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Weekly Recap (2/27/12-3/4/12)

Time for another weekly recap. Last week on Marlin Maniac we had quite a busy week. Expect the next week to be just as busy. We hope to be premiering three new writers over the course of the week. The…Read More

Miami Marlins 2012 Season Preview: Meet Giancarlo Stanton

Guess what Marlins fan? We have another player playing under a name that he was not given at birth. Luckily, this guy was born in the United States and did not lie about his name and age. Who is this player? It…Read More

How much do the off-season misses hurt the Miami Marlins?

Here are some staggering numbers to think about, the Miami Marlins spent $191 million dollars on free agents this off-season. If you have followed the Marlins franchise in it’s history, that comes…Read More

Buster Olney’s Eye-Opening Statement on the Miami Marlins

Buster Olney, a regular analyst for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and well respected baseball figure has had a lot to say about the Miami Marlins this off-season. While many of his comments have been positive toward the…Read More

John Buck: What to Expect?

John Buck is entering his second season in Miami as the Miami Marlins starting catcher. Signed to a 3 year, 18 million dollar contract, reactions of the deal varied between fish fans when the catcher was…Read More

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NL East Projections Summary

Over the past week, I have been going position by position to examine projections for the 2012 season.…Read More

NL East Preview: Right Fielder

Right field maybe the position with the most young talent in the NL East. It features a current all-star,…Read More

Miami Marlins Ink Austin Kearns

On January 25th, the Miami Marlins signed veteran outfielder Austin Kearns to a minor-league deal. While…Read More

NL East: 1 month before pitchers and catchers report

  Update: The Washington Nationals have signed Edwin Jackson to a one year deal to fill out the…Read More

Chris Coghlan: Odd Man Out

  Despite winning the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year Award and being a fan favorite, it…Read More

ESPN Accidently Schedules Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins had no games on ESPN last season. ESPN was going to go the same route again, but Billy…Read More

Miami Marlins Popularity Increasing?

Hello Marlin Maniacs! In case you did not know, I am from and currently live in South Carolina. Living…Read More

Weekly Review

Usually done on Monday’s, but with the holidays and its hectic schedule, I will be posting this…Read More

Make a Move for Gio Gonzalez?

The Miami Marlins have finally reached a quite period this off-season. The past month we have raided…Read More

Ken Rosenthal, You’re Wrong about Hanley Ramirez

I would like to start this article off by saying, I respect the hell out of Ken Rosenthal. When I list…Read More

Badenhop shipped to the Rays, Donnie Murphy and Aaron Rowand signed for 2012

The Miami Marlins made a few minor moves yesterday, effecting everything from outfield depth to the fate…Read More

Marlins Way

The Miami Marlins have finally struck on a free agency signing. The Marlins late on Thursday night agreed…Read More

Marlins Way

Another Friday means another round of Marlins Way for all you fans out there. Hope everyone had a great…Read More

A peek at 2012 (Bill James Projections)

As I was scrolling on Fangraphs last night, I noticed that Bill James‘ projections for the 2012…Read More

Marlins really going all out for Free Agents?

Last Friday, Albert Pujols visited with the Florida Marlins before they became the Miami Marlins. It…Read More