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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Miami Marlins Series Preview: Heath Bell is the Closer, Run For Your Lives

The Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks will kick off a three game series later today in Miami. To preview the series between the second place Diamondbacks and the last place Marlins, I had an email…Read More

Miami Marlins Closer Steve Cishek Catching Eyes

We all remember what happened, so there is no reason to be reminded anymore. The Miami Marlins signing of Heath Bell last off-season was terrible. Heath Bell was terrible. With Bell on the mound, absolutely no…Read More

Bye, bye Heath Bell…We hardly knew you.

  The Marlins have sent albatross Heath Bell to Arizona in a 3-way deal that leaves the Fish with $8m of his baggage littering the payroll room and a shiny, new high-A infielder that used to play…Read More

Stat Recap for 2012

      <bitterness on>   The Fish finally took the 2012 season out to the South forty and put a bullet in it.  Here’s the bad news in one convenient, if bilious summary: Win…Read More

The Heath Bell Flap, Part Two

    Fans of W.E.B. Griffin’s potboiler series on the WWII-era Marine Corps will remember the character of Lt. R.B. Macklin III.  He has come to life, and is now wearing number 21 for the…Read More

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The Heath Bell Flap, Part One

    In the visiting clubhouse before yesterday’s game in Atlanta, Greg Dobbs closed the…Read More

The Cure Might be Worse than the Disease

                                    In…Read More

Grit, Determination and Base Hits Win One For The Fish

  In a 10-inning 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks last night, Ricky Nolasco had to dig deep…Read More

“We Find a Way to Lose, No Matter What” – - Ozzie Guillen

    So…it looked like we were on our way to the second win in a row against one of the top…Read More

Trade Deadline Notes

      The trade deadline has come and gone.  Are the Marlins better off? I’d like…Read More

LeBlanc Starts Marlins on the Road to Recovery; Reyes’ Streak at 19

      The Marlins, led by an abbreviated start by Wade LeBlanc, opened the third game…Read More

Series Preview: Q&A with the head Chicken Friar

      To continue a long-standing tradition, I conducted an email interview with Justin,…Read More

Lee Breaks a Record; Gaudin Offers to Make Room for Mujica

      The Marlins traveled to Chicago to face the Cubs in an evening game. The on-field…Read More

Big Z Ignites a Rally. Small Ball Nets the Fish Another Win

  Line drive singles.  Base hits behind the lead runner. Sacrifice bunts. Suicide squeezes. …Read More

Baseball 101: To Win Games, You Need to Score Runners

  Sigh. It happened again.  The Marlins stranded eight runners in scoring position with two outs…Read More

The All-Star Break is Behind Us. Let’s Get Back to Work

      The National League did their thing, and delivered a drubbing to the hated AL in…Read More

I Laughed, I Cried, I Laughed Again

      Wow.  It was like seeing the same movie again on the next night. Yesterday, battling…Read More

I Cried, I Laughed, I Cried Again.

  An emotional rollercoaster.  An in-your-face explosion of action all over the screen.  No,…Read More

Miami Marlins complete sweep of Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2

June is over and the Miami Marlins are playing good baseball again. The Miami Marlins are on a four-game…Read More

Philadelphia Phillies (36-44) @ Miami Marlins (37-40) July 1st, 1:10 PM EST (Game 78)

IT’S FINALLY OVER! The month of June is over and the Miami Marlins are looking like a team that…Read More