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I say from the beginning, Tommy Hutton is not afraid to speak his mind, his partner is the total opposite, i don't know if it is the new yorker in me, i go to games and see players mess up, and the fans seems like they are not allow to boo, i would bet, if Gregg come into the game today he will be applause, we have a manager who #1 line is, "The guys are trying their best, tomorrow is another day." We the fans make to much excues for the players, if they do good applause them, if they mess up let them have it, no excues.

When i post about every batters trying to hit HR all the time, the gods jump on me, everybody want to see HR which is good but there are times when a simple opposite field hit would be very effect, even Rich get all excite, the team could be down by 3 or 4 runs in the 9th inning bases empty, two outs, someone hit a HR and it seen like you have to call the ambulance for him,

The way you want to talk to the reporters when you hit a walk off home run, you have to face them when you mess up. here comes my fan club. Players aren't obligated to talk to the media. The media seems to think they are entitled just because most players DO answer their questions. All that matters is what they do on the field. Fans worry too much about things that are out of their control. We pay to see players play the game, not to see them in the club house. . . . Except, like Marlins2003 said, they are obligated to talk to the media. It says so in their contract. Where does it say that? That sounds ridiculous. And what are they going to do if they DON'T? Several players don't talk to the media. I have a hard time believing that its in the contracts. As for the media in S. Florida, all they do is berate this team. Screw them. They don't hype this team at all. It's pretty easy to berate this team when they play Little League baseball every other night. I've read enough positive articles this year in the sentinel and herald so the lack of hyped up articles don't bother me. The media is S. Florida is tame compared to any other large market media. I'd love to read the entertaining articles that the NY Post, Times, or Daily News would pump out if they were covering the LL Marlins everyday. You forgot Newsday

The way you want to talk to the reporters when you hit a walk off home run, you have to face them when you mess up. here comes my fan club.

A way for we to make the playoff, let the starters pitch complete games, this way the bullpen cannot mess it up, great job Josh Johnson.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it. I remeber chuck knoblock some how forgot how to throw to first from second was the craziest thing. That was in his head. There was another guy who that ahppened to too who snapped out of it. Dan should go talk to him. You are correct! But Knoblauch's problem was SPECIFIC, just one thing, throwing to 1st. Steve Sax went through that as well. There were pitchers like Steve Trout who sudddenly lost it and could not throw a strike. Recently it happened to Rick Ankiel who was a good enough athlete that he quit pitching completely and turned himself in to a successsful outfielder. There was a catcher for the Mets, Mackey Sasser who developed a crazy problem: he couldn't throw the ball back to the piitcher! It was wild, but he'd double or triple pump the throw back to the pitcher, causing everyone to go nuts. Guys would steal, the whole nine yards. But all of these are examples of guys who had one specific problem; everything else they did was unaffected by it. Sasser and Knoblauch were still fine hitters, for example. Uggla's problem is different because all aspects of his game are suffering, not just one thing. The worse i saw was Steve Blass of the Pirates, great in the WS, next year could not get the ball over the plate, had to leave baseball.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it. I remeber chuck knoblock some how forgot how to throw to first from second was the craziest thing. That was in his head. There was another guy who that ahppened to too who snapped out of it. Dan should go talk to him. You are correct! But Knoblauch's problem was SPECIFIC, just one thing, throwing to 1st. Steve Sax went through that as well. There were pitchers like Steve Trout who sudddenly lost it and could not throw a strike. Recently it happened to Rick Ankiel who was a good enough athlete that he quit pitching completely and turned himself in to a successsful outfielder. There was a catcher for the Mets, Mackey Sasser who developed a crazy problem: he couldn't throw the ball back to the piitcher! It was wild, but he'd double or triple pump the throw back to the pitcher, causing everyone to go nuts. Guys would steal, the whole nine yards. But all of these are examples of guys who had one specific problem; everything else they did was unaffected by it. Sasser and Knoblauch were still fine hitters, for example. Uggla's problem is different because all aspects of his game are suffering, not just one thing. The worse i saw was Steve Blass of the Pirates, great in the WS, next year could not get the ball over the plate, had to leave baseball.

The Mets win, SH*T

As the saying goes, the team win, the manager gets the credit, lose, he gets the blame, Willie Randolph was love by the players, he is home looking for his next job.

I went to games Sat & Sun, only Hanley deserve a vote, i know a couple of folks will post after me, but as you know i don't suger coat anything, when you do good i praise you, do bad i will rip you.

Yeah Rab, apparently no one saw my post in the DEMONS BE GONE thread. A guy who hates the Marlins could clearly post something like that. I post positive things about this team on this board. People just have selective memory. Instead of actually discussing baseball, they attack the poster. Its a classic strategy and I am not surprised. And yes, I do overreact. I admitted as much before. Its called a CHARACTER FLAW. Why do I overreact? Because I love this god damn baseball team, and you are crazy to suggest otherwise. At least i don't feel alone, thank you LordMagnus

Then the next day, and so on, and so on, had to do it. I wouldn't expect anything else from you. I think that guy is a Mets fan. When you look at his name at first glance it looks like it says "METBOY." LOL. you are so wrong, the one team in baseball i can't stand is the mets. if you all can't have a laugh when things are so mess up i'm sorry. There's a difference between being funny and being a Negative Nancy all the time. Sure, I get frustrated with the team and post about it, but you've never said anything postive about them EVER. All you've ever posted is "why don't we get on hanley for poor defense? Blah blah blah." and stupid sh*t like that. That is amazing since i post that a long time ago, but i should expect that from you, because it seems like you sit and wait until i post something cause you most of time is the first to reply, I'm so sorry, i would not do it again.

Then the next day, and so on, and so on, had to do it. I wouldn't expect anything else from you. I think that guy is a Mets fan. When you look at his name at first glance it looks like it says "METBOY." LOL. you are so wrong, the one team in baseball i can't stand is the mets. if you all can't have a laugh when things are so mess up i'm sorry.

Then the next day, and so on, and so on, had to do it. I wouldn't expect anything else from you. As mad as everyone is why can't we have a little humor, this is not life or death, wow.

We just need to hang in there. There's so much time left in the season especially considering we get our shot against Philadelphia and New York directly. 3.5 games may sound like a lot but it isn't. Take it one day at a time, and who knows maybe we win tomorrow and hope the Pirates can win so we're right back at 2.5. If not tomorrow, then the next day. Then the next day, and so on, and so on, had to do it.

Not over til the fat lady sing, but i can hear her warming up.

You can't make the Nationals but you make the Marlins, wow

And to think Zambrano had a so so game. bummer

Don't blame anybody but the team, no excuses

Does anyone have any interesting stats on the upcoming series against the cubs? Haven't we won like 14 of the last 16 games? Anything else. Where can I find this info? We better win the next three.

Manny 5HR, 16RBIS in 12 games, something like that, we had a chance.

This team is becoming so frustrating to watch. What's new? We get a good outing from our pitcher but the offense gives him no run support. The bats need to wake up fast. You took the words right outta my mouth. They seem to keep finding different ways to lose lately. To add insult to injury, just when you start thinking theres a chance during a game, they blow it. Oh well, at least football season is starting up soon. Go Cowboys! For the love of God...the team is 2.5 games out. Did anyone see what happened last year in the NL? Like at the end of the year? How teams caught teams, etc., etc.? They are struggling right now. Maybe tomorrow they pick it up. You don't know what the future holds. Have some faith! I read your post have faith, they are struggling, and all the other cliche, i'm trying hard, that is the problem, maybe tomorrow they will pick up but the next day back to funk.

We keep saying the same thing, lets sweep the next team that is coming in, look like we are running out of brooms.

We cannot keep losing games and hope for other teams to lose. i agree with the part about losing games, but i disagree with the part about hoping the other team to lose. Do you want them to win and run away with the division? why does everybody have to try to f***in analyze everything someone says......u get his point. I'm not worry, some on here are baseball gods, only them know about the game.

We cannot keep losing games and hope for other teams to lose.