April 12, 200818 yr That's double-digit runs in 3 of the last 4 games. As the Astros radio team put it after the 6th homer, "it's starting to look like the Marlins are playing in a slow-pitch softball game." At this moment, the Marlins are #1 in the majors in runs scored, and #2 (trailing the Pirates by 1 run) in runs allowed. :lol Too many positives to list. Basically the entire lineup. Hermida had a huge night at the plate. Not a good start for Nolasco but at least was able to go 5, and the pen was masterful as usual. This bullpen is really really good.
April 12, 200818 yr That's double-digit runs in 3 of the last 4 games. Yikes. Let's just ride this hot streak while we can. The Marlins are #1 in the majors in runs scored, and #2 (trailing the Pirates by 1 run) in runs allowed. :lol Too many positives to list. Basically the entire lineup. Hermida had a huge night at the plate. Not a good start for Nolasco but at least was able to go 5, and the pen was masterful as usual. This bullpen is really really good. Thats the way I like it to be honest... (not the runs allowed being high, just the runs scored being higher than the runs allowed) If we can stay constant at that, I am all for crappy pitching if offense will keep winning games for us!
April 12, 200818 yr I t would be nice if we could score more runs via base hits. We cannot always rely on the big HR.
April 12, 200818 yr I t would be nice if we could score more runs via base hits. We cannot always rely on the big HR. We didn't have anyone on base because they were too busy rounding them!
April 12, 200818 yr It's going to be awesome when Anibal, Volstad, Owens, Mitre, and G. Hernandez push their way onto the team. And I'm really confident this organization has plenty of 2B depth.
April 12, 200818 yr Author 6 home runs may have been a team record tonight. And I'm really confident this organization has plenty of 2B depth. Coghlan's certainly off to a hot start.
April 12, 200818 yr I t would be nice if we could score more runs via base hits. We cannot always rely on the big HR. We didn't have anyone on base because they were too busy rounding them! I'm talking in general. Not just this game. We lead the league in the percentage of HR/runs. I thinks like 56% of runs are by HR. I love the HR but I don't want to have to rely on them.
April 12, 200818 yr I t would be nice if we could score more runs via base hits. We cannot always rely on the big HR. We didn't have anyone on base because they were too busy rounding them! I'm talking in general. Not just this game. We lead the league in the percentage of HR/runs. I thinks like 56% of runs are by HR. I love the HR but I don't want to have to rely on them. yea but most them have not being solo shots, which is ok.
April 12, 200818 yr What an exciting start to the season this has been! I am going to say this a million times now up until June-July, but how much fun will it be if when we call up Cam Maybin, his presence might actually make an impact on a good team ala a Miguel Cabrera in 2003.
April 12, 200818 yr Who should I give the "winner of the game" to? Hermida for hitting 2 home runs or Miller for going for 2 scoreless innings to stop the bleeding.
April 12, 200818 yr Jacobs is currently tied for the NL lead with home runs (5). The Marlins are currently tied for the NL lead with home runs as a team (20). The Marlins are only behind Arizona in team OPS. So basically our offense so far has been rivaling Arizona's. Pitching we are last in QS, ERA, and third last in BAA.
April 12, 200818 yr Please tell me anyone else saw this man. I fell on the floor laughing. Ohh Texas Saw it and was baffled. :blink:
April 12, 200818 yr Hermida with a nice game, played long ball tonight along with the team. It was good to rock Oswalt and take him outta the game. Good defense especially up the middle and Rabelo welcomed himself to the Marlins with a HR and some hard hit balls. Really liked that after Nolasco gave up the runs the bullpen just shut down the Astors offense.
April 12, 200818 yr I t would be nice if we could score more runs via base hits. We cannot always rely on the big HR. We didn't have anyone on base because they were too busy rounding them! I'm talking in general. Not just this game. We lead the league in the percentage of HR/runs. I thinks like 56% of runs are by HR. I love the HR but I don't want to have to rely on them. Sure, we can tell our guys to pull up and try for bunt singles. Face it, we have 6 power hitters in our normal lineup.
April 12, 200818 yr Please tell me anyone else saw this man. I fell on the floor laughing. Ohh Texas A tear just rolled down Rollie Fingers' cheek. The Marlins power continues to impress. Somehow, despite Miguel being gone, I think this team could surpass last year's homerun total.
April 12, 200818 yr I t would be nice if we could score more runs via base hits. We cannot always rely on the big HR. We didn't have anyone on base because they were too busy rounding them! I'm talking in general. Not just this game. We lead the league in the percentage of HR/runs. I thinks like 56% of runs are by HR. I love the HR but I don't want to have to rely on them. Sure, we can tell our guys to pull up and try for bunt singles. Face it, we have 6 power hitters in our normal lineup. You can't hit HR all the every game. We have to be able to manufacture runs.
April 12, 200818 yr The trend isn't likely to continue and it is a small sampling size (10 games), so this doesn't really mean anything...but the Marlins are on pace to hit over 300 home runs as a team. The 2007 annual total was 201.
April 12, 200818 yr Positives 1. The offense. Everyone is hitting, and it is beautiful. Btw, that was Roy Oswalt pitching for the other team. He's pretty darn good. :thumbup 2. The bullpen. Stopped the bleeding, led by Justin Miller (2 scoreless innings). Pinto threw a scoreless 8th, and Lindstrom brought the gas in the 9th, ending it beautifully (making Lance Berkman look silly). There are just so many options in that bullpen. 3. I don't think Nolasco pitched as bad as the #'s indicate. 1 of the runs was unearned. The Berkman HR doesn't leave in too many stadiums, either. He wasn't great, but pitching in a normal park, the #'s would've looked better. 4. That double play that Hanley and Andino turned in the 9th was sweet. It wasn't the best play we've made all year, but they just looked so calm and easy doing it. More signs of improved defense. Negatives 1. Jacobs looked shaky at 1B tonight (seriously, there's nothing much to comment on in this section). :mis2
April 12, 200818 yr I've long been a fan of Nolasco as a SP and always been somewhat resistant to the sentiment of many that he belongs in the pen, but I get it a bit more now. Assuming the rest of the rotation can materialize well without him, I'd like to see him get back to doing the long relief work. His scoreless innings to start the season stand in stark contrast to his start tonight. Although I am willing to conceivably attribute a little of that to familiarity with Rabelo, Mike did work just fine with the RPs. The hitting - what can we say that hasn't been said? Hermida looks great, both he and Jake making up for lost time, not wanting to be left behind as the guys from 06 who haven't blossomed yet. If this really is their year, and I've said this before, our offense can probably be even better than last year, even without Cabrera. Nice to see Rabelo make some noise with his first hit as a Marlin. Andino...he wants to stay. There's gonna a tough decision to make when De Aza is healthy. Plus it adds some flexibility with Uggla, but I hope they still let Uggla work things out, rather then creating somekind of platoon situation. Still a flawed player, but I hope Cantu continues to earn his spot, and quiet down his naysayers. His bomb made #2 on Sportscenter top plays. All in all, we continue to hit great. Presley deserves credit. Hopefully the team trainers as well. I just hope we can keep those key Lefty bats that were the heart of our order today healthy. Oh yeah, and the pen continues to deliver. Helps that they got some rest the last two games + the day off on Tuesday I'm sure, so give Hendrickson & Oly an assist here.
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