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Game Today - Postponed
by craig on Mar 12, 2010 10:49 AM EST
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The Marlins are traveling to Sarasota to... watch it rain, from my understanding. Should the weather ever cooperate, they will play the Orioles.
Game time is tentatively scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
Andrew Miller takes the mound.
The Marlins lineup is as follows:
Coghlan, LF
Bonifacio, CF
Ramirez, SS
Cantu, 3B
Uggla, 2B
Cody!, DH
Gaby, 1B
Carroll, RF
Hayes, C
This is the first game the Marlins will use the DH. I guess Cody has been out for so long, he needs to see live in-game pitching. Got no problem with that. But it is sounding like this game will never take place.
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Brett Carroll's new approach at the plate
by craig on Mar 12, 2010 10:30 AM EST
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Brett Carroll and Chris Coghlan, besides being spring training roommates, spent a lot of the offseason together.
Carroll and Coghlan trained together at The Winning Inning -- a hitting academy in Tampa that Coghlan has been working out at since he was 14.
At the academy, Carroll started tinkering with his mental approach at the plate.
``I just worked on keeping things simple and having a consistent approach,'' said Carroll, a .208 hitter in 207 career at-bats. ``Whether I'm 10 for 12 or 0 for 20, it's just having that certain approach that sticks and having confidence with it no matter what kind of wave you are riding.''
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Although it's early in the spring, Coghlan has seen a difference in Carroll's work at the plate.
``He's changed a couple of things mechanically that people won't notice, because it's not that big of a deal, but as a hitter it is a big deal,'' said Coghlan, who hit. 321 as the NL's top rookie last season. ``He has more of a fluid swing this year, more of a tuck and load than put your foot down, and I think it's paying off. He's got so much potential hitting, and I think he's starting to realize it.''
Most of the article does the old suspense thing of whether Carroll will make the team out of spring training. He will, or at least he should. The interesting thing about Carroll having a new mind set is that he should be a better hitter off the bench. The few times, and believe me there were few, he got to start games back-to-back he hit pretty decently. And when you couple that with his defensive prowess in the outfield, he showed to be an above average outfielder. But BC isn't used as a starter by the Marlins, and may never be, for some reason, but if he can deliver on his few pinch hitter assignments and keep up the excellent defense, he has a future in the game. Oh sure, he probably won't get a call from the Hall of Fame, but he can have a long, albeit journeyman, career in the game. Then again, who knows, if he ends up in just the right situation he could make some noises.
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The Marlins agreement on salary increases
by craig on Mar 12, 2010 10:03 AM EST
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From the best sports business writer in South Florida, Sarah Talalay.
New Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner made the union’s annual spring stop at Roger Dean Stadium this morning to meet with the Florida Marlins.
It’s been two months since the release of the carefully worded settlement agreement among Major League Baseball, the Players Association and the Marlins requiring the team to increase its commitment of revenue sharing dollars to payroll as it moves toward its new ballpark’s opening, scheduled in 2012.
"We’re actually pleased with the way things have played out under the settlement," Weiner said after meeting with Marlins players. "We’ve said publicly what we’re going to say about the specifics, but I have no problem saying that so far, we’re pleased with the way things have played out."
Weiner said, of course, the union has concerns about other teams, which he wouldn’t name. He also wouldn’t say if he expects similar settlement agreements could be forged with other teams.
"I can’t predict that, I can’t say there is the level of attention that we’re paying is the same with respect to other teams as with the Marlins, and if it reaches the stage where we think that kind of agreement is appropriate, we’ll push for it."
It seems they are going after other teams, not that I care. The Marlins really didn't agree to anything they hadn't said in public before. But most other teams aren't in our sorry stadium revenue situation. So it could get interesting, but I don't plan to pay much attention.
So, you ask, what is the point of this post. Well, I'm glad you did, here it is:
Marlins pitcher Andrew Miller, the team’s player’s representative...
Did anyone know that Andrew Miller was the team's player's representative? Because, I sure didn't. Something about him being it, seems a bit odd to me.
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FishStripes CBSSports Fantasy League
by craig on Mar 12, 2010 9:29 AM EST
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Okay, I spent some time looking at the league and with a little bit of help from our SB Nation friends, everyone who asked to play is in. It is going to be a 13 team league, so your bench might be a little thin, but that is okay. It will make it more of a challenge, and challenges aren't always bad.
Here is what I need from you, if you requested a spot in the league is this: I need to know your email address so the invitations go to the correct place. Meaning, if you have no problem with it, I will grab the email address you used to sign-up with for the SB Nation. Should you have used a former school or whatever, email address that you rarely check, you need to email me one you check frequently. Emails are how you're going to get trade offers and things of that nature. Should you divulge a different email address than the one used to sign-up with the SB Nation, it will go no further than me. Okay, GameFish will have access to it, but it remains with us. We would never infringe on your privacy. Since that is not how we roll.
Come Monday, I plan to have all the emails addresses entered and you should receive your invitations to join the league very soon after that. More details about the structure of the league and the rules are soon to follow.
I would like to thank everyone who has shown an interest in the FishStripes CBSSports Fantasy League.
And oh, should you want to start a league of your own, I would recommend checking out the CBSSports Commissioner League. They have lots of cool stuff and the initial entry fee will cost you less than other so called free sites, assuming you are playing to win.
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Marlins on MLB Network tonight
by craig on Mar 12, 2010 6:09 AM EST
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Lou Barricelli of the MLB Network sent this via email.
FYI, just a reminder that the Florida Marlins will be featured tomorrow, March 12, at 5 & 10pm ET on MLB Network’s Spring Training series 30 Clubs in 30 Days. The episode will feature field reports, analysis, predictions and interviews with Cody Ross, Jorge Cantu, Chris Coghlan and Dan Uggla.
So if you are privileged enough to see the MLB Network, check it out. Personally, I'm not. But I guess I shouldn't complain, we do have intermittent electricity and running water on occasions. So all is good.
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FSFL spring training report 3/11
It is mainly about Uncle Wes. Which is cool.
about 13 hours ago
craig
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Game Today
by craig on Mar 11, 2010 1:53 PM EST
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The Marlins are once again playing our spring training roommates the Cardinals. This time we are the home team.
The game started at 1:05 p.m., so this is getting posted a little late. I would give you the initial lineups, but really, most of them are already out of the game by now. It is my understanding the game is being broadcast on 790 The Ticket, so listen in if you can. At the time I am writing this, there is no score in the bottom of the second. So really, you haven't missed much. And anyways, who gets to a game before the second inning? (The last sentence is an inside joke and not to be taken seriously.)
Once again, it is the Fish v. the Red Birds.
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Burke Badenhop - Movie screen writer
by craig on Mar 11, 2010 4:58 AM EST
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This a few days old, but it needed to be included.
In a 60 Seconds interview with the Palm Beach Post, Burke Badenhop tells about his hobby as a movie screen writer.
I will grab one question and answer, but read the whole thing.
Tell me about your hobby.
(Marlins equipment manager) John Silverman is friends with Martin Lesak, who works for CAA (Creative Artists Agency). He is Will Ferrell's agent. I got to talk with him when we were in Los Angeles last summer. He said, "Hey, if you're interested in writing movie scripts, let me send you a couple of comedies and you can see what a good script looks like." He sent me first revisions of Talladega Nights, Knocked Up, The Hangover.
We actually knew about the Hopper's hobby two months ago, but we were asked not to release it, and we didn't. There is more to the story, and it is a really cool story, than the interview gets into, but you can do only so much in 60 seconds. I don't think we will be betraying any trust to say, he is further along in the writing process than he is alluding to in the interview.
The Hopper, a man of many talents.
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