I was at the game and sat thru ONE HOUR OF NON-STOP RAIN!!! There were times were I really wondered if it would EVER stop raining... thankfully it did just after I was soaked from head to toe. However, it was all worth it , I got to see Maybin in action, and I got to say the guy looks impressive, he moves gracefully in CF, and well he went 4-4 with a BB.

 

8TH IN A ROW!!! BRING ON THE PHILLIES!!!!

It's really funny how some of you are complaining b/c they are doing this with "no pressure."

Seriously...how many of you even expected 80 wins, in Spring Training? And out of those complaining...how many would be bitching had this team given up, and lost 8 in a row, instead?

Eric i feel this team got cheated from a great chance by poor managing. You know how i feel about it. Fredi was doin great when the team was scoring 8-10 runs a game when they weren't he had no idea what to do i dont feel he made the proper lineup changes moved players up and down he pretty much sat around to let the team play out of it. Good managers don't do that, they earn their money Fredi sat on his hands. The only thing he kept on doin was putting Amezaga in CF batting him first in the lineup. I wish he would get off Amezaga's jock already. I hadn't said this but i feel Hermida was not handled properly either. I know he slumped badly but Fredi didn't take the pressure off him til he finally had to sit him down. I felt Hermida should have at least been platooned not together all forgotten. I felt he even screwed with Hanley Ramirez as well. Another thing Fredi's team do not run the bases. Ramirez had about 20 less steals. Forget about fundamental baseball, defense and good baserunning Fredi has not been able to make these a priority on his team. This team has won a lot of games but the level of talent that we have in the Marlins leaves you saying that did not overachieve but actually underperformed. I can't wait for 2009 maybe Fredi will have matured as a manager

 

 

I disagree, really.

 

1. Amezaga has just a total of 79 AB's batting 1st. That came early on in the year...as they tried to move Hanley to the 3rd spot in the order, and Cody Ross was struggling.

 

2. The only reason why Amezaga is playing consistently now...is b/c the team is winning consistently with Amezaga in the lineup, producing.

 

3. We were warned about Hanley Ramirez' stolen bases being cut down. It was to prevent him from getting injured so young, when his bat is much more valuable. Hanley has also been caught stealing about a dozen times to add to his 33 SB's. That's a total of 45 tries...not as if Fredi hasn't tried, at all. Hanley is on pace to score more runs this year than last year...which leads to the question of...is the SB really THAT valuable? Hanley's bat and health are much more important.

 

4. If Hermida was handled wrong...he was handled wrong by Jim Presley. Fredi did what he had to do. PLAY the 24 year old to see if he progressed...Hermida is, after all, considered to be part of the team's future, and there were no better options (unless if you put Amezaga in the OF everyday...which you're also against).

 

5. I don't know what the team defense has to do with Fredi Gonzalez. That's what infield coaches are for (Andy Fox). Regardless, you can't even blame anyone there. The Marlins WERE EXPECTED to be bad, defensively...and the team has done nothing but improve in the 2nd half, in that area. They have cut down on the errors as the year has progressed (specifically Cantu).

 

At the end of the day, Fredi Gonzalez & his team have exceeded expectations. They have done so, despite not having 60% of this 2nd half rotation (that has done so well) in the 1st half.

 

 

 

 

tl;dr

It's really funny how some of you are complaining b/c they are doing this with "no pressure."

Seriously...how many of you even expected 80 wins, in Spring Training? And out of those complaining...how many would be bitching had this team given up, and lost 8 in a row, instead?

Eric i feel this team got cheated from a great chance by poor managing. You know how i feel about it. Fredi was doin great when the team was scoring 8-10 runs a game when they weren't he had no idea what to do i dont feel he made the proper lineup changes moved players up and down he pretty much sat around to let the team play out of it. Good managers don't do that, they earn their money Fredi sat on his hands. The only thing he kept on doin was putting Amezaga in CF batting him first in the lineup. I wish he would get off Amezaga's jock already. I hadn't said this but i feel Hermida was not handled properly either. I know he slumped badly but Fredi didn't take the pressure off him til he finally had to sit him down. I felt Hermida should have at least been platooned not together all forgotten. I felt he even screwed with Hanley Ramirez as well. Another thing Fredi's team do not run the bases. Ramirez had about 20 less steals. Forget about fundamental baseball, defense and good baserunning Fredi has not been able to make these a priority on his team. This team has won a lot of games but the level of talent that we have in the Marlins leaves you saying that did not overachieve but actually underperformed. I can't wait for 2009 maybe Fredi will have matured as a manager

 

 

I disagree, really.

 

1. Amezaga has just a total of 79 AB's batting 1st. That came early on in the year...as they tried to move Hanley to the 3rd spot in the order, and Cody Ross was struggling.

 

2. The only reason why Amezaga is playing consistently now...is b/c the team is winning consistently with Amezaga in the lineup, producing.

 

3. We were warned about Hanley Ramirez' stolen bases being cut down. It was to prevent him from getting injured so young, when his bat is much more valuable. Hanley has also been caught stealing about a dozen times to add to his 33 SB's. That's a total of 45 tries...not as if Fredi hasn't tried, at all. Hanley is on pace to score more runs this year than last year...which leads to the question of...is the SB really THAT valuable? Hanley's bat and health are much more important.

 

4. If Hermida was handled wrong...he was handled wrong by Jim Presley. Fredi did what he had to do. PLAY the 24 year old to see if he progressed...Hermida is, after all, considered to be part of the team's future, and there were no better options (unless if you put Amezaga in the OF everyday...which you're also against).

 

5. I don't know what the team defense has to do with Fredi Gonzalez. That's what infield coaches are for (Andy Fox). Regardless, you can't even blame anyone there. The Marlins WERE EXPECTED to be bad, defensively...and the team has done nothing but improve in the 2nd half, in that area. They have cut down on the errors as the year has progressed (specifically Cantu).

 

At the end of the day, Fredi Gonzalez & his team have exceeded expectations. They have done so, despite not having 60% of this 2nd half rotation (that has done so well) in the 1st half.

 

 

 

 

tl;dr

 

rd;lt :thumbup :confused

Baker was awesome.

Maybin was exceptional.

 

But I voted for Scotty O.

Pitched a great game only allowing 4 baserunners in 7 innings of work.

Great game bakers the POTG for me. Mybin looked good loved his eye. Oly pitched great and fredo playin some great d. Hanley please be ok tonight to rip the phils.

Baker is beasting it right now. It was fun to see Maybin play and get those hits, his fielding and running deffinately were exceptional. Adds alot to our team when you can score from 1st on a double so easily. Gives us another speed threat besides Hanley.