That sweep was painful
Kinda sums up the Marlins season being swept by the next to last team in the NL East. I never thought I would be cheering the Marlins to get out of last place. Ah this funny game of baseball. Not so funny most of the time. At least this year. A bad luck season for the starting pitchers on the Fish team…..Sanchez out for the season and then filing a law suit over pay….Johnson coming back strong when he got off the DL and getting hurt again. Nolasco getting hurt… Mitre doing good until the allstar break and then losing it. I think he did get the best of that fan in the dugout tonight after being pulled in the first inning. I have never seen such an attack on a fan… Olson being mediocre all season long along with his off field antics… And then there is Dontrell who has lost his command of the mound. Spotty starts have hampered this one-time Marlins star. Maybe he needs to try out for first base? I really don’t see the Marlins paying him his salary next year.Then there is the closer fiasco with Julio, Benitez and finally getting a good year from Gregg. Did you guys know that Benitez is the highest paid player on the Marlins team making over 8 mill a year. For an ownership that is strapped for payroll, I never understood that move for a washed up closer. Especially when the Marlins had a closer in their bullpen already… Last year I commended the Marlins staff for putting a team together with no money. I guess that was a fluke. Girardi was the key to that success. If Fredi would have coached last year they would have lost a 100 games. I had issues with Girardi last year and I guess owners had issues with him this year as after being voted manager of the year, he has ended up being an announcer in New York. Time will tell if he gets the Yankees job, but I really don’t think he will get Torre’s job. To get back to how Cody did tonight, he hit the ball hard three times but got one double going one for four. I find it interesting that on Marlins O when they had around the basses with Fredi he said Ross would play as long as he is hitting. So make no mistakes Cody, an 0-fer night will put you on the bench. No room for error in Fredi’s eyes… Thats no pressure. Ross has never started enough games to go into a slump… That was the most stupid thing I have ever heard. All the other starters have the luxury of going 0 for 32 or whatever. Their just in a slump. Not Cody, you hit or your out of the game… Bullshit…
I don’t really get to see the games like you do Dave, but I can see where you are coming from. Being the avid BoSox fan, I read up on and listen to a lot of Red Sox games. Terry Francona, whom I think is a great coach, and not because of bias, switches out the players on ocassion, but it is typically for rest or injury. The situation there in Florida reminds me of the running back by committee policy a lot of NFL teams are using these days. While that may be effective for the NFL, due to injuries and wear and tear on players, I don’t think the same can be said for MLB. Players need time at the plate and out in the field to find a groove. More playing time also allows players to see a variety of pitchers, which typically helps their hitting as they know what to expect if they have faced a pitcher before.
September 7th, 2007 | #
Coffee? anyone.
September 7th, 2007 | #