Fish Wrap - Marlins 6 Braves 2

by craig on Apr 17, 2009 3:02 PM EDT in News and Rumors

The Marlins for the first time in franchise history swept a three-game series in Atlanta. Oh sure, they have swept a two-game series before, the last being in 1997, but never a three-gamer.

In order to pull off what before was unthinkable it required Cody, Danny, Jeremy, Anibal, and the bullpen to be on their game. Not to mention some help from the Braves defense.

On the hitting side: Cody finally put things together and went 3-3 with a 3 run home run and added another RBI along the way. (You knew he would eventually.) Uggla did the courtesy thing by being on base at the right time in order to score some runs. Hermida only had one hit but it did score Danny.

On the pitching side: Sanchez wasn't all that sharp but when he missed, and he did a lot, it was near the zone. In other words, Paulino didn't have to lunge for anything. When the bullpen took over the game, they only gave up one hit in three innings of work.

So all in all, another routine Marlins win.

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First-time post here

A l-o-n-g time baseball fan who always liked the Marlins and felt sorry for the fans who saw the team dismantled twice after WS wins. Anyway, I hope that doesn’t happen again and the boys are contenders for years. Really thrilled to see the great start this season and hope it continues. As someone who lives 1,200 miles away and doesn’t get the local news in South Florida, let me ask:

1 – Will the fans come out more this season;
2 – What’s the response for the new stadium? People excited, or upset?
3 – Do you think management will keep the good players this time?

thanks
Craig (my name, too)

by ccthemovieman on Apr 17, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions

Welcome Aboard!

1. maybe a little but probably about the same as last year.
2. The fans are excited but speaking for myself still cautious until July 1.
3. It will be business as usual until the new stadium opens in 2012

by craig on Apr 18, 2009 3:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Nice win.

Great win, Fins. One thing though. What do you think of Anibal Sanchez. I don’t really like him. He isn’t that great. I would like it if the Marlins traded him. I would like to see them get a better LF, too. Jeremy just doesn’t do the job. And if the Marlins aren’t even going to bother, and let Brett Carroll start, they need to find somebody quick.

Dolphins. They think they're so cute. Oh, look at me, I'm a flippy little dolphin, let me flip for you.

by The Dolphins Are Coming on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 AM EDT reply actions