Marlins are 9th in an Unique Power Ranking

by craig on May 24, 2011 9:03 AM EDT in News and Rumors

It seems that Grant Brisbee, GameFish's and my colleague, has come up with a very unique way to Power Rank the 30 Major League teams. It is based on the those who are the most annoying employed by the team.

The Marlins hit number 9 in the rankings.

Here is what he had to say about the Marlins:

9. Florida Marlins - Television announcers
Again, this is a list of things that are annoying to people outside the organization. The way the Marlins games are called might be perfect for the Marlins and their fans. Don’t know. But when something good happens in a Marlins game, and I innocently wander over to MLB.com to watch the highlight, I always forget that the play is going to be called as if it’s the Kentucky Derby and the two jockeys in the lead are having a lightsaber fight down the stretch. Sometimes when I’m trying to sleep, all I can hear is "His name is Dan Uggla!" rattling around in my brain.

While I can understand that a fan of the opposing team wouldn't like how excited Rich and Tommy get when the Marlins do something great. I mean, after all, it is a zero sum game and if the Marlins are going great it means the other team is suffering.

But in South Florida we don't like our announcers to be of the soggy milquetoast variety you get with other clubs. We love Rich and Tommy. So yes, it is perfect for us.

And if fans of other teams hate it, so what. It is after all the Marlins broadcast and we have the best two announcers in the game. At least for Marlins fans.

You should click on the link and read the entire list, there are several former Marlins on it and the whole thing is quite amusing.

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Yeah, I saw this article too.

I guess I can understand how they could be annoying to opposing fans, but I agree, they’re perfect for US. Learned something new today too. That article DID get me thinking, “What IS Chipper’s ACTUAL first name?”. Fun fact of the day: It’s Larry. I’ll admit I didn’t know that.

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by marlinsfan315 on May 24, 2011 9:20 AM EDT reply actions

Not many know that

I only found out a couple years ago. But you can occasionally hear people taunting “LAAAARRRRRRYYYY” when he’s up to bat or just throughout the game at other parks, including Sun Life.

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by miramarjuice on May 24, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

The Mets fans know it.

Before facing the New York Mets in the NLCS in 1999 Chipper told Mets fans “When it gets to postseason time, they should put their Mets stuff away and put on Yankees apparel.” Mets fans responded during Games 3 to 5 by chanting “LAAAAARRRRRYYYYYYY!”, Jones’s given name; and instead of K cards putting up pictures of Larry Fine of the Three Stooges when he or any Brave struck out.

BUT WAIT – There’s MORE!
Chipper named his son Shea…

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by victor frankenstein on May 24, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Mets fans I know call him “Larry the adulterer.”

Proud father of Barry Bonds.

by Sabertooth on May 24, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Pic woulda been funnier...

If you photo-shopped Chipper’s face onto it. Lol

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by marlinsfan315 on May 25, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm surprised he didn't mention Ken Harrelson, who's much worse about it than Rich and Tommy.

But, the White Sox were first on the list anyway. We can put that on the board.

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Nolasco
Total Game Runs Under 7

by dcfish on May 24, 2011 1:09 PM EDT reply actions

Tue Pix

33,343
Ricky
Gaby 1+ RBI

Go Fish

by hurricane on May 24, 2011 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

Tuesday Picks

35,176
Ricky
Marlins turn DP

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by kelsquire on May 24, 2011 1:24 PM EDT reply actions

Picks

31,431
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Ricky: IP + K’s > or = 14

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by colombo259 on May 24, 2011 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

Don't care for Rich and Tommy at all picks

34,200
Nolasco
Fish – 2+ HR, 1+ SB

by dgriot on May 24, 2011 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

Picks

28700
Nolasco
Hanley: HR

by Bumppo on May 24, 2011 4:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Thanks for cody ross. That will be all.

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by joe579 on May 24, 2011 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

If you're gonna be at the game do a Cody chant for me

If not.. you can still do it, I will be

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by miramarjuice on May 24, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Rich & Tommy are awesome

Love Mike Inglis, John Crotty, Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino, and the late great Jim Mandich, all of whom can be fiery. But I think this is just a pile on of the ever present Marlins hate, I mean really, we don’t have the ONLY excitable broadcasters in all of baseball. And to me the most annoying is John Sterling, seriously I can not listen to a game with him calling.

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by miramarjuice on May 24, 2011 5:25 PM EDT reply actions

Funny Article though

Gotta agree with this one
24. Toronto Blue Jays – The idiot who thinks he’s clever by suggesting that Jose Bautista is using performance-enhancing drugs

And I had no idea anyone hated Cody Ross, how can you?

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by miramarjuice on May 24, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions