104 Results for florida marlins

Chris Coghlan's big second half

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...after the break in 1980. Before I launch into the inevitable sniping, let me say this: the Marlins deserve a great deal of credit for sticking with Coghlan. Despite having played only 25 games in...

Blog | October 05, 2009

Marlins have help on the way

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Baseball America's Ben Badler on the Marlins' latest hot prospect: There are a lot...way. And the praise from scouts around the Florida State League and the Southern League has been...

Blog | October 02, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...all those years ago. • Congratulations to the Florida Marlins, who outscored the Mets by two runs last...

Blog | September 09, 2009

Rich teams cleaning up (again)

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...the top 10. --snip-- The Texas Rangers and Florida Marlins are the only teams in the bottom 10...

Blog | September 05, 2009

Five reasons to love baseball

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Over. Best represented by the Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins on Oct. 14, 2003. When it comes to...

Blog | August 07, 2009

Better to be good than lucky at shortstop

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...weeks shy of his 22nd birthday, to the Florida Marlins (along with Anibal Sanchez and two other minor...

Blog | August 05, 2009

Are Marlins trying to win?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

From SunSentinel.com's Juan C. Rodriguez, breaking news about the Marlins: After Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres, the Marlins optioned left-hander Andrew Miller...

Blog | July 21, 2009

Marlins' 37,000 seats might be too many

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In a couple of weeks they're going to officially break ground for the Marlins' new, publicly financed ballpark, and famous Floridian Carl Hiaasen couldn't be more thrilled. Money...

Blog | July 06, 2009

Still wondering about Boni

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Juan C. Rodriguez asks a question     Al Bello/Getty Images   Marlins third baseman Emilio Bonifacio is struggling this season. I thought we'd already answered: "Can...

Blog | June 30, 2009

Contending Marlins confound at 3B

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

As David Pinto notes, the Marlins and the Mariners have both balanced their streaks this season to sit around .500 and are actually...

Blog | June 26, 2009

Marlins (still) need new 3B

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...a week at Triple A (he's in the middle of that stretch) in case the Marlins decide to replace Emilio Bonifacio. In case? I heard Rich Waltz talking about this -- though somewhat less...

Blog | June 15, 2009

John Smoltz: No. 7 starter

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...be June 16, a home game against the Florida Marlins. (His second would be five days later against...

Blog | May 27, 2009

Really??? (National edition)

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...going to come around any day? Really? Really, Florida Marlins? We all fell in love with Emilio Bonifacio...

Blog | May 22, 2009

Pulling the plug on Bonifacio

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...era may be coming to an end in Florida. The Marlins have recalled top prospect Chris Coghlan from Triple...

Blog | May 08, 2009

Emilio Bonifacio: Rising star!

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Florida's Emilio Bonifacio is batting .386. He leads the National League with 12 runs and 17...

Blog | April 17, 2009