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Miami Marlins Morning Catch: Opening Day is finally here

By Travis Honeycutt |

Good morning, Marlin Maniac readers and welcome to Morning Catch, the new daily morning news and notes column from MarlinManiac.com.

I don’t think I need to tell you what day it is. If you’re reading this, you already know. Even if you aren’t reading this, and you even remotely care about the game of baseball, you know what lies ahead today in the sports world.

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It’s Opening Day. The best day of the year, bar none. Today is the day that fans of 30 MLB teams (well, 28, since the first game was last night) see their optimism peak, and truly, honestly convince themselves that anything is possible. This could be their team’s year. Braves fire sales and Dodgers record setting team salaries, and every club in between, this is the day that your team begins its trek to late October glory.

We know you’re excited too, Marlins fans. And you have every reason to be. This team had a busy, productive offseason that, at least on paper, gives them a much-improved look and feel up and down the 25-man roster. Before your Marlins take the field against the Braves at 4:10 PM — and the game will actually count, this time — check out some Marlins news and notes you might have missed from the offseason’s final day.

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The Miami Marlins’ Twitter account went back in time

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Followers of the Miami Marlins’ official Twitter account got to take a quick trip back in time today, to see the team’s first-ever win.The Marlins’ Twitter account was just going along, tweeting about baseball and the upcoming season, when in came this tweet, apropos of nothing:Well this is it! We’re going to Back To Opening Day in just a few minutes! We’ll see you in the past, everybody! #BTOD93— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 5, 2015And thus the Marlins announced their intention to travel back in time, having evidently acquired a DeLorean for the occasion: Click here for full article.Series Preview: Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins – Marlin Maniac’s TakeJeff Schafer, Tomahawk TakeSunday marks the day many baseball fans have been itching to get here for many weeks. The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Chicago Cubs Sunday night at 8pm ET. Jon Lester gets the ball for the Cubs and Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals. But enough about that game, Monday is the day we see all teams on the field.The Atlanta Braves take on the Marlins in Miami on Monday afternoon – first pitch is scheduled for 4:10pm ET. Julio Teheran will get the ball for the Braves while Henderson Alvarez will pitch for the Marlins.To preview this match-up and the series, we reached out to our good friends at Marlin Maniac to catch up with the Marlins team, maybe get some insight and to hear their thoughts on the series. Below is the Q&A I did with their Editor, Ehsan Kassim. Click here for full article.Optimism abounds as Miami Marlins open season vs. Atlanta BravesTom D’Angelo, Palm Beach PostMIAMI — Michael Morse has yet to see the World Series ring that awaits him in San Francisco after being part of the Giants’ 2014 title team.But the Marlins’ new first baseman already is talking about adding more jewelry to his case.“I can’t wait to see our new ones for ’15,” Morse said Sunday.The confidence is overflowing as the Marlins embark on another season, which opens Monday at 4:10 p.m. at Marlins Park against the Atlanta Braves. The franchise has not sniffed the postseason in 11 years – the third longest streak in the majors – and has not been on the positive side of .500 for six, yet people like Morse have the 2015 team being sized for a ring. Click here for full article.Follow Marlin Maniac on Twitter @MarlinManiac for all your Miami Marlins news, opinion and analysis!Next: Season Preview: Best case scenario for Marcell OzunaMore from Marlin ManiacMiami Marlins news: Another target goneWhy didn’t the Miami Marlins sign JDM?Miami Marlins rejected Boston‘s trade offerMiami Marlins are pursuing Michael ConfortoMiami Marlins need to spend to win Well this is it! We’re going to Back To Opening Day in just a few minutes! We’ll see you in the past, everybody! #BTOD93— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 5, 2015Sunday marks the day many baseball fans have been itching to get here for many weeks. The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Chicago Cubs Sunday night at 8pm ET. Jon Lester gets the ball for the Cubs and Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals. But enough about that game, Monday is the day we see all teams on the field.The Atlanta Braves take on the Marlins in Miami on Monday afternoon – first pitch is scheduled for 4:10pm ET. Julio Teheran will get the ball for the Braves while Henderson Alvarez will pitch for the Marlins.To preview this match-up and the series, we reached out to our good friends at Marlin Maniac to catch up with the Marlins team, maybe get some insight and to hear their thoughts on the series. Below is the Q&A I did with their Editor, Ehsan Kassim. Click here for full article.MIAMI — Michael Morse has yet to see the World Series ring that awaits him in San Francisco after being part of the Giants’ 2014 title team.But the Marlins’ new first baseman already is talking about adding more jewelry to his case.“I can’t wait to see our new ones for ’15,” Morse said Sunday.The confidence is overflowing as the Marlins embark on another season, which opens Monday at 4:10 p.m. at Marlins Park against the Atlanta Braves. The franchise has not sniffed the postseason in 11 years – the third longest streak in the majors – and has not been on the positive side of .500 for six, yet people like Morse have the 2015 team being sized for a ring. Click here for full article.
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