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Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
Marlins Get A Taste Of Their Own Medicine
The Marlins made a habit of come-from-behind victories against the Nationals this year. This time around the Nationals got a taste redemption.
In the series opener and closer, Florida managed to squander comfortable leads. This series was...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Florida Marlins: The Hunt For October - Volume 2
National League East Standings
Philadelphia (61-45)
Florida (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Atlanta (55-53) - 7.0 Games Back
Wild Card Standings
San Francisco (60-48)
Colorodo (59-49) - 1.0 Game Back
*Chicago (57-49) - 2.0 Games Back
St. Louis (59-51) - 2.0 Games Back
Florida (55-53...
Julio Castillo Is Going To The Pokey
Let this be a lesson to all of you kids out there: Don't throw baseballs at fans.Though I'm not certain a 30-day jail sentence should be needed to teach you that lesson.
Gregg, or Marmol?
Right now, this is a very important question for Cubs fans. I will let you decide for yourself, who you think should be closing. Player A: 10.56 K/9, 8.48 BB/9, 36.8 GB%Player B: 9.24 K/9, 3.73 BB/9, 37.2 GB%Player A: 0.17 HR/9Player B: 1.78 HR/9Player A: 2.05 WPAPlayer B: 0.13 WPAPlayer...
Morning Notes: From Twitter
This is what you've missed lately if you aren't following MLB Notebook on Twitter: RT @mlbdailydish: Cubs release closer B.J. Ryan http://sbnation.com/e/742916RT @shannondrayer: Aardsma not available tonight. No other way to say it so here goes. Boil on posterior taken care...
Farewell to Ryan Freel
Twitter has changed how I learn about the crucial events of the day. Through Twitter I heard about the death of Michael Jackson, that Joe Posnanski was leaving the Star, that David Ortiz was on the juice and that Jeff Goldblum was dead. (OK, that last one turned out to be false....
LaTroy Hawkins Gets Militant After Fine
LaTroy Hawkins takes time away from his paranoid delusions to channel his inner Malcolm X after he was fined for arguing with an umpire during a recent game against the Cubs:"I hadn't said anything," Hawkins said. "He said I made a gesture, and for him to fine me...
BJ, We Hardly Knew Ya
That was quick:CINCINNATI - The B.J. Ryan experiment ended for the Cubs today when the two-time All-Star closer asked for his release and was granted it.``He just didn't feel like he was going to be able to help us this year and kind of wanted to go home and regroup,''...
For Gorzelanny, This Is Better Than Pittsburgh
Tom Gorzelanny comments on the soul-sucking mess that is playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates:
When he walked off the mound in the eighth, Gorzelanny received an ovation from the pro-Cubs crowd of 17,992."It was great," he said. "It shows how big this team is, having...
Wednesday's Games
St. Louis at New York Mets: Kyle Lohse looks to continue the momentum from his start against the Dodgers and help the Cardinals find their way out of a first place tie with the Cubs.San Francisco at Houston: The Giants still find themselves 0.5 games behind the surging Rockies in the...
Walking The Tightrope
(This is my first post, so be generous. First off, I wanna thank the guys at MVN for giving me this chance, in particular Richie Denis, who came to me asking if I wanted to write for RR)It's a joke. Not a ha-ha kind of joke, not the kind of joke that you can listen to three times...
Implicating Jake Peavy In A Minor League Brawl
NBC in Chicago carries a brief story on Cubs minor leaguer Julio Castillo being convicted of throwing a ball into the stands during a melee and oddly chooses to illustrate it with this picture:
Apparently they believe Jake Peavy autographed the ball.
Tuesday's Games
Arizona at Pittsburgh: The "laughing stock of baseball" hosts one of baseball's biggest underachievers. Andrew McCutchen is hot at the plate and Zach Duke pitches for the Pirates, if you're inclined to tune in to this one.Baltimore at Detroit: Brian Matusz makes his...
Tale Of A Dusty Baker Seventh Inning
The scene: Kosuke Fukudome on second base with one out and Derrek Lee at the plate.9:07 p.m.: Dusty Baker comes out to visit Aaron Harang, who has thrown 113 pitches and trails 3-0 in the seventh inning. Baker opts to leave Harang in to face Lee.(Note: Lee has a career .941 OPS against...
Sabean Smashes a Splash Hit at the Trade Deadline
San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean just faced one of the most difficult series of decisions in his tenure as Giants GM: should he alter the make-up of a team already rolling toward a post-season wildcard slot? How aggressively should he address several identified team...
Monday's Games
Jonathan is having internet and power issues, so I'll fill in this morning.Kansas City at Tampa Bay: Scott Kazmir looks to continue his success, but good luck against Zack Greinke.Baltimore at Detroit: Chris Tillman gets start #2 against Justin Verlander. Tillman went 4.2 innings...
Bartman & Links
Can Steve Bartman ever forgive Chicago? That's the question that ESPN is asking. And their making a documentary about the most maligned best thing to ever come out of Chicago. And according to reports, the only people more pissed off about this whole affair than Steve Bartman are...
Closing The Prior Question?
Do you think Phil Rogers still believes the Cubs made a mistake by letting Mark Prior go? Does he believe the Padres are "making a mistake" by giving up on Prior?Either way, Rogers is on record as the baseball columnist for a once major metropolitan daily who believes the...
Home Run Trot's July All-Star Team: Position Players
It's monthly All-Star time again. Some of the position players are familiar names for this list. Others are newcomers and surprises. The team includes ten newcomers and three returnees. The positions are made up of players who had strong Julys and is led by players from Philadelphia...
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