Fish Stripes - Miami Marlins vs. Colorado Rockies: Fish fall short in 4-3 lossCovering 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..png2013-08-26T09:02:41-04:00http://www.fishstripes.com/rss/stream/44218092013-08-26T09:02:41-04:002013-08-26T09:02:41-04:00Fish Cap: Miami Marlins 3, Colorado Rockies 4
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<p>It was Kids' Sunday at Marlins Park. The Fish played a baseball game, and there was a dinosaur. </p> <p>I was both thrilled and disappointed to discover that a dinosaur was present at Marlins Park yesterday. Thrilled because the image amuses me endlessly. Disappointed because I already used up my year's allotment of Jurassic Park references in another Fish Cap.</p>
<p>How does this relate to the baseball game? I'm still working on that part, and I will get back to you.</p>
<h5>The Marlins Come Back, Lose Anyway</h5>
<p>A three run deficit for the <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Marlins</a> gives me a feeling akin to staring into a dark, bottomless pit. Despair overwhelms any of my rational senses telling me how awful Colorado's pitching can be. After all, the Marlins are the worst hitting team of the new century. Don't believe me? <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2013&month=0&season1=2000&ind=1&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=18,a">See for yourself</a>.</p>
<p>I like to mention that statistic not because I love thinking about how dismal the offense is, but because it instantly provides context for the suffering Marlins fans endure. We are not just witnessing failure. Failure is ordinary. We are witnessing historically bad failure.</p>
<p>Then the Marlins defied my incredibly low expectations. <span>Justin Ruggiano</span> hit a home run. Two innings later, the offense strung together hits. In consecutive order! Double, single, walk, single. Two more runs on the board, and the Marlins and Rockies were tied. This reads like a story of triumph. Unfortunately, one needs good pitching to win baseball games.</p>
<h5>Goodness, Jacob Turner Is Not Pitching Like <span>Clayton Kershaw</span>!</h5>
<p>The Jacob Turner machine is running on fumes, spitting out engine parts, and making a horrible groaning noise. Yesterday's game helped to cement this feeling of mine that has been growing in the past few weeks.</p>
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<p>He struck out only one batter in nearly six innings pitched against the <a href="https://www.purplerow.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rockies</a>, allowing four runs to score. I want Turner to succeed more than anything, but I can also see he isn't the same pitcher that he was in June.</p>
<p>I considered for a moment that he might be overtaxed - thinking perhaps he has pitched more innings this year than before. Baseball Reference shot a giant hole in this theory within ten seconds. Turner pitched a combined 154 innings last season, versus 148 so far this year. His best starts last year came in September.</p>
<p>My next hypothesis was that he is being negatively affected by luck, but Turner actually has a .304 Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) in August.</p>
<p>The truth may be even more disheartening. He's walking a ton of batters, and not getting many whiffs. In fact, he has more walks than strikeouts this month. This is almost always a recipe for disaster.</p>
<p>Of course, I'm not privy to the latest health information on Jacob Turner. There could very well be some undisclosed issue or general fatigue. The best we can do is speculate, and hope that he pitches well again next month.</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/8/26/4659146/fish-cap-miami-marlins-3-colorado-rockies-4EricW2013-08-25T16:50:59-04:002013-08-25T16:50:59-04:00MLB Scores: Miami Marlins 3, Colorado Rockies 4
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<p>The Miami Marlins fell just short in another game against the Colorado Rockies, as they lost the finale thanks to a mediocre starting pitching outing by Jacob Turner and not enough offense against a decent Rockies starter.</p> <p><iframe style="border:1px solid black;" width="450" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=0&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-08-25&team=Marlins&dh=0"></iframe><br><span>Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-08-25&team=Marlins&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p><b>Attendance:</b> 20,091<br><b>Hero of the Game:</b> <span>Justin Ruggiano</span> (0.421 WPA)<br><b>Goat of the Game:</b> <span>Koyie Hill</span> (-0.327 WPA)<br><b>Play of the Game:</b> <span>Nolan Arenado</span> doubled to left field in the sixth inning. <span>Michael Cuddyer</span> scored. (-0.195 WPA)</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Marlins</a> stayed close in this game and had the game-tying and game-winning runners on base in the ninth inning, but just like in the first game in this series between the Fish and the <a href="https://www.purplerow.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Colorado Rockies</a>, the Marlins failed to deliver enough to get the victory. Part of the problem is that they had a mediocre pitching performance from <span>Jacob Turner</span>, who has been on a complete slide in the last three starts. Today, Turner walked just one batter and struck out, but he gave up four runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings as well.</p>
<p>Three of the first four Rockies runs off of Turner came in the second inning. The Fish allowed three straight baserunners with two singles and a walk, one of those hits driving in a run. Another run came home on an error by <span>Donovan Solano</span> that got the lineout but also allowed the runner to score. A sacrifice fly gave the Rockies a 3-0 early lead.</p>
<p>The Fish began chipping away at that lead in the fourth inning, when Justin Ruggiano hit his 15th home run of the year to the opposite field. The solo shot was his third homer of the home stand, and he tacked on some more offense in the fourth. The Marlins had the first five baserunners reach, including Ruggiano, who singled home the team's second run of the inning. The team had the bases loaded before Koyie Hill hit into a devastating double play that helped end the inning after Miami scored just two runs.</p>
<p>Ruggiano went 2-for-2 with two walks and the two hits mentioned in the losing effort, but Miami could not muster any more offense. After Nolan Arenado doubled home a run on Turner's final plate appearance, both teams mustered very little offense. But it was that double that ended up being the game-winner, as the Marlins lose 4-3.</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/8/25/4657778/mlb-scores-miami-marlins-3-colorado-rockies-4Michael Jong2013-08-25T11:10:04-04:002013-08-25T11:10:04-04:00Marlins vs. Rockies: Game 129 Thread and Ichthy
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<p>The Miami Marlins are looking to wrap up the three-game series with the Colorado Rockies with a victory. Jacob Turner will look to recover from his struggles versus Jorge De La Rosa.</p> <hr class="widget_boundry_marker">
<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>3 game series vs Rockies @ Marlins Park</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Fri 08/23</td> <td> WP: <span>Jhoulys Chacin</span> (12 - 7) <br> SV: <span>Rex Brothers</span> <br> LP: <span>Chad Qualls</span> (4 - 2) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/admin/sbn_pte_event/show/118567?league=mlb">2 - 3 loss</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Sat 08/24</td> <td> WP: <span>Jose Fernandez</span> (10 - 5) <br> SV: <span>Steve Cishek</span> <br> LP: <span>Jeff Manship</span> (0 - 4) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/admin/sbn_pte_event/show/118583?league=mlb">3 - 0 win</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background: none;"><td style="background: none;" colspan="3"></td></tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<p> The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> are looking to finish this series versus the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Colorado Rockies</a>, but they will have to do it with a struggling pitcher on the mound. The Fish send out Jacob Turner to face Jorge De La Rosa in the series finale.</p>
<p>I will be away from this one as well, as I have errands to run with my family int he afternoon. Here's hoping Jacob Turner stops walking five people at a time in this one.</p>
<p><strong>Bold Prediction: Rockies def. Marlins 5-3</strong></p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/8/25/4656430/miami-marlins-vs-colorado-rockies-game-129-thread-and-ichthyomancyMichael Jong