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By photi(noreply@blogger.com) Can the Marlins beat the curse of the Pirates in the Fish's hot sweltering stadium? It's Ricky Nolasco against Ross Ohlendorf today. The Marlins lost to the Pirates on July 5, 2004. Since then both teams are 2-2 in July 5th games. Yahoo)(ESPN)(CBSSports)(MLB)(FOX)(CNNSI)

The Florida Marlins have placed right-hander Chris Leroux on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation and signed reliever Brendan Donnelly.

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Ricky Nolasco tries to win his fourth consecutive start this afternoon when the Florida Marlins play the rubber match of their three- game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Land Shark Stadium.

The fireworks and concert featuring KC and The Sunshine Band at Land Shark Stadium was as loud and colorful a Fourth of July celebration as there was Saturday night.

By photi(noreply@blogger.com) The Pirates have won 4-in-a-row off the Fish. It's Zach Duke and Andrew Miller on the mound tonight. The Marlins have lost their last four July 4th games (and we won't talk about what happened last year). The Pirates, though, have lost 3 of their last 4 July 4th games.

Brandon Moss and Ramon Vazquez hit early home runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down Hanley Ramirez, on the way to a 7-4 win over the Florida Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.

By photi(noreply@blogger.com) Now that the Marlins have climbed up to a almost-tie with the Phillies for first place in the division, it's time for people to start to proclaim that the NL East is now the worst division in baseball. Yahoo)(ESPN)(CBSSports)(MLB)(FOX)(CNNSI)

By photi(noreply@blogger.com) The Fish swin to Boston to take on Tim Wakefield tonight. Wakefield's been on an upswing recently, while Chris Volstad has lost his last three. Florida is on a 5-game win streak in June 16th games. Boston lost last year after winning their previous two June 16th games.

The final piece of the Florida Marlins' 15-year quest for a permanent South Florida home came down to $6.2 million, last-minute political confusion and, finally, a 1 a.m. vote at County Hall.

By Amy Shipley MIAMI, July 1 -- One simply cannot make this stuff up. The story line for the Washington Nationals' 5-3 defeat by the Florida Marlins defied reason and belief. Snickers might be justified. Consider:

The past two weeks have been difficult for outfielder Jeremy Hermida, whose hitting slump has nearly coincided with manager Fredi Gonzalez's decision to have Brett Carroll replace him in right field -- at least most of the time -- against left-handed pitching.

Even though they no longer are teammates, Ricky Nolasco and Scott Olsen spent most of their offseason playing catch at Founder's Park in Aventura -- a place they grew to be close friends.

By photi(noreply@blogger.com) But they'll be facing fo-Fish Scott Olsen, fresh off the DL. Nah, don't worry - Nolasco will take care of their butts. (Yahoo) And now the daily dose of history - The Marlins have won 3 of their last 4 June 29th games, while their opponent tonight has gone 2-2 in their last 4 on June 29.

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) In a vote of nine to three, the Miami-Dade County Commission Marlins approved a plan to finance the stadium. Originally the county had pledged about $306 million toward the new stadium. They had planned to raise the funds by issuing bonds based on tourism tax dollars at an interest rate of 7.5...

Chris Volstad isn't a father yet. But with the power of two young dads -- Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross -- the 22-year-old right-hander put an end to a personal four-game losing streak as the Marlins celebrated Father's Day with another nail-biting victory -- this one 6-5 over the New York Ya...

Dan Uggla had a solo homer and Josh Johnson shut down the New York lineup, as the Florida Marlins edged the Yankees, 2-1, in the middle contest of a three-game interleague set.

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When Josh Johnson threw his final pitch past the swinging Melky Cabrera in the seventh inning Saturday night, he opened his mouth to let out a roar and the lime green gum he had been chewing on slipped out of his mouth.

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) The Florida Marlins are one step closer to playing ball at their new stadium after a judge denied a plaintiff's motion that would have prevented Miami-Dade County from using tourism tax dollars to build it. The lawsuit filed against the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County came from two ind...

Jon Lester hopes to follow up one of the best outings of his career this evening, when the Boston Red Sox wrap up their three-game set with the Florida Marlins at Fenway Park.

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By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) MIAMI (CBS4) ― The Florida Marlins long-sought new baseball stadium was supposed to have bonds issued to bankroll the $515 million construction this week. But, two potential problems have appeared, according to CBS4 news partner, the Miami Herald.

Florida Marlins' Chris Coghlan, right, follows the flight of his single as Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta looks on in the fourth inning of the Marlins' 8-3 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Friday, May 8, 2009. Coghlan, who was called up ...

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) Regardless of the economy, a deal for the Marlins in Miami would never equal that of the Mets in New York, he said. Though Little Havana isn't downtown Miami, that means little to a company based outside the county, he said — to most, Miami is Miami.

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) With votes clearing the way for a new Florida Marlins ballpark done, the final hurdle before construction now begins: borrowing the money to pay for it. It's rolling the dice,'' Miami-Dade Commissioner Carlos Gimenez said earlier this month.

Free MLB Predictions & Picks Florida Marlins vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Starting pitchers FLA: Sanchez (1-0) 1.64 ERA, PIT: Karstens (0-0) 6.75 ERA. The Pirates 9 quality starts leads the majors, their team era is 2nd in the majors (first in the NL) they ...

 PA By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ronny Paulino, signed as an amateur by the Pirates 11 years ago and traded this past offseason, sounded plenty pleased to be catching for Florida, a team that had liked him for years and finally got him in a ...

Marlins 7, Nationals 4 - Cody Ross hit the tying homer in the eighth inning, then hit a three-run double in the ninth to help visiting Florida win its seventh straight and improve to a major-league best 11-1. Rangers 6, Royals 5 - Michael Young hit a ...

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Andy Pettitte and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the New York Yankees beat the Florida Marlins 5-1 on Friday night without a benched Alex Rodriguez. Cody Ross' home run off Pettitte in the third inning accounted for the Marlins' lone run.

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) The Marlins say they need a new ball park because of a poor lease agreement that offers little in the way of concessions, parking or suite money at Dolphin Stadium on the Dade/Broward county line. The Marlins hope to begin play on Opening Day 2012, under a new name: The Miami Marlins.

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) The Marlins' lease at Dolphin Stadium -- where they have played since the franchise's inception in 1993 -- ends in 2011. And while new stadium owner Stephen Ross could grant the team a one-year lease while its $515 million, 37-000-seat, retractable-roof stadium gets finished for '12, th...

By craig Dave Sheinin writes about his first job as a baseball beat reporter with the Miami Herald covering the 2008 Florida Marlins. Example: It was the infamous year Wayne Huizenga tore down his World Series champs and fielded a glorified Double-A team--still managed by Jim Leyland...

By Howard Megdal In the final weekend of the season, New York lost two of three games to the Florida Marlins. The starting pitching, a strength for much of the season, ranged from good to spectacular. Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez and most notably Johan Santana combined for 20 1/3 innings of 2.21 ERA pitching, de...

Injuries also had a significant impact. As we all know, Josh Johnson and Anibel Sanchez were out for half the year. Willingham also missed 50 games and wasn't playing the same way until about a week ago. Uggla had a sprained ankle that affected him (he had a .290 Average and 23 HR before the injury...

By Jeff Kallman METS BREW—Nothing like sweeping the NL Central-chasing Milwaukee Brewers to get the New York Mets ready to face the Phillies at Shea this weekend—the Mets’ sweep, crowned with Ryan Church’s first-inning salami and another shutout relief performance by their usually rickety bullpen...

Hosts Andrew Kappes and Brandon Rosage picked apart the winners and losers from the trade deadline, focusing on teams like the Pitsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, who stockpiled new talent for the pennant race and the future. The discussion also loo...

By Matt Birnbach The Marlins announced after tonight’s loss to Colorado that they have called up Chris Volstad and he will start in place of Mark Hendrickson. To make room for the Marlins strongest pitching prospect, Taylor Tankersley was sent to AAA Albuquerque. In 15 starts for the Double A Carolina Mudc...

By Jim McLennan On May 21st, Arizona faced the Marlins in Florida, and Ricky Nolasco allowed one run as his team beat the Diamondbacks 3-1 - the defeat dropped our lead over the Dodgers to three games. On June 27th, Arizona faced the Marlins in Florida, and Ricky Nolasco allowed one run as his team beat the Di...

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: Rockstar. Part One. Fandom: MLB: Florida Marlins. Characters: Mike Lowell, Kevin Millar, Josh Beckett. Word Count: 1,910. Rating: PG. Summary: Mikey meets a new teammate, but won't let it effect his good mood. Author's Notes: This starts on Sept...

So is it time to blow up New York management? Fresh off a walk-off grand slam by Dan Uggla, the Marlins are cruising past the Mets in the NL East standings. And even though Brandon says he’s bigger, fatter and more powerful than he actually is, the Fish won’t let up on the division-leading Phil...

By Jim McLennan Haren: 8 out of 9 Webb: 8 out of 9 Owings: 7 out of 9 Johnson: 2 out of 7 Gonzalez: 1 out of 6 Scherzer/Davis: 2 out of 5 Click to enlarge, in new window] Master of his domain: Orlando Hudson, +21.8% God-emperor of suck: Justin Upton, -28.1% Dishonorable mention: Chris Young, -26.0%

The program does not, however, condone the pre-meditated use of a batting helmet as a mound-charging weapon, as Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson employed at the close of MLB’s Week 6 against the Rangers. The guys ask “If there’s room for fighting in baseball, where is it?”

By craig Together, Ramirez and Uggla combined for 166 extra-base hits. Needless to say, no double-play combination has ever combined for that many extra-base hits in a season. Speaking of Baseball Prospectus, Gamefish received the Baseball Prospectus 2008 book as a Christmas present and revie...

By Matthew Cerrone …of course, it is not willie’s fault that his fielder’s got confused, and played like Little Leaguers during the first inning, throwing balls over the field…with the Marlins up 1–0 in the first, two runners on and just one out, Cody Ross doubled to right field, Lastings Milledge made a po...

By Al Two years ago Willis dominated the National League, winning 22 games (he and Chris Carpenter, who won 21 that year are, in fact, the last NL pitchers to win 20 games) and losing out on the Cy Young Award to Carpenter, likely because the Cardinals made the playoffs and the Marlins didn't.

By craig By explicit terms in their lease, the Marlins must be out of Dolphin Stadium at the end of the 2010 season. Although Marlins officials are not ready to announce the team's departure at this point, with no plan and no site for a new ballpark, the Marlins' future in South Florida has become ques...

By Eric Simon After a brutal three game series against the rival Atlanta Braves that saw the hometown team drop two of three, the still-in-first-place Mets (64-50) welcome the tied-for-last-place Marlins (53-62) to town for a three game set. Like the Mets, the Marlins’ offense is buoyed by the young s...

The Marlins spent a day mulling their options, but finally decided that pitcher Scott Olsen will be allowed to make his scheduled start against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

By ejskolnick Ventured out to the Marlins game tonight. Hanley Ramirez and Miguel Cabrera were major factors, as they have been in nearly every Marlin win. When you're putting together a top-5 list of active South Florida professional athletes, you can no longer leave either off.

With a string of soft hits and a pair of home runs, Florida ruined Chan Ho Park's debut for the New York Mets.

By Leitch Today: The Florida Marlins. Your author is Dan Lewis. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- So it should come to no surprise that Jeffrey Loria, the guy who owns the Marlins, is also David Samson's stepdad. Step 5: Accidentally win the World Series. Wow. So, why are the Marlins better than your team?