Despite win, Marlins lamenting not making the playoffs

Bobby Valentine? Seriously? That's the word according to ESPN's Buster Olney, who is reporting the Marlins are talking to Valentine about a job. Olney's sources don't specify what kind of job, but what position could the Marlins possibly offer Valentine...

Anibal Sanchez finishes his season on a high note as he allows one run over seven innings to the Phillies first string lineup. Sanchez only struck out three while allowing five hits as the Marlins go on to a 4-3 win. With Atlanta losing, Florida takes over second place in the NL East, [...]

According to Buster Olney of ESPN, Bobby Valentine is talking to the Florida Marlins about a potential spot as their manager. He writes, At a time when Bobby Valentine has begun the process of talking with teams about a possible return as a manager in Major League Baseball, sources said he is in communication with the [...]

Manager Fredi Gonzalez gave Wes Helms the option of coming off the bench Sunday. Helms declined, confident teammate Ross Gload would put the tandem in the record books.

Former East Lake grad and current Marlin Chris Coghlan finished with a .320 batting average in his rookie year.

The Marlins won their fourth consecutive game to clinch second place in the NL East as Hanley Ramirez secured the batting title.

By virtue of Albert Pujols going 0 for 4 Saturday and Hanley Ramirez going 1 for 2, the Marlins will probably have their first batting champion.

Florida Marlins (86-74) at Philadelphia Phillies (92-68) Anibal Sanchez, RHP (3-8, 4.10 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels, LHP (10-10, 4.25 ERA) Time: 4:10 p.m at Citizens Bank Park Weather:  Cloudy, 69 TV:  FOX Twitter: Phillies Nation The regular season is quickly coming to a close.  The Phillies already clinched, but it will still be an intense series at The Bank.  In game 161, [...]

PHILADELPHIA(AP) Anibal Sanchez pitched seven strong innings Saturday to lead the Florida Marlins to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies , who still clinched home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs with St. Louis' loss.

Manager facing uncertain future even after team's third-best finish Apparently, a three-win improvement for a Florida Marlins organization that went from a major league-low $21.8 million Opening Day payroll in 2008 to a still league-low $36.8 million Opening Day payroll in 2009 is unsatisfactory...

Florida Marlins (87-74) at Philadelphia Phillies (92-69) Josh Johnson (15-5) vs. J.A Happ (12-4) Time: 1:35 p.m at Citizens Bank Park Weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 TV: MY PHL 17 Twitter: Phillies Nation This is it.  Game number 162.   The final game of the regular season.  It will be the Phillies final tuneup before facing the Colorado Rockies in the National League Division Series [...]