Miami Marlins Fish Flash 6/28

Morning Marlin Maniacs.  Trusting you’re flying as high as Miguel Rojas this fine Tuesday.  The Miami Marlins enjoyed a well-deserved off day following taking three out of four from the best team in MLB, the Chicago Cubs.  They wake up in the playoffs, technically first place in the National League Wild Card standings, and are six games over .500 for the first time in forever; well, June 2012 to be exact.  They haven’t had a losing month yet this season, and have played nearly half the season at this point.  Four games against the Braves could flip the script in a hurry, but right now, it’s a good time to be a Marlins fan.

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So optimism is pretty much gonna be the theme for this morning’s Fish Flash.  From a strong push to support the Fish, to a hard look at a run of defensive success, to the newest member of the organization, we’ve got you covered.  Time to dive in.

Time For SoFla To Embrace The Fish 

The Miami Herald’s Greg Cote does his part to get South Florida baseball fans to take notice of the hometown Marlins.  So go ahead, give it a read, and stop counting down the days until football season.

Impressive Infield Run Taking Place 

Sticking with the Herald, Andre C. Fernandez breaks down the sizzling defensive performance the Marlins infield has been putting on as of late.  How good have they been?  You’ll have to read to find out.

Marlins Add Guthrie

Lastly, we offer official notice of a move we pray isn’t the only step the Marlins take towards shoring up the rotation for a playoff run.  MLBTradeRumors’ Steve Adams breaks down the report first issued by Ken Rosenthal that the team has acquired the journeyman hurler on a minor league deal.