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wow. but do you think hanley knows or understands that? from time to time he could still be unhappy about being locked in here.

After yesterday's incident with him complaining about the Marlins not retaliating after getting hit and the few previous incidents like the hair policy incident, it's starting to become apparent that Hanley doesn't want to be here anymore. Hanley is starting to realize how good he really is, and you're starting to see that cocky arrogant side that most superstars possess. It seems like he wants to be in the spotlight and he wants more media attention, and since he can't get it from his everyday play b/c he plays for a small market team that hardly draws any fans, he's finding other ways to grab the spotlight. And lets all be honest here, you, me, Hanley, and every single person in the baseball world knows the Marlins completely ass raped Hanley in that 6 years $70 million contract. If he didn't sign, he would have got a significant pay raise through arbitration and then would have signed with the Yankees for $200 million. But hey, back then, Hanley was "young, naive, and stupid." (sound familiar) It seems like now he's starting to realize his true value and is now trying to do whatever he can to piss the Marlins off so they trade him. I hope I'm wrong, but I've been getting this bad vibe from Hanley all season. OK, I understand that the response to this argument is that Hanley would have to wait until 2011 for free agency and instead he received security last year and for the next six by having the money guaranteed. But Hanley's problem was that he was dealing with the Marlins front office, of course, as we all know, led by utterly brilliant luminaries and supported by the best scouting department in the universe, who will most of the time make out better than him and any other person with whom they make a deal, especially when they're dealing with known commodities and don't have to just be guessing. Beinfest and friends are usually ahead of the curve and don't make decisions until they've explored every possibility and potential problem. Does anyone really think that if the Marlins offered and completed that 6 year $70 million deal with him that it wasn't the best thing possible under the circumstances for the franchise, and likely not the best thing for Hanley? That's why it was so surprising when the deal happened. Hanley basically said you got me and gave into the system. There will always be a tradeoff between getting the money and security earlier and getting it for less. Hanley got a very good deal but when you are THE most versatile and talented baseball player in the world you should. And with all that backloaded money not hitting his bank account until 2012, I'm sure he's regretting it now as he still would have gotten more than enough from arbitration to support his whole family and he would have kept open the possibility of getting something like 10 years $200 million. Right now Hanley probably just feels like most baseball operations heads who have done a deal with the Marlins. But he gets a reminder of his deal every day when he wakes up and goes to the ballpark. It probably gets to his ego now and then. So he writes empty trade demands on his chest and complains about being hit. Meanwhile he's hitting around .330 with an ops around .900.

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http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index...%3dolney_buster I am not an ESPN insider. If anyone is can you PLEASE post the rest of this blog. I like Buster and would love to see what he has to say about Johnson. A longtime scout decided this week that he is reassessing his rankings of the three best pitchers in the National League. Tim Lincecum is one of those, he said, although Lincecum's velocity has been down early this season. Johan Santana is the best or second-best or third-best. The other pitcher? To continue reading this article you must be an Insider. Here's the whole post: A longtime scout decided this week that he is reassessing his rankings of the three best pitchers in the National League. Tim Lincecum is one of those, he said, although Lincecum's velocity has been down early this season. Johan Santana is the best or second-best or third-best. The other pitcher? Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins. "Great power stuff," said the scout. "Fastball ranging from 92 to 96 mph, with heavy sink -- a sinker that breaks bats. Power slider, and his changeup is getting better. He is unbelievable right now." What struck the scout as well is how Johnson seems to be pitching so much in the lowest third of the strike zone, down by the knees. Fifty-eight of the 113 pitches he threw against the Mets in a complete game Sunday, in fact, were at the knees or below, according to Jason Paradise of ESPN research. His ground ball-to-fly ball ratio is more than double what it has been in the past, and this is no accident. Johnson said over the phone late Tuesday night that he has made a more concerted effort, as he has evolved as a pitcher, to keep the ball down in the strike zone. He says that last year, he was making an injury rehabilitation appearance in Double-A, and he watched with interest as Chris Volstad pitched well with a shortened stride toward home plate. What this did, he thought, was it allowed Volstad to throw on a downward plane in the strike zone. So Johnson made a conscious effort to gather all the moving parts in his delivery, to stay back, and then to shorten his stride ever so slightly as he pushed toward home plate. Mark Wiley, the Marlins' respected pitching coach, has watched videotape of Johnson and has told the pitcher he doesn't notice a difference. Johnson is cognizant of that, however. He's cognizant of keeping the ball down, of driving the ball through his target, in the center of the catcher, and he's getting more ground balls with his changeup. "If you miss, you want to miss down," said Johnson. "You don't want to miss in the middle of the strike zone." Johnson's numbers so far this season: one walk, 15 strikeouts, one run, 15 2/3 innings, and he has needed just 14 pitches per inning so far.

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is the mets' goal for each season now to acquire as many former marlins as they possibly can? i know samson is forever immortalized because of his leadership in the stadium deal and i might just kiss the bottom of his shoes for it. but every time i hear him comment on a baseball decision on the radio, he seemingly has no idea what he's talking about. it's almost offensive to the intellects of Admin and co. for him to make such uninformed and worthless comments as a representative of the organization, but i guess Admin and co.'s collective brilliance allows them to ignore him. i would just once like to hear samson say, after being asked a baseball question, i'm not really sure and i'll leave that to the geniuses we have in the baseball operations side.

Some people seem to think that this FO has a Staples Easy Button. With the way the brains in the FO funnel talent into this organization, they make it seem like they do have an easy button. But so you're saying losing Hill was out of their control and they didn't contribute it to happening?

http://www.tribune-democrat.com/sports/loc..._075000052.html Infield instructor aiding Bucs The Tribune-Democrat By JOHN PERROTTO jperrotto@piratesreport.com BRADENTON, Fla. — A broad smile crossed Freddy Sanchez's face before the question had even been finished and he could not wait to give the answer. "I've already learned more from Perry Hill in a month than I've learned from anybody in baseball," the Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman said. "He just has a certain way about him that's hard to describe. He knows how to explain things in a way that makes it easy to understand and he has such a tremendous passion for the game and so much enthusiasm. "He's so much fun to be around and knows so much about baseball. I have never been around anyone quite like him. This is my ninth spring training as a professional baseball player and this has, by far, been the most fun. A lot of that is because of Perry." Pirates manager John Russell likes to refer to Hill as "Mr. Energy" and that is no exaggeration. Hill is fired up from the time he arrives in the Pirates' spring training clubhouse when the dew is still heavy on the morning grass until long after that day's exhibition game is over and the clubhouse has cleared out. "I just love baseball," the 57-year-old Hill said when asked for his secret. "It's a great game and I feel fortunate to be part of it." Hill is technically listed as the Pirates' first base coach. However, his job duties go far beyond yelling, "back!" to the runner on first base when a pitcher attempts a pickoff. Hill is also the Pirates' infield defense instructor and that is where he has made his mark. "The saying is that wherever Perry goes is where the Gold Gloves follow," Russell said. When Hill was a coach with the Montreal Expos, shortstop Orlando Cabrera won a Gold Glove despite starring in the anonymity that came with playing baseball in Quebec. Hill moved on to the Florida Marlins and first baseman Derrek Lee, second baseman Luis Castillo and third baseman Mike Lowell all won Gold Gloves. In all, Hill has spent 14 seasons as a major-league coach with the Texas Rangers (1992-95), Detroit Tigers (1997-99), Montreal Expos (2000-01) and Florida (2002-06). Russell originally wanted Hill to join his staff when he was hired to replace Jim Tracy following the 2007 season. However, Hill declined because family health issues prevented him from leaving his Texas home. When Hill decided he wanted to get back into coaching this season, he immediately found a spot with the Pirates. "I'm biased, but I really believe nobody teaches infield defense like Perry," Russell said. "He's already been a tremendous asset for us. People are going to see a marked improvement in our defense this year. He has taught our guys things I'm sure they've never heard of before." Think of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and how he is considered one of the NFL's top innovators for devising the zone blitz. Hill has gained the same reputation in baseball circles. He has invented an array of pickoff plays and bunt defenses over the years in addition to devising drills to sharpen players' defensive fundamentals. That made the normally mundane exercise of infield drills a must-watch part of the day during workouts at the beginning of spring training. The self-effacing Hill laughed when asked how he became a defensive expert. "Well, I couldn't hit," he said. "If you can't hit, you better play good defense." Hill played professionally for six seasons, five in the Mexican League, where he hit just eight home runs to go with a .257 batting average. Hill not only found his niche as a coach but a scout of potential major-league managers. When Russell was finishing his playing career as a catcher with Texas in 1993, Hill pulled him aside one day and told him he should come to the ballpark early and begin working out with the infielders. "He seemed puzzled, but I told him it was going to be helpful to know the basics of all four infield positions when he became a major-league manager," Hill said. "He looked at me like I was crazy, but John really understood the game and was always thinking one step ahead of everyone else on the field. There was no doubt in my mind he would be a manager." This spring Beinfest has repeatedly emphasized the importance of the team improving its fielding in 2009. And any time the team's defense comes up, I can't help but think about a time when we had the Albert Einstein of infield defense on our coaching staff. Yet after Perry Hill decided to return to baseball, the front office did not get him right back into his old job. For a front office that desperately wants to see improvement in the field, how could bringing Hill back not have been a top priority for 2009?

Can someone please tell me why many(not all) fans scorn the reports on the East when the Marlins are in second to last or last? Let me get this straight, those fans think that after trading Jacobs, Olsen, Willingham, Gregg(Ok I'll give you that one), and getting back unproven "talent"(Only one fielder in Bonaficio) then signing a washed-up reliever that is now hurt, that the Marlins will do BETTER than last year? But from what I hear, the main "addition" is healthy Johnson and Sanchez, which havent pitched regularly as a starter in a Major League game in 2 years. The Marlins minor leaguers Stanton, West, Skipworth, and a couple others still, according to some other fans, need "seasoning" down in the minors. But please, enlighten me on how the Marlins are going to do better. are you, like, for real, dude? like, really? really?

Admin beinfest is a god among men and we should all love his ass

I LOVE PETER GAMMONS

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and the wild card is getting closer every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Marlins promote Lo Duca from Minors Reliever Miller designated for assignment 08/15/2008 10:46 PM ETBy Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com MIAMI -- Minutes after their heart-breaking 6-5 loss to the Cubs on Friday night, the Marlins added another bat to their lineup by promoting catcher Paul Lo Duca from Triple-A Albuquerque. Lo Duca will be with the Marlins on Saturday. In exchange, they designated reliever Justin Miller for assignment. Miller will have 10 days to accept the assignment or go on waivers. Lo Duca, a 36-year-old who played for the Marlins for half of 2004 and all of 2005, was signed to a Minor League contract by the Marlins on Aug. 8, and has been playing with the Isotopes ever since. In six games at Albuquerque, Lo Duca hit .458 (11-for-24) with seven RBIs while alternating between playing catcher and serving as the designated hitter. Lo Duca struggled in 46 games with the Nationals this season, batting just .230 with no home runs and 12 RBIs before getting released. Towards the end of his tenure there, the right-handed hitter barely started behind the plate -- playing mostly left field or first base. Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said he'll come in as the No. 3 catcher and be an extra bat off the bench. Miller went 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 46 games for the Marlins this season. ________________________________________________________________________________ tell me this is just fredi blowing smoke up treanor's and baker's asses. if it isn't, then why make the move? shouldn't lo duca be in the lineup tomorrow, possibly hitting 2nd? isn't that what he does well? i mean, hermida did a great job of barely grazing those 3 consecutive foul balls tonight, but maybe it's time to try something else there, or maybe he could hit 8th (fredi loves to turn that lineup over). (you make me bitter, kevin gregg, you make me bitter.)

Wow, thats all I have to say...wow...

This is not over, and they are not done. i love it

rich and tommy just read my e-mail about perry hill and i missed the beginning of it. can anyone please tell me what they said at the start? THANK YOU!!!

Admin beinfest is the chosen one. never forget that.

Sign Man has a striking resemblance to Don Sutton Haha, I never noticed before but he does.

i meet the sign guy when i talking to my friend .my friend know him he spoke very little and i saw again at fanfest he say hi that it he have sign at fanfest too i donot why their was no game :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup

definently Jorge Julio for being Jorge Julio if anyone ever sees Julio near DS, post a hurricane warning and EVACUATE!!!!! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

... is highly overpaid garbage. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! People on this board are ripping Jacobs for struggling and not being patient and then want Sexon?? That guy is f***ing terrible! I rather have Big Jake with 2 broken Legs :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

this is a thread?

Yes lets bench the player with an 11 game hitting streak.

Hello, I live in freance, so I haven't many many information about our favorite team, but I have a question. So far our season seems good, but if in weeks to come we move down in the standings, who could be traded and what is our bigger position of need. Thanks for every opinions. see you later :thumbup Where is freance? As for moves the Marlins don't have what you would call a veteran team, they've traded most of those away. The race for the division is too close to even think about trading away players and if the Fish get JJ and DeAza back or trade for a catcher and centerfielder they could challenge all season long. its a small town in germany.