Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Mets at Marlins (7/29)

by craig on Jul 29, 2008 10:00 AM EDT

New York Mets at Miami Marlins, Jul 29, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Next Game

Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Dolphin Stadium

Partly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

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	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Scott Olsen	6-5	21	21	0	0	0	0	130.1	123	70	59	21	48	67	4.07	1.31

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Oliver Perez	6-6	21	21	0	0	0	0	117.0	99	61	54	18	64	107	4.15	1.39

The Marlins are going for series win tonight and with any luck, they have the Mets fans leaving by the fifth inning. That "leaving by the fifth inning" part, probably isn't going to happen, but it could.

Olsen had some bad results in his last start, though he didn't pitch poorly. He unfortunately gave up the long ball at some very inopportune times. Also the defense didn't exactly pitch-in when it should've. Ollie normally does his best work at home and if he can keep the ball in the stadium, he should do fine.

Perez has been on a roll of late allowing no more than two earned runs in each of his last five starts. He is a strikeout pitcher but when his is tagged the ball leaving the park isn't unheard of. Perez is a lefty and is mainly a fastball, slider type of pitcher. Jacobs probably won't start for the Fish tonight.

Ichthyomancy is ready for the second Monday of the week. Best of Luck to You!

FishStriper	Attendance	Player	AAB
Architect
Breckenridge
Brickell	24,001	Cantu	Cantu: HR
Bumppo	23,500	Uggla	Marlins: never trail
C60	14,750	Uggla	Marlins; W by 1 R
Colombo
Dan
Dgriot	22,001	Helms	Olsen: H
Eelly
Fishcrazy	22,320	Ross	Marlins: 2+ HR, 2+ 2B
FishFilet	21,324	Jacobs	Olsen: ND
Fishstick
Fishtail
Fluxuation
FriedFish
FSUMarlins
GameFish	24,200	Ross	Marlins: 2+ XBH
Gbirdc	23,454	Cantu	Olsen: 5+ K
GMFB	23,522	Ramirez	Olsen: QS
HadMatter	23,123	Ross	Marlins: in 1st place
HoyaMarlin	25,123	Ramirez	Marlins: 0 E
Hurricane	22,111	Ross	Olsen: W
Jacob
Jrsyeagle	24,039	Ramirez	Game: 5+ HR
Jsprt08
LadyFish	21,011	Ross	Marlins: HR
LaHabanayAlmendares
Little Nicky
Long Live the Fish
MattyStar
Matt Wilson
Mbaamin
Nynolelaw
Orlando Rays	22,860	Uggla	Uggla: HR
Sdsuaztec
SoFlaHomer
Spud	17,500	Cantu	Marlins: 3 XBH
Stlcardinalsfan	23,014	Uggla	Uggla: HR
Tedhill
UCFbeta
Y08Marlin
Zheke

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23,500
Uggla
Marlins: Never trail

Also, here’s what MLB Trade Rumors has to say about the Marlins’ search for a lefty reliever and catcher: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/07/marlins-looki-1.html

by Bumppo on Jul 29, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions

22,320

Commander Cody
Marlins hit 2+ HR, 2+ 2Bs

by Fishcrazy on Jul 29, 2008 11:03 AM EDT reply actions

oh, and...

Does anyone else find it kind of embarrassing that Mike Jacobs gets benched for his defense late in games? Since when do first basemen get benched for defense? “Sorry Jake, you’re not standing there well enough.”

by Fishcrazy on Jul 29, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

21324

Jacobs
Olsen: ND

by FishFilet on Jul 29, 2008 11:10 AM EDT reply actions

picks

24,001
Can-Tu
Cantu HR

by brickell on Jul 29, 2008 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

23,454

Can-too
Olsen 5+ strikeouts

by gbirdc on Jul 29, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

25213

HanRam
Marlins No Errors (Olsen gets good defense for a change)

by hoyamarlin on Jul 29, 2008 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

22,860

Uggla
“And his name…is DAN UGGLA!!!”

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.

by Orlando Rays on Jul 29, 2008 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

24039

Hanley
Game has at least 5 HR

Jacobs didn’t get benched for defense, he got benched because it was a lefty pitcher, just like he most likely won’t start tonight because its a lefty…

by jrsyeagle on Jul 29, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply actions