March 7, 200620 yr 14 runs on 17 hits. The Nationals also have 3 errors. Helms and Cepicky each have homeruns! http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/scoreboard/sb_20060307.html
March 7, 200620 yr Willingham didn't make an out. 2 singles a walk threw a runner out and combined on a DP with Andino
March 7, 200620 yr They'll get shutout tomorrow. that was 2004/2005's team....all those players are gone now :mischief
March 8, 200620 yr yeah just wait till that houston series when we possibly can have 10 hits total in 3 games.
March 8, 200620 yr Ridiculous. Megrew comes in, walks all 4 batters he faced, is replaced and ends up with the win. How is that? He didn't even finish the inning.
March 8, 200620 yr Ridiculous. Megrew comes in, walks all 4 batters he faced, is replaced and ends up with the win. How is that? He didn't even finish the inning. I believe Johnson was credited with the win.
March 8, 200620 yr I thought Ligtenberg got the win According to the link above in the post which started this thread, Johnson is credited with the win. Look for yourself.
March 8, 200620 yr I thought Ligtenberg got the win According to the link above in the post which started this thread, Johnson is credited with the win. Look for yourself. ESPN.com credited Ligtenberg with the win. Don't you still have to go five to get wins in spring training?
March 8, 200620 yr Man, to tell everyone the truth, I've been pretty impressed with the offensive production. I'm trying to get a grasp on what the lineup's gonna look like, but there are about four positions that I feel are still up in the air due to some fierce competition. First of all, I think the following positions are locked down: Jacobs at 1st (I think Stokes could use a bit more plate discipline); Uggla at 2nd (due to the departure of Pokey); Cabs at 3rd (he was smoking the ball in the Venezuela/Dominican game today); Hermida in RF. Obviously, being from Nebraska, I have no way of watching these guys defensively, so this post is coming strictly off of what I can see from box scores, mostly offensive statistics. Alright, that being said, here's my take on the remaining four positions: C, SS, LF, and CF. C: Offensively, Willingham has a definite advantage over Olivo thus far in Spring Training. I realize that's still only about 3 games' worth of at-bats, but I think Olivo needs to hit better than that for us to name him as our starting catcher. This combined with some surprise outfielders having a good ST (see below), I think, makes Willingham the #1 option at catcher right now. Willingham (5-9, .615 OBP, 1.222 SLG, .556 AVG) Olivo (1-9, .200 OBP, .444 SLG, .111 AVG) SS: Man, both Hanley and Andino are playing fairly well. I think this one is too close to call at this point, and will be nip/tuck all the way till the end of ST. Ramirez (4-14, .333 OBP, .286 SLG, .286 AVG) Andino (4-13, .357 OBP, .385 SLG, .308 AVG) LF/CF: I believe that there are three candidates in camp that have a realistic shot at winning either of these positions. I think Reed is out and needs some more time in the minors to work on his hitting. Cepicky is absolutely smoking the ball in left field, which I believe is going to make him our opening day LF, making it less of a necessity to put Willingham in LF, and giving him more of an opportunity to play behind the plate. This leaves Aguila and Abercrombie as our CF. I personally am loving the Spring that Abercrombie is having. However, Aguila has the experience. Don't overlook Abercrombie as our starting CF though, if he continues to perform how he has been with Aguila remaining as our 4th OF. Reed (1-10, .250 OBP, .100 SLG, .100 AVG) Cepicky (4-9, .500 OBP, .778 SLG, .444 AVG) Abercrombie (7-12, .615 OBP, .917 SLG, .583 AVG) Aguila (1-9, .200 OBP, .222 SLG, .111 AVG) By the way, I got all of these stats from http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...ts.jsp?c_id=fla
March 8, 200620 yr Man, to tell everyone the truth, I've been pretty impressed with the offensive production. I'm trying to get a grasp on what the lineup's gonna look like, but there are about four positions that I feel are still up in the air due to some fierce competition. First of all, I think the following positions are locked down: Jacobs at 1st (I think Stokes could use a bit more plate discipline); Uggla at 2nd (due to the departure of Pokey); Cabs at 3rd (he was smoking the ball in the Venezuela/Dominican game today); Hermida in RF. Obviously, being from Nebraska, I have no way of watching these guys defensively, so this post is coming strictly off of what I can see from box scores, mostly offensive statistics. Alright, that being said, here's my take on the remaining four positions: C, SS, LF, and CF. C: Offensively, Willingham has a definite advantage over Olivo thus far in Spring Training. I realize that's still only about 3 games' worth of at-bats, but I think Olivo needs to hit better than that for us to name him as our starting catcher. This combined with some surprise outfielders having a good ST (see below), I think, makes Willingham the #1 option at catcher right now. Willingham (5-9, .615 OBP, 1.222 SLG, .556 AVG) Olivo (1-9, .200 OBP, .444 SLG, .111 AVG) SS: Man, both Hanley and Andino are playing fairly well. I think this one is too close to call at this point, and will be nip/tuck all the way till the end of ST. Ramirez (4-14, .333 OBP, .286 SLG, .286 AVG) Andino (4-13, .357 OBP, .385 SLG, .308 AVG) LF/CF: I believe that there are three candidates in camp that have a realistic shot at winning either of these positions. I think Reed is out and needs some more time in the minors to work on his hitting. Cepicky is absolutely smoking the ball in left field, which I believe is going to make him our opening day LF, making it less of a necessity to put Willingham in LF, and giving him more of an opportunity to play behind the plate. This leaves Aguila and Abercrombie as our CF. I personally am loving the Spring that Abercrombie is having. However, Aguila has the experience. Don't overlook Abercrombie as our starting CF though, if he continues to perform how he has been with Aguila remaining as our 4th OF. Reed (1-10, .250 OBP, .100 SLG, .100 AVG) Cepicky (4-9, .500 OBP, .778 SLG, .444 AVG) Abercrombie (7-12, .615 OBP, .917 SLG, .583 AVG) Aguila (1-9, .200 OBP, .222 SLG, .111 AVG) By the way, I got all of these stats from http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...ts.jsp?c_id=fla Good first post and welcome to MarlinsBaseball.com
March 8, 200620 yr Man, to tell everyone the truth, I've been pretty impressed with the offensive production. I'm trying to get a grasp on what the lineup's gonna look like, but there are about four positions that I feel are still up in the air due to some fierce competition. First of all, I think the following positions are locked down: Jacobs at 1st (I think Stokes could use a bit more plate discipline); Uggla at 2nd (due to the departure of Pokey); Cabs at 3rd (he was smoking the ball in the Venezuela/Dominican game today); Hermida in RF. Obviously, being from Nebraska, I have no way of watching these guys defensively, so this post is coming strictly off of what I can see from box scores, mostly offensive statistics. Alright, that being said, here's my take on the remaining four positions: C, SS, LF, and CF. C: Offensively, Willingham has a definite advantage over Olivo thus far in Spring Training. I realize that's still only about 3 games' worth of at-bats, but I think Olivo needs to hit better than that for us to name him as our starting catcher. This combined with some surprise outfielders having a good ST (see below), I think, makes Willingham the #1 option at catcher right now. Willingham (5-9, .615 OBP, 1.222 SLG, .556 AVG) Olivo (1-9, .200 OBP, .444 SLG, .111 AVG) SS: Man, both Hanley and Andino are playing fairly well. I think this one is too close to call at this point, and will be nip/tuck all the way till the end of ST. Ramirez (4-14, .333 OBP, .286 SLG, .286 AVG) Andino (4-13, .357 OBP, .385 SLG, .308 AVG) LF/CF: I believe that there are three candidates in camp that have a realistic shot at winning either of these positions. I think Reed is out and needs some more time in the minors to work on his hitting. Cepicky is absolutely smoking the ball in left field, which I believe is going to make him our opening day LF, making it less of a necessity to put Willingham in LF, and giving him more of an opportunity to play behind the plate. This leaves Aguila and Abercrombie as our CF. I personally am loving the Spring that Abercrombie is having. However, Aguila has the experience. Don't overlook Abercrombie as our starting CF though, if he continues to perform how he has been with Aguila remaining as our 4th OF. Reed (1-10, .250 OBP, .100 SLG, .100 AVG) Cepicky (4-9, .500 OBP, .778 SLG, .444 AVG) Abercrombie (7-12, .615 OBP, .917 SLG, .583 AVG) Aguila (1-9, .200 OBP, .222 SLG, .111 AVG) By the way, I got all of these stats from http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...ts.jsp?c_id=fla I agree that this is how things are playing out right now, but we have over three weeks left in spring training so a lot can change. One thing I want to note is that Olivo doesn't have a high average, but he's been hitting the ball decently well. He's hit some balls hard and deep that were out. Right now the sample size is simply too small. Once guys get to about 30+ at bats we will have a better idea of how things will probably play out. Welcome to mb.com, by the way!
March 8, 200620 yr All i have to say is OMGNunez was Babe Ruth in the spring training....now he's....well WTFNunez
March 8, 200620 yr As great as this outburst was and as great of a start that this team has gotten off to this spring training, I dont want to get too excited yet. I just want the regular season to start already so this team can hopefully prove all the doubters for now, I guess the WBC will hold me over for now.
March 8, 200620 yr It seems too convenient every time someone excels to damn him with feint praise by comparing him to a streak hitter like Nunez.
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