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Miami Marlins Searching For Answers, Mired in 2-12 slump
After being the best team in baseball last month, the Miami Marlins have crumbled in June. The franchise has to hope South Beach sports fans have been too caught up in the Miami Heat’s NBA championship run to notice. The Marlins lost to the Boston Red Sox 6-5 last night, dropping their fourth-straight game. As [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Eleven
Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) - They no longer hold the best record in the American League, but the Rangers still boast the best run differential in the majors at +76. For that reason alone, they maintain the #1 spot on our MLB Power Rankings. New York Yankees (This Week: 2, Last Week: 5) - It [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Ten
Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) – While the Rangers were fantastic in April (17-6), they’ve been struggling ever since (17-19). They’re still the most talented team in the majors, but if they continue to post a sub 500 record it’ll be tough for them to remain the #1 team on our MLB Power [...]
TweetGiancarlo Stanton Breaks Miami Marlins Scoreboard With Towering Grand Slam
Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins is a tremendous power hitter. Monday night, Stanton proved that by smoking a grand slam off the ageless Jaime Moyer. The ball was hit so hard that it broke the scoreboard in left field. Now that is getting your money’s worth on a homer. That takes a lot of [...]
TweetOzzie Guillen Quits Twitter
Today is a sad day in Twitterverse. Miami Marlins’ manager Ozzie Guillen is walking away from Twitter, leaving over 230,000 followers in the dust. Ozzie Guillen was never shy when it came to Twitter. Whether it was in English or Spanish, Ozzie Guillen didn’t hide his opinion a whole lot. In fact, this past winter, [...]
TweetDouble Play: Are The Baltimore Orioles For Real?
It’s Monday, so you know what that means! Double Play time between Mark Hock and Bryan Lutz. Today we will debate whether the Baltimore Orioles are one of the best teams in the American League, if the bullpen is key to a team’s success, and the player most likely to rebound after a slow start. [...]
TweetAlbert Pujols and 10 Other Players Who Shouldn’t Panic About Their Slow Start
Carlos Zambrano Leads Miami Marlins to Seventh-Straight Win
Carlos Zambrano looked like the Big Z of old tonight as he shut out the Houston Astros to give the Miami Marlins their seventh-straight victory. The franchise got off to a rough start after their big rebranding this offseason, going 8-14 and finishing April in dead last in the National League East. To make things [...]
TweetRicky Nolasco One Win Away From Team Wins Record
The Miami Marlins are slowly trying to dig themselves out of the bottom of the National League East division. Sunday they got themselves back to .500 after defeating the San Diego Padres 6-3 behind Ricky Nolasco to complete the weekend series sweep. With the victory, Nolasco has been the only Marlins pitcher to be very [...]
TweetHeath Bell Struggling With Miami Marlins, Could Lose Closer Role
If you’re wondering what the heck is wrong with Heath Bell, you’re not alone. The Miami Marlins closer’s struggles have even his 14-year-old daughter sounding like a concerned fantasy baseball owner. “My daughter has called me up and asked me, ‘Dad, is your arm hurt? I’m like, ‘No.’ She goes, ‘what’s wrong? You’re usually really [...]
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