The Future Miami Marlins 2008 Thread

Not a Marlins fan and not intending to be a post whore but they need to get off our damn field!

"Desides wrote:

Oh, and there's also Jeff Conine's retirement as a Marlin. This guy is a class act through and through, and I'm glad he was part of both championship teams. Anyone think that he'll go into the Hall of Fame wearing a Marlins cap? Will he beat Gary Sheffield there?.

I am a big Jeff Conine fan. "Mr. Marlin" indeed. There is no way imaginable that he gets into the Hall of Fame though.

"alen1 wrote:

Not a Marlins fan and not intending to be a post whore but they need to get off our damn field!

Take it elsewhere. Huizenga takes the money he earns off the Marlins and puts it into the Dolphins.

Cool Calm Mike wrote:

There is no way imaginable that he gets into the Hall of Fame though.

I think there's a shot. It depends on which other players are being considered for the same class. He's not a lock the same way that, say, Gary Sheffield is. I consider him the Marlins version of Zach Thomas: he's on the bubble.

i am not a marlin fan but i always like conine he played the game the right way and it was good to see the marlins honor him today

"Desides wrote:

I think there's a shot. It depends on which other players are being considered for the same class. He's not a lock the same way that, say, Gary Sheffield is. I consider him the Marlins version of Zach Thomas: he's on the bubble.

As much as I like Conine, there is no shot.

"Cool Calm Mike wrote:

As much as I like Conine, there is no shot.

We'll see. I think there's an outside chance. Nothing more than that, though. I'm not trying to claim he's a lock.

Marlins have three of my favorite players outside of Seattle...Hanley Ramirez, Cameron Maybin, and Andrew Miller....

"King Felix wrote:

Marlins have three of my favorite players outside of Seattle...Hanley Ramirez, Cameron Maybin, and Andrew Miller....

hanley is the man he is one of my fave players i think he is leaps and bounds above reyes maybin i saw him hit his first hr against my yankees last year

i also like miller i think the marlins got some great players for cabrera and willis

"bran wrote:

hanley is the man he is one of my fave players i think he is leaps and bounds above reyes maybin i saw him hit his first hr against my yankees last year

i also like miller i think the marlins got some great players for cabrera and willis

Ramirez is a better hitter than Reyes, Reyes is ten times better in the field and more disruptive on the bases.

Ramirez falls asleep in the field as you saw yesterday twice.

"NJFINSFAN1 wrote:

Ramirez is a better hitter than Reyes, Reyes is ten times better in the field and more disruptive on the bases.

Ramirez falls asleep in the field as you saw yesterday twice.

The whole team falls asleep on defense. I'm beginning to attribute that to Fredi Gonzalez.

Andino FTW.

Walkoff jack in the 10th inning, w00t.

"Desides wrote:

The whole team falls asleep on defense. I'm beginning to attribute that to Fredi Gonzalez.

yeah i live in florida and when the yanks arent on tv i watch the marlins and the marlins should have kept girardi i really dont like gonzalez as a manager

but hanley>>>>>>>>reyes

Last night, ESPN's front page had the Mets winning as the main story. Tonight, the Marlins' 10th inning win is a sidebar blurb.

Northeast bias. Tired of it. Screw that entire region of the country.

I find it nothing short of amazing that this team has won two WS titles with the way they trade players like its going out of style.

"Desides wrote:

Last night, ESPN's front page had the Mets winning as the main story. Tonight, the Marlins' 10th inning win is a sidebar blurb.

Northeast bias. Tired of it. Screw that entire region of the country.

Its not entirely a Northeast bias it also has to do with the fact not many people care about the Marlins (besides Marlin fans) and they are supposed to be awful this season, the Mets also likely got the front page story because of Santana more then anything else.

"Brown42000 wrote:

I find it nothing short of amazing that this team has won two WS titles with the way they trade players like its going out of style.

i know they had some serious talent and all of a sudden they blew it all up
i mean they had
penny
burnett
beckett
willis
pavano
for SP

"bran wrote:

i know they had some serious talent and all of a sudden they blew it all up
i mean they had
penny
burnett
beckett
willis
pavano
for SP

I forgot about Penny just goes to show how much talent they have had their. I wonder if they will change how they do business when they move into the new stadium?

"Brown42000 wrote:

I forgot about Penny just goes to show how much talent they have had their. I wonder if they will change how they do business when they move into the new stadium.

maybe i dont know
i mean they did get hanley ramirez from boston in the beckett deal they also got anibal sanchez who threw a no hitter but i think he had TJ surgery or something

but from i have heard and read marlin fans are worried if they will have hanley or not by the time the new season opens

i mean if maybin becomes a star they could have a great nucleus of players they have to lock them up

and they also cant blow up a team after they succeed thats why fans are not coming, why would you come see a team that is great but you know will be blown up after the season?

they did this twice after the 97 season and after the 2003 season

"Brown42000 wrote:

Its not entirely a Northeast bias it also has to do with the fact not many people care about the Marlins (besides Marlin fans) and they are supposed to be awful this season, the Mets also likely got the front page story because of Santana more then anything else.

So when the supposedly bad team wins, it's not important? :shifty:

"Desides wrote:

So when the supposedly bad team wins, it's not important? :shifty:

Not according to ESPN besides Pedro being injured is more important then a Marlins victory.:wink2:

"Brown42000 wrote:

Not according to ESPN besides Pedro being injured is more important then a Marlins victory.:wink2:

Thus, northeast bias.

Exactly. I would love to be a Marlins fan, I went along the ride like most us during both championship years. But they blow the team up all the time, why bother? Everytime we develop good players, we give them away.

"FinSane wrote:

Exactly. I would love to be a Marlins fan, I went along the ride like most us during both championship years. But they blow the team up all the time, why bother? Everytime we develop good players, we give them away.

Most of this year's team was around last year, and the year before that. We have a lot of players who can be very good if developed properly. Hanley's going to arrive this season if he can shore up his defense, I think Dan Uggla is pretty underrated, Jeremy Hermida can be a slugger, and Mike Jacobs plays hard.

"Desides wrote:

Last night, ESPN's front page had the Mets winning as the main story. Tonight, the Marlins' 10th inning win is a sidebar blurb.

Northeast bias. Tired of it. Screw that entire region of the country.

Although I spent a few of my early years living in Brooklyn, that is so true.