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Trade Deadline Notes

      The trade deadline has come and gone.  Are the Marlins better off? I’d like to weigh in with a review of the hits and misses…   Detroit: Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez…Read More

Marlins Trade Struggling Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers

After much speculation, sources say that the Miami Marlins have consummated a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers sending Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate away for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi as well as pitching…Read More

Hanley Goes Down Looking in the Bottom of the Ninth, Gets Traded to L.A.

  Mark Buehrle had a rare weak outing last night, giving up three walks in a 4-3 loss to the visiting Atlanta Braves.  Lasting only five innings, Buehrle struggled to get ahead in the count.  His…Read More

The Marlins Need Hitters, So They Trade For…Pitchers?!?!

          With league lows in hitting statistics, the Marlins just traded Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate for two more pitchers. On the surface, it seems indicative of past head…Read More

Skid Snapped Decisively. Finger Cut Derails 1-Hit Six for JJ

      Finally. The Marlins snapped a 5-game skid last night at home against the Braves. Giving up just one base hit in six innings of work, Josh Johnson retired 18 of 19 batters faced,…Read More

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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

Small Ball Notches a Marlins Win

      Against the precisely placed curve balls of Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals, Mark…Read More

Top of the 8th: Miami 6, St. Louis 1. Final Score: Miami 7, St. Louis 8.

  Once again, the Marlins found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.  Ricky Nolasco…Read More

Three Cheers for the Bullpen!

  The Miami Marlins gave up five hits last night.  They went scoreless for nine innings, and Jose…Read More

The NL East Starts to Tighten Up

      With their 7-6 victory over the cellar-dwelling Colorado Rockies last night, the…Read More

Ad Posted. Ad Answered.

    My ad for base hits was answered with 12 responses! Following are the notes I took during…Read More

Wanted: Base Hits

  Without Fixing Hitting,  the Marlins are in Trouble   Last night, the Marlins’ MLB-trailing…Read More

The Streak is Broken. Long Live the Streak!

En Fuego: Marlins pitching. En Frio: Marlins pitching against other pitchers. Marlins inability to generate…Read More

Josh Johnson, Heath Bell struggle again, Infante leads Marlins to extra innings win

The Miami Marlins have now won four straight games. You would think that Ozzie Guillen and his team would…Read More

Marlins Sweep Giants: Take the final series game 3-2

Oh how I wish we could play the San Francisco Giants more often.  The Miami Marlins have owned the Giants…Read More

Anibal Sanchez continues dominance, Hanley Ramirez delivers walk-off hit, Marlins 3 D-Backs 2

I would like to apologize for my lack of activity the past few days. With finals and work, I have been…Read More

Miami Marlins sweep the Chicago Cubs, over .500 for first time this season

After a rough start to the season, the Miami Marlins came home looking to turn things around. After taking…Read More

Heath Bell, Miami Marlins blow 9th-inning lead, fall to Houston Astros

The Miami Marlins and Houston Astros continued their three game series Saturday night. The Marlins, after…Read More

Anibal Sanchez, Omar Infante Lead the Miami Marlins past the Phillies

First off, I would like to apologize to all Marlin Maniac’s for this delayed game recap. Shortly…Read More