July 18, 200422 yr I think the biggest problem with our offense is the inability to advance the runner. Castillo was on base today with no outs in, I believe, the 3rd inning. Easely comes up - flies out to right. Lowell - K. Conine - K. Castillo stranded on 1st. This isnt the only incident, but more of a trend. The Marlins hitters are pressing too hard and need to just focus on the basics - dont try and hit the two-run bomb, just advance the runner to second. Then to third. Start small. This is what is missing from last year's team and I dont believe that this team will get on track until they get back to doing to little things well. Robinson and the coaches should focus on advancing the runners - even if you have to sacrifice bunt.
July 18, 200422 yr I'm not the biggest fan of small ball, but there are ways to advance the runner while getting a good chance to reach base safely without swinging for the fences. And the Marlins haven't been doing that.
July 18, 200422 yr Why does Bill Robinson still have a job? Seriously, he's a great guy and I've never really heard anything about him being in the center of major controversy, but we can't score more than 2 runs a game on a consistent basis. Even if it's the players and not the method being taught, he's still the fall-guy for such problems. Firing the coach sends a message: "shape up or some of you may be next." Look at Torborg's firing last year, it was this on a much larger scale. No one here wants to get traded, so issuing this ultimatum may be the 'spark' we need...
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