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By craig If pitcher Scott Olsen doesn't finish what he starts Friday, it won't be any skin off his back as long as the Marlins end up winning. But he will put the Marlins in the record book if he does not go the distance against the Colorado Rockies.

By Alex Carver For the first time in two weeks, the Marlins’ defense didn’t collapse around Andrew Miller. Instead, it collapsed around the bullpen. Still, Florida somehow got the ball to Kevin Gregg, who has pitched well as of late, converting his last two save opportunities without much trouble, clin...

By Tim Dierkes Add the Marlins to the list of Brian Fuentes suitors. One source from another team said the cost for Fuentes is "one good piece." Stark agrees with recent indications that the Royals aren't dying to move Ron Mahay. ...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dan Uggla drove in five runs, Andrew Miller allowed two hits in seven innings and the visiting Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals, 11-0, on Saturday night for their sixth consecutive victory. The Marlins' winning streak is their longest since they won nine in a row from Aug. 20-...

By craig Assuming there are no delays or a bunch of pitching changes we shouldn't see Midnight Baseball tonight.  But since the Marlins are out West and will be heading further West after the four game series is done, this series should provide a gradual adjustment into Midnight Baseball.  And trus...

By craig Who cares?  The last person to it for the Marlins is still on the DL. I couldn't care less if the Fish set a record for not  throwing a complete game.  Heck, set one that can't be broken.  What I want the Marlins to do is win.  And if that means no one throws a complete game, fantastic.

By Alex Carver Perez got the most out of the two Nolasco runs though, limiting the Marlins to just 5 hits over 6 innings which was definitely a good sign for a starting staff that has been riddled by injuries this season. With his pitch count at just 77, Perez was still rolling in the 7th. For the Marlins, the ra...

By craig Washington Nationals Florida Marlins Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008, 12:10 PM EDT Dolphin Stadium Complete Coverage > W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP2008 - Odalis Perez2-51414000074.18336321131513.871.53 The Marlins are going to try this win the series thing again.  

By Alex Carver It’s June 30 and the Marlins are continuing to surprise everybody but themselves. With yesterday afternoon’s comeback win against the Diamondbacks, they moved back to within one game of the division leading Philadelphia Phillies. Now Larry Beinfest is planning a postseason run. His fir...

By Alex Carver Coming into Monday night, Nationals closer Jon Rauch had only given up 2 homers all year. He doubled that total, giving up a 9th inning shot to Hanley Ramirez and a 10th inning shot to Josh Willingham as the Marlins walked off at Dolphin Stadium for a second consecutive game.

By Alex Carver Hanley Ramirez went 2-4 with a homer and 5 RBIs on Tuesday night at Dolphin Stadium. On a normal night, that would have been enough. Unfortunately, normal nights have become a rarity for Mark Hendrickson. After a winless June, the lefty got his July kick started by giving up 6 runs including a g...

By craig And anyways, it may be beneficial to the team, down the line, to let Andino get some starts in-a-row.  And if he keeps showing what he is showing, he could be trade bait or possibly the new starting shortstop.  For the latter to happen the Marlins would have to do something like trading Jacob...

By craig If Johnson does come back in the first half, he'll likely pitch at San Diego on July 9 or at Dodger Stadium on July 10. Marlins utility man Alfredo Amezaga, who has a groin injury, is feeling better, and Gonzalez said Monday that Amezaga could play in the infield but not the outfield.

By craig Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla moved up to third in the voting, but Philadelphia's Chase Utley, who leads with 2.6 million votes, is all but a lock to be the starter at second base. Online voting ends Wednesday night, and teams will be announced Sunday.

By craig But when the Florida Marlins' latest hero was engulfed after putting an exclamation point on another dramatic final-inning victory, he remembered. We just kind of took it easy," Hanley Ramirez said. If you guessed Hanley tying the game with a solo home run, you would be wrong.

 - Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Josh Willingham's lead-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Florida Marlins to a 6-5 win over the ...

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By Jim McLennan However, if wishes were horses, the Diamondbacks would be spending most of their time mucking out their locker-room, and the post-game buffet would consist largely of sugar-lumps. To no great surprise, the team failed to score enough runs to put the opposition away, and the bullpen coug...

By Alex Carver The Marlins executed well both offensively and defensively on Saturday night at Dolphin Stadium, only needing one run to defeat the Diamondbacks. For 3 innings. From that point on, it was all Arizona as they rallied back, scoring five times in the 6th and going on to a 6-2 win.

By Jim McLennan That was somewhat better. We scored more runs in the sixth inning alone, that we had in the first four games this season against the Marlins, combined. That was, basically, the difference between the two teams today: after losing four games on this road-trip, basically as the result of one b...

By Alex Carver Since getting swept by the Marlins May 22, the Diamondbacks have been slumping something epic. With a 12-24 record and a .202 team batting average, they have been one of the worst teams in the majors over that span. Arizona continued their dry spell tonight by dropping their third in a row and f...

Courtsey of Yahoo! Sports: TAMPA BAY 6, FLORIDA 1 Shawn Riggans drove in three runs and Evan Longoria homered and doubled twice for the Rays, who swept a three-game series in Florida for the first time in team history, outscoring the Marlins, 27-8.

By Alex Carver The Marlins will use Monday to travel back to South Florida where they will take on the Rays in the first of three on Tuesday. Andy Sonnanstine and Scott Olsen are your probables. Sonnanstine will meet the Fish for the second time in ten days. His last time out against them in St. Petersburg, he ga...

By Alex Carver The Cinderella story that is the Tampa Bay Rays continued their winning ways in a big way on Wednesday night at Dolphin Stadium. They plated more than a dozen runs, 10 of which came in the 5th inning and, backed by a sensational start by righty James Shields, ousted the Marlins, 15-3.

By Taj Adib 06/22/08 1:05 PM PDT Florida MarlinsOakland AthleticsHanley Ramirez - SSMark Ellis - 2BJeremy Hermida - RFMike Sweeney - RFJorge Cantu - 1BJack Cust - DHMike Jacobs - DHBobby Crosby - SSDan Uggla - 2BKurt Suzuki - CLuis Gonzalez - LFEmil Brown - LFWes Helms - 3BJack Hannahan - 1BCody Ross...

By craig But the Marlins think they can carve out a new spot in the record books. • Uggla, the second baseman, has clubbed 21, which would give him a franchise-record 47 if he keeps it up. • Ramirez, the shortstop, has knocked 15 out to put him on line for 33.

By Alex Carver Just ask King Felix, who, after losing 5 out of 6 from June 27 to May 26, has won his last 4 starts. He’s lasted at least 7 innings in each of those outings. Tonight, he dominated the Marlins through 5. Florida somewhat solved him in the 6th, plating 2 but Hernandez came back with his ninth and final...

By craig Now to tonight, it is another edition of Midnight Baseball and I can't believe this game isn't going to be on television. Ichthyomancy is ready for some Midnight Baseball.  So sleep at work or whatever you do and join us in the, hopefully non-disappearing, open thread.  Best of Luck to You!

By Alex Carver Why? Hanley Ramirez. In the bottom of the 9th, Ramirez turned what should have been a routine game ending double play into a fielder’s choice that allowed the tying run to score and gave Miller a big fat no decision. Nitpicking aside, Hanley has been a hazard defensively this week. After going...

By Alex Carver Still multiple games back from the division lead, the Marlins head to St. Petersburg to take on the in-state rival Rays, who have been the Cinderella story of the season thus far. Ryan Tucker will make his second major league start against Andy Sonnanstine. Tucker’s major league debut went o...

By craig Jacque Jones' stay with the Marlins lasted less than three weeks. In a move that was somewhat surprising, the Marlins designated Jones for assignment after Wednesday's dramatic win over thePhillies and promoted Triple-A infielder Robert Andino to take his place on the roster.

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By Alex Carver I’ll end this installment the only proper way: with a tip of the cap to Junior, who has been the prime example of what a Major League Baseball player should be for his entire career. Congratulations, Ken. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

By Alex Carver Nine days ago, Cody Ross called the Marlins’ loss to the Mets their worst loss of the year. Tonight, he gave them their best win of the year. All it took was a little more cowbell and a two run walk-off homer. However, the game shouldn’t have been close to begin with. Scott Olsen started and dazzled...

By Alex Carver Florida will try to at least keep the possibility of a series split alive tomorrow afternoon. Mark Hendrickson vs. Tom Glavine. Hendrickson got shelled in his last start, giving up 10 runs in just 3 1/3 innings. In three career starts against the Braves, he’s 1-2 with a 3.93 ERA. Glavine is coming...

Nolasco sparkles as Marlins rally past Phillies - Marlins Today

Bats, pen provide Miller with first victory - Marlins Today

Helms RBI single lifts Marlins over Nats - Marlins Today

By Alex Carver After the 1st inning, Friday night’s battle for first place in the NL East wasn’t much of a battle at all. While Brett Meyers struck out 11 and only allowed 4 more Marlins to reach base, Mark Hendrickson gave up 10 earned runs and the Phillies pulverized the Marlins, 11-3.

By Alex Carver Cody Ross had a big night, going 2-4 with a homer and two RBIs but an early 3 run deficit would prove to be insurmountable as the Marlins dropped the second game of a three game set to the Mets, 5-3. In his last start, Andrew Miller was spectacular, tossing 7 shutout innings and striking out [...]

By Bo Vandy While the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Florida Marlins might be enjoying surprisingly good starts to the 2008 season, there are plenty of other teams who are wallowing in or around last place who thought they had what it took to compete for the top prize. Many of these teams no doubt wish they could...

By craig I'm not surprised by it," Minaya said of the Marlins' fast start. "You're talking about a young group of core guys that have been developing there, guys like [Dan] Uggla and [Hanley] Ramirez. … They've got some good veterans in [ Luis] Gonzalez and [ Wes] Helms andJacque Jones. It's a good...

By Alex Carver Dan Uggla had a huge day,homering in the first game and hitting a walk off RBI single in the second as the Marlins swept a doubleheader for the first time since 2003 and improved to a yearly best 9 games above .500. Uggla’s homer did three things. It set a franchise record for most home runs [...]

By Jim McLennan 05/22/08 7:10 PM EDT Arizona DiamondbacksFlorida MarlinsChris Young - CFHanley Ramirez - SSStephen Drew - SSJeremy Hermida - RFOrlando Hudson - 2BJorge Cantu - 3BConor Jackson - 1BMike Jacobs - 1BJustin Upton - RFDan Uggla - 2BChris Snyder - CLuis Gonzalez - LFChris Burke - LFMatt Trea...

By Alex Carver The Marlins have already played the part of the party pooper once this year, denying Greg Maddux his 250th win. They made an encore performance on Wednesday night defeating the Diamondbacks, 3-1, handing Brandon Webb his first loss and keeping his name out of the history books as just the s...

By Jim McLennan As in the opener, this wasted another solid outing and a quality start by our rotation. This time, it was Brandon Webb who took the tough loss, tasting defeat for the first time this year, despite allowing three runs over seven innings. He fanned seven and walked none, but the Marlins were jus...

By craig Jacque Jones as reached an agreement with the Florida Marlins, or at least, that is what Ken Rosenthal is reporting  . Securing additional bench help, the Marlins have reached agreement with free-agent outfielder Jacque Jones, according to major-league sources.

By Alex Carver On Wednesday night, the Reds could do nothing wrong and the Marlins didn’t do anything right. Until the top of the 9th. The Fish scored six runs in the inning, three coming on a Cody Ross homer to tie the game but it was all for naught as rookie Paul Janish smacked a game winning single down the lef...

By craig The Marlins first baseman was removed in the third inning on Wednesday after he experienced tightness in his left quad while getting out of the batter's box on a two-run double at Dolphin Stadium. The encouraging thing is the Marlins and Jacobs don't believe the problem is serious.

By craig This is absolutely interesting.  As you know the 1997 Marlins won the World Series, the 2004 version probably would have made the playoffs had Hurricane Francis missed South Florida and the team wasn't forced to play something like 27 games in 25 days.  The 2005 version had the bats but the b...

By Alex Carver Hanley Ramirez and Mike Jacobs each hit their seventh homer of the year in the first inning and the Marlins never looked back. They went on to douse the Atlanta Braves 7-2, giving rookie hurler Andrew Miller his first National League win on Thursday night at Turner Field.

Marlins blow another late inning lead, drop seventh straight - Marlins Today

Nolasco sparkles as Marlins rally past Phillies - Marlins Today

Helms RBI single lifts Marlins over Nats - Marlins Today

By craig The Marlins are exploring several infield options to fill the void at third base created in early December, when slugger Miguel Cabrera was traded to the Tigers during the Winter Meetings. The addition of Castillo also gives the team the flexibility to move second baseman Dan Uggla to thi...

By craig am not a fan of the Marlins, but I think it would be a shame to lose a team in that area of the country. Marlins fans should stand up and show some support for their team, no matter what kind of team is on the field. That would be a step towards keeping the Marlins from heading towards seemingly green...

By Al Ted Lilly is 0-3, 5.16 in four career starts vs. the Marlins. Many would look at that and cringe, but it doesn't mean that much. Only one of those was this year -- on May 30 at Wrigley Field. Lilly gave up five runs in seven innings, but also struck out nine. Before that his previous start vs. Florida was...

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...