Michael Jong

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So long, and thanks for all the Fish

Folks, you have not seen me around much recently since my decision to step down as Editor of Marlin Maniac due to my time constraints. I have been working behind the scenes a bit to help out in the transition…Read More

Marlins Snarkbox: Free agent fantasies

Joe Frisaro has his latest inbox up over at the Marlins official website, and so it’s time for me to address some of the concerns that Marlins fans are most interested in. Here comes yet another…Read More

Marlins Snarkbox: Pujols’s big bat and Guillen’s big mouth

With the offseason underway for the Marlins, it seems that MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro has returned to his classic inbox pieces where he answers questions from the fans. I’m always a big proponent…Read More

Ozzie brings the Marlins fire, but not wins

Last week, the Marlins officially completed their long-desired goal of having Ozzie Guillen become the team’s manager. Once upon a time, Guillen was a third base coach for the Fish in 2003 and participated…Read More

Omar Infante to stay on at second base

In a busy day in terms of Marlins moves, one piece of unequivocal good news came out (we’ll talk about the other piece a little bit later). The Marlins announced yesterday that they re-signed Omar…Read More

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Come vote for your Marlins on the Fans Scouting Report

Every year at The Book Blog, Tom Tango runs the Fans Scouting Report, where he asks the viewers of teams…Read More

Status Update

Hello Marlin Maniac readers, I just wanted to give a quick status update on the site and on my own work…Read More

Logan Morrison files grievance against Marlins

Logan Morrison has filed a grievance through the Players Association with regards to his demotion last…Read More

Boni leading off in 2012?

The Marlins appeared to have settled on Emilio Bonifacio leading off for the team in 2012, regardless…Read More

Marlins considering going long-term with Infante

In yesterday’s Marlins Daily Report from the Miami Herald, there was apparently sentiment in the…Read More

What should Marlins fans do with September?

My good friend and fellow Marlins blogger Strip Club With Stanton mentioned some of the things that he…Read More

The future of the Marlins rotation looks dim

With the recent reshuffling of the Marlins’ front office to accomodate a new-look player development…Read More

Money affecting Marlins’ drafts?

Mike Berardino of the Sun-Sentinel makes the case that while Jim Fleming is partially to blame for the…Read More

Ramirez, Johnson officially finished for 2011

The Marlins more or less put Hanley Ramirez and Josh Johnson on the shelf. Johnson may actually get…Read More

Buck vs. Baker: Battle of the Johns

A Marlin Maniac reader emailed me over the weekend with an interesting comparison that I thought was…Read More

Series Six-Pack: Phillies vs. Marlins

Justin Klugh of FanSided’s Philadelphia Phillies blog That Balls Outta Here and I are back with…Read More

No easy fixes for the Marlins in 2012

Recently the Marlins’ brass met in New York during the four-game series against the New York Mets and…Read More

Vazquez’s career revival miraculous to behold

There aren’t a lot of things to enjoy about the Marlins this year. I’ve found myself buried…Read More

Who said Buck isn’t worth $6 million?

To the naysayers out there, here are John Buck‘s performances in 2010 and 2011: John Buck PA AVG OBP SLG wOBA fWAR 2010 437 .281 .314 .489 .345 3.0 2011 438 .234 .325 .401 .317 2.1 It…Read More

Who (or what) is to blame for Marlins pitching prospects failing?

Ethan J. Skolnick of the Palm Beach Post put up this scathing commentary on the Marlins’ recent…Read More