miamisportsgeneration.com - 7/1/2009
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The Marlins put a horrible month of May in which they went 9-20, and placed themselves in position to take the division lead one week before the All-Star break. Florida finished the month of June 17-11 and are 1.5 games behind divison leader Philadelphia. The surge is attributed to contributions ...
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: ...
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 ...
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, ...
Q & A with Marlins Beat Writer Joe Capozzi
fenwaywest.com 6/15/2009 — To get ready for the upcoming interleague series with the Florida Marlins, Fenway West interviewed Joe Capozzi who covers the Marlins for the Palm Beach Post and writes The Fish Tank blog. FW : Do you see any way that the Marlins will ever trade Hanley Ramirez back to Boston? Joe Capozzi : ...
Adjusting the Marlins with xBABIP
marlinmaniac.com 7/13/2009 — Recently, the guys at The Hardball Times released a simple xBABIP calculator that could be used to predict BABIP based on batted ball data. Thinking that some Marlins hitters may be overvalued/undervalued, I converted each of the starters’ batted ball profiles into an xBABIP and compared ...
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 ...
Florida Marlins: Can the Marlins keep Josh Johnson long-term?
blogs.sun-sentinel.com 7/14/2009 — Took a long look at Josh Johnson and what it might take to sign him long term . After this season he’ll have two more years of arbitration eligibility before qualifying for free agency.
This may be the offseason to lock him up. I ...
Hanley’s new aggressive approach
marlinmaniac.com 7/3/2009 — I was passing over Hanley Ramirez’s FanGraphs page on the way to looking at his WAR totals for a WAR chart (the latest craze) when I saw his plate discipline numbers this season. Suffice to say, I was surprised:
Season
O-Swing
Z-Swing
Swing
2006
18.2%
61.7%
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All-Star Game
losmarlins.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — Congratulations to Hanley Ramirez and Josh Johnson, both of whom were named to the NL All-Star Team today. Hanley will start in his second straight midseason classic, which is impressive since we know he wasn't voted in by legions of Marlins fans. Unlike other shortstops , Hanley's selection ...
Are the Marlins True Contenders?
downswinging.com 7/6/2009 — The Florida Marlins started out this season as the MLB’s hottest team, starting the season on an 11-1 streak. Now the team has won 10 of its last 14 games (with the three of those four losses coming against what were the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays) and is just one game behind the Phillies in ...
Marlins 7, Nationals 5 —
NYT > Baseball
MIAMI (AP) -- Hanley Ramirez homered and drove in four runs, and the Florida Marlins erased a four-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 Tuesday night in a game that was called in the seventh inning because of rain.
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