geemoney Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 In this week's Sports Weekly, the ranked the contenders in the AL and NL combined in several areas. Obviously a little outdated, as they still include the Phils and a few others. There are 13 teams ranked overall. Here are where the Marlins stand, with SW comments after: BATTING ORDER: 10th (Florida is so much better if Mike Lowell can come back) TOP OF THE ORDER: 5th (Florida's Juan Pierre-Luis Castillo combo is the only true top-of-the-order running combo) MIDDLE OF THE ORDER: 10th (Jeff Conine was thrown into a crucial spot for Florida) ROTATION (1-3 STARTERS): 9th (Consistent starters have keyed Florida's resurgance) ROTATION (1-4 STARTERS): 6th (The concern for Florida is lack of big-game experience) ROTATION (1-5 STARTERS): 4th (If Brad Penny is healthy, Florida has depth) CLOSER: 9th (Florida is now finishing games with the best of them) BULLPEN: 9th (Florida did a nice job of filling roles through deals and call-ups) HEALTH: 11th (Florida's Mike Lowell could make it back, but would he be sharp enough?) SPEED/PRESSURE: 1st (Florida is baseball's only true running team) DEFENSE: 3rd (Don't forget the Ivan Rodriguez factor in Florida) EXPERIENCE: 13th (Jef Conine can tell the young Marlins about 1997) MANAGER/COACHES: 10th (October would be a bonus for Florida's Jack McKeon) HOME FIELD: 13th (There's no atmosphere in Miami, even if people show up) CHEMISTRY: 2nd (Florida is doing the best job with the "us agains the world" mentality) MOST CAPABLE OF SWEEPING THE FIRST ROUND: 8th MOST CAPABLE OF RALLYING FROM AN 0-2 DEFICIT: 8th OVERALL: 10th Just some notes to chew on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 idiots. we have one of the best homefields in baseball.... what record were they looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJC Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 lets see the ranking when we get to the series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nielsosky Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 The whole article is BS! Our batting order is ranked 10th? Pierre+Castillo are 5th? They don't give the us the respect we deserve. Just like the Angels. :cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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