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Archive for August, 2009

31 Aug

For the Marlins, the playoffs seem far away

Rob Neyer has this to say about the NL Wild Card as we head into September:
Speaking of the wild card, there are really only five teams seriously involved in the conversation, which seems to happen most years and makes me skeptical when “people” say the wild card results in a big attendance boost. In the [...]

31 Aug

Blogservations: Thanks for busting up our season, Padres

Title says it all. We needed this series, and we more or less gave it away to the San Diego Padres. The first game, the horrific Chris Volstad loss, was over before it even began, but Game 2, the Ricky Nolasco start, was salvageable before the bullpen threw it away. The Marlins were very lucky [...]

29 Aug

Blogservations 08/28/09: Volstad terrible, gets demoted

OK, this was frustrating. No team should be giving up nine runs to the San Diego Padres, especially not a so-called “contending ballclub.” The loss to the lowly New York Mets on Thursday was acceptable, given we already took two of three and these things sometimes happen. But to have a game where you throw [...]

29 Aug

The 2009 Fans Scouting Report

Guys, Tom Tango needs your help! If you’ve watched enough Marlins games, either live or on the tele, please send in a scouting evaluation of the players we have on defense. It’ll help get the Marlins some recognition and some insight on the team’s defense. Early reports have really bad defense going on, but if [...]

29 Aug

Fredi doesn’t write the best lineup card

MGL slaps Fredi in the face:
Anyway, here is an odd lineup to say the least. What possesses a manager to make an order like this? Any ideas? The current batting averages gives you a clue I think as to why the manager has this order. If that is the case, that is one of [...]

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