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So many wonderful memories of Tommy on the broadcast, be it with Len Kasper or Rich Waltz. He definitely made games more tolerable in those lean years of 98 & 99

I certainly didn't expect 75 wins this year, they kinda peaked when they swept the Yankees to reach .500 but hey it was fun for a minute. Going forward I would hope they keep Sandy, Cabrera, Perez at the front of the rotation hopefully get something out of Meyer or Garrett or some up and coming rookies. The pen wasn't horrible, but they could still get a reliever or four. Mack looks ready for next year behind the dish, then move Hicks or Augustin to 1b and you still can DH one. Norby could be the answer at third, but I would still shop around to see what's available. X and Otto are developing well enough to keep their spots. The outfield should be good with a healthy Stowers and a full season of Marsee so that leaves RF and DH and you still have Heriberto and Dane in the mix but a veteran bat at cost could be a big boost. I can see a big step forward for 2026, these guys actually give me hope.

The bats good and since he's playing catcher, I'll assume the arm is better than average possibly work him into a corner outfielder or just move him to DH.

I'm thinking this next round of CBA is going to be acrimonious to say the least. If I'm the players, I would start with a Salary floor before acknowledging a salary cap

I'm guessing they move Sandy and Sanchez, wouldn't be surprised if Bender gets moved too. I wouldn't be surprised if the Braves and Orioles are sellers

In all honesty back in the 80's I'd have to say I wasn't overly impressed with Ozzy, my taste in music was more pop than rock but I just didn't get him. Music tastes can change especially after I was introduced to Black Sabbath it certainly changed my perspective! He was truly one of kind and his talents will be missed.

At least a dozen batting practice balls

It's not a Marlins card but I've used this site for autographed cards, didn't see one of him as a Marlin but if you just wanted a card of him ABC Unlimited - Cards

There's a Metallica concert at the football stadium tonight and Sunday that's why the early starts

And another one........ This one also has a Marlins connection Brandon Hyde fired by Orioles Any predictions who's next?

Huge Pete fan as a kid but I can see both sides of the argument, truly a great team player and holder of several MLB records including the obvious being the Hit King, but he tarnished whatever accolades he achieved by breaking the cardinal rule of the game. So, I'm glad that he's now eligible and feel it's appropriate he didn't get to experience it in his lifetime.

And another one........ The Rockies announced on Sunday that they have relieved Bud Black of his duties as manager and Marlins legend 😁Mike Redmond of his duties as bench coach Bud Black fired by Rockies

The Pirates announced Thursday that Derek Shelton has been relieved of his duties as manager, a shake-up that had become expected in recent weeks as the team fell further back in the National League Central. Shelton finished with a record of 306-440 in his five-plus years as the Pirates’ skipper. Bench coach and former Marlin Don Kelly has been named the club’s new manager. Derek Shelton dismissed as Pirates manager

IMO These are straight up ass! Of all the shitty connect jerseys I've seen thus far only the Red Sox aren't totally horrible

Interesting to see the changes in the 20+ years since I first joined. Sadly, the site has gotten better as the Marlins have gotten worse.

Ichiro obviously is a first ballot guy after that I’d say Billy Wagner and Andruw Jones are maybes for this one. Pretty sure Sabathia will get in shortly if he doesn’t go in this year. I can’t remember how many players they can vote for but in addition to those four I’d give Pedroia and King Felix some consideration.

If they let the Rays guy pick maybe former Marlin Paul Hoover who spent many years working in the Rays organization, they'll have to wait for the Royals playoff run to interview. If they let Kapler decide maybe Jason Varitek

I'm one of Pete's biggest fans, absolutely loved the way he played the game, and I wished more of today's players played the game the right way, but plain and simple he broke the rules of baseball. Yes, his accomplishments are legendary but keeping him out of the Hall sends a message to others that the integrity of the sport is more important than any individual.

Maybe Kapler bring in one of his Red Sox buddies and Marlins legend-Kevin Millar 🤪

Nah, it was more like a pinky toe on the side of his hand, I have a picture of it somewhere when he was signing an autograph. I agree with most answers submitted but on question # 2 as I recall Josh Beckett bagged some sort of record buck while deer hunting.

Alfonseca's tenure with the Fish included two stints-he was involved in the D-Train trade As for the original question Mariano might have the record, a quick look at baseball reference career games pitched he's the only one I can see in the top 50 for games pitched to have played for one team. I found only one other pitcher with one team with any longevity was a starter, Walter Johnson. I did see a lot of former Marlins in the all-time games pitched list though.

Expansion, you say? Definitely the Big O Orestes Destrade

Question 4, were you thinking of Kevin Gregg?!?

Interesting to see this year's #2 pick is rated higher than the #1, don't know if they factored his injury in. Also, only two Marlins players are in the MLB top 100 at least they actually drafted those two. The system is improved with trades but has a long way to go