passion4baseball.blogspot.com - 6/26/2009
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Today was surreal. In some ways, it was a normal day in the paradise that is south Florida. The sun was strong in the morning and the pool was refreshing. Then a sudden shower erupted (which isn't all that unusual). While waiting that out, the news came out that the princess of the poster had ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 Take on A.L. East
miamisportsgeneration.com 6/12/2009 — Since the inception of inter-league play in 1997, the Florida Marlins have compiled a National League best 111-93 record. Out of those 204 games, 67 percent of them have come against the American League East. The N.L. East and A.L. East faced each other every year until 2002 when the ...
Marlins Win Second Series in May
miamisportsgeneration.com 5/28/2009 — The Florida Marlins were able to take two out of three games from the Philadelphia Phillies on May 27th, recording only their 2nd series win in May. It's been a tough road for the Marlins and it didn't look good after they finished their 10-game home stand with three wins and seven losses. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 : ...
Marlins 11, Orioles 3 —
NYT > Baseball 6/26/2009
MIAMI (AP) -- Hanley Ramirez hit a grand slam, and Cody Ross and Dan Uggla each homered as the Florida Marlins cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 on Thursday.
Behind Door Number Five Is... —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/26/2009
The burning question for the Tampa Bay Rays management coming up in the next week or so is what to do with the rotation. Scott Kazmir will have had a few games pitched in the minors under his rehab stint and will be ready to give it another try ...