'(T)here's no way the Marlins are going to make the playoffs, which somehow has become a ridiculous point of speculation these heady summer nights. No way. Because the National League East is the New York Mets' domain, and neither are the Marlins about to earn a post-season spot as a wild-card invitee. (It'll probably require 90 victories to get that wild-card position, and Florida remains more likely to lose rather than win that many games this season.)...
'That's probably why Marlins manager Joe Girardi spoke in the manner he did in the dugout before the game against the Devil Rays.
'"The organization is looking at the big picture," Girardi said. "I don't think we're going to micro-manage for one year. That's not the plan. The plan is to be good for a long time. The way you do that is by not selling out for one year.
'"We've won all these games the last month (23-10 since May 21) with the people here."
'Don't, in other words, expect the bargain-basement payroll Marlins to go shopping for help even if they should happen to linger into playoff contention.'
(Keep reading the article, though...it's not really a pessimistic downer.)(PalmBeachPost)
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