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  1. If Marlins can sweep Mets, we will hopefully be just 1 or 2 back with a week to go. Rockies just lost series to Padres and now have to face Carpenter, Wainwright & Piniero. And although Cards have division wrapped up, they have the motivation to go for home field advantage in playoffs.
  2. sam35

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    1. Move Hanley to left field (Alfonso Soriano is one of the highest paid players in baseball & made the IF to OF move, so can Hanley) 2. Trade Hermida for bullpen help Amezaga at short + Hanley in left = much improved defense (vs. Hermida in left and Hanley at short)
  3. JJ is the obvious choice as player of the game, but if I had to vote for a "2nd star", I'd vote for Paulino. He called a good game, had a big RBI hit & threw out Jose Reyes stealing at the beginning of the game. If Reyes was safe, that might have changed how things played out. Looks like the Marlins have a very solid backup catcher.
  4. Bonafacio's speed is a real game changer. Even when he's not stealing, he's causing balks, rushed throws- he is a major distraction to the other team whenever he gets on. It's amazing to go back to posts from November and see how bitterly Beinfest was ripped for making this trade with the Nationals. No one, including Beinfest, is perfect. However, I don't know how anyone can't give a Beinfest trade the benefit of the doubt at this point.
  5. I think it's safe to say virtually anyone active on this site is a "real" Marlins fan, regardless of opinion on this topic. That being said, in my opinion this is an important topic. We know most South Florida fans are "fair weather fans" - I'm not talking about those of us on this site, I'm talking about the casual fan. And the reality is, the casual fan tends to base a lot of their interest on things like sound bites on the local 11:00 sports news. The longer we can stay in first place, the more positive media coverage there will be, the more positive media coverage, the more interest the casual fan will have. This can translate into higher attendance. Who knows, that could even impact future payroll decisions. For the average team, standings in April are irrelevant; however, as stated above, I think they are important for the Marlins. Bottom line: go Phillies!! (just retook the lead 5-4) P.S.- although it was covered in another thread, pretty cool to have Peter Gammons say Hanley Ramirez is the best player in the league!!
  6. I think WPLG's comments are absurd & grossly ignorant of the facts. I'm sure I've wasted my time (especially given that their sports director is noted Marlins-hater Jimmy Cefalo), but for what its worth, I emailed WPLG ([email protected]) my reply: "Dear WPLG Editorial Board: You should be ashamed for your editorial regarding the Florida Marlins stadium, as your comments reflect an absolute lack of understanding of the facts and issues. The State would not be handing the Marlins $60 million, or any money for that matter, that would come at the expense of food-for-the poor, flood prevention, or anything else for that matter. The way the sales tax subsidy actually works is for 30 years, the Marlins would not have to remit to the State the first $2 million of sales taxes they collect. There is zero chance the team will survive in Florida for 30 more years without the revenue provided by their own stadium. Zero. If the Marlins move from Florida, the State will lose all sales tax revenue that would have been generated by the Marlins. It could be argued that your position jeopardizes countless food-for-the-poor programs, etc. by eliminating all Marlins-related sales-tax revenue for the State, not just the first $2 million. Every recent stadium deal in the United States involved the vast majority of the money coming from public funds - look at the Washington Nationals as an example. Forward-thinking politicians recognize the fact that a Major League Baseball team is a great community asset. Furthermore, you are greatly over-hyping the issue by referring to this as a "$60 million giveaway." Due to something called the "time value" of money, 30 annual installments of $2 million is not worth $60 million, they are worth approximately $30 million. This is the same principle in use by every state lottery in the country (when they say you win $1 million, but you read the fine print to see that's actually 20 annual installments of $50,000). With the sales tax subsidy, the state sells bonds to investors that are paid off by the $2 million annual amount. The Marlins then get the use of the bond proceeds, which will be $30 million, not $60 million. The bottom line is your comments were truly made out of ignorance, and for the good of the South Florida community, hopefully no one will pay them much attention."
  7. The Marlins bullpen was a disaster last year- 27 blown saves (only Atlanta & KC were slightly worse). How much worse can a relatively new bullpen be this year? The veterans that added "stablity" - Borowski & Herges - accounted for 11 of those blown saves. In an ideal world, we'd have spent tens of millions shoring up the bullpen like Baltimore did. Given that we all know that's not reality, I think Admin Beinfest did the next best thing- brought in a bunch of new arms that potentially could set-up or close. Maybe Gregg can be a closer- who knows? Same with Owens & Lindstrom. Maybe Koplove or Rodriguez becomes a solid veteran presence. The bottom line is I'd rather have the uncertainty we have right now versus the mess we had last year.
  8. Thanks very much for posting this! After listening to the press conference, I am convinced this will be recognized as a great day in Marlin history at some point in the near future for a number of reasons: 1. Joe Girardi seems like a good guy but does anyone believe he'd be here longer than 3 years no matter how well things worked out? The Marlins were clearly a stepping stone to other things for Joe. Fredi, on the other hand, this is his dream job & he might be the face of this organization for many years to come. 2. Fredi was three times the Baseball America minor league manager of the year. Bobby Cox (like Joe Torre) is unquestionable a great mentor for a manager-to-be & Fredi spent a lot more time on Cox's coaching staff than Girardi spent on Torre's coaching staff. Bottom line, I believe we can have a lot more confidence in Fredi's in-game decisions his rookie year vs. Joe's in-game decisions his first year. 3. The fact that Fredi is bi-lingual seems important, not only for marketing reasons in a marketplace such as Miami, but also given that half of MLB players are Hispanic. 4. Fredi will bring some much-needed continuity & historical perspective to the Marlins. As an example, he first got to know Miguel Cabrera when Miggy was 15. Obviously the Marlins will take a PR hit from jerks like Jimmy Cefalo who love to bash the Marlins every chance they get. However, I think true Marlins fans will share Fredi's sentiments "I can't wait for spring traning to start!"
  9. Jeffrey Loria is to blame. Girardi is forced into misusing his bullpen because of lack of depth in the bullpen. Virtually every other playoff contender has had their GM's making deals to shore up their bullpens. I'm sure that Admin Beinfest could have done the same if he was given any financial latitude by Loria. Look at the Mets- they gave up nothing (PTBNL) to get Guillermo Mota & he's been virtually perfect in 10 appearances, including 4 strikeouts against us in the last 2 games. Mota was certainly a disapponitment when he was with the Marlins. But I'd definitely rather have a fresh Mota-type of reliever out of the bullpen than a burnt-out Tank, Borowski or Herges.
  10. Hanley is the most important rookie to the Marlins in my opinion. Just as JP was the catalyst in 2003, Hanley is the catalyst for this year's offense. A perfect example in today's game: Hanley doubles, Uggla fails to bunt him over. Hanley steals 3rd to make up for the failed bunt attempt. Those are the types of things that make a big difference in September. Had a 4 hit game today, maybe the hottest hitter on the team right now. The MLB record since 1900 for runs scored by a rookie is 133, Hanley probably won't quite reach that, but he'll get pretty close.
  11. I really like the comment that the Marlins know the Cubs farm system better than the Cubs do...go Admin Beinfest!!! Chicago Cubs Message Board Welcome to the Chicago Cubs Message Board, . Before posting, please review our Message Board Guidelines. From: downstatecubfan 7:56 pm To: ALL (1 of 7) Nolasco is pitching tonight for the Marlins, and he's looking pretty good. I'm glad to see him doing well for Joe Girardi. It's nice to see a young team like the Marlins play as well as they are. I know they're under .500, but they're doing much better than our Northsiders right now. The Cubs could learn a thing or two from those guys. They seem to give it their all each and every game. From: bacubsfan 8:04 pm To: downstatecubfan (2 of 7) 233570.2 in reply to 233570.1 When you are playing for your baseball lives you play hard every day. The problem is the Cubs players are too comfortable. As for Nolasco, if you believe how "stacked" our farm system was with young arms, his being traded was a numbers thing, and nothing more. From: chubbycub 8:07 pm To: downstatecubfan (3 of 7) Girardi can probably get more out of young players because he's not that far removed from playing himself. So he can actually give some good advice about pitchers and players still playing that he played against. And he's probably willing to change his ways quickly since he's not set in any yet. He's gonna be a good one. From: wxboy2002 8:48 pm To: bacubsfan unread (4 of 7) 233570.4 in reply to 233570.2 Instead of dealing Mitre and Hill....Hendry decided to go with Mitre....Pinto and Nolasco.... Why...?? Because Hendry loves to fall in love with a particular prospect while ignoring the real talent. Sometimes I wonder if the Marlins know the Cubs farm system better than the Cubs do..... And all for what?? Pierre will be traded soon for something much less than Nolasco.....
  12. Melky Cabrera is the "Mr. Cabrera" referred to in the article...
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