When looking at the 2013 Marlins season, the very second that the Opening Day lineup was announced with Placido Polanco in the cleanup spot behind Giancarlo Stanton, it was very clear that the offense was in severe dire straits far more worse than anticipated after the offseason. After all, how can it be taken any other way than negatively when a team’s decided solution to protect their best offensive force includes a player batting a good deal of the time in the middle of the order, who is a … [Read more...]

I (we) Lack wins not tragedies. Somewhere in a fancy office inside Marlins Park, team owner Jeffrey Loria must sit on his plushy office chair weeping. I like to picture tears falling dramatically down his cheeks as he shakes his fist in the air.  The off-season moves that he lauded as great for the franchise, and the result of which generating venomous backlash at the organization, are most definitely, not working.  The team’s spin-doctors saying this team would be competitive and would … [Read more...]

Take a trip to one of our quaint “Cafeterias”. Order a cortadito and spark up a conversation about the Marlins with whomever may be around, and you will quickly notice one thing. There is an undeniable divide in the South Florida sporting community these days. While most will side with those who are angry, the ones’ who are supportive can be just as ardent in backing the team.  A new baseball season is upon us, and in less than a week, that divide will be noticeable to anyone who attends … [Read more...]