SilverBullet Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 https://www.mlb.com/news/each-mlb-team-s-players-you-forgot-played-for-them MLB.com put up an article titled "One guy you forgot was on your favorite team" and they chose Mike Piazza for the Marlins but I think that's such a horrible choice. The trivia of Piazza being a Marlin for 8 days is brought up so often that it's barely an unknown anymore. And if the title says players you forgot were on "your favorite team" there's virtually no long term Marlins fan who doesn't already know that Piazza was a Marlin and it's definitely not something we'll forget. Such a poor choice considering the premise of the article. So basically I thought it would be fun to bring up this question here. Fyi the article listed well known players so that's the catch because obviously there's hundreds of forgotten players in Marlins history. Name a well known player who we forgot was a Marlin. Fyi Conine was the choice for the Mets. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I think many forget or never knew that Trevor Hoffman was a Marlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 I think many forget or never knew that Trevor Hoffman was a Marlin He's on my list but I think that's another one that has been mentioned a few times since he got in the Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Aaron Boone, Luis Gonzalez, Tim Raines, Terry Pendleton, Jeff Francoeur, Andrew Miller, Carlos Lee, Carlos Zambrano, maybe Carlos Delgado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Arthur Rhodes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Does Johan Santana count? Seems like I forget Placido Polanco playing here, Jorge Julio is another one I tend forget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Does Johan Santana count? Seems like I forget Placido Polanco playing here, Jorge Julio is another one I tend forget Great choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Arthur Rhodes Ok this one is really good. I remember being excited when I heard we got him too. How about Paul LoDuca? Not sure if he's a big enough name or if he's forgotten enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Nick Johnson, Rafael Furcal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastieMike Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Carl Everett and Mike Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmg42 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Clearly the correct answer here is Yunel Escobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97marlin Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Man there was a point when Loria would hire anyone with a name. Half of the leagues stars played here after they got old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Nick Johnson, Rafael Furcal I had forgot about Furcal, I went to a Suns game and they had Furcal and Miguel Tejada in uniform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanCastillo Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Ryan Dempster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinsmaniac Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Henry Rodriguez, Carlos Marmol, Mike Hampton (ill-fatherly traded for Tim Spooneybarger lol), Darren Oliver, Todd Zeile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Henry Rodriguez, Carlos Marmol, Mike Hampton (ill-fatherly traded for Tim Spooneybarger lol), Darren Oliver, Todd Zeile Which one? The outfielder or the pitcher?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinsmaniac Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Which one? The outfielder or the pitcher?? I was talking about the outfielder previously of the cubs, but I guess both. Though the pitcher we forgot about cause he was pretty much completely forgettable over his career anyway lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I was talking about the outfielder previously of the cubs, but I guess both. Though the pitcher we forgot about cause he was pretty much completely forgettable over his career anyway lol We released Marmol and brought in Rodriguez who was actually even worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovertical Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Ricky Bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 In a few years, the answer will be Ichiro. Mark Buehrle and Dave Magadaan deserve mentions, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovertical Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 In a few years, the answer will be Ichiro. Mark Buehrle and Dave Magadaan deserve mentions, too. I don't think many people forgot Buehrle was on the team considering he was one of the "big signings" for the new stadium and he did pretty well here too. That was my wife's fav player for his tenure here. I had totally forgotten Luis Gonzalez played for the fish until someone mentioned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Ichiro "is" a Seattle Mariner but I don't think his time here is gonna be forgettable considering his 3,000th hit was as a Marlin and he was here long enough that people will remember that this is where he winded his career down especially since he was still fairly productive too. I'd argue that Ichiro's time as a Yankee will be more forgotten down the line. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinsmaniac Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Are we doing noteworthy players that had a brief stint or just obscure players we forgot about? Cause in that case we have names like Jorge Fabregas and Josias Manzanillo lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Ross Gload, anyone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastieMike Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Are we doing noteworthy players that had a brief stint or just obscure players we forgot about? Cause in that case we have names like Jorge Fabregas and Josias Manzanillo lol i will never forget about Manzanillo because he always smacked himself in the balls on the mound as a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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