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My priority list: R. Pinto(one of, if not the best lefty set up men in the bigs) J. Hermida(sign him now while its cheap) S. Olsen(he is as good as we thought) Trade: Uggla (crappy d, strikesout alot, low avg) Willingham(I hate to say it but he is prone to injury, not that young) Cantu(RIGHT NOW, HE HAS VALUE) Gregg(no more than a year or two here) of course, so long as the Marlins are in first, all should stay the same.

our farm is WEAK!!!!!

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I just can't imagine why the Marlins wouldn't have have tried to get him in the last trade....

My point is that the Marlins are going to suck this coming year WITH Cabrera anyway, why not get rid of him. I agree, He was the cornerstone of the team, a team that went 78-84 in 2006 and 71-91 last year.

I know you can never have too much pitching, but god damn. Seriously!

To begin this is obviously my personal opinion and I am in no way demeaning anyone elses opinion...That being said here is my take. Willis and Cabrera had to go, the Marlins lineup next year was going to be just as bad as this past year. The record this coming year would probably be the about the same and Miggy and Willy would be one year closer to arbitration and free agency. I know it sux and I felt a certain attachment to these guys as I am sure you did, but rebuilding with prospects is the best avenue the Marlins can take and the haul we got is AWESOME! Andrew Miller IMO is better than Willis right now and Cameron is considered a TOP 5 prospect, TOP 5. The other guys are all top 100. This one deal has put our farm system in the top 5. So when the Marlins do make a push, we will have the ammo to make trade deadline deals. We are not far away guys, this deal did not set us back as much as some of you think.

God Miguel Cabrera sucks. What an a**hole. Stop hitting .340, fat ass. lol :cool

Marlins Ramirez unfazed by Phils Rollins' negative quote The way Jimmy Rollins and Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez exchanged laughs before Tuesday's game, it was hard to tell if Ramirez had any hard feelings toward the Phillies shortstop. But for a while earlier in the day, Ramirez suffered a bruised ego over a comment Rollins made. Talking about the high stock of talented shortstops in the NL East, Rollins was quoted in the Philadelphia Daily News as saying that Ramirez won't matter until the Marlins matter. "Hanley, in Florida, is just Hanley in Florida. I can throw him out of the books," Rollins told the newspaper. "Jose (Reyes) in New York - he's the man. He's in New York." When the Marlins clubhouse opened to the media Tuesday afternoon, players were huddled over a copy of the story, laughing and teasing Ramirez. Ramirez made a copy of the quote and taped it over his locker. Talking later to Marlins writers, Rollins said he did not intend to take a shot at Ramirez, but only meant to emphasize that Ramirez doesn't get the publicity he deserves because he plays in a small media market with poor attendance. "Put (Ramirez) in a big-market city and he'll be getting talked about the same way that guy in New York is," Rollins said. "You've got to have the fans show up the game in order to get that praise. Right now in Florida, they just don't come out.'' -- Palm Beach Post Marlins Jacobs has lost his power? An alarming trend with Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs: He's averaging one homer every 29.9 at-bats (entering Tuesday), compared with one every 23.4 in 2006 and one every 9.1 during his 11-homer late-season Mets call-up in '05. One scout said his value will drop significantly if his power numbers don't pick up. It's ''huge,'' Jacobs said of the importance of improving. -- Miami Herald Marlins outfielder out with kidney stones LF Josh Willingham had a second attack of kidney stones Monday night, forcing manager Fredi Gonzalez to rework the Marlins' lineup for Tuesday's game. Willingham, who had the first attack in the 10th inning of Saturday's game, was held out for a second straight game after spending part of Monday night in a Philadelphia hospital. "They can't do much for you other than give you ... painkillers and send you home,'' said Gonzalez, who wasn't sure how soon Willingham could return. -- Palm Beach Post Marlins Willing To Listen On Miguel Olivo For what it's worth, the Marlins will apparently listen to offers for catcher Miguel Olivo. Olivo makes $2MM this year, and that will increase through arbitration next year. If the Fish can't trade him, they might nontender him. Olivo, 29, is allergic to walks. He's drawn eight in 93 games this year, and just nine in 127 games last year. He does have above-average power for a backstop. Defensively, he's gunned down more than 30% of those attempting to steal on a regular basis. Originally with the White Sox, Olivo was sent to Seattle in the Freddy Garcia deal. The Mariners sent him to San Diego in '05 for another catcher, Miguel Ojeda. The Friars decided not to offer Olivo a contract after the '05 season and the Marlins signed him. He won the starting catching job in '06 when Josh Willingham couldn't hack it defensively. Olivo is probably miscast as a starter.

When is Derrell Mccall scheduled to pitch again?

wow. People are so stupid. All the Government has to do is put the word terrorist in anything and they do whatever they want.

Marlins could move SS Hanley to CF? The idea of moving Hanley Ramirez to center field has been casually discussed inside the Marlins organization, but the team will keep him at shortstop. Even though Ramirez has 16 errors, one team official noted ex-Marlin Alex Gonzalez had a 27-error season early in his career before blossoming defensively. -- Miami Herald Florida players say they aren't upset with dumping of Kim on waivers? The fact the Marlins, who have struggled all season to put a rotation together, dumped one of their most productive starters when they let Byung-Hyun Kim go to Arizona on waivers this week, didn't create any kind of mutiny in the clubhouse. If Kim's departure, which saved the Marlins about $800,000 in salary, was a symbol of a white flag from Marlins general manager Admin Beinfest, the players took it on the chin and stayed resolved. ''I don't want to say people were going around saying Admin did this or Admin did that, because it wasn't like that,'' Marlins catcher Matt Treanor said. ``But you start thinking. Nobody wants to give up and get that virus of losing. ``A lot of people talk about the money, but as players we know we have zero control. What we have is what we have. No matter who we call up, even if it's a kid we don't know anything about, we are going to be behind him.'' -- Miami Herald Thats it for today.

OLSEN!!!! Now if he would just stop fighting everyone.

A catcher with a career .850 OPS against LHP and one hell of an arm. That's not worthless. He's better than 99% of the backup catchers in the league. He'd be one of the top backup catchers in the league, but as a starter his faults shine too strongly. exactly

For those who are wondering...this win was aided by a larger Force... ...Miggy used his super awesome Jedi Force powers to cause wild pitches. I KNEW IT!

International banks decide these things, discussing this is trivial.

Implying that GWB is a 'dictator' is incredibly disrespectful to people actually living in a dictatorship (I have relatives or soon to be relatives who have family in North Korea). What garbage. I'm sorry but does that really matter? Most people are decent enough that they don't need to know someone personally to know hardship. Waiting for JimmieJack to write about how Kim Jung and Fidel Castro are People's Presidents and GWB is a Dictator..... first of all...if you are going to bring me into a discussion which im not in yet, spell my name right...secondly...we have a long and glorious tradition of supporting dictators in this country(including saddam and several south americans)...and also...when the president takes power for himself and away from the people (which the presidency has been doing for the last 40 years) he becomes more and more dictator like and less and less president like...a good historical example of this is the fall of rome...but hey...who in this country is really interested in learning about history?!?!? Your 'historical' example didn't make any sense, so you've pretty much answered your own question. read more on the fall or rome and maybe you will understand...maybe What you are referring to is the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. And I will never subscribe to the theory that a president can gain power for himself and be more and more like a dictator. The framers were very cautious of that when they created our Constitution. The Patriot Act completely dissolved everything the architects of the Constitution stood for.

Resident Evil 5 on July 31, 2007 Category: Racism, Africa The new Resident Evil video game depicts a white man in what appears to be Africa killing Black people. The Black people are supposed to be zombies and the white man's job is to destroy them and save humanity. "I have a job to do and I'm gonna see it through." This is problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black people as inhuman savages, the killing of Black people by a white man in military clothing, and the fact that this video game is marketed to children and young adults. Start them young? fearing, hating, and destroying Black people. http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/07/resident_evil_5.html lol.

With the new signing deadline in place and no Draft and Follow option available.....A lot of the Draft picks have already come to an agreement but have not signed yet. MLB has asked the teams who sign players above slot money to wait to announce it in order to keep signing bonuses down. So I would assume our 3 guys fall into one of the two catagories. 1. Players who have agreed to sign for ABOVE slot money and are waiting to announce it. 2. Players who have not agreed to terms yet and are waiting to see what others get so they can negotiate for a higher bonus. Just my guess ! Am I the only one who thinks the draft system in place by the MLB is a joke?

i think they got ridiculous a long time and we're way past that at this point. :banghead

Former Jays catcher signs with Marlins The Marlins signed catcher Jason Phillips on Sunday and assigned him to Triple-A Albuquerque. Phillips this season appeared in 55 games for the Toronto Blue Jays, hitting .208 with a homer and 12 RBI. In parts of seven big-league seasons, including his first four with the Mets, Phillips is a .248 hitter. -- Sun-Sentinel Marlins not optimistic about Johnson return? Ricky Nolasco pitched May 12 and left after five innings. There was speculation at that point Nolasco might go back on the disabled list with an elbow injury. Nolasco made one more start and has been on the DL since. Three Marlins starters -- Nolasco, Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez -- have missed most of the season with injuries. Sanchez is out for the season, and Johnson is scheduled to see Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., today and likely will have season-ending surgery. ''I'm not optimistic,'' Marlins general manager Admin Beinfest said of Johnson's situation. -- Miami Herald Marlins pitcher Olsen bombed since arrest Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen has allowed 13 runs and 18 hits in two starts since his arrest July 21. Asked if that has affected Olsen's pitching, Gonzalez said, "It can be a difficult situation," but said he didn't know. "We talk to him all the time ? he's not left on an island ? and not just because of what happened." -- Sun-Sentinel Former Jays catcher signs with Marlins The Marlins signed catcher Jason Phillips on Sunday and assigned him to Triple-A Albuquerque. Phillips this season appeared in 55 games for the Toronto Blue Jays, hitting .208 with a homer and 12 RBI. In parts of seven big-league seasons, including his first four with the Mets, Phillips is a .248 hitter. -- Sun-Sentinel Thats it for today. -Chris

Hector Correa....whos he?

GET WILLI MO!

:anon

And either way, it's the coaches, not the catcher, most responsible for the pitcher's pitch selection. No. :lol Yes. Yes it is. Bullpen coach is with the pitcher before he enters the game. He's witness to what pitches the pitcher has working. Pitching coach goes over the game-plan with the pitcher and catcher before the game. They set up a plan of attack. Manager (or sometimes the pitching coach, depending on the manager) call pitches in game, or pitch sequencing. yup.