.com - 7/2/2009
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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 ...
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, ...
Florida Baseball
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — In two weeks of watching Florida baseball, there is much to be excited about when it comes to baseball down here. The Marlins and the Bay Rays are both exciting young teams. The Bay Rays are probably more talented from top to bottom in their lineup and bench, but the Marlins seem to have better ...
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: 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: ...
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 ...
Marlins Trade Candidates
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — The Florida Marlins have come back down to earth a bit after a strong first month. Florida is now 7.5 games back in the National League East, boasting a 26-29 record and –27 run differential through Thursday. Although it’s still early, playing in such a deep division won’t make a playoff ...
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 ...
Marlins Trade Candidates
mvn.com 6/5/2009 —
The Florida Marlins have come back down to earth a bit after a strong first month. Florida is now 7.5 games back in the National League East, boasting a 26-29 record and -27 run differential through Thursday. Although it's still early, playing in such a deep division won't make a ...
Marlins Win Series in L.A.
miamisportsgeneration.com 7/27/2009 — The Florida Marlins finished off their series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in impressive fashion - holding off the best team in the Majors in an 8-6 victory. The Dodgers made a push in the 6th inning and almost completed a comeback in the 9th, but the Marlins didn't let the lead slip. ...
The Marlins are ROBBING Miami
slanchreport.com 7/9/2009 — After years of wrangling the tax-payers, the Florida Marlins are now set to break ground on their new stadium in Little Havana, the project originally estimated to be around $1.8-2 billion has now seen cost estimates soar to approximately $2.4 billion. That seems like a lot.
Fortunately, ...
Reading Material —
Nationals Journal 7/2/2009
"One simply cannot make this stuff up," Amy Shipley writes from Florida, where the Nats lost yet again. Shipley also mentions the latest spate of Ryan Zimmerman errors -- three in two games, and it would have been four, if not for a postmortem scoring ...
Tweeting At Nats Park —
Nationals Journal 7/2/2009
Dear Nats blogger/Twitterer/fan: Hi. I'm Jon DeNunzio, one of the editors in The Post's Sports department, and I'm looking for some help with an experiment this weekend. We're considering a project that would capture and display Twitter posts from ...
Florida Marlins Should Be Beating Washington —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
The Marlins returned home Sunday night as a beaten down team after being swept by the red-hot Rays at the Tropicana Dome. There was no fear because help was on the way.
The Nationals were waiting for the Marlins in Miami for a three-game set so the ...