Archive for June, 2011

There is not much to say regarding the four-game sweep of the Marlins this past weekend at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brew Crew sent out two of their best starters, but aside from the last game of the series, the Marlins hung on throughout in a set of well-contested games. So why should we be upset? Well, despite the fact that the team played well enough to win three games, the Fish came out with no victories, and a lot of that has to do with the very nature of one-run games. Series Hero: Omar Infante (0.615 [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I declared Javier Vazquez‘s Marlins career essentially finished. Then he went ahead and did this: Vazquez IP FB Vel ERA FIP First eight starts 39 1/3 88.2 7.55 5.52 Last three starts 19 89.8 2.84 4.00 Sure, both aspects are small sample sizes, but there is no surprise that on one side of the coin, Vazquez pitched the worst set of eight starts of his career, on the other side he pitched as we might have expected to see him two or three years ago. There was a drastic difference in performance in his last [...]

The Marlins come home after a disappointing set of games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The first set of people to meet us at Sun Life Stadium? Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, and the rest of the Milwaukee Brewers as they come to town for a three-game set over the weekend. There are some offensive powerhouses and some good pitchers playing this weekend, so it should be a great three games. Live Chat, Friday 7 pm, Marlins vs. Brewers here Milwaukee Brewers (30-26) @ Florida Marlins, June 3-6, Games 55-58 NL East Standings Tm W L Win% GB PHI 34 22 .607 [...]

Marlin Maniac Live Chat, Milwaukee Brewers

I was going to do a Fish Cap for the recent Arizona Diamondbacks series, but I felt that each of the points I was planning on discussing deserved their own articles, so I decided to pass. Today’s piece is more of a rant if anything, and it is directed solely at the head of Edwin Rodriguez. For a long period of time, Edwin had not really developed his “personality” as a manager; indeed, I noticed little to no difference between Edwin at the helm and Fredi Gonzalez managing. A few days ago, however, when the Marlins lost to the Diamondbacks [...]

Everyone knows that the Marlins have Josh Johnson, the staff ace and one of the best pitchers in baseball, available to pick up wins for them every fifth day. And everyone knows that if and when Ricky Nolasco figures everything out (and it may very well happen soon), he will also be a force to be reckoned with. But what some fans may still be overlooking is the tremendous success of Anibal Sanchez, especially since returning from his shoulder surgery. Sanchez IP ERA FIP xFIP 2009 86 3.87 4.60 4.58 2010 195 3.55 3.32 4.04 2011 73 2/3 2.57 3.01 [...]