Fish Stripes - Miami Marlins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: Goldschmidt walks off, Marlins fall 3-2 Covering the Marlins every day in our own wayhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52814/Screen_Shot_2018-12-07_at_12.32.35_PM..png2013-06-19T05:57:19-04:00http://www.fishstripes.com/rss/stream/42080952013-06-19T05:57:19-04:002013-06-19T05:57:19-04:00Fish Cap: Miami Marlins 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 3
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<p>Guess the player! He is 6-foot-3, 245 pounds, plays for Arizona, and revels in crushing my hopes and dreams. He also hit a walk off homer. </p> <p>The motion picture event of the year has arrived. <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span>: The Movie, in theaters now. Available with eye-popping 3D technology to enhance the Paul Goldschmidt experience. See home runs fly directly at your face.</p>
<p>Yes, if my life had taken a different turn, I could be marketing Hollywood films today. Check out these terrific poster taglines:</p>
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<li><i>This summer, fear isn't going to France on vacation.</i></li>
<li><i>This time, he wants revenge.</i></li>
<li><i>He hit the baseball, and it's not coming back. </i></li>
<li><i>These fish are about to get fried. </i></li>
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<p>I'll take my check now, thank you.</p>
<h5><b>I'm Not Done Talking About Goldschmidt<br><br></b></h5>
<p>I keep a running list of scariest dudes in the world, and right now Goldschmidt ranks just below Abubakar Shekau, the head of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. I don't believe Goldschmidt has a $7 million bounty on his head, but I think he's earned it.</p>
<p>The fetal position's principal evolutionary function is avoid watching Paul Goldschmidt bat.</p>
<p>If Paul Goldschmidt were a nuclear weapon, he would be the Tsar Bomba. My point here is that one man should not have all that power. He is a career .325/.400/.675 hitter against the Marlins.</p>
<h5><b>Eovaldi Returns, With a New Look<br><br></b></h5>
<p>Major League Baseball policy clearly forbids the use of controlled substances, but it contains no such clause banning the use of cybernetic arm implants. <span>Nathan Eovaldi</span> returned from the disabled list sporting a shining new Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Robo-Arm.</p>
<p>You're probably thinking, "The machines are taking over. SkyNet will make its play soon."</p>
<p>This is a fair point, and we certainly have cause for concern. I'll get back to you when I have a solution to Judgment Day. In the meantime, I'm much more interested in the new half-cyborg Eovaldi, who was pumping 97 mile per hour heat in last night's game.</p>
<p>Don't misunderstand me, he didn't just touch 97 -- Eovaldi was <i>averaging</i> 96.9 miles per hour on his fastball. For a point of reference, he averaged 94.1 miles per hour the past two seasons.</p>
<p>Robo-arm apparently helped Eovaldi with his control too, because he only walked one batter. Here's visual proof of his excellence:</p>
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<p>via <a href="http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/location.php?pitchSel=543135&game=gid_2013_06_18_miamlb_arimlb_1/&batterX=0&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=3">www.brooksbaseball.net</a></p>
<p>Those blue dots mean that he was great, and the yellow dots right there signify dominance. Or something like that. I don't know. It's a chart with a lot of information, therefore it must be important.</p>
<p>Yesterday's game rekindled my hope that Nathan Eovaldi can be a long-term part of a halfway decent <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Marlins</a> rotation. <span>Jose Fernandez</span> seems to be on the path to stardom. <span>Jacob Turner</span> is drinking some kind of juice where he pitches terrible in Triple-A, but rocks the majors. It probably gives him awful indigestion. Whatever works, I suppose. Add Eovaldi to the mix, and you have three-fifths of a rotation.</p>
<p>This would take some pressure off the farm system to deliver more than two quality starters. Right now, only <span>Andrew Heaney</span> and <span>Justin Nicolino</span> appear likely to develop into above-average starters. There are riskier projects like Matt Krook and Mason Hope, but they are years away.</p>
<p>I end this piece with a final bit of salient advice: throw them fastballs hard, Nathan.</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/6/19/4443716/fish-cap-miami-marlins-2-arizona-diamondbacks-3EricW2013-06-19T03:01:24-04:002013-06-19T03:01:24-04:00MLB Scores: Marlins 2, Diamondbacks 3
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<p>The Miami Marlins lost in the ninth inning to yet another Paul Goldschmidt home run. Don't act so surprised. </p> <p><iframe src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=0&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-06-18&team=Diamondbacks&dh=0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="450" width="450" style="border:1px solid black;"></iframe><br><span style="font-size:9pt;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-06-18&team=Diamondbacks&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p><b>Attendance: </b>21,067<br><b>Hero of the Game: </b><span>A.J. Ramos</span> (0.202 WPA)<br><b>Goat of the Game: </b><span>Chad Qualls</span> (-0.355 WPA)<br><b>Play of the Game: </b><span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> homers off Chad Qualls (-0.355 WPA)</p>
<p><span>Nathan Eovaldi</span> made his season debut in Arizona, returning from shoulder soreness that left him on the sidelines for three months. He came back flashing excellent stuff, including a mid-90s fastball heat that he ran up to 98 miles per hour. </p>
<p>Miami took an early lead in the fourth thanks to a run-scoring <span>Derek Dietrich</span> triple and <span>Adeiny Hechavarria</span> single. Eovaldi couldn't hold the lead in the bottom of the inning, however. His lone mistake of the night resulted in a game-tying home run by <span>Martin Prado</span>.</p>
<p>After pounding seven hits off Diamondbacks starter <span>Randall Delgado</span>, the <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Marlins</a> offense grew quiet as the night progressed. Delgado settled into a nice groove, getting six strikeouts, and walking no batters in seven innings pitched.</p>
<p>Adeiny Hechavarria hit a no-out double to left-field, but mistakenly tried to stretch into a triple. He was thrown out in the attempt. He likely would have scored from the subsequent two fly-outs by <span>Rob Brantly</span> and <span>Jordan Brown</span>.</p>
<p>The game eventually reached the ninth inning, where the Marlins brought in reliever Chad Qualls, hoping to take the game to extra innings. Two pitches later, the game was over. Paul Goldschmidt hammered a massive walk-off home run to center field.</p>
<p>The Marlins will send out <span>Jose Fernandez</span> against <span>Trevor Cahill</span> tomorrow at 3:40 PM EST. A victory will secure another series win for the Fish.</p>
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<p>The Miami Marlins will look to continue their winning ways as they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks once more. It will be Randall Delgado for the D'backs versus a returning Nathan Eovaldi for the Marlins.</p> <hr class="widget_boundry_marker">
<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>Marlins lead the series 1-0</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Mon 06/17</td> <td> WP: <span>Mike Dunn</span> (2 - 1) <br> SV: <span>Steve Cishek</span> <br> LP: <span>Heath Bell</span> (2 - 1) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>3 - 2 win</span></td> </tr> <tr style="background: none;"><td colspan="3" style="background: none;"><div class="pane sports_data_widget next_game clearfix"><div class="pane-body"> <p class="game-title"><a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_861336073"><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_861336073_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/"><img src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/community_logos/450/fishstripes_m.gif" alt="Fishstripes_m"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/">Fish Stripes</a></span></span></span> <br> <span class="blog_link">@ <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_1073025764"><a href="http://www.azsnakepit.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_1073025764_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.azsnakepit.com/"><img src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/community_logos/47037/azsnakepit_m.png" alt="Azsnakepit_m"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.azsnakepit.com/">AZ Snake Pit</a></span></span></span> </span></p> <p class="game-info"><span>Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 9:40 PM EDT</span><br> Chase Field</p> <p class="pitchers"><span>Nathan Eovaldi</span> vs <span>Randall Delgado</span></p> <p class="weather"> Clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 105.</p> <p> </p> <p class="foot clearfix"><span class="link-more"><span>Complete Coverage ></span></span></p> </div></div></td></tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Wed 06/19</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>3:40 PM EDT</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<p>Welcome back, Nathan Eovaldi.</p>
<p>The Miami Marlins welcome back another injury return as Eovaldi takes the hill for the first time in 2013 for Miami versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The D'backs will look to come back from a ninth-inning loss caused by Heath Bell, while the Marlins would love any opportunity to get back some more at Bell.</p>
<p>I don't like Heath Bell.</p>
<p><strong>Pitching Matchup</strong></p>
<table class="sbnu-legacy-content-table" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 1px; margin: 8px auto; padding: 0px; border: #aaaaaa; font-size: 13px; width: 696px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; line-height: 17px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Proj Win%</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Proj ERA</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">FIP</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">ERA</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Marlins</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Diamondbacks</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">ERA</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">FIP</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Proj ERA</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Proj Win%</th> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.434</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">4.55</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">---</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">---</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">Eovaldi</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">Delgado</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">9.00</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">6.56</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">4.98</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.392</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<p>Nathan Eovaldi makes his return to the majors in an attempt to bolster this roster's halfway decent pitching staff. Randall Delgado will look to show why he used to be a former top prospect, though his first two D'backs innings did not go so well this year.</p>
<p><strong>Lineup</strong></p>
<table class="sbnu-legacy-content-table" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 1px; margin: 8px auto; padding: 0px; border: #aaaaaa; font-size: 13px; width: 696px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; line-height: 17px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Order</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Player</th> <th style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px;">Proj wOBA vs. LHP</th> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">1</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Juan Pierre</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.292</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">2</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Placido Polanco</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.278</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">3</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Giancarlo Stanton</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.395</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">4</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Logan Morrison</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.349</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">5</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Marcell Ozuna</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.307</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">6</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Derek Dietrich</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.310</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">7</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Adeiny Hechavarria</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.274</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">8</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;"><span>Rob Brantly</span></td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">.297</td> </tr> <tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">9</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">Pitcher</td> <td style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top;">---</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<p>Yet another day, yet another absence by <span>Justin Ruggiano</span>. Pierre over Ruggiano may be the worst move the club has made this season.</p>
<p><strong>Bold Prediction: Marlins def. Diamondbacks 5-4</strong></p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/6/18/4443404/miami-marlins-vs-arizona-diamondbacks-game-70-thread-and-ichthyomancyMichael Jong