Marlins Played Weak Opponents? Guess Again!

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FishStripes: Front Page Posts found this 5/13/2008 on thesouthfloridafan.blogspot.com [flag]
The prevailing argument over talk radio, ESPN, and other media outlets against the Marlins is that they've played weak competition. Even Marlins enthusiasts have touted that theory. How wrong they are! There's an obvious component to playing teams with bad records that pundits always seem to forget...when you beat a team 8 out of 9 times (the Nationals), their record is going to get worse. ... [link]

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How to justify the Marlins start to the season
Published 5/13/2008 by craig at FishStripes: Front Page Posts
... Our good friend at The South Florida Fan blog breaks down all of the teams that the Marlins have played this season .  Last night's games are not included. ...

Something to Chew On
Published 5/15/2008 by photi (noreply@blogger.com) at Fish Chunks
Inspired by ASponge's post at the South Florida Fan Blog dealing with the accusation that the Marlins have beaten up on below-.500 teams, our crack staff calculated the win-loss percentages for the opponents of all the NL East teams. As of Tuesday night, here are the NL East teams, their win-loss record as of Tuesday, the combined win-loss records of all their opponents so far this year against the rest of the league, and that in percentage... Nationals 16-24, 147-126 (.538) Mets 20-17, 185-169 (.523) Phillies 22-18, 209-221 (.486) Marlins 23-16, 151-161 ...

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