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We lost, 8-4. Dobbs homered and Donnie Murphy homered. Vazquez went 4, gave up 4 hits and a run, struck out 3, Choate got knocked around pretty bad, giving up five runs in 0.2 innings. Anyone idea on Vazquez's velocity? Apparently 90-91. I think that's great. http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/2011/03/09/gregg-dobbs-and-donnie-murphy-hit-back-to-back-homers-for-florida-marlins/

If this keeps him out for a large portion of the season, then the Phillies offense will take a huge hit. There are already some questions surrounding it, but this is going to silence all doubt that they're going to need that pitching to come up big.

jesus christ i f***ing hate nu metal. that song is embarassing. To the br00talness that is Metal? I hope that's not where you're going with this.

Wow that's actually pretty good. I didn't like it at first-listen, but it grew on me fast.

I love how we're ranked as the 22nd best team, right above the Nationals and below the Mets. Please be kind to us going onto the new stadium....Please...

I'd much rather see him start at AA or AAA. I don't like rushing young players.

phew is right.

Come on, Bob. You know you want to..

Well, it has the Rockies winning 90 games, lol.

I love the BroncoBob vs half-the-forum battles.

I honestly wouldn't bother unless it's an Opening Night game. The place really is a dump and 2012 can't come any sooner. Safety wise, it'd probably be a better idea to stay somewhere 30 minutes from there. You aren't going to get shot by SunLife, but if you're in Miami then you might as well travel an extra 20-30 minutes and stay somewhere that actually in Miami. I can't really recommend anything because all of the hotels I know are incredibly expensive and I wouldn't dream of paying for them myself. Just look up hotels in Miami and try to pick something in Coral Gables if you want something nice. To put it in perspective, you'd be a good 40 minutes from Sun-Life (with regular traffic, I'd say) and 10 minutes from the new stadium if you'd like to check it out. If you stay in Coral Gables, you'd be somewhat near most of the attractions this city has. Bayside's downtown and it's right next to the AAA where the Heat play. If you stay in Coral Gables then you'd be 10 minutes from an almost-landmark Cuban restaurant called Versailles as well.

I think another row is supposed to go in per every floor. So it'd be 3 per little stairway thingy. At least that's how it makes sense. There's way too much space there for what they have now to make sense.

Maybe if we lose every ST game, we'll get the wins we should have gotten in ST during the regular season. Wouldn't that be swell???

March 3, 2011 By: Rey Machado MarlinsBaseball.com Writer That’s it. That’s the title. Any other word or phrase you put beside that name will belittle the name and the emphasis. This kid is special. I don’t think there’s any debating that. But exactly how special? Mike Stanton put up 22 Home Runs in the major leagues last season, leading all eligible rookies – in 396 plate appearances. The growing pains were there, and there were times where he seemed overmatched. Streaks were apparent and large slumps existed. But nobody grows forever. No, not even Mike Stanton. No, we haven’t even begun to fathom exactly how special this ballplayer can be. He has the potential to be a franchise player before reaching his prime. Bill James has him hitting 38 Home Runs and driving in 104 runs next season. This is a player who shares a lineup with Hanley Ramirez but isn’t being overshadowed in the least by him. Very rarely does a player on this team early on in their career receive the kind of recognition and optimism Stanton has. Disregard the few flaws in his game. I’m not here to talk about Stanton’s weaknesses and the possibility of them hindering his potential. This isn’t what this is about. This about just thinking for a moment – just thinking about what this kid could potentially become, and what it means to a small-market team like the Marlins. He’s already appeared in a video game commercial. While not a testament to greatness on the field, it is certainly an indication of the relevance some anticipate from him, and sometimes that’s important too. Stanton is the type of player that can sell tickets. While he may not hit .400, he’s going to have tremendous power and, if kept around for long enough and if things go well, the Marlins have a race to 500 Home Runs to look forward to, more than a few outstanding power seasons, and a few league-best Home Run seasons. The Marlins are a team moving into a new ballpark with a new look – from what they wear on the field to how they play on it. They have not made the playoffs since 2003. They need players like Mike Stanton. They need the future. Sometimes a new ballpark doesn’t get the job done. In a city like Miami, allegiances to teams come and go, and winning has a lot to do with how the team is perceived. A cast of strong and talented players makes for an exciting ballclub that can spark interest in the otherwise apathetic masses. Coupled with Hanley Ramirez’s tools, Logan Morrison’s patience and Matt Dominguez’s glove, Mike Stanton’s raw power can round out a group of solid young Marlins that will put on a show for years to come. All eyes on Stanton, though. The 4 players mentioned above are young and mostly affiliated with the Marlins, but Morrison and Dominguez are not franchise faces and Hanley Ramirez’s future with this team is unknown past 2014 when his contract expires. Stanton is going to turn some heads, with or without Hanley Ramirez on the team. Mike Stanton has not yet reached arbitration and is under club control for the foreseeable future. There’s little doubt of him breaking the all-time Home Run record for the Marlins, and you can predict that he’ll set power records all over the new ballpark and the league. Even if Hanley isn’t retained, Stanton’s power alone will bring people to the field. If the Marlins catch lightning in a bottle with this kid, they’ll be getting people to come to the ballpark to watch Stanton hit his 500th Home Run, win a Home Run Derby, and shoot for the moon (literally.) No, it’s not far-fetched to have all of this faith on one person. Scroll up and take a look at his picture on this article. Go on. Do it. And now listen very carefully: Mike Stanton is going to be big. He’s going to be the person whose face is shown after a devastating loss; the guy who will be shown first sprinting joyously to the mound after a World Series win. He will be asked all of the hard questions and he will answer them. Every injury he has will be the end of the world, and our season. He will be sitting with his children on the grass during an All-Star Game for all of the country to see. And he will be wearing a Marlins cap through all of this. Now all that’s left is to wait. We’ll wait until Stanton puts on the new uniform and steps up to the plate on Opening Day 2012. It may not be in his first at-bat, or his second. It may not even be on the first day – but he’ll eventually hit a Home Run. As he trots around the bases and adds runs to the scoreboard, we’ll cheer a bit for what he’s just done – but mostly for what he has just begun

Lol, what did he say?

Well since you put it so bluntly without a chuckle (clever clever I know), It's fake. But, I'm rather well known for handing out eCookies for good deeds. Enjoy.

[ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-20037409-10391697.html?tag=mncol;lst;1 Just for reference the logo looks like this: My opinion? If that logo reads "Zion" my name reads "James Earl Jones". Just shut up and boycott, Iran, no one loses but you. (though I do admit the logo is ugly as heck) You were saying? (first one to catch on gets a cookie) You changed his name on the quote. Now, is this cookie real or imaginary?

NL East: Philadelphia NL West: Colorado NL Central: St. Louis NL WC: Marlins AL East: Boston AL West: A's AL Central: Twins AL WC: New York NL ROY: Matt Dominguez AL ROY: Don't know NL CY: Cliff Lee AL CY: Don't know NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez

I agree with some other media outlets that believe it looks like Lisa Simpson giving Bart some third base action. Say what? You beat me to it lmao. That's exactly what it looks like to me.

Your 2012 Carl Barger Marlins Or how about: Your 2012 Miami Bargers

I played it around the time I graduated from HS, which was like 2.5 years ago. I kinda quit since it was so annoying having to maintain it lol

I'm not worried about Vazquez's velocity on the first game.

I got like 105 pts. I missed a few easy names like Treanor. I was lost in the years before 1997. I managed to guess a few based on players I knew were Marlins. Oh, and I had trouble from 2006 to 2007 because I didn't watch baseball those two years.

I got the 2K game with Lincecum on the cover. It cost me like 50 bucks. I played it maybe 10 times and never played it again. It may very well have been the worse video game I've ever played...

Ugh