3 reasons Miami Marlins fans shouldn’t give up

2. The other teams’ canvases have it a lot worse.

Imagine having entire generations of your family pass without seeing the Miami Marlins win a World Series? How about waiting LONGER THAN A century to finally win another one?! That’s the reality that Chicago Cubs fans lived through from 1909 to 2016 (they won the World Series in 1908 so they waited from the following year). What about the 1919 to 2004 wait that Boston Red Sox fans had?

Cleveland Guardians fans have been waiting since 1949. How many people do you know born before that year? Your grandparents? These are long waits and yet the teams’ fans didn’t give up. They didn’t give up and continued cheering on their teams, why can’t you?

Imagine being a New York Yankees fan in 1920, your team has been around since 1903, and you won a grand total of 0 World Series and 0 pennants. The New York Giants have been more successful by far, would you question your team choice? Would you give up? Well, the Bronx Bombers became the most successful team ever starting with the following year.

The Seattle Mariners haven’t been to the playoffs since 2001; the New York Mets haven’t won a World Series since 1986; the Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t won one since 1979; the Cincinnati Reds since 1990; the Detroit Tigers since 1984; the Oakland Athletics since 1989; the Minnesota Twins since 1991; the Baltimore Orioles since 1983. Our last win was in 2003.

The San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners have never even won the World Series, while we won 2. We’ve been better off than most teams’ canvases despite the poor management in previous years and the suffering through losing seasons. Just think about that when you’re feeling said about our Miami Marlins.

1. We have a very bright future to look forward to 

Did you know that the Miami Marlins have one of the best farm systems in the Major Leagues?! Look at how well that went for the San Diego Padres recently and for the Kansas City Royals in 2014-2015. We can either watch these prospects turn into stats, or we can trade them for stars. Either scenario should work very well for us.

There are other things for Miami Marlins fans to look forward to as well…we have the best 2B in the game in Jazz Chisholm Jr., who happens to be one of the most exciting players in the game. Watching him play is a joy and he’s with us for the long-term!

What about having one of the best pitching rotations in the game? Headlined by the best starting pitcher in the game in Sandy Alcantara? The likely 2022 NL Cy Young award winner is with us for the long-term as well. Perhaps Kim Ng wasn’t that bad at her job to get him to sign a team-friendly extension.

There’s also the fact that ownership has already promised to spend money. Are we sure that the closer we get to contention that we won’t spend more? What if Bruce Sherman means it and will actually pay up for the right players? It makes sense to wait and see before immediately assuming the worst of him and management in general.

Don’t give up on the Miami Marlins when the team is turning the corner. The future outlook looks bright and it’s just a matter of time until it’s good and going to Little Havana for games becomes the “in thing” in Miami. Remember that “it’s always darkest before the dawn”.