Archive for December, 2011

Hey MarlinManiac’s! Hope you guys are enjoying yourselves. Have a great New Years and stay safe. I have some New Years Resolutions for 2012 regarding the MarlinManiac site. I would like to tell them to you guys today. My post requirement as the Editor of the site is at 30 a month. This past month, I failed to reach that requirement. I do not wish to do that again. From January on, I am making my requirement for myself 45-50 quality posts for you guys to enjoy. As a site, we have four writers other than me. I am hoping to add some more [...]

The Miami Marlins started the 2011 off season with a loud bang. The Marlins went on a spending spree, spending $191 million dollars on three of the top free agents. The Marlins signed Heath Bell, Jose Reyes, and Mark Buehrle right before and during the winter meetings. During the Winter Meetings, the Marlins also made strong runs at Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson, before they signed with the Los Angeles Angels. Since the winter meetings, the Marlins have gone into hibernation mode. Currently, I do not view the Marlins as good enough to be competing with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Washington Nationals would surpass the Marlins if they [...]

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas, I know I did.  I got a sweet windbreaker pullover jacket with a new Marlins logo on the chest.  I also got a new Miami Marlins logo ornament and felt pennant.  I had a very Marlins Christmas.  Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed my previous post.  Today I will continue with my second encounter with an extended member of the Marlin family.

We have already taken a look at the catcher, first base, and second base positions. Here is a look at how the current team that you guys have voted on looks like: Catcher: Ivan Rodriguez First Base: Derrick Lee Second Base: Luis Castillo Short Stop: Third Base: Left Field: Center Field: Right Field: We will start today with our fourth segment of the Florida Marlins 1997 v. 2003 World Series segment. The two third baseman we are comparing today are Bobby Bonilla and Mike Lowell. First, we will take a look at how the Marlins acquired the two third baseman.

We will continue today on the Marlins 1997 v. 2003 series. We have already done the catcher and first base positions. Here is a quick look at what the team looks like thus far: Catcher: Ivan Rodriguez First Base: Derrick Lee Second Base: Short Stop: Third Base: Left Field: Center Field: Right Field: So who is the Marlins World Series second baseman? Drum roll please:

Usually done on Monday’s, but with the holidays and its hectic schedule, I will be posting this today. Let us take a look at what transpired last week on MarlinManiac.

Editors Note: MarlinManiac wishes all its readers a Merry Christmas. We hope you guys enjoyed your holiday’s. Today we will get back to our regular schedule of posting. Hello Marlin Maniacs! I hope everyone has had a great holiday break because I know I have! While baseball is fun to follow, spending time with family and friends has been much needed. With saying that, baseball is a year round job for me and there is never a dull moment. Christmas is a special time of year where many gifts are given and received. Today we will look at some gifts the [...]

We have been doing Marlins Way for a while now, just looking at Miami Marlins links. Today we will take a look around the league and see what is going on. Let us get started: Wonder why the Marlins are having a tough time adding starting pitching through trades this off-season? Take a look at what the San Diego Padres got for Matt Latos and the Oakland Athletics for Gio Gonzalez. The Marlins simply do not have the prospects to match up with other teams. Just three days ago, the Texas Rangers received a very expensive Christmas present in Yu Darvish. They now [...]

We have not had a segment of “Marlins Way” for three weeks now. Today we will be jumping back into our weekly Friday segments of Marlins Way. Let us take a look today what is happening around the Miami Marlins world around the web today. At Fishstripes, our friend Michael Jong has added more personal to his arsenal. Check out the new writers on Fishstripes today. One of Fishstripes new writers, etothesecondpower, examines whether Heath Bell’s 2011 season is cause for concern for the Miami Marlins moving forward. It seems Marlins fans do have something to look forward to with Bell. [...]

I grew up and still reside in the Atlanta suburbs, as a lot of you may already be aware, so I do not get many opportunities to have chance meetings with Marlins personnel. At least not on a regular basis as someone who lives in Miami might bump into John Buck at the grocery store or Gaby Sanchez at the mall.  The closest I ever got to actually being able to interact with Marlins players was during all those spring training games I went to during the 1990s. What I have had the opportunity do do is meet some great [...]