July 1, 200620 yr Considering everyone, I mean everyone said we'd be the doormats of major league baseball, it is one helluva an accomplishment. No matter what the rest of the division is doing. Other teams performences, along with their starts, and payrolls, show that this is a major accomplishment. were 20/30 in the MLB, but we were supposed to be outperformed by KC
July 1, 200620 yr 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish!
July 1, 200620 yr We're number 2! We're number 2! I don't accept second place. You don't get any trophy being at second place, especially being under .500. actually we won 2 trophies by finishing in 2nd place. :hat
July 1, 200620 yr I was there; good show. That last out almost killed me! It really didn't bother me all that much. From my view point (sec 127) it looked like it would squeek out of there but it still would have left them 1 run down. Congrats to Joe for going right at him. BTW Love your tag. Uggla stick. Funny stuff.
July 1, 200620 yr Just saw the Indian/Reds highlight and all I can say to the Indians is :banghead the indian's are reallly really struggling ...they were supposed to contend this year and i think they're somtihing like 12 games back Try 19.
July 1, 200620 yr You had to be there. I was there. It was like a playoff atmosphere. Dontrelle made their offense look very average. I was suprised the attendance was only in the 32 thousand range because it seemed like there were more ppl there. Everything was fantastic. Except the guy who sung the National Anthem. That was tough to watch.
July 1, 200620 yr I was suprised the attendance was only in the 32 thousand range because it seemed like there were more ppl there. LOL! I guess when you're there and you can actually count the number of people in your entire section, 32k seems like a multitude!
July 1, 200620 yr Author 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! Money really has nothing to do with it. Well, sort of. Yes, taking on contract dollars if you go with experience will be a factor but there are other considerations as well. The question really becomes, who are you willing to trade, either among the players populating our current roster or our herd of prospects (whose value has increased by the success of the parent club, the thinking being "...hey, if this is a display of how good the front offiice is at sizing up and cherry-picking talent in putting this team together, their prospects must be pretty good too") to further the Marlins chances in 2006 without hurting our chances in subsequent years? Watching Jeffrey Loria scoreboard watching and cheering on his team last night only says to me if they just make some progress in the standings the next couple of weeks (and all of a sudden the four games with the Mets before the all-star break becomes almost a watershed series for the team), in my mind, there can be no question they will make a run not only at the wildcard but at first place by pulling off a blockbuster trade. The great thing is for these kids is the total lack of pressure. Unlike the Mets who have to win (and all of a sudden having Lastings Milledge play himself out of star prospect status and back to the minors now want to palm him off on the Marlins for Dontrelle Willis after declaring him untouchable for so long) or Philadelphia who looks to be the next imploding Atlanta, no matter how remote the chance, it's there for the Marlins to wind up atop the NL East. And again, the pressure is squarely on the shoulders of the other guys. As long as we play respectable baseball the rest of the way this season is a huge success for the Fish. The Mets, Houston with their signing of Clemens, LA, these team HAVE to win or else. For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream.
July 1, 200620 yr 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream. Marlins are saltwater fish.
July 1, 200620 yr You just gotta wonder what is going to be our record for next year now that our young team has experience and don't has to go through that April drama anymore.
July 1, 200620 yr Author 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream. Marlins are saltwater fish. Sheesh...lolololol :whistle
July 1, 200620 yr 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream. Marlins are saltwater fish. Sheesh...lolololol :whistle Your overview was decent but your analogy sucked.
July 1, 200620 yr 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! Money really has nothing to do with it. Well, sort of. Yes, taking on contract dollars if you go with experience will be a factor but there are other considerations as well. The question really becomes, who are you willing to trade, either among the players populating our current roster or our herd of prospects (whose value has increased by the success of the parent club, the thinking being "...hey, if this is a display of how good the front offiice is at sizing up and cherry-picking talent in putting this team together, their prospects must be pretty good too") to further the Marlins chances in 2006 without hurting our chances in subsequent years? Watching Jeffrey Loria scoreboard watching and cheering on his team last night only says to me if they just make some progress in the standings the next couple of weeks (and all of a sudden the four games with the Mets before the all-star break becomes almost a watershed series for the team), in my mind, there can be no question they will make a run not only at the wildcard but at first place by pulling off a blockbuster trade. The great thing is for these kids is the total lack of pressure. Unlike the Mets who have to win (and all of a sudden having Lastings Milledge play himself out of star prospect status and back to the minors now want to palm him off on the Marlins for Dontrelle Willis after declaring him untouchable for so long) or Philadelphia who looks to be the next imploding Atlanta, no matter how remote the chance, it's there for the Marlins to wind up atop the NL East. And again, the pressure is squarely on the shoulders of the other guys. As long as we play respectable baseball the rest of the way this season is a huge success for the Fish. The Mets, Houston with their signing of Clemens, LA, these team HAVE to win or else. For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream. I'm just glad that this is a underdog team. If you are a Mets fan, and you lose 2 in a row, it'll feel like the end of the world. Unlike the Marlins fan base if we lose 2 in a row, we are smart enough to know there are still 80 games left and its not like 2 losses are uncommon.
July 1, 200620 yr 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream. Marlins are saltwater fish. Sheesh...lolololol :whistle Your overview was decent but your analogy sucked. I think he was talking about the St.Johns river.
July 1, 200620 yr 2nd Place is incredible... and 7 back of the WC... its time for Loria to start selling some paintings for a center fielder... Go Fish! Money really has nothing to do with it. Well, sort of. Yes, taking on contract dollars if you go with experience will be a factor but there are other considerations as well. The question really becomes, who are you willing to trade, either among the players populating our current roster or our herd of prospects (whose value has increased by the success of the parent club, the thinking being "...hey, if this is a display of how good the front offiice is at sizing up and cherry-picking talent in putting this team together, their prospects must be pretty good too") to further the Marlins chances in 2006 without hurting our chances in subsequent years? Watching Jeffrey Loria scoreboard watching and cheering on his team last night only says to me if they just make some progress in the standings the next couple of weeks (and all of a sudden the four games with the Mets before the all-star break becomes almost a watershed series for the team), in my mind, there can be no question they will make a run not only at the wildcard but at first place by pulling off a blockbuster trade. The great thing is for these kids is the total lack of pressure. Unlike the Mets who have to win (and all of a sudden having Lastings Milledge play himself out of star prospect status and back to the minors now want to palm him off on the Marlins for Dontrelle Willis after declaring him untouchable for so long) or Philadelphia who looks to be the next imploding Atlanta, no matter how remote the chance, it's there for the Marlins to wind up atop the NL East. And again, the pressure is squarely on the shoulders of the other guys. As long as we play respectable baseball the rest of the way this season is a huge success for the Fish. The Mets, Houston with their signing of Clemens, LA, these team HAVE to win or else. For the Marlins, they are simply Fish learning to swim upstream. Looking at the lineup I think every game it's 6 or 7 deep depending on who plays between Olivo and Treanor and looking at the rotation I think it's 4 deep with the way Johnson, Nolasco and Olsen have developed. I think most games we'll a better starting pitcher than the other team. If we add a 3rd OF, hopefully a power hitting OF, then I think we'll have a really good shot at the WC. With the $15 million payroll I guess this year Loria has a lot of the so-called special money in reserves and I hope he uses some of it. The Cards are free falling and look like a team with a lot of holes and that makes winning the WC that much more realistic.
July 1, 200620 yr We're number 2! We're number 2! I don't accept second place. You don't get any trophy being at second place, especially being under .500. I was being sarcastic. Well, in all honesty....'we' don't get a trophy for first place either so why not just enjoy it?
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