Archive for Florida Marlins
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Why a Hot, Healthy Giancarlo Stanton Can Get the Marlins Back to the Playoffs
Coming into the 2012 MLB season, one of the Marlins main keys to success was battling injuries and unsure how effective a certain player would be.This player is not Jose Reyes or Hanley Ramirez, it's Giancarlo, formerly Mike, Stanton.He makes nearly the league minimum in salary, but he's making his ...
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Anibal Sanchez: Should Miami Marlins Make Contract Extension Top Priority?
Shoulder injuries stalled Anibal Sanchez early in his career, so it was more than a minor concern when shoulder tightness caused him to push back his first spring training start. Seven starts into the 2012 season, those concerns are becoming a distant memory. Sanchez hasn’t thrown less than si...
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MLB Rumors: Why Marlins Should Skip Josh Johnson’s Next Start
Miami Marlins ace Josh Johnson is off to a nightmarish start to the 2012 MLB season, and the best medicine is rest and relaxation. After his most recent porous start (there's a lot of porous starts on his resume this year) that saw his ERA rise to 6.61, manager Ozzie Guillen wondered if his ace...
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Carlos Zambrano Tosses First Shutout Since 2009 as Marlins Win 7th Straight
Carlos Zambrano flashed some of his former brilliance on Monday night against the Houston Astros, tossing his first shutout since September 25, 2009 against the San Francisco Giants.The three-hitter led to his first win of the season, a season that has been solid since coming over from Chicago.Prior...
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Miami Marlins: How Carlos Zambrano Has Turned It All Around
When the Miami Marlins traded for the controversial SP Carlos Zambrano this offseason, the move was met with dispute.Why would the Marlins put themselves in a position to deal with a disgruntled 30-year-old who has a knack for throwing Gatorade jugs around the dugout?A player who seemingly had his w...
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Miami Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton Finding His Groove at the Plate
Despite dealing with lingering soreness in his left knee, Giancarlo Stanton appears to be finding his way in the batter's box.If not for a 425-foot three-run blast by Stanton on April 29th, the Miami Marlins right fielder was set to join Albert Pujols among the big boppers who came up empty in the h...
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Miami Marlins: Explaining Heath Bell’s Struggles and Other Surprises from 2012
So the Miami Marlins are about one month into the season now, and everyone knows what that means; it means that now there's enough data to draw conclusions about the future performance of players who are over or under-performing outside expectations!Just kidding.I don't think I need to remind anyone...
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Miami Marlins: 5 Keys to Climbing out of the NL East Basement in 2012
As of today, the Miami Marlins are currently sitting in last place in the NL East standings. They stand at 9-14, five games behind the first place Washington Nationals.Yes, the Nationals and not the struggling Philadelphia Phillies, who most thought would lead the division from start to finish.The N...
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Juan Carlos Oviedo: MLB Ups Suspension from 6 Weeks to 8 Weeks
Juan Carlos Oviedo, formerly known as Leo Nunez, is still suffering the consequences of his decision to use a false identity.Major League Baseball has decided to increase Oviedo's impending suspension from six to eight weeks, even after telling several sources last month that the suspension would be...
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Miami Marlins: Is It Time to Panic About Stagnant Offense?
Fried Fish. You'd think that would be a terrible term from anyone's perspective but for the Miami Marlins it's something they can only hope for from a lineup that has lacked the sizzle that was expected from the offseason. It hasn't, and almost a month through the season, the Marlins lineup is ...
