August 9, 201510 yr Following this team for so many years is making me hate baseball. not hate for me per se but highly indifferent
August 9, 201510 yr Jose Fernandez has a right bicep strain, almost certain DL, no timetable on return. #BANAdmin
August 9, 201510 yr In my front room I have a framed collection of Florida Marlins Topps baseball cards from 2007, which is the year I began to support the Marlins. It makes me cry every time I pass it and see those cards, and those players, and compare them to the crapola we have now (Gordon, GS, Yelich, Hech and Jose aside). And even those guys finished 71-91 and in last place!!!
August 9, 201510 yr In my front room I have a framed collection of Florida Marlins Topps baseball cards from 2007, which is the year I began to support the Marlins. It makes me cry every time I pass it and see those cards, and those players, and compare them to the crapola we have now (Gordon, GS, Yelich, Hech and Jose aside). And even those guys finished 71-91 and in last place!!! I have the same set. Miguel's card is him playing 3b in San Francisco
August 9, 201510 yr I have the same set. Miguel's card is him playing 3b in San Francisco Indeed. Thankfully Jose Garcia's marvellous Marlins career will never be forgotten because of Topps.
August 9, 201510 yr This is mostly on Jose. Followed by the training staff, and then the idiot pitching coaches. Though I"m sure Jennings will get a shit ton of hate, this one is mostly not on him for a change.
August 10, 201510 yr The Marlins simply arent ABLE to shoulder any injuries. And that is entirely on the front office. They draft poorly and cheaply. They don't get involved with international talent. They don't target quality free agents. So in the unfortunate instance of a player getting hurt-which happens to literally every team-they cannot weather it because the cupboard is bare when it happens. Oh. Literally every team in baseball loses their top two starters and their star hitter?
August 10, 201510 yr I agree with Spike too 100%. Can't use the whole "but injuries happened we coulda been a playoff team aaah". There was an obvious lack of depth at the start of the year. They gutted the minors to go for mostly rentals and it backfired. Now, there really isn't a plan B unless they want to stick with an MLB worst team again next year and see if things will go different this time around or gut the team. Yes that means everybody not named stanton and Fernandez. There is no right answer at the moment. I can pretty much guarantee you that this will not be an MLB-worst team next year.
August 10, 201510 yr Author I literally gave you an example of just that happening in the post you quoted. And it is to the best team in baseball so far this year.
August 10, 201510 yr Oh. Literally every team in baseball loses their top two starters and their star hitter? they were a bad team when they only were missing fernandez (which they knew about last winter)
August 10, 201510 yr I literally gave you an example of just that happening in the post you quoted. And it is to the best team in baseball so far this year. You said "literally every team in baseball." One team does not equal "literally every team in baseball." I don't disagree that there is a lack of depth here, but I also think it is kind of myopic to act like what has happened to us this year in terms of injuries is the norm.
August 10, 201510 yr Author Teams go through injuries every year. It's silly to think that this years Marlins team is any kind of special case.
August 10, 201510 yr Teams go through injuries every year. It's silly to think that this years Marlins team is any kind of special case. The Marlins themselves didn't even suffer this much last year. At least the starting rotation sans Jose stayed healthy and Stanton was fine until he got beaned in September. This year is absolutely a special case.
August 10, 201510 yr For what it's worth, the team knew that Jose Fernandez would miss 2+ months. It wasn't exactly a surprise.
August 10, 201510 yr I can pretty much guarantee you that this will not be an MLB-worst team next year. Is that supposed to be some kind of comfort about the future of this team? Sure, I know we're not the worst team in baseball when completely healthy. But right now we're the worst team in baseball, and this is pretty close to the team we're going to field next season barring huge free agent signings. And the minors doesn't have any top prospects coming through anytime within the next four years. There is a real, long term problem with this team.
August 10, 201510 yr Author The Marlins themselves didn't even suffer this much last year. At least the starting rotation sans Jose stayed healthy and Stanton was fine until he got beaned in September. This year is absolutely a special case. I had to go back one year. The San Francisco Giants won the WS while missing significant time from Brandon Belt, Angel Pagan, and Matt Cain. They also lost Morse for the last month of the year. This team as assembled was not very good. Definitely not a competitor to the Nationals or Mets or any of the NL wild card teams.
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