Florida Marlins
Cox Out, Morton On The Mound
Coming off a strong win last night against the Marlins, the Braves send Charlie Morton (2-2, 5.93 ERA) to the mound against Rick VandenHurk (0-1, 11.81 ERA). Morton won’t have Bobby Cox in the dugout to turn to - Bobby is serving a one game suspension for his actions a couple nights ago that led […]
22Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Hey Ricky!
The folks at Fangraphs have put together an interesting take on Marlins’ pitcher Ricky Nolasco and his recent success. Nolasco has an incredible 42:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio over his last six starts and clearly has pitched better than he ever has before in his career. Read Fangraphs take right here.
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NL East Review: Marlins
Man…those Devil Rays really are making a name for themselves. Evan Longoria, Rookie of the Year? Guy’s an absolute beast this year, average isn’t perfect, but his other numbers are easily better than any other rookie out there. Among qualifying rookies in both leagues, Longoria is fourth in the majors in average (.275, tops in […]
3Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Seller’s Market - June 13 Edition
Knowing when to buy and sell players in fantasy baseball is not unlike playing the stock market. Correctly predicting a streak of excellence or futility is a difficult, but essential ingredient to the success of a franchise. The players that follow are a couple key sell high candidates for fantasy owners looking to avoid future […]
13Jun2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | ContinuedOf Course…We’re At Home
It’s a great feeling to be back at Turner Field. Two games. Two come-from-behind wins. That’s something that I’m 100% confident in saying that we are just incapable of doing on the road right now. The Braves are only a game behind the Marlins in the division and can tie them with a win today […]
4Jun2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedBraves and Fish, Take 2
Campillo is in the middle of another solid outing against the Marlins. It’s 3-2 Atlanta right now in the top of the third. He’s nailing the catcher’s mitt with consistency with his offspeed stuff (it’s all he’s got).
Looks like none of the BravesBlast crew made it out to the park tonight. Jonathan’s stuck at work […]
Escobar, Braves Walk Off
Yunel Escobar picked the right time to swing at a 3-0 pitch. With 13 career plate appearances and 13 career walks on a 3-0 count, Yunel Escobar stood at the plate in the bottom of the 10th in a tie game tonight with a 3-0 count and jacked the ball deep to center. […]
2Jun2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedLet’s Catch Some Fish
The Braves are back from their latest stunningly awful road trip of epic proportions and are playing the Marlins tonight at Turner Field. Now, if we were on the road we’d just go ahead and write the thread saying we lost, but since we’re at home a completely different team is going to show up, […]
2Jun2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Thumbing His Way to the Shelf
Arguably the top player in fantasy baseball is day-to-day after picking up an injury during Friday’s games. The Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez reached for a ball in the fourth inning of the game against the Phillies, and the ball didn’t hop off the dirt as he anticipated, hitting his thumb and eventually forcing him out […]
31May2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | ContinuedNL East: The Big Picture
Here’s the big picture in the NL East right now:
Florida Marlins: Can they hold it together? Nobody expected to see these guys in first this far into the season. I think even the Marlins are surprised. That hasn’t kept them from acting like they belong in first. Anchored offensively by Uggla, Hermida, and […]
Zito No Longer a Complete Loser
Making his 10th start of the season, San Francisco Giants lefty Barry Zito “improved” to 1-8 with an 8-2 win over the Florida Marlins Friday.After allowing one run on three hits over 6.1 innings, fanning five and walking four, the former ace earned his…
24May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedNot My Beautiful Face
If no fans were at Dolphin Stadium to see Brett Carroll smash into the outfield wall on an Aaron Rowand homer Friday, did it really happen? Okay, so there were a few folks at the ballpark. But that would’ve been way sweeter had he actually come close t…
23May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedNot My Beautiful Face
If no fans were at Dolphin Stadium to see Brett Carroll smash into the outfield wall on an Aaron Rowand homer Friday, did it really happen? Okay, so there were a few folks at the ballpark. But that would’ve been way sweeter had he actually come close t…
23May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Yuck!
Photo:Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald
Another night of dormant bats for the Arizona Diamondbacks as the Florida Marlins completed a 3-game sweep, 4-0 at Dolphin Stadium. Jorge Cantu drove in two runs, and lefty Andrew Miller baffled the D-Backs, allowing 5 hits and striking out 9 in 7 scoreless innings. The 9 strikeouts was a […]
Your Mama’s So Uggla
Dan Uggla may be one of the biggest reasons the Florida Marlins are still enjoying first place in the NL East.The hard-hitting second baseman hit his 14th homer and 32nd RBI of the season Tuesday to help the Marlins take the opener of a three-game seri…
21May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
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