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More Records by Current Fish

By craig

It is not only former Marlins rewriting the record books, the current Marlins are doing it at a breakneck pace.

This is the one that Dan brought to light in the Open Thread yesterday.

Ramirez hit his club-record sixth leadoff homer. He also doubled to become just the fourth player since 1900 to reach at least 45 doubles, 50 stolen bases and 110 runs scored, joining Ty Cobb (1911), Tris Speaker (1912) and Craig Biggio (1998).

That is some select company to be joining, especially considering it is his first year of Big League play.

But that wasn't the only record broken yesterday.

When Ramirez and Cody Ross homered in the first inning Sunday, the Marlins set the major-league record for most homers by rookies: 107. The 1982 Minnesota Twins held the old record (106).

Mike Jacobs upped that total to 108 when he connected for his 20th home run in the ninth inning. That shot made the Marlins the second team in big-league history to have three rookies with at least 20 home runs. The '82 Twins also featured such a threesome.

And if that wasn't enough, Olivo is on the verge of setting a personal goal.

Though most of his baseball-playing friends in the Dominican Republic grew up wanting to pitch or play an infield or outfield position, Miguel Olivo always wanted to be a catcher.

His father was an amateur catcher in the Dominican and his distant cousin and idol, Tony Peña, played and managed in the majors. When Olivo hit his 16th home run Saturday -- his 15th as a catcher this season -- he tied Peña's major-league record for a Dominican-born catcher.

''I hope I can break it,'' Olivo said. ``I hope I can hit one or two more.''

I hope to, after the season is over, list all of the record setting accomplishments of this team.

That is, if I can remember them all, which doesn't seem likely.

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