SirFishFan

😆 Come on after that whole @SonofJack thing.. we’re still doing that pretend like Admin isn’t the real Admin… sigh Ok I’ll play along… #Adminisfounderofsitedeventhoughheisnt I ought to write a book about the Admin and call it “Meat with milk: The story of the MarlinsBaseball.com admin” It will chronicle the story of Admin’s rise from hot dog salesman at a AA baseball park to becoming the Admin of this site. It will also include the SonofJack stories, as well as never before written details of his marriage and divorce and subsequent marriage and divorce to pollythewog. And it will include a bonus chapter where I list and discuss in detail all of Admin’s favorite cereals, restaurants and ways to drink coffee!

😂 I appreciate the joke. Reminds me of the old days (well for me since I only joined this site in 2020. The old days for me were like 2020-2022. 😂) Back when this place was more alive and we all told jokes and had long running gags with each other. Like the one with Michael and Vesia and @pollythewog being Admin’s wife etc. By the way.. I know I stopped being a regular here awhile ago but did @Michael leave? If so, who will I make my yearly Vesia and Lewin Diaz jokes to? What happened to this place? What about @SilverBullet and @Rydawg and all the others?

Do you have mlb.tv? They have the replay of the full game and Rich was there for the bottom of the 7th and top 8th inning. Otherwise if not, It was a nice moment for sure to see them back together in the booth one last time. Rich told the story about how he called a sports game late on Saturday night in Washington state then took a 5 am flight from Spokane, Wa to Miami, almost missing his connection in Denver, just to surprise Tommy on his last day! Yeah definitely an end of an era for sure. Hopefully as you said, the Marlins will get another solid color commentator in the future. Because that’s definitely been a struggle over the past few years with Hollandsworth and Rod and Conine etc. Although with the way the world is changing.. I wouldn’t be surprised if within 10-15 years or so some broadcasts networks start to use AI announcers. 😂 Which would be terrible, but still would be slightly better than some of the people that have been Marlins commentators lately. 😂

Man. I haven’t really watched any Marlins games all year. But after reading your comment I was able to watch the replay of the game and see Rich Waltz and Tommy Hutton one last time. Man.. I’m smiling so big. Sometimes it just feels like that 2006 season was not that long ago. But yes so many memorable moments as a Marlins fan with Rich and Tommy. This is part of all of our collective history as Marlins fans. And something that when we’re all really old we’ll be talking about “I remember watching the Marlins games in 2013 with Rich and Tommy.” It’s kinda sad to see Tommy leave. But that’s just life.. we’re all getting older and everything changes and life keeps going on. But thanks for all the memories of over the years Tommy!

Are you talking the Admin from this site? I I know I’m not a regular here anymore but did he write a book? Was it a compilation of his old blog posts? I’m so confused here. 😂

Exactly. This is the age old discussion we’ve had many times on this forum. And I wrote my opinion extensively a few years ago when I used to spend a lot of time on this forum. But the key with Marlins fans and the Miami market in general is simple. People will only come out if something is hip and trendy and exciting at the moment. And the only way that will happen is if the Marlins have a very exciting and flashy young pitcher that is generating buzz around the league and media in general OR if the Marlins are 15+ games over .500 and in a top position playoff run. So signing a “top Latin player” won’t budge the attendance much in the long run if the Marlins have a 40-56 record. Yes people came out and watched Jose pitch but that’s because he was flashy and exciting and it felt like you were witnessing something special. Same thing with Dontrelle in 2003 and a very small example with Sixto. 😂 The argument I made before was how in 2022 at some point in that season Sandy and Pablo Lopez were both in the top 5 of a lot of pitching stats in the NL and Sandy was having his Cy Young award season and people still weren’t coming out in droves when Sandy pitched even though he was arguably the best pitcher in baseball in 2022 and then in 2023 either as reigning Cy Young winner. So yes I feel like this age old argument of “they just need to sign a top Latin player and that will increase attendance” has been going on over 20 years or longer and probably will always go on for Marlins fans. So I think it’s less about where the top player is from and more about how much buzz and excitement they can create and if there’s a player that seems like a once in a generation player that you might not see another player like that in your lifetime then of course everyone would come out. But there’s only like 1 player who could do that.. Here’s my best illustration of everything I’m saying here: If the Marlins had Shohei they are probably selling out every game because people want to come and see something that incredible and special regardless of the record. But put Juan Soto and Julio Rodriguez in the outfield and the if the Marlins are 50-81 eventually the attendance is going down to 14000 a game. On the other hand, bring the whole Jumbo Shrimp roster to play on the Marlins but then they are 80-50 and being talked all around as the best team in baseball. Then the fans will magically appear in droves because it would be the hottest ticket in town in that moment. And that’s the real key with Miami, gotta be the hottest ticket in town to get the people to come out. 😂 So ultimately, signing a “top Latin player” is never going to be the solution to fix attendance. Being considered one of the best teams in baseball is the only real solution here to draw fans and the only way that will happen is to be winning a lot of games and be trendy and creating buzz and excitement and it’s probably gonna take like at least 5 years in a row of making the playoffs and possibly World Series appearances like 3 times in a 5 year period to see that culture change of considering the Marlins a hot ticket. But until that happens nothing is gonna change with the Marlins attendance in the long run. It’s been the same story the past 25 years and will continue on. 😂

Oh man. I really feel this one. I don’t know why. I guess I associate Berti with that 2020 season and some fun memories of that time as a Marlins fan. Or maybe because I’m around the same age as him and now I’m feeling old realizing how fast the last few years passed by. 😂

You know.. as soon as I decide to follow the Marlins again and pay attention to scores.. they get swept by Cleveland. I’m thinking that for the good of everyone involved I better stay away from paying attention to them. I’ll be back in the offseason I suppose. Go Marlins… 😢

Thanks!

😂 Well, don’t worry.. for now I’m just in the phase of checking box scores occasionally, keeping an eye on the W/L record and maybe making a couple of posts a month on this forum. 😂

You know.. I have paid completely 0 attention to the Marlins this season. Like not watched any game or even had a clue about their record or anything. I’ve just been focusing on other areas of life and literally don’t have the time to devote 3 hours every night to watching a game. Well.. probably the main reason is the past few seasons I have lived outside the Marlins tv coverage area so I could watch the games on mlb.tv for free. But as of this year I am back in Marlins tv coverage area and cannot watch them on mlb.tv 🤣 Anyways.. I decided to check in today on the team since I know it’s July and all star break is always around this time of the year. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Marlins with a winning record and to see a couple of players selected to the All Star team and Otto Lopez having a great offensive year so far. And you know.. I wouldn’t be a Marlins fan if I didn’t jump back on the bandwagon sooner or later. 😂 I still am not gonna pay to watch the Marlins games. But I’ll probably keep an eye on them throughout the season and if they make the postseason then in typical Marlins fan fashion I’ll be back here on the site acting like I’ve been following them all year. 🤣

I feel like they are more likely to sign a “special veterinary assistant to the GM dogs”

Would any of you guys take him back if you were the Marlins GM?

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