Posted May 31, 201311 yr Tonight the Marlins decided to reply to the thread "Why is everyone so down on this team" by extending their losing streak to 9 games and going 13-41. We are playing baseball like it's 1899. The only thing missing is the name change to the Miami Spiders. We had an opportunity to win the game in the 8th when the Rays switched sides and began playing for the Marlins....but Lady Luck caught a whiff of the stale Fish cologne and decided to slam the door on the Marlins' face. Ah, the perils of blind dating. So the Marlins did what everyone who's been scorned 9 times in a row does, specially if he doesn't have the money to buy some "love" in some run-down motel in Hialeah: Go home, pop a frozen pizza in the oven, and watch an XXX movie on Pay-Per-View. And that ladies and gentlemen concludes this accurate retelling of tonight's game. Every good story has a moral, so our moral for this story is: Don't wear Fish cologne to a blind date.
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May 31, 201311 yr Best thread title, but an awful description. Anyway, 2 starters with OBPs over .300. Beyond awful.
May 31, 201311 yr Several people here were adamantly saying that the 2013 team would surprise people like the 2006 team did. Does anybody want to reconsider that position?
May 31, 201311 yr I could see the team surprise people in the second half. Well, the 2006 team was actually above .500 at one point and in wild card contention (albeit briefly). That's the comparison people were making. A surprise for this team would maybe be losing 105 games instead of 120.
May 31, 201311 yr I could see the team surprise people in the second half. Well, the 2006 team was actually above .500 at one point and in wild card contention (albeit briefly). That's the comparison people were making. A surprise for this team would maybe be losing 105 games instead of 120. I know. Just saying. I think we can play near .500 ball to end the year and win 60 games. It's weird but if the younger players play well and that happens I'll consider it a positive.
May 31, 201311 yr Near .500 ball is an impossibility. Some of the young players are showing promise but the talent just isn't there for that kind of performance.
May 31, 201311 yr Near .500 ball is an impossibility. Some of the young players are showing promise but the talent just isn't there for that kind of performance. I don't agree. You could say unlikely, but you're taking it too far with impossible.
May 31, 201311 yr I wonder if the team likes Redmond. Like do they leave it all on the field or half ass it every game. And don't give a flying fuck? Go find out, Admin
May 31, 201311 yr I'd say damn near impossibly unlikely after reading this article (originally linked in the other thread by someone else) about our schedule. The Marlins to date have played the easiest schedule in all of baseball. To repeat, the Marlins and their .250 winning percentage have played the most accommodating schedule to date in MLB. Their opponents' average winning percentage of .473 ranks dead last among all 30 teams. And keep in mind that the Marlins have achieved that low mark without the benefit of playing themselves! Miami has played just 21 of their 52 games this season against teams with records of .500 or better, and they've won just three of those games. The other 31 games -- 71.2 percent of their schedule -- have come against losing teams (they're 10-21 in those contests). Let that breathe for a moment ... 13-39 record, easiest schedule of all. The bad news for the Marlins is that the schedule is, somewhat predictably, going to get tougher. The opponents that make up the remainder of the schedule for Miami have an average winning percentage of .515, which is roughly equivalent to the schedule the Yankees -- denizens of the mighty AL East -- have played thus far. The Marlins, for instance, must play the Braves 16 more times over the balance of the 2013 season. So as bad as the Marlins have been thus far in 2013, there's every reason to believe it's going to get worse.
May 31, 201311 yr Redmond needs to go apeshit. Nothing scarier than a calm dude losing his mind and throwing things in the clubhouse. I've been in that spot, I know. But the team would be like, "I don't wanna see that again, damn."
May 31, 201311 yr Redmond needs to go apeshit. Nothing scarier than a calm dude losing his mind and throwing things in the clubhouse. I've been in that spot, I know. But the team would be like, "I don't wanna see that again, damn." Their record is not due to a lack of intensity by players or fiery rants by managers. Come on.
May 31, 201311 yr I'd say damn near impossibly unlikely after reading this article (originally linked in the other thread by someone else) about our schedule. The Marlins to date have played the easiest schedule in all of baseball. To repeat, the Marlins and their .250 winning percentage have played the most accommodating schedule to date in MLB. Their opponents' average winning percentage of .473 ranks dead last among all 30 teams. And keep in mind that the Marlins have achieved that low mark without the benefit of playing themselves! Miami has played just 21 of their 52 games this season against teams with records of .500 or better, and they've won just three of those games. The other 31 games -- 71.2 percent of their schedule -- have come against losing teams (they're 10-21 in those contests). Let that breathe for a moment ... 13-39 record, easiest schedule of all. The bad news for the Marlins is that the schedule is, somewhat predictably, going to get tougher. The opponents that make up the remainder of the schedule for Miami have an average winning percentage of .515, which is roughly equivalent to the schedule the Yankees -- denizens of the mighty AL East -- have played thus far. The Marlins, for instance, must play the Braves 16 more times over the balance of the 2013 season. So as bad as the Marlins have been thus far in 2013, there's every reason to believe it's going to get worse. 21/52 isn't quite "just," but the blurb's point stands, nonetheless. Oof.
May 31, 201311 yr Redmond needs to go apeshit. Nothing scarier than a calm dude losing his mind and throwing things in the clubhouse. I've been in that spot, I know. But the team would be like, "I don't wanna see that again, damn." Their record is not due to a lack of intensity by players or fiery rants by managers. Come on. But, it could help a little. I want Red to get ejected one day, rather than, "dude, I think he was safe," and ump saying, "nah, bro, he was out from my view," and Red going, "oh, OK."
May 31, 201311 yr "Why is everyone so down on this team?" What is everyone talking about? 23,199 fans showed up for last night's game despite the Heat being in town for Game 5 of the too close for comfort Eastern Conference Finals. That doesn't sound like everyone is down on this team. It sounds like we're drawing more fans the more we lose. Loria must be some kind of genius.
May 31, 201311 yr Several people here were adamantly saying that the 2013 team would surprise people like the 2006 team did. Does anybody want to reconsider that position? I stand firm in my beliefs.
May 31, 201311 yr "Why is everyone so down on this team?" What is everyone talking about? 23,199 fans showed up for last night's game despite the Heat being in town for Game 5 of the too close for comfort Eastern Conference Finals. That doesn't sound like everyone is down on this team. It sounds like we're drawing more fans the more we lose. Loria must be some kind of genius. 10k drove down from Tampa. Another 5k thought they had scored 2 dollar Heat tickets.
May 31, 201311 yr Several people here were adamantly saying that the 2013 team would surprise people like the 2006 team did. Does anybody want to reconsider that position? I stand firm in my beliefs. So when can we expect the Marlins to make their move against the Braves?
May 31, 201311 yr "Why is everyone so down on this team?" What is everyone talking about? 23,199 fans showed up for last night's game despite the Heat being in town for Game 5 of the too close for comfort Eastern Conference Finals. That doesn't sound like everyone is down on this team. It sounds like we're drawing more fans the more we lose. Loria must be some kind of genius. 10k drove down from Tampa. Another 5k thought they had scored 2 dollar Heat tickets. The only way the Rays could get 10,000 baseball fans to drive down to Miami is if the game was in Tampa.
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