FishStripes: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:



Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
New Blog: Backing the Pack for NC State Fans!


Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Nationals at Marlins (7/1)

Washington Nationals @ Florida Marlins



Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Florida Marlins

Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Dolphin Stadium

Collin Balester vs Mark Hendrickson

Mostly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

 

Complete Coverage >



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Mark Hendrickson 7-6 17 17 0 0 0 0 91.0 104 66 60 13 38 56 5.93 1.56



An Empty Widget

No Data Available


The Marlins are going for the series win tonight.

Hendrickson hasn't been very good of late...and I'm being kind.  Hopefully he will right the ship and go at least 6 innings while also keeping the Fish in the game.  I could rehash his latest stats, but why?  You lived through them.  You saw them.

Balester is making his major league debut.  I don't know anything about him other than he is righty and the Nationals think highly of him.

Ichthyomancy is sorta, kinda ready for Tuesday.  Best of Luck to You!

 

 

 

FishStriper Attendance Player AAB
Architect
Brickell 11,333 Ramirez Marlins: W by 4+
Bumppo 12,300 Hermida Balester: no QS
C60 10,450 Willingham Game: pitchers > 7
Colombo
Dan
Dgriot 10,700 Ross Hendrickson: XBH
Eelly
Fishcrazy 11,202 Willingham Balester: IP < 6, R > 3
Fishstick
Fishtail
Fluxuation
FriedFish
FSUMarlins
GameFish 11,700 Willingham Hendrickson: QS, W
Gbirdc
GMFB 11,349 Cantu Marlins pen: 1 R
HadMatter 10,989 Ramirez Marlins: take over 1st place
HoyaMarlin
Hurricane 10,882 Ramirez Marlins: W by 3+
Jrsyeagle 10,842 Cantu Marlins up by 3+ after 7
Jsprt08
LadyFish 11,004 Andino Marlins: 2+ HR
Little Nicky
Long Live the Fish
MattyStar
Matt Wilson 9,200 Willingham Marlins pen: W
Mbaamin
Nynolelaw
Orlando Rays
SoFlaHomer
Spud 11,750 Cantu Marlins: 2 SB
Stlcardinalsfan 11,885 Cantu Marlins: W in 9th
Tedhill
UCFbeta
Y08Marlin
Zheke

0 recs | Comment 45 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

11,202

Hammer strikes again
Ballester < 6 IP, > 3 R

by Fishcrazy on Jul 1, 2008 10:43 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

11349

cantu
fish bullpen gives up exactly 1 run.

I’m almost tempted to pick the nats pitcher cause recently promoted guys always kill us.
And why oh why must management continue to make the same mistakes this year as last year in force feeding us one of our most expensive pitchers when he clearly is not the best option at closer.

by GMFB on Jul 1, 2008 11:36 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who'd replace Gregg?

Gardner, Owens and Lindstrom are all hurt. I’m not sold on Gregg, either, but who’s the best replacement?

by Fishcrazy on Jul 1, 2008 11:44 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I guess Joe Nelson, but put me in the “Gregg is probably still the best option right now” boat.

by dgriot on Jul 1, 2008 3:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Picks

12,300
Hermida
Ballester: No QS

by Bumppo on Jul 1, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pickles

10842
Cantu
Marlins go into the 8th with a lead greater or equal to 3 runs

Craig – can you check my AAB in the comments from yesterday, it crossed the plate but didn’t get a point…

by jrsyeagle on Jul 1, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I did and...

Tucker didn’t go at least 5.2

Sorry.

by craig on Jul 2, 2008 3:26 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

11,333

Hanley
Marlins W by 4+

by brickell on Jul 1, 2008 4:06 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pickity picks

10,700
Ross
Hendrickson: XBH

by dgriot on Jul 1, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

First Place Picks

10,989
Hanley
Marlins finish the night atop the NL East

"This will all end in tears, I just know it."

by HadMatter on Jul 1, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Please don't be too terrible Marky Mark

9,200
Hammer Time
Fish pen gets W

P.S. It looks like there’s a change we might go after the ol’ manatee David Weathers. Here’s the link.

We could use the pen help, but I feel like we need another lefty, since Pinto can’t throw strikes. If we don’t go after one, we can expect to see Tank back with the club soon.

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 7:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dang.

bases loaded against the rookie and we blew it. that hurts.

by Fishcrazy on Jul 1, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hanley

He’s a beastly man-child from outer space… he makes our silly human baseball game look easy.

Let me put on the ol’ swami hat…. Hammer will homer again.

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hanley...

is earning his All-Star votes at the plate!

Hendrickson, on the other hand, is in his last days….i imagine he has to be out of the rotation soon with Johnson coming back

by hoyamarlin on Jul 1, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep

To the pen he goes. That’s a place he could actually be mildly effective.

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 9:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wes Helms

is warming up in the batting cages to strike out to start the 9th

by jrsyeagle on Jul 1, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks Fredi...

for FINALLY pulling a pitcher when you need to.

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and...

is it just me or does Nelson ALWAYS come in with runners on?

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 9:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And now,

it’s off with the television. Good night.

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jacobs

one player i don’t think we’ll sign in arbitration this year… definitely trade bait

by jrsyeagle on Jul 1, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I tend to agree....

but the only problem is: he is driving his value right into the ground

by craig on Jul 1, 2008 9:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No way.

Who wouldn’t want a first baseman who strikes out a lot, can’t hit for average, goes into prolonged slumps and is mediocre defensively?

by Fishcrazy on Jul 1, 2008 10:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what happened?

despite living in DC, the games not on television…what did Jacobs do?

by hoyamarlin on Jul 1, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

with bases loaded

fielded a one hopper and makes a throw to the plate that Manute Bol would have trouble reaching – run scores

by dgriot on Jul 1, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hermida

lowest clutchiness rating of any player on the team.

by jrsyeagle on Jul 1, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bleh.

New rule:

“Hendrickson somewhat less awful” is now worth 2 points as an AAB.

by Fishcrazy on Jul 1, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bright spot?

At least our offense is battling back and showing some signs of resiliency, it just so happens that the pitching is just so terrible sometimes it’s not enough to overcome.

Schmendrake-son just put us in a terrible hole, nevermind the awfulness that is Mike Jacobs in the field.

Remember that Hendo is our #5 starter at this point (Nolasco, Miller, Olsen, Tucker, Caca McGee), so those #5 games are kind of a wash, where you need the offense to pull you through. Just didn’t happen tonight. Bleck.

by Matt Wilson on Jul 1, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Points

The attendance for the game was 12,166. The attendance point goes to Bumppo.

Players earning a point: Ramirez, Treanor and Ross.

A point goes to: Brickell, Dgriot, HadMatter and Hurricane.

AAB points: Bumppo and C60.

Recap:

Bumppo +2
Brickell +1
Dgriot +1
HadMatter +1
Hurricane +1
C60 +1

Congratulations to all of tonight’s winners! If I missed anyone or anything, please let me know.

by craig on Jul 2, 2008 3:21 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to the SB Nation blog about Florida Marlins.
Start posting about the Marlins »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

Dan21_small
Will Luis Ayala Solve The Bullpen Problems? (hint: um, no)
Billy_the_marlin_small
Marlins rumored to be shopping for closer
Small
Brett Carroll as a starter
Dan21_small
A Tale of Two Pitchers: New Pitch F/X Leaderboard at BtB
Small
Yankees fans say bend over and Samson asks how far
Small
Are the Marlins fans of bad quality or are they just too few in number?
Dan21_small
Is Gaby About To Be The New 3B?
Small
The Marlins have created a new MLB record which should stand for at least 6 years when the Yankees return to South Florida
Small
Chinese Water Torture
Images_small
The inevitable trade, who is it this year?

Post_icon New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini

SPONSORS


Managers

Fishstripes_s_small craig

Official Partner of Yahoo! Sports