Marlins Get Blown Out The Water

The Fish got handled Tuesday, one night after an exciting walk off home-run from Donny Murphy. The Marlins saw 6 runs get tacked on against them in the 3rd inning of Tuesday's game. Nate Robertson hit Dexter Fowler with the bases loaded to start off the 6 run streak by the Rockies. By the end of the evening the Rockies had piled on 10 runs and the Marlins had 0.

It seems like the story of the fish this year is one game up, one game down. Two games up, two games down. There has been no consistency this season with winning ball games. One night we look great, the next we look horrible. One night we look mediocre, the next night we just squeak by. The Marlins need to get a hold of the reigns and step up their game very soon or this year could go down the drain very fast.

Donny Murphy Wins Game For Marlins In 9th

Donny Murphy hit a 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning Monday night to beat the Rockies 9-8. It was a pinch hit homerun for Murphy. It was one of the most exciting Marlin victories that we have seen in quite some time. The game was back and forth all night. Mike Stanton hit a 3 run homerun off Ubaldo Jiminez early in the night and he went 3 for 4 on the evening.

Marlins Have Good Pitching Series Against Nationals, Take 2 of 3 Games

The Marlins had a good showing this weekend with the pitching squad. The Squad gave up only 4 runs the whole weekend, all of which came Friday night in just two separate innings. The Marlins took 2 out of 3 games in the series.

Nolasco was credited for the loss Friday but still pitched 6 great innings of baseball besting Strasburg with 9 strikeouts to Strasburg's 7.

Josh Johnson pitched another shutout performace in 6 innings of work and picked up his 10th win of the year Saturday. Johnson lowered his league best ERA to 1.62 after the night's performance. Alex Sanabia picked up his first win for the Marlins Sunday in his second performance of the season. He pitched a shut out performance for 5 1/3 innings and struck out 5 batters.

If the Marlins could keep their pitching consistent and limit their opponents to just a few runs, we could easily turn the corner and put on 20 wins in the next 30 games. Going on a nice streak of wins could catapult us right into wild card territory or near the top of our division before September.

Tonight Anibal Sanchez is taking on Ubaldo "Lights Out" Jiminez. Jiminez is tearing up the league this year with a 15-1 record coming into tonight's game. The Fish will need to watch what they swing at and be ready to protect the corners of the plate.

Strasburg Comes to Town

Stepehn Strasburg has arrived in Miami and Friday night looks to be an exciting evening. Obviously we want the Fish to win at all costs, but it wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings if Strasburg struck out 13 and we still won. Strasburg is the most talked about prospect currently in the MLB even though Ubaldo Jiminez has been absolutely ridiculous this year, at 15-1 on the season. The speed of Strasburg's fastball is what continues to propel his popularity to stardom.

His numbers are:

Record 3-2

Innings Pitched: 42 2/3

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings: 12.8

Walks Per 9 Innings: 2.3

Hits Per 9 Innings: 6.7

Marlins Continue To Slip In NL EAST, Johnson Throws Tonight Against LA

The Fish continue to fall farther from the top spot in the NL East with a 39-44 record coming in the the final days before the All-Star break. The Marlins have had a rough year so far and have been far from consistent to say the least. The only shining spot in the pitching rotation continues to be the work horse stud, Josh Johnson.

Johnson has a 1.82 era which puts him at the top with the best that MLB has to offer. While his record of 8-3 could be even better if he had more run support, he has still performed exceptionally well this season. Tonight he takes on LA and we are expecting another stellar performance from our ace.

Johnson , Volstad, and Sanchez Combine For 2.70 ERA In Series VS San Diego

The Marlins have let another phenomenal pitching series slip right out from under them as they couldn't produce the runs needed to get the wins for their staff. The Marlins have now dropped 4 consecutive games for the 3rd time this season. Our record is now well below .500, it is 5 games below to be exact. The debate surrounding the who will be the new Marlins skipper has not been settled either leaving the team in a state of "winless" confusion.

The Marlins bats and the failure to produce runs in needed times is leaving fans and players frustrated. We know the team is better than what they are currently showing but the solution is just not clearly apparent. The team seems like its passion is slipping away from them and there doesn't seem to be a strong sense of unity right now amongst players. Its not that there are specific problems between teammates. Its just that in a time of organized confusion with Fredi Gonzalez being let go and the NL East standings changing almost daily you would think the team would be rallying for no one else but themselves to show that they can play at a high caliber even in down times. Instead it has been the exact opposite, despite the pitching staff stepping up and coming through over the past few days the team hasn't seemed to have much zest, or at least they aren't showing it.

Marlins Get Ready To Rumble in Puerto Rico

The Florida Marlins begin a series vs the NY Mets today in Puerto Rico. The series is taking place at Hiram Bithron Stadium. MLB is trying to use the series as a way to promote baseball on the island and to extend the reach of the league. The series in Puerto Rico poses no advantage to either side and will offer a neutral ground for competition. The NY Mets are extremely hot right now sitting just outside of first place in the NL East. The Mets are 43-32 and the Marlins are 35-40 coming in to the series.

Marlins Coach: Bobby Valentine and Bo Porter to Interview In Miami

Bobby Valentine has confirmed he will be interviewing with the Marlins today. The Marlins also plan to interview Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach Bo Porter.

Interim coach Edwin Rodriguez is the first Puerto-Rican coach in MLB history. The Marlins visit Puerto Rico next week and there will be a large welcoming party for Rodriguez if he is still coaching. The Marlins have also made clear that Rodriguez will be a top consideration as well for the full time position.

The Birds Drop the Fish

The Orioles beat the Marlins tonight 11-5.

The game saw the two teams combine for 28 hits on the night, 17 from the Orioles and 11 from the Marlins. Gaby Sanchez had a great night going 3 for 3 and driving in his 34th RBI of the season on a 2 out clutch hit. Gaby had a double and 2 runs scored for the Fish.

Dan Uggla showed up big time tonight, unfortunately, it came on a losing night. Uggla was 4 for 5 with 3 RBI's; he now has 41 RBI's on the season.

The Orioles Miguel Tejada went 4 for 5 and scored 3 runs while driving in 4 RBI's. Tejada also had a homerun in the 7th inning that came off Houser. Jones and Tatum each had 3 hits and 2 runs scored for the Orioles.

The Birds jumped on the Fish late and never let up.

The Fish took the series 2 games to 1, They return home Friday to take on the San Diego Padres.

Freddy Gonzalez Given the Boot Today? Was It A Fair Shake?

Fredi Gonzalez was let go as the Florida Marlins manager Wednesday morning and will be replaced with an interim coach from AAA New Orleans, Edwin Rodriguez. In addition, Brandon Hyde was name interim bench coach and John Mallee was named the interim hitting coach.

Fredi Gonzalez had won more games than any other Marlins manager.

Manager Record PCT

Fredi Gonzalez 276-279 .497

Jack Mckeon 241-207 .538

Rene Lacemann 221-285 .437

John Boles 205-241 .460

Jim Leyland 146-178 .451

Jeff Torborg 95-105 .475

Joe Girardi 78-84 .482

Tony Perez 54-60 .474

Marlins vs Baltimore Orioles: Live Blogging

Top of the 1st Inning-

Coghlan grounds out. 1 out.

Gaby Sanchez singles.

Hanley Ramirez hit by pitch.

Jorge Cantu flies out. 2 outs.

Dan Uggla grounds out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 1st-

Corey Patterson grounds out to Uggla. 1 out.

Miguel Tejada Flies out. 2 outs.

Nick Markakis grounds out to Uggla. 3 outs.

Top of the 2nd. (Marlins lead 4-3)

Cody Ross Walks.

Mike Stanton singles on line drive to center field.

Wes Helms Singles to center field. Cody Ross score. Stanton to 2nd.

Paulino hits fly out, moving Stanton to 3rd. 1 out.

Chris Coghlan singles to center which scores Mike Stanton.

2-0 Marlins.

Gaby Snachez flies out. 2 outs.

Hanley Ramirez doubles scoring Wes Helms and Chris Coghlan.

4-0 Marlins.

Jorge Cantu hit by pitch.

Dan Uggla flies out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 2nd inning-

Ty Wigginton doubles.

Luke Scott flies out.

Adam Jones Singles on shallow fly ball.

Matt Wieters hits 3 run homerun.

4-3 Marlins.

Ground out. 2 outs.

Cesar Izturis flies out. 3 outs.

Top 3rd- (Marlins lead 4-3)

Cody Ross Flies out Center Field. 1 out.

Mike Stanton strikes out swinging. 2 outs.

Wes helms grounds out. 3 outs.

Bottom 3rd-

Corey Patterson grounds out. 1 out.

Miguel tejada singles. 1 man on.

Nick Markakis flies out. 2 outs.

Top 4th-(Marlins lead 4-3)

Paulino Singles.

Coghlan pops out. 1 out.

Gaby Sanchez forces Paulino out. 2 outs.

Hanley Ramirez grounds into force out. 3 outs.

Bottom 4th-

Luke Scott flies out. 1 out.

Adam jones grounds out. 2 outs.

Wieters grounds out. 3 outs.

Top of the 5th-(Marlins lead 4-3)

Jorge Cantu grounds out. 1out.

Dan Uggla Strikes out. 2 outs.

Cody Ross grounds out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 5th-

Scott Morroe grounds out. 1 out.

Cesar Izturis strikes out . 2 outs.

Corey patterson strikes out. 3 outs.

Top of the 6th-

Mike Stanton flies out. 1 out.

Wes Helms lines out. 2 outs.

Ronny Paulino flies out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 6th-(Marlins lead 4-3)

Miguel Tejada lines out. 1 out.

Nick Markakis doubles.

Ty Wigginton flies out. 2 outs. Markakis moves to third base.

Luke Scott strikes out. 3 outs.

Top of the 7th-

Chris Coghlan Walks.

Gaby Sanchez doubles, and Cody Ross scores on play. (Marlins lead 5-3)

Hanley Ramirez singles, Gaby Sanchez scores. (Marlins lead 6-3)

Jorge Cantu strikes out swinging. 1 out.

Dan Uggla strikes out swinging. 2 out.

Cody Ross flies out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 7th-

Adam Jones singles.

Matt Wieters pops out. 1 out.

Scott Moore singles.

jake Fox flies out. 2 out.

Corey Patterson pops out. 3 outs.

Top of the 8th-(Marlins lead 7-3)

Mike Stanton singles.

Wes Helms singles.

Ronny Paulino called out on strikes. 1 out.

Coghlan ground out forces out. Mike Stanton Scores (Marlins lead 7-3)

Gaby Sanchez flies out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 8th-

Miguel tejada singles.

Nick Markakis singles.

Ty Wigginton strikes out. 1 out.

Luke Scott sacrifice fly brings in Tejada. (Marlins lead 5-4) 2 outs.

Adam Jones lines out 3 outs.

Top of the 9th-(Marlins lead 7-4)

Hanley Ramirez singles.

Jorge Cantu singles.

Dan Uggla singles. Bases Loaded for the Marlins.

Cody Ross singles, Hanley Ramirez scores, Jorge Cantu score. (Marlins lead 9-4)

Mike Stanton grounds out. 1 out.

Wes Helms grounds out, Dan Uggla Scores. (Marlins lead 10-4)

Coghlan grounds out. 3 outs.

Bottom of the 9th-

Matt Wieter walks.

Scott Moore pops out.

Julio Lugo singles.

Corey Patterson grounds into double play. 3 outs.

Fish Win!!! 10-4

Josh Johnson Gets Nasty With it...

Josh Johnson is pitching lights out baseball again this year, he is 8 -2 with a 1.80 era. Johnson just came off a great win against the Tampa Bay Rays one of the hottest teams in baseball. He threw 8 innings with 9 strikeouts giving up only 1 earned run. In the last 30 innings of work JJ has given up only 3 earned runs.

Johnson has struck out 98 batters in 100 innings of work, or .98 batters per inning. Johnson's has averaged .89 strikeouts per inning throughout his career, which out him above average this year.

If Johnson gets his strikeout count above 1.o per inning you could see him easily grab another 10 victories ending the season right near 20 wins. If his stats are evident of what he will do all season this will be a great year for JJ.

Fish Lose 3 In A Row To Rangers, Rays In Town

The Fish lost 3 games in a row to the Rangers this week. The Tampa Bay Rays roll into town Friday for the start of a 3 game series. Nate Robertson is on the mound for the Marlins, Matt Garza for the Rays.

Game Postponed in Philadelphia

The Marlins game against the Phillies Wednesday night was postponed and it is set to be rescheduled. Marlins fans were waiting to see Mike Stanton for the 2nd night in a row, but they will have to wait until tonight when the Fish attempt to take on the Phillies again. Game-time is 7:05 pm and it will be Josh Johnson vs Roy Halladay on the mound.

Stanton Goes 3 for 5 in Big League Debut; Fish Fall in Philly

Mike Stanton went 3 for 5 in his big league debut Tuesday. Stanton and the Marlins took on the Phillies in Philadelphia and the much hyped prospect had a good showing. Stanton started off with a single in the 2nd that came on a weak hit ball to the shortstop who was slow reaching the ball. Stanton beat the throw showing better than average speed in his first at bat. Stanton had 2 more singles in the game and his last one came in the 9th inning and loaded the bases for the Marlins.

Stanton had 2 impressive plays in the outfield where he held 2 runners from turning solid base hits into doubles. He showed an impressive arm on his throws to second base, on the money, with good velocity and no hop. We will find out quickly what he will look like in the show as he is a physical specimen of athleticism and is certain to show his true worth very soon.

Unfortunately the Marlins failed to rally in the 9th and they lost their 4th game of the season.

Mike Stanton Has Been Called Up

Mike Stanton has officially left Jacksonville and is in South Florida. He is getting ready for his first major league debut on Tuesday in Philadelphia against the Phillies. Stanton has 21 home runs and has driven in 52 runs in 52 game this season so far in the minor leagues. The only other minor league player garnering more attention has been fast ball hurler Stephen Strasburg.

Stanton will most likely play right field for the fish when he gets in tomorrow and The Marlins are looking for some immediate impact out of the player as Fredie Gonzalez has been tweaking the line-up lately trying to get the best mix possible. Right now we are still unsure of where exactly he will fall in the line-up. It really depends on where Gonzalez puts Hanley Ramirez, as Stanton could hit 6 or 7th, but if Hanley hits 3rd, Stanton may hit 2nd.

Tuesdays game should be heavily watched as the debut of Mike Stanton will hopefully prove to be a great addition to the Marlins club.

Fish Drop 3 In A Row in New York

The Marlins have dropped three games to the Mets at Citi field on Friday,Saturday and Sunday. Friday's game was close and ended 4-3, but the Marlins just didn't have enough that night to get them the win. Saturday's game was not very close at all, in fact it was 6-0 until the 7th when Paulino singled and scored Dan Uggla on the play. This was the only run the Marlins picked up and the game ended 6-1. On Sunday the Mets scored in the 9th inning which gave them enough to get the win.

Fish Sit Close to Philly But Atlanta On A Streak

The Marlins have turned around what seemed last week to be a horrible home-stand. They started the homestand with 10 games and 6 games into it they were 2-4. Now we are 5-5 in our past 10 games and sitting just a 1.5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the #2 spot int he NL East. The Florida Marlins sit 4.5 games out of first place which is now held by the "Hot-lanta Braves".

The Atlanta Braves are on a 9 game winning streak and they are pulling away from the pack. It is time for the Marlins to hit their hot streak and the next 10 games we need to go 7-3 or 8-2 to have a chance to keep ourselves in contention for 1st coming into the mid-way point here at the end of June. Josh Johnson pitched well for the Marlins in their victory over the Brewers yesterday, but we need a couple more victories from the NY Mets who we begin a series with today.

Anibal Sanchez is set to throw for the Marlins today and the Mets R. A. Dickey taking the mound at Citi field. If we can get Coughlin back into form and keep Hanley and Uggla hitting well, then we can concentrate on the rest of the lineup producing and giving our pitchers some run support.

Game time today is 7:10 pm Citi Field.

Marlins Lose 1st Game to Phillies. Now 3 Losses In A Row. Must Pick It Up Quick.

With 1 out in the 9th inning the Marlins had two runners and were down by only one run. Then the veteran closer ,Contreras, struck out Cody Ross with a ridiculous off speed pitch after a 96 mile an hour heater the pitch before. Paulino came up next and quickly hit a shallow pop up which ended the game with Cantu and Uggla stranded after two singles each.

The Marlins have gone from just a few games out of first 3 days ago, to sitting in 4th hoping they don't fall to 5th. The Marlins needed to pick up the majority of the wins over this 10 game home-stretch they, they have not done that so far. They have lost 3 out of their first 4 games. The next two games will be just as difficult as the Phillies always play the fish well as we know.

Marlins Flip Flop As We Fall Back Behind Braves: Game 3 Today

The Marlins loss to the Atlanta Braves yesterday put them right back behind the Braves in 3rd place in the NL East. The bullpen blew the game for Fish after Hanley got it started with a home-run in the first inning.

Tonight Ricky Nolasco is on the mound for the Fish. Last time he faced the Braves he struck out 16 with 9 of them coming in all in a row. Nolasco is (4-3) coming into tonight's game, he will face Tim Hudson who is an impressive 5-1 on the year with just over a 2.0 era.

Here are some stats on the Atlanta lineup vs Nolasco over the past five years from MLB.com

• AL vs. Nolasco
  
  

  HITTER	AVG	AB	HR	RBI
  Blanco, Gregor	.500	6	0	1
  Cabrera, Melky	-	-	-	-
  Conrad, Brooks	.000	1	0	0
  Escobar, Yunel	.409	22	1	3
  Glaus, Troy	.667	6	0	0
  Heyward, Jason	-	-	-	-
  Hinske, Eric	.250	4	1	1
  Infante, Omar	.200	5	0	1
  Jones, Chipper	.423	26	4	8
  McCann, Brian	.323	31	4	11
  McLouth, Nate	.214	14	0	1
  Prado, Martin	.300	10	0	2
  Ross, David	-	-	-	-