Series preview: Braves at Marlins
Series preview: Braves at Marlins
When (TV): 7:10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday (SPSO).
Radio: 680, 93.7, 100.5
Probable starting pitchers:
Tuesday: Braves RH Tim Hudson (3-2, 4.60 ERA) vs. RH Anibal Sanchez (3-3, 2.57)
Wednesday: Braves RH Randall Delgado (3-5, 4.58) vs. RH Josh Johnson (3-3, 4.83)
Thursday: Braves LH Mike Minor (2-4, 6.98) vs. LH Mark Buehrle (5-5, 3.53)
About the Braves:
Batting: Martin Prado has a .398 average (37-for-93) with 13 extra-base hits, a .462 OBP and 1.043 OPS in his past 24 games, including 14 multi-hit games. He’s hit .344 with a .924 OPS in his past 42 games. Prado has been on base 91 times, fourth-most in the NL before Monday (Michael Bourn’s 88 times was tied for sixth)….. Jose Constanza is 6-for-11 with a double and one strikeout in four games (three starts) since arriving from Triple-A…. Freddie Freeman is 5-for-38 (.132) with no walks and 14 strikeouts in his past nine games, including a three-hit game.
Pitching: Hudson is 0-1 with an 8.76 ERA in his past two starts, after 2-1 with a 1.25 ERA in his previous three. Wednesday against St. Louis, he allowed two hits and one run through five innings, then four runs and four hits in the sixth. He’s 11-4 with a 2.94 ERA in 22 starts vs. the Marlins, including a 2.98 ERA in seven during 2010-2011. Jose Reyes is 19-for-71 (.268) with two HRs against him; Giancarlo Stanton is 2-for-12, and Hanley Ramirez is 13-for-47 (.277)…. Against the Marlins, Delgado is 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA in two starts, and Minor is 0-1 with a 7.65 ERA in four.
Miscellaneous: This will be the Braves’ first visit to the Marlins’ new retractable-roof ballpark in Little Havana near downtown Miami. Perhaps no one hated to see the move more than the Braves’ Matt Diaz, whose .366 career average vs. the Marlins included .394 (39-for-99) with 13 extra-base hits, a .451 OBP and .616 slugging percentage at the charmless multi-purpose stadium that was re-branded every few years…. The Braves are 24-14 against the Marlins since the beginning of the 2010 season, including a two-game split May 16-17 in Atlanta.
About the Marlins:
Batting: Giancarlo Stanton has hit .320 (41-for-128) with 11 doubles, 13 homers and 35 RBIs in his past 34 games, with a .408 OBP and .711 slugging percentage (1.119 OPS) in that torrid stretch…. Hanley Ramirez is 21-for-50 (.420) with nine extra-base hits in his past 13 games, including three homers in his past three games. He has 10 homers, 30 runs and 34 RBIs in his past 46 games…. Marlins Park’s spacious dimensions haven’t bothered those two sluggers: In 26 home games, Stanton has hit .340 with seven homers and 26 RBIs, and Ramirez has hit .366 with five homers and 20 RBIs. Each has a home OPS well above 1.000.
Pitching: Sanchez is 1-3 in his past five starts despite a 2.70 ERA, four quality starts, and 29 strikeouts with eight walks in 33-1/3 innings during that stretch. He’s received just 1.9 support runs per nine innings pitched in those games, with the Marlins scoring two or fewer while he was in each. Sanchez is 0-5 with a 6.23 ERA and .317 OA in six starts vs. Braves since July 2010, and 4-10 with a 5.11 ERA in 16 career starts against them. Prado is 12-for-27 (.444) with a homer against him, Brian McCann is 9-for-29 (.310) with a homer, and Dan Uggla is 2-for-7 with a homer…. Against the Braves, Johnson is 5-3 with a 2.29 ERA in 16 games (15 starts), and Buehrle is 3-0 with a 4.05 ERA in three starts.
Miscellaneous: The Marlins, after going 1-8 with a .182 batting average, 18 runs and a 3.92 ERA in their last nine games in April, are 23-9 in their past 32 games with a .263 average, 145 runs and a 3.59 ERA. During that hot stretch they’ve gone 15-5 in games decided by one or two runs, including 7-2 at home…. The Marlins are sixth in the NL with a 3.61 ERA, including a 3.59 ERA by starters (fifth in the NL). The Braves are 12th in the league with a 4.17 overall ERA, including a 4.46 ERA by starters (15th out of 16 NL teams).
By David O’Brien
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72 comments Add your comment
Andy
June 4th, 2012
2:18 pm
I did not think we played today.
Mack
June 4th, 2012
2:19 pm
Personally, I think a lot of the runs against STL that Hudson gave up should go to Jack Wilson’s ERA. He looked 90 years old out there, and wasn’t even able to knock any of them down and keep them in the infield.
Glad to see anyone but Wilson in there, I don’t understand why he’s getting so much playing time this season. Hopefully Simmons keeps him on the bench, where he belongs.
Sargeant Hulka's Big Toe
June 4th, 2012
2:19 pm
Shouldn’t the schedule be Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday?
Andy
June 4th, 2012
2:27 pm
OK Guys…Question. If Heyward keeps taking the ball to left field,will it help? Or do you think he will still have his hitch in his swing. Me personnally, I hope he is ready to roll.
panamajack
June 4th, 2012
2:33 pm
The Braves are 24-14 against the Marlins since the beginning of the 2010 season
That was then, this is now!
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
2:39 pm
DOB, I have asked about this before and so have several other people but could you please give us an update on Evan Gattis. He was placed on the 7 day DL on May 21st for a mild case of wrist tendinitus and there has not been a word printed about him since. Many of us are very interested in this guy.
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
2:44 pm
Andy
It works for Freeman (when he makes contact) so I don’t see why it wouldn;t work for Heyward, just my opinion of course.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
2:46 pm
I hope you are right Ralph. I really like Heyward And root for him to do better. Go Braves!!!
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
2:50 pm
Me too Andy, at least he has been making contact and anytime you do that some of them are going to fall in somewhere, Heyward is still a work in progress and it will be another year or two before he reaches his potential, we must be patient.
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
2:55 pm
When Heyward is constantly pulling the ball half the balls he hits hard go foul, when you go up the middle you take foul territory out of play and he does hit the ball hard most of the time which makes it harder for the defenders to get to the ball.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
2:59 pm
Completely agree Ralph. He has all the talent in the world. I hope the fans and the Franchise are patient with him. We have a lot of youth with Freeman, Heyward, Simmons and a lot of good young pitching. The future really looks bright for the Braves. It might not be this year but the future really looks good
David O'Brien
June 4th, 2012
3:05 pm
DOB, I have asked about this before and so have several other people but could you please give us an update on Evan Gattis. He was placed on the 7 day DL on May 21st for a mild case of wrist tendinitus and there has not been a word printed about him since. Many of us are very interested in this guy. — Ralph
The update: he’s still recovering from tendinitis, nothing more serious. I just checked today after seeing your question.
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
3:11 pm
Thanks DOB, any idea how long he is going to be out of action?
NickB
June 4th, 2012
3:31 pm
Looking at Gattis’ minor league stats, one thing jumps out at me. A pretty low walk rate. (now granted much of this is due to low sample size and the fact that he’s crushing everything and not walking) HOWEVER, one good thing I saw is a very low K% for a guy with that much power. (around 12% overall)
Now I’m not sold on him yet 100% but if he can keep this up, I bet he gets a Sept. callup and , who know, we might have our own little Josh Hamilton on our hands.
Kevin
June 4th, 2012
3:31 pm
Take heyward out. Just ridiculous how many chances we keep giving this guy. He’s hitting .235, strikes out every other at bat, and loafs in the outfield. Why don’t we put Costanza out there who is hitting .429 and hustles every single play? We can wait the whole season and see heyward have below mediocre numbers again or we can start making moves.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
3:38 pm
@kEVIN Patience,Patience, IMO Heyward will become a superstar within the next 2 yrs.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
4:06 pm
@Kevin
Because Heyward is the best defensive RF’er in baseball (refer to baseball reference’s UZR, and DRS stats as well as the Fielding Bible and scouts’ opinion) right now he has a value of 1.5 WAR this season, which makes him a 4.5 WAR player for the year. That’s even with his low batting avg right now. You don’t slow his development by benching him for a AAAA player who will go right back to being worthless any minute. Heyward now, is more valuable than Constanza.
In Fact, Heyward’s WAR is higher than Freeman’s right now.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
4:07 pm
oh and batting avg is no way to judge hitting Kevin…. get with the 21st century.
Constanza’s a 4th OF’er, he isn’t a starter. Heck he wouldn’t even be a starter on the Astro’s or Cubs
jim
June 4th, 2012
4:24 pm
Heyward’s 1 missplay of what looked like a routine single into a double for Harper does not equate to loafs in the outfield — he covers a lot of ground in RF and has a good arm. The Heyward detractors magnified that one error into a general indictment of his overall defense.
jim
June 4th, 2012
4:30 pm
Heyward’s numbers are holding steady and hopefully set to rise, whereas Freeman’s numbers are falling like a stone. Hopefully Heyward, Freeman, and McCann will all get hot together in June, but if Heyward gets on any kind of a roll and the other two don’t, then their numbers will quickly be looking a lot worse than his. Heyward does not have much protection hitting 6th or 7th in the order.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
4:32 pm
@jim When are people going to realize that within 2 yrs, Heyward , Freeman, and Simmons will be superstars? All other teams will be trying to get them. Hopefull, Braves will be patient and hold on to them. If they do. With the young pitching and catching we have and those 3 superstars. The next 10 to 20 yrs looks very bright. This is just my opinion.
Brave New World
June 4th, 2012
4:40 pm
Andy: You make a lot of sense, and I like your support of Heyward. Heyward has started to rip the ball, and I believe he will be a terrific player in the near future.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
4:50 pm
IMO As I said before, If the Brave Franchise is patient with all these kids, they have in the system. They wull be very good for many years. I like Heyward,Freeman, Simmons, Bethancourt, Galvis Cunningham Teheran, Gilmartin, Sacedo. Those are just a few players that I think makes the future very bright.
GTRay
June 4th, 2012
4:52 pm
I don’t know if anyone else (including AJC writers) has brought this up, but how do you guys feel about the Uggla for Infante trade now that Omar is doing so well for the Marlins?
Andy
June 4th, 2012
4:57 pm
@GTRay I still like the Uggla trade. He has more leadership, seems to mehe will get that key HR for you when you need it. Also he is younger then Infante.
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
5:05 pm
Hind sight is always better than fore sight but looking back now and into the future I would rather have Infante and use the big bucks Uggla is getting to pay a super star left fielder and have Prado on 3rd, Infante on 2nd. True Uggla will get a big HR now and then but his defense is pretty bad.
Largo
June 4th, 2012
5:18 pm
Andy,
Wanting them to be superstars doesn’t get it done. Heyward is going backward not forward. By the way, you didn’t think much of Simmons a day or two ago. Why the change?
Kevin
June 4th, 2012
5:21 pm
@NickB…is that why batting average is one of the triple crown categories? Maybe your right, average after all just tells you about a player’s offensive production. Just saying heyward needs to start living up to the hype.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
5:25 pm
@Largo, That was not me that didnt like Simmons. Also I just gave my opinion on them being superstars. I could be wrong. We will see.
Who Me?
June 4th, 2012
5:26 pm
Update on Chipper? Will he be ready to go tomorrow night in Miami??
I’ve said from the get-go Simmons defense is superb. The real question has and will be, can he hit major league pitching? Had to like his first major league hit – a double down the left field line….but defense/range/speed/arm are all ++.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
5:36 pm
@ Kevin
it’s one of the triple crown categories because folks didn’t understand the importance of OBP and SLG% back when they came up with these things. here’s a little thought experiment to clear things up.
Player A is hitting .300 with a .320 OBP and a .380 SLG
Player B is hitting .260 with a .350 OBP and a .440 SLG
which player is the better hitter?
Player B, as he gets on base more, and hits more extra base hits. thus will contribute more offensive production.
IMO, you want to improve Heyward, hit him 2nd and allow him to be patient again, move Prado to 3rd then keep the lineup as it has been.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
5:38 pm
@ GTRay
honestly, I think the team needs Uggla’s right handed power more than they need Infante. (not to mention Uggla is near the league lead in walks this year) He’s earning his keep even with his lousy D.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
5:39 pm
I expect there to be a learning curve for Simmons’s hitting, but if he can keep playing stellar defense at SS he will save so many runs that as long as he can keep it around what the Rev was hitting he will give us a ton of value.
Andy
June 4th, 2012
5:44 pm
@NickB I am trying to understand about OBP. Are you saying that a guy batting 240 and hit 35HRs is a better hitter than a guy that bats 325 with no HRS. Help me understand that?
PaulG
June 4th, 2012
6:06 pm
Andy:a great deal of research has been done as to what playwe stats predict runs produced. OBP is a powerful predictor in this regard.Any player with a OBP% of 350 is generally making a positive contribution to a teams offense.in short, you have to get on base to produce runs. Always be suspicious of players who take few walks.unless they have other compensating factors such as great defense, huge isolated power .
NickB
June 4th, 2012
6:08 pm
@ Andy
no, OBP measures purely a hitters ability to get on base (On Base Percentage). a guy who has a .300 batting avg but a .320 OBP will have less value than a hitter with a .260 batting avg and a .360 OBP as he gets on base more. Now, if you have two guys with close or equal OBP, you prefer the guy with the better avg as he is more likely to get extra base hits , which leads me to part two which is SLG%, which is the hitters ability to hit for power.
just to backtrack, the main problem with batting avg is that it doesn’t tell the entire story. It merely says “this guy had this many hits in this many at bats”, but OBP tells us how often he got on base and SLG tells us how often he hit for extra bases. You combine those two numbers (OBP and SLG%) and you get what is called OPS (acronym of On base Plus Slugging).
It isn’t perfect, but is easier to explain than wOBA (weighted on base avg) or some of the other offensive stats, but it gives you a better picture of a players offensive performance than batting avg alone.
as far as you example goes, it isn’t as simple as saying a guy hitting .240 with 35 HR’s is more valuable than a guy hitting .325 with no HR’s. does the .240 hitter also hit a lot of doubles? Does he get on base at a .340+ clip? does the .325 hitter have lots of extra base hits and just no HR’s?
Generally. a hitter with power is preferable to a hitter without power. (like say Chipper is a better hitter than Ichiro because of his power and superior on base ability, regardless of Ichiro’s batting titles).
Making outs is bad, getting on base avoids outs. Hitting for extra bases is better than hitting singles or making outs, so hitting for power is good.
the best hitters in baseball (Hamilton, Cabrera, Pujols…etc) do two things well, get on base and hit for extra bases. it’s really that simple. not that slash hitters like Bourn don’t have value, they do, but if they were better hitters, they wouldn’t be slashing the ball, they’d be launching it into the stands.
crackbaby
June 4th, 2012
6:09 pm
DOB – Thanks for the info.
It will interesting to see if the Braves can piece together the right players for a playoff run this year. Lots of moving parts and candidates to consider.
Costanza is a keeper if you ask me. He excels in the show. Last year he seemed to be severely hampered by a leg (ankle?) injury. Jose, Bournie and Heyward cover a lot of ground in the OF. I can’t see Matt Diaz starting much – pretty much a RH pinch hitter.
Welcome to Andrelton Simmons! Will enjoy watching this youngster play and develop. That double he hit yesterday was sweet.
GO Braves!
Andy
June 4th, 2012
6:10 pm
@PaulG Are you saying that someone like Uggla who walks a lot and has power has a very high OBP?
Andy
June 4th, 2012
6:30 pm
Thanks for the info and the chat. Got to go. Hope to talk soon. God Bless!! Go Braves!! Good nite!!!!
NickB
June 4th, 2012
6:31 pm
@ Andy
umm no, he’s saying that someone who has a low on base percentage doesn’t have as much value as someone who does, unless they make up for it by hitting a ton of extra base hits or stellar defense.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
6:32 pm
Constanza isn’t a starter and his defense in LF is about the same as Prado’s or worse. You do know that when Chipper comes back in a week prado is back in left and Constanza’s going back to AAA where he belongs right?
Ralph
June 4th, 2012
7:22 pm
Why is everybody hateing on Constanza? As long as he is hitting .400 we should be loving him, when he comes down to earth then we can hate on him but I would be happy if he kept on hitting 300 or better, give the guy a break, he is just trying his best to earn a living.
Game Changer
June 4th, 2012
7:32 pm
nickb is promoting heyward who is playing poor baseball in right field defensively and struggles at the plate continually striking out 1 every four at bats. TERRIBLE, and does not project quality numbers.
ACE
June 4th, 2012
8:11 pm
You just have to tip your cap and believe the back of the bubble gum card.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
8:12 pm
@gamechanger
and is worth 1.5 WAR right now…….. striking out isn’t that big of a deal if they would allow him to go back to being as patient as he once was.
btw Freeman has only been worth 0.8 WAR so far this year. heyward is a valuable player.
ACE
June 4th, 2012
8:15 pm
where are all the Matt Diaz haters? One said on this blog he wouldn’t have a HR this year.
What happened to all the Matt Diaz haters? Must be hating on someone else.
NickB
June 4th, 2012
8:17 pm
@ACE
indeed, though I wasn’t a fan when we picked him up last year again, he HAS reverted to his prior self , mashing lefties….seems like maybe he’s comfortable in the ATL
Bill
June 4th, 2012
8:32 pm
The draft at # 16 now and some very good players still of board..Braves pick 21 and should have a great choice….
o-my
June 4th, 2012
8:35 pm
i don’t hate Diaz buut I don’t care for him either–his war is 0.0
PaulG
June 4th, 2012
8:47 pm
Andy & nickb…..It’s nice to have a rational conversation on baseball stuff…..when you go back in the record books you see some fascinating exceptions ….Jeff Francoeur was vastly over rated offensively…his OBP was routinely one of the worst in the leagueguys with + 300 BA & going back in the past there were players like long forgotten Eddie Joost who , because of his incredible ability to get on base by walks , was of great value on offense despite BAs in the 250 range ….then you get guys like Adam Dunn who Has a lot but have lots of power & walks….who cares if he SOs at a high rate
On the braves be wary of someone like Constanza….his avg is an artifact of few plate appearances & he takes very few walks & when he goes down to 300 or less ,as he will eventually,then he is of little value on offense
Bill
June 4th, 2012
9:22 pm
Braves pick LUCAS SIMS PICTURE……FROM Ga.
Bill
June 4th, 2012
9:22 pm
Pitcher..damn the sp.
Brandon
June 4th, 2012
9:30 pm
i have no problem with constanza…i don’t understand why people talk bad about him whenever he has become a consistent .300 hitter in AAA and he hasn’t given any reason for people to believe that he can’t be the same in the majors. It may be a small sample size, but he is batting .317 with a .747 ops in 133 career major league plate appearances. He usually puts the ball in play and has great speed. I think he should stay on the major league team
BravesFAN
June 4th, 2012
9:31 pm
YESSSS a future reliever!!!!! We just drafted a kid that has two pitches now I’ll admit he has two very good pitches with his fastball sitting around 92 MPH and his curveball but he doesn’t have anything else right now. Not like we don’t already have a bunch of pitching depth in the minors and abunch of young arms all over.
We sure could use a guy to man 3rd base for the next decade and even though there were 2 college guys that are good hitters that can play 3rd base in Richie Shaffer (crazy power and will probably hit 30 homers a year with just average D at 3rd) and Stephen Piscotty (some say he’s Martin Prado with more power) we still took a pitcher, but forget it because clearly Chippers replacement is already in the organization?? Oh wait, what’s that? We don’t have his replacement??? Oh yeaaa that’s right WE DON’T!!!
Blue ridge Brave
June 4th, 2012
9:32 pm
from Georgia tops out at 97 with power breaking stuff great pick for 2017 not much help for the next couple of years. Would have loved to have seen a college bat that could have helped sooner.
Bill
June 4th, 2012
9:39 pm
Better pitchers were on the board and alot better damn hitters and 3b.OF. lol
Sims was not listed in top 40
Bill
June 4th, 2012
9:39 pm
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BravesFAN
June 4th, 2012
9:41 pm
Andy – I can really tell you follow those Braves prospects that you think will all be superstars closely considering you didn’t even spell half of their names right. It’s Evan Gattis not Galvis and it’s Edward Salcedo not Saccedo or whatever you spelled.
Cunningham is likely a future utility guy or 4th outfielder he doesn’t have much power and he’s not elite on defense. He may hit for a solid 2.70-.280 average but he’s nothing to brag about.
Salcedo is still very young but so far he’s been a disappointment at high A. He has a terrible OBP that’s just over .300 and he’s batting in the .250’s. He’s hitting for decent power just a little better than last year with 7 HR’s through 50 plus games, last year he hit 12 HR’s total this year he may hit 15? Either way he doesn’t hit for enough power to justify a .300 OBP, but he is still young and hopefully he will develop and put it all together at the plate. His defense is another problem all together and he’s proving that he can’t handle third base. He commits more errors than anybody else in High A and he is just terrible on defense at the corner. Like I said he’s still young but ppl have to be worried about his D at 3rd.
I have faith in Heyward, but watching guys like Trout and Harper put up better numbers across the board than Heyward that are 2-3 years younger than him worries me. Heyward is striking out more and walking less than he used to and that was always his bread and butter – being able to be patient, draw walks, and get on base at a high rate. His OBP is in the .320’s now which is pathetic he doesn’t hit for enough power to justify that either and if he doesn’t start hitting for a better average Fredi will bench him eventually. You can’t start a guy in RF that’s batting .230 everyday with a low OBP. He’s young and I think he will eventually get it together and he’s my favorite player in the MLB but he has definitely struggled for the last month and a half (.191 average).
Bill
June 4th, 2012
9:43 pm
#22 & #23 #26 were better picks
Skeezix
June 4th, 2012
9:45 pm
Jason will be fine. His approach at the plate is much better than last year. He will be a major force in MLB some day. Keep in mind how young he is and that he was rush to the bigs too soon (in my opinion). The Braves should be patient and that patience will yield great returns in the future—maybe as soon as the second half of this season.
BravesFAN
June 4th, 2012
9:47 pm
The Rays just picked Richie Shaffer in the first round. He is the guy the Braves should’ve drafted imo he has plus power and it might end up being plus plus. He has a very strong arm and was a great 1b at Clemson and he should be decent on D at 3rd. The question is if he will be able to connect enough to really utilize that power, but a lot of people asked the same question about Gio Stanton and look how amazing he is now. Stanton is head and shoulders above Heyward this year and is one of the best hitters/run producers in the majors and he’s younger than Heyward which is truly scary….
Chipper is gone after next year and Richie Shaffer could’ve possibly been a great replacement for him but instead the Braves drafted another young pitcher even though they have plenty of young arms all over the minors. What the Braves lack in the minors is a bunch of big time IF prospects with huge power….
Joshua
June 4th, 2012
10:05 pm
The Braves will roll as soon as the pitchers start throwing strikes when they are ahead in the count. They get ahead and they throw crap up there trying to play around with hitters and avoid getting hit. They didn’t hit it on strike one or strike two, just throw them strike three instead of waiting for 3 balls when they are all over it.
Joshua
June 4th, 2012
10:08 pm
BravesFan, let me get this straight. Your suggestion is to draft a 1B in the first round and then convert him to 3B? Jesus jumped up man – your posts are just plain silly bro. I mean you don’t think the Rays drafted him to be Evan Longoria’s replacement do you? Are you serious with this? Just stop already.
William F.
June 5th, 2012
3:17 am
Hey guys,
As a scout for the MLSB, and a former minor league player (in three separate farm systems, never could crack AAA ball) I just thought I would interject regarding the argument: “Is player A or player B the more effective hitter?” Scouts and coaches have a very simple, age old formula. It goes a little something like this: There are two hitting stats that are far and away the most important…runs and runs batted in. These are the only two stats that directly affect a contribution to a team’s offense. Following R’s and RBI, in order of descending precedence, are: OBP, SLG, AVG, H, SB, W, AB. Maybe this will provide a little insight.
bruce
June 5th, 2012
8:35 am
For Diaz, the key question is did the Marlins retain the barber from the old park? I say it was the haircut that Matt always gets at the park more than the park to explain his fab hitting in Miami.
O'flarity's water bottle
June 5th, 2012
9:24 am
Should we get rid of jack wilson and keep pastor and simmons???
Andy
June 5th, 2012
9:28 am
@Oflarity No
shelbydawkins
June 5th, 2012
10:35 am
c’mon this guy has a girl’s name for christ’s sake… we should be able to beat him
ManOfTeal
June 5th, 2012
10:49 am
Go Marlins!!!!
ManOfTeal
June 5th, 2012
10:50 am
And yes, the Marlins still have the same barber.
Kentavo
June 5th, 2012
11:11 am
I haven’t seen the numbers, but it is very noticeable that Uggla is taking lots of walks this year…I mean bases on balls, not strolls back to the dugout.
Homer the Brave
June 5th, 2012
2:10 pm
Must win Tuesday because Wendesday’s pitching matchup does not favor us. And we should just forfeit Thursday.