Thursday, November 05, 2009
Moves Now and Future
Jeremy was traded for Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez, Proctor signs with the Braves, Collins, St. Claire, Espada, and Cornelius are to be the new coaches, and Nick Johnson, Calero, Donnelly and Gload may file for free agency.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
This Could Be It (Second Try)
The Yanks again could be the champs tonight if they beat the Phillies. Pedro and Pettitte pitch.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Scanning the Headlines
Craig gives you ways to follow the Fish in the AFL, and to see the Rising Stars Game with Matt Dominguez and Bryan Peterson.
Peterson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI on Monday, ESPN blogger Jason Grey talks about what he sees in Dominguez, and Juan C. tells us recently-shut-down Stanton won't be rushed to the bigs.
This guy will give you "a FREE COPY of the Pre- Game warm up designed and incorporated for the Australian National Team and the Florida Marlins AAA Affiliate, New Orleans Zephyrs."
This other guy thinks the Marlins would trade Tankersley for Brandon Moss.
And another guy thinks the Marlins are one of the teams that may want Akinori Iwamura.
"Florida Marlins owner wants to step down", says the headline,... but not the story
UPDATE: Iwamura goes to the Pirates, and the Maniac sees this as a lesson in leverage.
Peterson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI on Monday, ESPN blogger Jason Grey talks about what he sees in Dominguez, and Juan C. tells us recently-shut-down Stanton won't be rushed to the bigs.
This guy will give you "a FREE COPY of the Pre- Game warm up designed and incorporated for the Australian National Team and the Florida Marlins AAA Affiliate, New Orleans Zephyrs."
This other guy thinks the Marlins would trade Tankersley for Brandon Moss.
And another guy thinks the Marlins are one of the teams that may want Akinori Iwamura.
"Florida Marlins owner wants to step down", says the headline,... but not the story
UPDATE: Iwamura goes to the Pirates, and the Maniac sees this as a lesson in leverage.
Monday, November 02, 2009
This Could Be It (2009 Season Edition)
The Yanks could be the champs tonight if they beat the Phillies. Former Marlins draft pick Cliff Lee and former Marlin A.J. Burnett start tonight.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
World Series Game 4
Saturday, October 31, 2009
World Series Game 3
Inaugural Game Photos
I went to the first-ever FWBL game last night, and took some fuzzy photos at the event.
Here the Diamantes and Naturals lined up to be introduced.
Here's a really fuzzy shot of the first pitch in FWBL history.
And here's the celebration for Joash Brodin after he hit the first homer in Diamantes history.
There was a reasonable crowd there.
The crowd started to thin by the 7th inning.
Since we had a 30-mile drive and it was already half past 10 we left after the 7th, which was too bad, as the Diamantes tied the game in the ninth and won it in the 10th.
Here the Diamantes and Naturals lined up to be introduced.
Here's a really fuzzy shot of the first pitch in FWBL history.
And here's the celebration for Joash Brodin after he hit the first homer in Diamantes history.
There was a reasonable crowd there.
The crowd started to thin by the 7th inning.
Since we had a 30-mile drive and it was already half past 10 we left after the 7th, which was too bad, as the Diamantes tied the game in the ninth and won it in the 10th.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Baseball in Miami, Now and in the Future
Samson gave a media tour of the stadium site, showing off the growing columns of the new Musberger overpass. Sarah Talalay gives us a great overview of what's happening down there. Samson also crows about the 65 percent of construction workers being local, but is reminded the Marlins still need a place to play in 2011.
Speaking of local, tonight wll be the first night of the Miami Diamantes' domination of South Florida sports. As Juan C. reported, many of the players have a history in South Florida. Tickets are still being sold.
Speaking of local, tonight wll be the first night of the Miami Diamantes' domination of South Florida sports. As Juan C. reported, many of the players have a history in South Florida. Tickets are still being sold.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
World Series Game 2
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
World Series Game 1
Randy Can't Stop Tinkering?
Craig's concern about St. Claire's obsession with fixing pitchers' mechanics gets verification through this Brian Sanches comment: "I would classify him more as a mechanics guy. He wants to make sure everything is in line with the plate. He's always in the video room."
Also that article also says the Marlins won't make any announcements about new signings until after the Series. So sit back and have some popcorn.
Also that article also says the Marlins won't make any announcements about new signings until after the Series. So sit back and have some popcorn.
Mathematician Says Hanley Should Be NL MVP
"(Bruce) Bukiet’s method uses 2009 regular season stats for each player on each team’s roster. He then applies a mathematical model known as the Markov Process to predict the number of runs.
"To determine MVP and Cy Young winners, he considers how many extra wins each player would have contributed to a team of otherwise all average players in his league based on his performance during the regular season.
"For hitters, this involves quantifying each player’s offensive performance in the Markov model in comparison to others who play the same position....
"In the National League, Bukiet, an associate dean of math at New Jersey Institute of Technology, says Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez deserves the MVP award, contributing 5.6 extra wins, while the Cardinals' Albert Pujols is close behind at 5.4 extra wins."
He also predics the Yankees have a 70 percent chance to win the series. This will be checkable in a few days. (stltoday)
"To determine MVP and Cy Young winners, he considers how many extra wins each player would have contributed to a team of otherwise all average players in his league based on his performance during the regular season.
"For hitters, this involves quantifying each player’s offensive performance in the Markov model in comparison to others who play the same position....
"In the National League, Bukiet, an associate dean of math at New Jersey Institute of Technology, says Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez deserves the MVP award, contributing 5.6 extra wins, while the Cardinals' Albert Pujols is close behind at 5.4 extra wins."
He also predics the Yankees have a 70 percent chance to win the series. This will be checkable in a few days. (stltoday)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Randy St. Claire Declares He's New Fish Pitching Coach
The former 9-year MLB pitcher, Expo minor-league guy, and Nationals pitching coach tells the press he's hired. The Marlins haven't o-fish-ally said anything yet, and are continuing their search for more coaches while other teams hire our old coaches.
