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Hopefully we keep adding some wins against Atlanta and Tampa on the road.

If we get the stadium can we sign them to long term deals? I am confused by this because I keep hearing rumors and yet it makes sense for them to keep them as well as the faces of the Franchise.

We got a realistic chance to win at least 3 games. And on the road another plus.

Hopefully the team and him start another streak this time a winning one.

And what about the 2 straight quality starts by Olsen and Moehler. If we can pitch and hit we will win more games. Maybe they are starting to figure it out. Yep now here's hoping Willis can give us a nice start the next time he goes. His shockingly dissapointing season so far remains our biggest concern. Willis will pick it up soon. :thumbup

Put Hermida in the 5th spot, move Jacobs to the 6th spot,etc. Hermidas patience and ability to hit the ball all over the field will make the offense even more of a force in the majors.

The Marlins will be well off in the future, they will have great talent. Now the key is to keep them here long term like Cleveland. If this happens we might be the next big thing.

Damn we duped the Red Sox into trading this star in the making.

And what about the 2 straight quality starts by Olsen and Moehler. If we can pitch and hit we will win more games. Maybe they are starting to figure it out.

Edmonds faces transition Edmonds faces transition By Joe Strauss ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 05/11/2006 Although perhaps not the outfielder he once was, Jim Edmonds still has range and savvy. (By Huy Richard Mach/P-D) His position is listed as center field, but within the Cardinals' clubhouse Jim Edmonds' home is the Corner, an unofficial sanctuary for veterans where outsiders tread at their own risk. The Corner once belonged to Mark McGwire. Edmonds was deeded the space plus an adjacent locker in old Busch Stadium in 2002, his third year with the club. The neighborhood has since housed graybeards Tino Martinez, Reggie Sanders and Ray Lankford. Scott Rolen and Scott Spiezio now reside in his ZIP code. If Edmonds is the Corner's unofficial mayor, the remainder of his term is uncertain. His perceived responsibilities with the club have changed as well. Except for remarkably well-preserved outfielder So Taguchi, Edmonds is the oldest position player on the roster now that Sanders, Cal Eldred and Admin Walker have moved on. He also gained seniority within the clubhouse after Matt Morris' defection to the San Francisco Giants in December. Advertisement "It's a different feeling without guys like Admin (Walker) and Reggie around. There are a lot of different faces here - a lot of good guys - but there's been a lot of turnover. That's just the way the game is now. But to be here the whole time watching it is a little weird," Edmonds said. "I've tried to be a little bit more vocal and more supportive of the younger guys. I've always tried to do it, but I've tried to push maybe more than in the past." The push includes himself. Edmonds enters tonight's series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks hitting .243 with four home runs and a credible 23 RBIs within a mixed start. He committed two errors in a game April 13 for the first time in his career and was double-switched from two games in the same week. His right shoulder already has required a cortisone injection and will likely need surgery after the season, when several sets of questions potentially await. "I'm not where I want to be yet," Edmonds said. "It's been OK. There have been times when the results weren't what they could have been, so the numbers are what they are." Edmonds has scalded balls into outs, including two would-be home runs lost in a pitcher's wind in Chicago. His 26 strikeouts in 103 at-bats are actually below his career ratio. Yet his slugging and on-base percentages lag behind the team average. Career circumstances add weight to all numbers, plus and minus. Edmonds has finished fourth and fifth in balloting for NL MVP. A four-time All-Star, he has won eight Gold Gloves and one Silver Slugger. But next month he turns 36 - advanced age for a center fielder - and he is dealing with a shoulder condition that will be with him the rest of the season. Unless they do something in the interim, the Cardinals will then decide whether to assume Edmonds' $10 million option for 2007 or pay the all-Busch Stadium center fielder $3 million to go away. Edmonds insists the topic doesn't consume him. He is financially set and speaks of buying real estate in St. Louis whether or not he returns next season. "It's not something I've given a lot of thought to recently," Edmonds said of his contract status. "I might think about it here and there, but not for a long time. It's one of the things people tell you: 'Don't worry about what you can't control.' This falls in the category of something out of my control." The club informally approached him early last season, and then the matter dropped. Edmonds apparently expressed little interest in rolling over his $10 million salary into a contract extension. General manager Walt Jocketty does not discuss contract matters publicly but said last season that no decision would be made about Edmonds' status until the club was at least well into this season. "I understand their thinking. It's a lot of money, and I'm sure they want to make sure I can play," said Edmonds, a native of Southern California. "But I'm not going to play just to play. I'm not going to embarrass myself. But I'm also not going to take anything. If it comes to that - if it's not the right situation - then I'll spend time with my kids or go to the beach." At spring training, a member of the club's ownership group paused at Edmonds' locker at Roger Dean Stadium to assure him his option would be assumed. Speculation swirled that the matter would be addressed before the Cardinals opened negotiations with any of its pending free-agent pitchers. So far, nothing has happened. "It's the season," Edmonds said. "I'm thinking more about the next game and trying to help the team than anything else. It'll probably still be there when all this is over." Edmonds has spoken bluntly about retirement in recent seasons. Last year he speculated that 2007 could be his last tour, that he would prefer to finish his career with the birds on the bat, then move on. Edmonds since has become a father again. He endured a difficult 2005 in which he batted .263, 28 points below his career average, and hit 13 fewer home runs than his 42 in 2004. Baseball people frequently draw conclusions about players at Edmonds' age when their statistics begin to ebb. Publicly, at least, the Cardinals have yet to go there. "He might have lost a half-step in the outfield, but I believe he's probably gained a half-step through experience," manager Tony La Russa said before correcting his first reply. "Actually, I'm not sure he's lost a half-step. His talent is still obvious to anyone watching. I still see a great player." For how long remains a question no one can now answer. Edmonds has dealt with multiple surgeries and a major trade from the Anaheim Angels during a career in which he has 335 home runs, 1,021 RBIs and an on-base/slugging percentage well above .900. He has steeled himself for another stage of his career by anticipating nothing, the better to be pleasantly surprised. "When somebody comes up and tells you something's going to happen and you don't hear another word," he said, "eventually you stop waiting for it." jstrauss@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8371 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/st...F6?OpenDocument

Reggie has been progressing game by game.

JP and D-Train aren't really playing well since they split Isnt it possible that Juan's best days are behind and that pitchers figured him out. The same goes for Willis maybe the hitters figured him out as well as his mechanics are all messed up. I dont think it is because JP and Dontrelle are not playing together. This is just an excuse for them.

I think Borowski will have a tremondous season as the closer for the Marlins. He has motivation since his contract is up after the year. He will think about the money and in order to recieve a good pay day (Kyle Farnsworth, Armando Benitez) he will try to keep his numbers as well as he can. This will be a good season for him.

His career is going down the toilet 100 mph. Damn he got messed up last year. ERA over 6.00 this guy blows.

We need to add a couple of arms in the pen. We need pitching overall. We have a great nucleus around us let's just keep them together for a couple of years.

Last weekend, Saban said Culpepper received an ''A-plus'' review from Dr. James Andrews after a checkup on his surgically repaired right knee. Last weekend, Saban said Culpepper received an ''A-plus'' review from Dr. James Andrews after a checkup on his surgically repaired right knee. Saban and others in the organization have expressed an increasingly stronger sense of confidence that Culpepper will be able to start in the season opener Sept. 7 in Pittsburgh. But while there is room for optimism, knee injuries often have setbacks, according to two surgeons who have done the procedure in the past. Thus, the Dolphins might not have a complete sense of when Culpepper, who tore three ligaments, will be ready to play until after the start of training camp July 28. Awesome hopefully he will play against Pittsburgh. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/14568316.htm

For that matter, the Marlins are younger than the Pirates' Class AAA affiliate in Indianapolis (28.5) and the Class AA affiliate in Altoona (26.8). This is amazing, I knew we were young but this young!!! http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06133/689880-63.stm

This club is extremely adjusted and have to play the whole game rather than the first six innings. They have to make minor adjustments, and they have to make the right decisions soon. Then they will be at .500 at no time.

Notes: Hill takes indefinite leave Florida first-base coach to comfort his ailing wife By David Briggs / MLB.com The Marlins' Perry Hill has spent more than a decade as a Major League coach. (Victor Baldizon/Getty Images) PITTSBURGH -- Perry Hill, the Marlins' first-base/infield coach and one of the game's most respected people, has taken an indefinite leave from the club to be at home with his ailing wife. It is not known how long Hill, who also was away from the team earlier this season, will be absent, said manager Joe Girardi. "I don't worry about time," Girardi said. "He just has something has to handle. ... Until everything's right at home, I'm sure he's not going to feel comfortable leaving." Nobody, though, felt worse than Hill about leaving his "students." "Perry loves this game, loves his players and he's very dedicated to the guys out there," Girardi said. "It was hard for him to leave. ... He felt like he was letting the team down. But I told him by no means is he doing that. There are some things that take precedent." Hill, in his 14th season as a Major League coach, is in his fifth season with the Marlins. He is regarded as one of the game's best infield coaches. "It's a good test for our guys," Girardi said. "Let's take what Perry taught you and work on it. To me, that's the way to show Perry respect. You don't lose sight of what he's done for you." The skipper said the club will bring aboard a new coach to assume Hill's role. Then he paused. "But Perry is, in a sense, irreplaceable." Willis worried? Dontrelle Willis can be the clubhouse comic, but it's what he said straight-faced on Thursday night that was perhaps most laughable. "I better start going out there and getting things done, or I might not have a job," Willis said after lasting 2 2/3 innings on Thursday against Atlanta, giving up seven runs. Yes, Willis has struggled in losing a career-high four straight starts. But job security questions? With 47 career wins, the reigning National League Cy Young Award runner-up is just two shy of the franchise record. "I'm still laughing about that," Girardi said. But though he is not worried about Willis turning it around -- pitching effectively inside will ensure that -- Girardi is concerned with the burden he feels is on his young pitcher as the de facto staff leader. "I worry about him trying to do too much," Girardi said. "You can't, as a player, take it all upon yourself when things don't go right. His start is no more important than anybody else's." Kensing impresses: Logan Kensing finally had a debut to remember on Thursday night. The 23-year-old, who has just 19 1/3 big-league innings, was impressive after being recalled from the Minors for a third straight season. "I felt good out there, like you've been there before, you know?" Kensing said. It showed. Getting a third-inning call after Willis sputtered early, Kensing immediately retired Chipper Jones to halt any further damage. And in the fourth, Kensing retired the side by striking out Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur before inducing a Brian Jordan fly out. "He threw great," Girardi said. "Get ahead, stay down and good things will happen." The club's second-round pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft got the call from the Marlins on Wednesday after the club placed Franklyn German on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis. Kensing's last two stints with the big club, including a jump from Class A to Wrigley Field to make an emergency start in 2004 for his Major League debut, largely were forgettable. He does not have designs on changing his approach this time around. It has, after all, worked at every other level of pro ball. Through 13 games at Triple-A Albuquerque, the right-hander was 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA over 18 innings coming out of the Isotopes' bullpen. "You just do the same things as last time, but it's time to put up the numbers now," Kensing said. "Obviously the first few times didn't go so well, but I'm going to [try to] get it done this year." Fish bits: The Marlins are 4-11 at PNC Park since the stadium opened in 2001, including a 1-8 mark over their last three trips to the Steel City. ... With Kensing's relief outing on Thursday night, he became the 13th Marlins rookie to see action this year. ... The Marlins' 33 runs after the sixth inning are the second fewest in baseball. Coming up: Florida will send Scott Olsen (1-2, 5.32 ERA) to the mound on Saturday night as it faces Pittsburgh for the middle game of a weekend set at PNC Park. Pittsburgh ace Zach Duke (2-3, 4.00 ERA) will get the call for the Bucs, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. David Briggs is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Good pick up, not a good starter, but a good back up to Daunte Culpepper. Get ready for that Superbowl next year down in South FLA.

We should start Matt Treanor in his starts. It seems to me like Olivo is having a tough time catching Dontrelle. But, sooner or later he will figure it out, he will make adjustments. He is a winner at heart and a winner on the mound.

Maybe this gives us a chance to see some of these other pitching prospects we picked up over the offseason. This may be a good thing, you never know.

This teams offense will be even more solidified in the next few games.

I think the coaches screwed up his mechanics + I do not know how he will take losses or the pressure of being a leader..... I say he gets around 20 wins :thumbup

Al Leiters no hitter is still an instant classic in my mind.