Tonight marks first time since 2016 that Marlins won a game in the ninth when trailing entering the ninth.— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) May 24, 2018
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 May 2018 13:00 (five years ago) link
btw
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/oh-hello-j-t-realmuto/
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 03:10 (five years ago) link
I haven’t gotten a full confirmation on it per se, so file this under “opinion.” I believe one of the orders of business when the Marlins season ends is removal of the HR sculpture. Say your goodbyes, 8 home games left.— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) September 4, 2018
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
In 75 years, the Home Run Sculpture will be iconic. It will be a destination. the ballpark will be ancient and adored, and people will walk into this classic piece of Americana, walk through the tunnel to get to their seats and see it in the distance, with 80 years of weather and air conditioning aging it more than a touch, but in the most charming way possible. A father will put his arm around his son or daughter and just stare.If you think they won’t, go watch people stare at a green wall in Boston. It’s a green wall. Stop staring. I will build you a green wall, stop staring.Except the Green Monster is more than a green wall, it’s pure baseball magic. And someone in the future will dig through the history of Marlins Park, and they’ll discover that there was a time when everyone thought the structure was a joke, an out-of-place abomination, like the people who couldn’t imagine spoiling the natural beauty of the Golden Gate with a bridge. They’ll use mind-Twitter to share it around the world, and everyone will laugh at us. And we’ll deserve it.Assuming Miami still exists, of course.If it does, that is my dream. This should be Wrigley Field after we’re gone.
If you think they won’t, go watch people stare at a green wall in Boston. It’s a green wall. Stop staring. I will build you a green wall, stop staring.
Except the Green Monster is more than a green wall, it’s pure baseball magic. And someone in the future will dig through the history of Marlins Park, and they’ll discover that there was a time when everyone thought the structure was a joke, an out-of-place abomination, like the people who couldn’t imagine spoiling the natural beauty of the Golden Gate with a bridge. They’ll use mind-Twitter to share it around the world, and everyone will laugh at us. And we’ll deserve it.
Assuming Miami still exists, of course.
If it does, that is my dream. This should be Wrigley Field after we’re gone.
Grant Brisbee on the home run sculpture.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
ngl i felt exactly the same way when i first saw it
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 20:14 (five years ago) link
In 75 years, the Home Run Sculpture will be iconic
in 20 years, jeter will be demanding another new stadium
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
well since the current one will be underwater, that seems reasonable
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 20:24 (five years ago) link
Christian Yelich: 6.8 WARGiancarlo Stanton: 3.5 WARMarcell Ozuna: 2.7 WARMarlins outfield: 1.4 WAR— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) September 26, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 September 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
btw the original rotation, as announced in the OP, have combined for -1.2 bWAR this season
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 September 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
29 players recorded at least one out on the mound for the Marlins. Only one of them posted an ERA+ over 100 with Miami: Drew Rucinski. The next lowest team: Pittsburgh, with seven such pitchers.— Jon Tayler, Smiling Politely (@JATayler) September 30, 2018
― Andy K, Sunday, 30 September 2018 21:59 (five years ago) link
eatz from Jeetz
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/miami-marlins-introduce-a-new-3-o-5-food-menu/c-301919276
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
honestly impressive that in the last 13 months the marlins have traded the 2017 NL MVP, the 2018 NL MVP, and a 2017 all-star/gold glove/silver slugger outfielder . . . and now have none of the game's top 100 prospects
i mean yes, prospects are overrated but jeez
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 20:47 (five years ago) link
Juicy!
https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-the-derek-jeter-brian-cashman-feud-that-festered-for-years-before-stanton-heist/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 23 March 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
lol jetes
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 March 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link
Jeter’s style, by contrast, is to dictate terms and expect you to glumly accept them.
not even a gift basket
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 March 2019 20:13 (five years ago) link
My biggest wish for 2019 is a NL MVP award for Ozuna.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 24 March 2019 03:52 (five years ago) link
averaging under 7000 in attendance in their five non-opening-day games
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 14:41 (five years ago) link
my heart bleeds
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 14:45 (five years ago) link
hate the marlins but love the new unis/caps (and i even liked the last ones in spite of myself)
fuck em tho, trash franchise whose only bright spot was Homer, and now it's gone too
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boot Edge Edge" (Will M.), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 21:30 (five years ago) link
outscored 21-1 over three games in cincy
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
fired the hitting coach
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 April 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
feels a bit unfair. it's not like *he* traded away all their hitters.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 22 April 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
sending everyone to Spanish classes (got one right!)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/sports/marlins-spanish-classes.html
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 11 May 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link
long rosenthal piece in the athletic this week about how gary denbo, jetes' buddy/director of player development is a colossal asshole whom everyone hates
He wanted the dogs out of the clubhouse. No, it was worse than that. Gary Denbo, the Marlins’ vice president of player development and scouting, could not tolerate the dogs, who had been a popular part of the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ scene since August 2006, fetching bats, carrying buckets of balls to the plate umpire, running the bases after every game.The dogs are such a phenomenon that the bucket of the late Miss Babe Ruth, a Labrador Retriever who once worked 638 consecutive home games, is on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But Denbo, making an unannounced visit to the Marlins’ Low-A affiliate in June 2018, was not interested in upholding tradition. He took one look at the two dog kennels in the clubhouse and demanded that they be removed, berating a clubhouse attendant, a longtime employee of the team who is in his 50s.The exchange was the breaking point in the Marlins’ 16-year relationship with Greensboro, according to the team’s president and general manager, Donald Moore, who said he simply could not work with Denbo. Moore subsequently made a deal with the Pirates’ organization, and the Marlins settled for a much less advantageous affiliation in Clinton, Iowa, where the ballpark is considered outdated and remote.
The dogs are such a phenomenon that the bucket of the late Miss Babe Ruth, a Labrador Retriever who once worked 638 consecutive home games, is on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But Denbo, making an unannounced visit to the Marlins’ Low-A affiliate in June 2018, was not interested in upholding tradition. He took one look at the two dog kennels in the clubhouse and demanded that they be removed, berating a clubhouse attendant, a longtime employee of the team who is in his 50s.
The exchange was the breaking point in the Marlins’ 16-year relationship with Greensboro, according to the team’s president and general manager, Donald Moore, who said he simply could not work with Denbo. Moore subsequently made a deal with the Pirates’ organization, and the Marlins settled for a much less advantageous affiliation in Clinton, Iowa, where the ballpark is considered outdated and remote.
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 May 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
The Marlins are scoring 2.69 runs per game. That puts them on pace for 434 -- 75 fewer runs than the 2010 Mariners… And this is during the juiced ball era. The Marlins have one -- one! -- player with an OPS above league average. Their best player is 4 for May— Brendan Gawlowski (@GawlowskiB) May 13, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 13 May 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
and yet they had to send Brinson down and ruin my HM team
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 May 2019 21:44 (four years ago) link
on pace to lose more than the '62 Mets
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
The Marlins have scored eight total runs in their last seven games.— Dayn Perry (@daynperry) May 16, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 May 2019 03:18 (four years ago) link
Did I mention that it’s been a full week since the last Marlins position player drove in a run, or 11 days since one of their players homered? Or that it’s the team’s only homer this month, hit by a 29-year-old rookie named Jon Berti? I kid you not.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-marlins-are-bad-enough-to-have-a-shot-at-history/
― Andy K, Friday, 17 May 2019 17:14 (four years ago) link
its a damn crime that they dont play a series vs baltimore this season
― johnny crunch, Friday, 17 May 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
Sources: The #Marlins and Don Mattingly agree to a contract extension. Official announcement coming tomorrow.— Daniel Álvarez-Montes (@DanielAlvarezEE) September 20, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 September 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link