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why have we not hitting well ??leaving so many on base during this series??? it not like their have winning record look how play better vs washington a place team Umm yeah, everyone needs to take some of these... And miamibaseball maybe you need a double dose.

The only real strong case in that list is the Nationals. When the Marlins start playing more games against the Phillies, Mets, Cubs, and Diamondbacks, we'll know once and for all. I'm just going to hold out judgment until then. How is that the only strong case? If they hadn't seen us, both the Pirates and the Brewers would be .500+ teams. Only a couple of games difference isn't significant enough to make a team "weak." When I see the Brewers as 18-19 instead of 19-18 I don't think much of it. There is no reason to. It's still only the beginning of May. We haven't even played the one of the second place teams in our division yet. You can't make a logical case this early in the season since there are so few games played. As far as talented teams go (sans record) the Marlins haven't really faced strong competition. And in many of the instances where they have, they've buckled. Like I say, if they do well on that long road trip and beat the Mets and Phillies (the best teams in the NL East) and teams they've traditionally struggled with, I'll listen. I don't think I'm being harsh, either. A good team wins the majority of those games. And for the record I'm not saying that the Marlins aren't a good team. I'm merely saying that we haven't played our major competition in the division much and it's too early to tell. People here are talking about trading prospects to add rental starting pitching. That's extremely premature. I know I'm sounding like a pessimist but let me remind you that even after the Cabrera/Willis trade I was one of those people vehemently predicting that the Marlins would still be a better team than in 2007. There's nothing wrong with what you are saying. I couldn't agree more. But this is a young team, and any win over a "weak" team or "strong" team doesn't matter. A win builds confidence, and confidence is the foundation of greatness. Keep in mind that there was a point when people saw our team as a weak team. I look at it how Uggla does when he said "These games in April and May are just as big as the ones in August and September, especially if you're winning them". So instead of focusing on the strength of our opponents, let's focus on the strength in winning.

How many times have we seen a Miggy hit bounce off the teal Monster or caught on the warning track? I hate to say it but I think the only way we'd see Miggy anywhere near the record is by doing it playing in a different ballpark. Call me selfish, but I'd rather him stay here at home.

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I just got home from a long day at work, kicked back my feet for the Marlins Twins game, and am now stuck watching the Rays. I'm in West Palm with Comcast. What kind of backwards idiot decides to broadcast Tampa games to a South Florida audience.

Personally I would have chosen "Cabrera's Cabrones". I like that one better.

On a side note, I hated Hanley 3rd, he tried too much. Other than that, worst 8 innings I've seen and the best singe inning of the year. Worst 8 innings? Even the hottest team in baseball would be having a hard time with the wicked stuff Hudson had tonight. I think it just shows the type of character this team has to have your bats basically silenced the whole night and still have the determination to pull out a win! GO MARLINS!

I've been to 6. Have a 3-3 record. Bah

Just texas. have to drive from orlando every time i go!

TealMonster, I haven't really posted, do mostly reading, but ever since I moved up here to go to UCF, I really miss watchin the Fish. Trouble since I don't have cable! I do have the weekend mini plan, and I go down to games every weekend that I can. Anyways, are there any good sports bars around Orlando that I can watch games at?