Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Brewers at Marlins (8/28)

by craig on Aug 28, 2006 5:39 PM EDT in News and Rumors

The Marlins are going for eight in a row. They also looking to make Fishfan prophetic with the sweep.

The starting pitcher for the Marlins is Josh Johnson. The Brewers have on tap Ben Sheets.

Game time is 7:05 p.m.

The Fish won Johnson's last three starts. It has been awhile since he has logged a win at home (June 26). If he can keep the ball in the park he should be fine.

Sheets had a nice last outing at home against the Rockies. But he has had some trouble in away games at night. He has averaged over a strikeout per inning since coming off the DL in July.

Ichthyomancy is ready for game four of 20 games in 20 days. Don't forget to get your picks in on time.

Here's today's Ichthyomancy pick table:

FishStriper	Attendance	Player	AAB
Al State

Bobbob	15,473	Cabrera	Johnson: 0 R in first 3 inn.
Carolina
Colombo	10,391	Johnson	Marlins: W by 2
C60	11,119	Ramirez	Marlins: SB>1

Cubsfan2883
Dan
Dex
Double B	17,869	Johnson	Marlins blow lead in 9th
Dr F	14,041	Johnson	Johnson: IP ≥ 7, H < 6
Eaglephin
Fishfan	26,000	Uggla	Johnson IP ≥ 8 innings
Fluxuation	13,564	Johnson	Marlins: R+H>20
HadMatter	9,500	Willingham	Marlins: more R in last 3 inn. than 1st 6
Hoboken
JrFelix
Jscape	15,423	Ramirez	Marlins: IBB except Cabrera
Jsprt06
17MarlinS35
Maverick	15,488	Willingham	Marlins: team cycle
NULaw
Pete
StrandedX02
Wiggins
Zheke

Best of Luck to Everyone!

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picks

10,391

Fish win by two runs

The 2006 Florida Marlins: Helping to keep the kids off the street.

by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

Ernesto's Picks

9,500
Hammer
Marlins: more R in last 3 innings than 1st 6

Here I am, brain the size of a planet...

by HadMatter on Aug 28, 2006 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

Thaaaa Marlins win!!

You don't even know how excited I am. Well, you probably do, because you're all hardcore like me. So, let us rejoice! Hurricane party at my place!

The 2006 Florida Marlins: Helping to keep the kids off the street.

by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

Right On!

Here I am, brain the size of a planet...

by HadMatter on Aug 28, 2006 9:24 PM EDT reply actions

Oh and Fishfan

Good pick. Nostradamus ain't got shit on you.

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by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

Dagger to the heart

Well played, Colombo.

by c60 on Aug 28, 2006 9:30 PM EDT reply actions

Thank you, sir

I knew I needed to get down to business when i woke up and saw Double B had once again caught me.

The 2006 Florida Marlins: Helping to keep the kids off the street.

by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

What do you think our rotation is next season?

Just another random thought; what do you see our rotation looking like next year?

DTrain
JJ
Ollie
Anibal
(Mohler?)

Or do you think Vargas turns things around in the off-season? Any ideas what caused his problems this season? Some nagging injury maybe..

by stayclassyvic on Aug 28, 2006 10:05 PM EDT reply actions

You've forgotten someone

The other wonder-rook, Ricky Nolasco.

The 2006 Florida Marlins: Helping to keep the kids off the street.

by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

ah goodness, you're right. must have had a brain-freeze on that one. well that's quite the rotation if you ask me. in another year of seasoning, i think these guys will hit their strides better than our trio of beck, burnett, and penny back in the day.

rock on

by stayclassyvic on Aug 29, 2006 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Okay

I haven't been this excited in a long time. I wasn't this excited for the Heat. I love Marlins baseball more than just about anything. Today, really, has been one of the greatest days of my life.
Jsprt and I have been doing some statistical analysis of the Marlins, and here's what we've come up with...
Since being 11-33, the Marlins have climbed to 64-66. That's a 53-33 record, 20 games over .500, and a .616 win percentage.
The Marlins have 32 games left. If they continue to play at their .616 clip, then they will finish the season with 20 more wins and 12 more losses. That would put us at 84-78, one game better than last year's team, I believe.
I don't like to deal with the .492 season win percentage, because of those first 44 games. But even then, we'd finish 80-82, very respectable.
The Reds, at their .511 season percentage, are only on pace to go 83-79. However, they're fading fast. The Phillies, Giants and Padres are all anomolies, but at their current win percentages, they wouldn't win as many games as us. The Phillies have been slipping (but added Niner), the Giants are fairly hot, and the Padres, I believe are playing fairly consistently.
I believe that if the Marlins can keep this up, they will win the wild card. And I will be there for the games, as I have been during the regular season.
An aside, 87% of SportsNation says that Loria would have no grounds for firing Girardi after the season. Here's to hoping he doesn't.

The 2006 Florida Marlins: Helping to keep the kids off the street.

by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

One more thing

If we made the playoffs, could you imagine how sick our pitching would be? Willis, Johnson, Olsen and Sanchez, with Moehler, Nolasco, Meitre, Tankersly and Borowski coming out of the pen? Sick.

The 2006 Florida Marlins: Helping to keep the kids off the street.

by colombo259 on Aug 28, 2006 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Relief?

I love the starting pitching and the long relief potential, but the late innings group is marginal at best. How bad do you think this team wants those four games against the Braves and Rays in late May back that they blew in the 9th inning?

All that being said, this isn't a team people would want to face in October. Young, confident, nothing to lose attitude. I'd love to see a 7 game series versus the Mets for the pennant.

by Double B on Aug 29, 2006 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions