I'm sick of hearing that the Marlins don't have money to spend. They have money, a beautiful new stadium..........they just want to line their pockets.

I'm sick of hearing that the Marlins don't have money to spend. They have money, a beautiful new stadium..........they just want to line their pockets.

 

 

This is absolutely correct.

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#Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has taken the walls of Beinfest and Flemming's offices and used them to bring the fences in

 

 

lololololol.

If they're going to continue being cheap, the best thing they can do is keep the dimensions the same. Power is expensive. This way they can acquire strike-throwing pitchers at a lower cost and make them look better than they really are which has actually happened this year in a way.

 

What they need to do is get better hitters. Like, hitters who at least belong in the big leagues. It's really not that difficult.

 

 

I don't think that would help the Marlins win any more games. The dimensions make opposing pitchers look better than they really are too.

 

 

Exactly. Some people seem to forget that the other team also gets to bat.

 

 

 

Well put. Stanton is a power hitter much like many other power hitters in the league. If he is having problems hitting them out so are opposing hitters that come to our field. I just don't like Stanton having a bad year and blaming it on something else besides himself. Our team is built to make plays with the glove and in some respect on the mound. I can name a good deal of power hitting outfielders that would get killed on defense if they played for the Marlins because of field dimensions. We need to focus on guys that can get on base and guys that can drive in runs consistently not moving fences in for the 1 or so guys on the roster that are consistent power hitters. Doubles come at a higher rate in any park than do home runs and in many cases are just as efficient as getting guys across the plate. You can't tell me this field is not a doubles dream for the right type of hitters. Get on base, advance runners through speed and extra base hits, and make plays on the other teams long pop up outs. The field dimensions actually support our team having a less than stellar pitching staff and still producing w's at home.

If they're going to continue being cheap, the best thing they can do is keep the dimensions the same. Power is expensive. This way they can acquire strike-throwing pitchers at a lower cost and make them look better than they really are which has actually happened this year in a way.

 

What they need to do is get better hitters. Like, hitters who at least belong in the big leagues. It's really not that difficult.

 

 

I don't think that would help the Marlins win any more games. The dimensions make opposing pitchers look better than they really are too.

 

 

Exactly. Some people seem to forget that the other team also gets to bat.

 

 

 

Well put. Stanton is a power hitter much like many other power hitters in the league. If he is having problems hitting them out so are opposing hitters that come to our field. I just don't like Stanton having a bad year and blaming it on something else besides himself. Our team is built to make plays with the glove and in some respect on the mound. I can name a good deal of power hitting outfielders that would get killed on defense if they played for the Marlins because of field dimensions. We need to focus on guys that can get on base and guys that can drive in runs consistently not moving fences in for the 1 or so guys on the roster that are consistent power hitters. Doubles come at a higher rate in any park than do home runs and in many cases are just as efficient as getting guys across the plate. You can't tell me this field is not a doubles dream for the right type of hitters. Get on base, advance runners through speed and extra base hits, and make plays on the other teams long pop up outs. The field dimensions actually support our team having a less than stellar pitching staff and still producing w's at home.

 

 

 

agree with your take on stantons comments. It is why many of us soured on Uggla when he left, recall he said it is hard to play your best when the stands are empty. Guess he does not understand how Tampa and Oakland keep winning. Well, he has more people in the stands and the trade sure looks good now.

For Stanton, it is frustrating that he can't play in a bandbox like Philly etc. I understand that, but don't make excuses for it by blaming strikeouts and fielding errors on the dimensions especially this year where he hit more HR here than on the road.