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pitchers # Pos.
Burke Badenhop 35 P
Josh Johnson 55 P
Christopher Leroux 63 P
Dan Meyer 53 P
Andrew Miller 23 P
Ricky Nolasco 47 P
Leo Nunez 46 P
Renyel Pinto 37 P
Brian Sanches 44 P
Chris Volstad 41 P
Sean West 45 P
Tim Wood 64 P
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Ronny Paulino 29 C
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Jorge Cantu 3 1B
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Wes Helms 18 3B
Hanley Ramirez 2 SS
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Brett Carroll 25 LF
Chris Coghlan 8 LF
Alejandro De Aza 11 CF
Jeremy Hermida 27 RF
Cody Ross 12 CF

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Final - 7.3.2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 8 0
Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 6 1
WP: Charlie Morton (1 - 1)
LP: Chris Volstad (5 - 8)

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Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Pirates at Marlins (7/3)

I give a word of warning about today's start time and then I forget...nice.

Here is the Open Thread.

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Chum Bucket

The Marlins have moved into a virtual tie with the Phillies for first place in the NL East.  Woo Hoo!  (Technically, the Fish are .00066 behind in the standings, but so what.  Around here that is close enough.)

To the Chum Bucket.

It's not that I'm expecting enough activity by the late-night bar crowd that we need another open thread, it is just I wanted to give you a heads-up about what to expect for the holiday weekend.  And anyway, it has been awhile since we've had a Chum Bucket.  So why not now.

For the holiday three-day weekend,  On Friday:  I have no idea what FishStripes will look like, maybe the normal type of sucky blog posts you have come to expect or it may just end up being only the open thread.  Time will tell.  Saturday and Sunday will be their normal selves.

A word of warning, Friday's game starts an hour earlier than normal - the game is scheduled to start at 6:10 p.m.  Saturday's game will not be televised since some fool in the front office decided it also should start at 6:10 p.m.  Sunday's game is at the normal 1:10 p.m. start time.

If you have anything to say, have at it, because every Chum Bucket is a completely open thread.

Have a Great three-day Weekend!  That is for those of you who get one.  If you don't, just try to suffer through as best you can.

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Will Luis Ayala Solve The Bullpen Problems? (hint: um, no)

So JCR is reporting that the Fish have agreed to terms with Luis Ayala, which makes sense since they've been linked to him for quite some time.  As we all know, the Marlins have had a plethora of bullpen problems this season, ranging from overuse to misuse to general sucktitude.  So is this the move that finally puts things in order?  Perhaps the better question is whether it puts anything in order...

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The #Marlins have come to terms with RHP Luis Ayala. He'll get a few outings at AAA New Orleans before joining the team.

@JCRMarlinsbeat (John C. Rodriguez - Sun-Sentinel)

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Tim Spooneybarger instructor


In case you wondering where Tim Spooneybarger is now, and I doubt you were, he is in Pensacola.

The Pelicans Training Academy is pleased to announce the addition of Tim Spooneybarger to the Academy staff. Spooneybarger brings major league experience to the Pelicans Training Academy, pitching with the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves.

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Spooneybarger and all of the Training Academy instructors offer individual, group, and team lessons. Call the Pelicans Training Academy to sign up or call (850) 334-6274 for more information.

Not a bad gig.  Sure it is the indepenent league, but so what.  It is a chance to work with eager youngsters and drive to work with a smile on your face everyday..

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Tim Wood's journey to the Majors


Clark Spencer chonicles Tim Wood's journey to the majors.

Here is the start of it.

When the TV cameras zoomed in on his face, Tim Wood's friends back home in Tucson thought he looked so petrified that he wasn't breathing. But the rookie pitcher for the Marlins was far from frightened when he made his major-league debut a week ago.

It's not often a player selected in the 44th round makes it to the bigs.

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The Hanley Ramirez RBI streak a record setter

Sure, Hanley Ramirez broke the Marlins team record for consecutive games with at least one RBI, but yesterday he did more than just add to his total:  He set the new record for NL shortstops.  

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Ramirez is the first National League shortstop to have a string of 10 straight games with an RBI. The research goes back to 1920, the first year the RBI became an official statistic.

The record doesn't belong to Ernie Banks, Joe Morgan, Robin Yount or even Arky Vaughan, it belongs to Hanley Ramirez.  And that is pretty impressive.

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"Why did I sign with the Nationals?" Tavares said. "When you go to a club at 4 in the morning and you're just waiting, waiting, a 600-pounder looks like J-Lo. And to me, this is Jennifer Lopez right here. It's 4 in the morning. Too much to drink. So, Nationals, that's Jennifer Lopez to me."

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The #Marlins have come to terms with RHP Luis Ayala. He'll get a few...
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He's doing fine. He's one of those guys you characterize as a winner...
RT @MarlinsMedia: RHP Matt Lindstrom placed on 15-day DL with sprained...
Fish Frenzy is being moved!
Check out this oddity from tonight's Marlins/Red Sox game (I talk a bit about it here). I felt something was weird about the zone, and sure enough, the low strike wasn't being called. Part of the reason why Miller struggled though, because he was staying low all night. Beyond that, Boston got a lot of pitches on the left side as strikes, mostly to left handers. Weird.
Mike Lowell is excited about the Marlins new ballpark. He lives 10 mins...
So after throwing 3 consecutive 2 out walks with the bases loaded, Hayden Penn has been designated for assignment.  
Ouch.
But my question is... why was he left in there for that long?

Anyway, here's my latest episode of On Deck with the Sports Report Girl.  I hope you enjoy.
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More news from around the diamond.  On Deck with the Sports Report Girl: ep 5.

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Current Series

Pirates lead the series 1-0

Fri 07/03 WP: Charlie Morton ( - )
LP: Chris Volstad ( - )
4 - 7 loss
Sun 07/05 1:10 PM EDT

41 - 39

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Won 3

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NL East Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 39 37 .513 0 Lost 3
Florida 41 39 .512 0 Won 3
New York 39 39 .500 1 Won 2
Atlanta 38 40 .487 2 Won 4
Washington 22 54 .289 17 Lost 3

(updated 7.3.2009 at 6:15 PM EDT)


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