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Date	Giveaway	Other Notes
7/18/14	Colombian Heritage Night Hat
7/20/14	Marlins 2014 All-Star poster	All fans receive giveaway
8/3/14	Christian Yelich bobblehead	12,000 available
8/16/14	Dominican Heritage Night Hat
8/17/14	Billy The Marlin Kids Bag Tag	5,000 kids
9/7/14	Miami Marlins Sea Creatures Kids Plush Doll	5,000 kids
9/21/14	Jose Fernandez bobblehead	12,000 available
9/25/14	2015 Magnetic Schedule	All fans receive giveaway

7/3/14: The Miami Marlins do not get much national exposure, which is fairly understandable considering the past two seasons. However, the Marlins have been a solid team this season (at least until the past two weeks), even after losing ace Jose Fernandez for the year to Tommy John surgery. Giancarlo Stanton has been outstanding and has blasted some huge home runs. Now the rest of the country gets to see Stanton doing what he does best because he has agreed to participate in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game. That should be fun to watch. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, Sun Life Stadium is the home to both the NFL's Miami Dolphins and the University of Miami football team. Opened in 1987, Sun Life Stadium has gone through a number of name changes beginning with Joe Robbie Stadium. That was followed by Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium and Land Shark Stadium before arriving at its current name. Sun Life Financial earned the naming rights after inking a five-year, $37.5 million deal. The original name of the venue, Joe Robbie Stadium, was derived from the founder of the Dolphins. The Dolphins made the move from the Orange Bowl, while the Florida Marlins called the park home from 1993-2011 before moving to Marlins Ballpark. Sun Life Stadium is the current home of the Discover Orange Bowl and has hosted the Champs Sports Bowl in the past. The Florida Atlantic University Owls football team spent the 2001-2002 seasons in the stadium, as well. Outside of football and baseball, Sun Life Stadium also held WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1, 2012. The venue has hosted a number of historic events in its history including five Super Bowls, four BCS National Championship games, a pair of World Series' and a Pro Bowl. A large amount of renovations have been done to Sun Life Stadium in an effort to make it a marketable home for the Super Bowl and other prime events. A pair of large video boards were added in 2006, the biggest in professional sports at the time of installment. 6/26/14: The Marlins are starting to get a bit healthier. No, ace Jose Fernandez has not made a miraculous recover from a torn elbow ligament, but the team is getting Jerrod Satalamacchia back from the disabled list. Salty missed two weeks due to a concussion he suffered when a foul tip hit him. He had an exception April, but fell off in May when he hit only .189. If nothing else, he should provide a good veteran presence both in the locker room and behind the plate while he handles the Marlins talented (but very young) pitching staff. 6/19/14: For those waiting on Rafael Furcal to make his debut for the Miami Marlins, the wait is over. Furcal missed all of last season (with the St. Louis Cardinals) due to injury and signed a one-year deal with the Marlins in the offseason. He continued to be sidelined with hamstring and groin injuries, but that is now behind him. While he is not the offensive threat that he was in his early days, he is a great clubhouse presence. He coined the term "happy flight" in St. Louis, and kept the team loose on their 2011 World Series run. So whil many may doubt his onfield skills, he is still a valuable member to a team that is developing and exceeding expectations. 6/12/14: Giancarlo Stanton is having a great season and getting plenty of media attention for the bombs he has been belting off of opposing pitchers. Perhaps that attention is making its way around the country because Staton has moved into second place in All-Star voting for outfielders. Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers leads outfields, and only four players have more votes than Stanton in the National League: Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina, Chase Utley and Puig. Stanton is a big reason why the Marlins are neck and neck (and neck) with the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves for the top spot in the NL East. 6/6/14: The dreaded elbow injury to a pitcher has struck again, and even has struck the Marlins again. This time it is Marlins reliever Carter Capps. Capps was placed on the disabled list with an elbow strain last week and now going to see Dr. James Andrews. Of course, the fear is that he tore his UCL and will need Tommy John surgery. There has been an epidemic of Tommy John injuries this season throughout professional baseball, and Dr. Andrews just contributed to a position paper on the subject. One of his recommendations for avoiding the injury is to not pitch with 100% power all the time, as that can stress the ligaments in the elbow. 5/29/14: The Marlins have been playing about .500 ball since they lost ace and 2013 Rookie of the Year Jose Fernandez for the season to Tommy John Surgery, and that is enough to still keep them in the NL East discussion for now. Atlanta is still at the top of the division and Washington is always lingering. Giancarlo Stanton is providing some fireworks of this own though. Last Friday, in a 9-5 loss to Milwaukee, he belted not one, but two 440 foot homeruns. Stanton's home runs gave him an National League leading 14 at the time. 5/22/14: The Marlins got what may be the worst news they could get, other, than perhaps the Commissioner's office dictating that they must reinstate Ozzie Guillen as the manager of the team. Star ace pitcher, and last season's rookie of the year, Jose Fernandez will be shut down for the remainder of the season and undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a major tear in an elbow ligament. Fernandez was hammered in his last start, which was unlike him, and now we know why. Let's hope he makes a full recovery so he can continue with what looks like a brilliant career. 5/15/14: Well this is not going according to script at all, and the Miami Marlins are ruining it for the rest of the NL East so far this season. The Marlins are off to a surprisingly strong start and have won eight of their last 10 games. That pushed them into a tie with Atlanta for the division lead. Everyone knew that Miami had a lot of quality but raw talent, and the roster is very young. Most thought that the team was still a year or two away from being a factory. Don't tell that to this squad. The season is only about one fourth complete, so there is a lot of baseball to be played yet, but so far, the Marlins are looking like a legitimate threat. 5/8/14: Let's hope this is not how it ends for Raphael Furcal. Furcal is a talented infielder and has been around the league for years. He was cast off to the Marlins this season on a one year deal, but has not been able to play yet. Just a couple of years ago, he went to the Cardinals in a mid-season trade and rejuvenated a team with his positive attitude and 'happy flight' philosophy. The Cardinals won the World Series that year. But Furcal cannot seem to get past a lingering groin injury that has sidelined him all season. Here is hoping he heals and injects the Marlins with his infectious positive attitude. 5/1/14: Miami's ranking in the standings is about where most people figured they would be. They are in last place in the NL East and three games under .500. However, if they were in a different division, then they would be a bit better off, considering that the other four teams in the NL East are .500 or better. So the news that shortstop Rafael Furcal suffered a setback during a rehab game is bad news for the team. Furcal is a very good defensive shortstop, and (possibly more importantly) is a great clubhouse guy. He helped rejuvenate the 2011 Cardinals upon arrival, and that team won the World Series. 4/24/14: The Miami Marlins may well be heading for another forgettable season, but at least they will have two nice memories to hold on to. The first was their MLB best record in the first week of the season. That was, unfortunately, wiped out with a very costly road trip. The second came last week when slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a walk-off grand slam home run. The moon shot in the bottom of the ninth inning broke a 4-4 deadlock against the Seattle Mariners, and was Stanton's sixth home run of the young season. Walk offs are great, but walk-off grand slams are extremely rare. 4/17/14: What a difference a week makes, and this is why we do not crown champions after the first week of the season. The Marlins got off to a hot start this season, winning five of their first six games. The went on the road last week in first place. They returned in last after losing every game of the road trip. In four of those losses, three different relievers gave up home runs that pushed the outcome away from the Marlins. The bullpen registered a 7.36 ERA on the trip, which will simply not stand up to major league batting. Miami gets back home this week, hopefully to a different tune. 4/10/14: When the Marlins hit the reset button two years ago by trading away their best players (and disappointing fans who just paid for their new palace of a ballpark), most figured it would be several years before they would be competitive again. The 2012 and 2013 season followed that script as the Marlins were among the cellar-dwellers in all of MLB. The same is expected for 2014. However, the Marlins have jumped out to a 5-1 record after the first week. They lead the league in runs and batting average, and are second in on-base percentage and fifth in slugging percentage. It is too early to say if this is sustainable, but the Marlins had a good spring training and it seems to have carried over. 4/3/14: Well, winning is a whole lot better than losing. The Marlins started their 2014 campaign off on the right foot by beating the Colorado Rockies 4-3 in the season opener for both teams. Miami got off to a good start with a two run second inning, however, the Rockies tied it up with two of their own in the fourth inning. Giancarlo Stanton was the hero on this night as he beat out a potentially inning ending double play, which ended up plating the winning run. Starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi got the win for his work, as it looks like this is not the same Marlins team from the last two years. 3/27/14: The Marlins traded away first baseman Logan Morrison in the offseason (to the Seattle Mariners), which is yet another example of the team ridding themselves of a popular player. Morrison is a solid, if unspectacular player, but was very active on Twitter. He was also injury prone and inconsistent at the plate. New first baseman Garrett Jones readily admits that he will not be able to keep up with Jones' Twitter activity. However, if he can continue to produce like he did with the Pittsburgh Pirates (20+ homeruns and no time on the disabled list), then he will probably eclipse Morrison's popularity. Another lesson in productivity always wins. 3/20/14: Here is a headline not often found: The Marlins no-hit the New York Yankees. That is a true story, too. The Marlins and Yankees had a spring training game in Panama, and four Miami pitchers combined to no-hit the Yanks. The pitchers were Brad Hand, Steve Cishek, A.J. Ramos, and Arquimedes Camineros. The Yanks only fielded half of their starting line up, but still, a no hitter is a no hitter. It also brings to mind about a decade ago when the Houston Astros used six pitchers over nine innings to no-hit the Yankees. And actually, the Marlins have the lowest team ERA in spring training this season. 3/13/14: The Miami Marlins made a bit of a stink last week when they complained to Major League Baseball that the Boston Red Sox did not send the mandated 'four regular players' on a spring training road game against the Marlins. According to the rules, teams are required to send at least four 'regulars' to all spring training games. However, that is often ignored, especially early in the spring training, as teams are resting starters and looking at prospects. To the Red Sox' side. It would have meant a seven hour round trip for a game that was destined to be rained out anyhow. No ruling on this yet, but MLB may try to enforce the rule in the future. 3/6/14: Not that it was much of a surprise, but the Marlins went ahead and filled in the obvious by naming their star young ace Jose Fernandez as the opening day starter. It was something that everyone pretty much assumed would happen, but it may be a little surprising that the announcement came with about a month until the team opens its season at home against the Colorado Rockies. Fernandez is starting year two of his career, which got off to a great start when he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award last season. 2/27/14: Unlike many other teams, the Marlins are not afraid to throw rookies and young guys into the fire. On one hand, they do not have a lot of choice considering their roster lacks many veterans. On the other hand, the Marlins have historically scouted well and found gems that others may have overlooked. They are following the same path this season by penciling in Angel Sanchez to start their first exhibition game (albeit against the University of Miami). Staff ace Jose Fernandez will make his first start two days later against the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals. 2/20/14: Give Marlins ace and NL rookie of the year Jose Fernandez credit for his offseason work. The young ace rode 600 miles per week on a bicycle during the offseason and even rode in peloton with serious cyclist. Fernandez winter bike tours also paid off in his shape. He dropped from 240 pounds to 215. If pitching truly is in the legs, then he may be in-line for an even better sophomore season, as well as have the stamina to be out on the mound every fifth day for the entire season. Nice work from the young pitcher. 2/13/14: The Marlins continue to add arms to their roster, which is never a bad thing. You can ask the 2013 Dodgers if there is such thing as too much pitching - the answer is 'no'. So Miami worked out a relatively inexpensive deal for one year with pitcher Carlos Marmol. Marmol has a live arm but has notoriously bad command, making him hard to trust in a pressure situation. However, for only $1.25 million, the Marlins get a chance to show a big bargain, or, at the worst, not be out too much if the experiment fails. 2/6/14: It is really no secret that the Marlins have a long way to go in order to compete for the National League pennant. Most experts do not give them much of a chance in 2014, and that is understandable. This is a franchise that is trying to develop both big league talent and a strong minor league farm system. They have pressed players into action too early, and the records over the past few years reflect that. That is okay, as long as they are committed to playing the long game. What does not help is when a prospect gets suspended for PEDs. That happened last week when pitching prospect Ronny Fermin got a 50 game ban. 1/30/14: Since the Cardinals are at the top of the National League, they can overcome the occasional personnel miscue. They had utility man Ty Wigginton on the roster last season, and he was a very un-Cardinal-like producer with a .158/.238/..193 line. So he will not be back in Cardinal red this coming season. The Marlins have picked him up on a minor league deal. In other news, there is no long-term contract between the team and star Giancarlo Stanton, but it would be in the Marlins best interest to get a deal done or trade him soon. 1/23/14: We are smack in the heart of arbitration season, and it looks like most players and teams would rather avoid that process and settle contractual issues on their own. Count the Marlins in that camp as they avoided arbitration with Giancarlo Stanton, Steve Cishek, and Mike Dunn. The Stanton deal is the most note-worthy, as he is easily the best known of the three. He agreed to a one year deal for $6.5 million. He is one of the game's best power hitters and that salary may help the Marlins around trade time. He would not have a big number for a team to acquire, though would be eligible for arbitration at the end of next season. 1/16/14: Like the Mets, the Marlins are an interesting team to watch out for in 2014. Every season, there seems to be one or two teams that come out of nowhere and surprise everyone with strong play and possibly a playoff run. It is too bold to predict that for Miami in 2014, but this is a team on the rise. Pitcher Jose Fernandez was a rookie last season and is a true ace. Giancarlo Stanton is still around and can be a bit piece. The Raphael Furcal signing gives them a shortstop and a positive veteran presence. The Braves and Nats are still the favorites in the NL East, but the Marlins are on the rise and should be out of the cellar. 1/9/14: The Marlins found their shortstop for 2014. Raphael Furcal signed with Miami, and should provide both a talent boost and give them a great clubhouse guy. He is not the long term solution, as he is in his mid-30's. But he still can play the position while any young prospects develop. Furcal missed all of last season with St. Louis due to injury. The Cardinals knew they needed an upgrade at shortstop and signed Jhonny Peralta, formerly of Detroit. Furcal helped the Cardinals to the 2011 World Series and coined the term "Happy Flight", so he will always have a place in the hearts of Cardinals fans - good pick up for a young Miami team. 1/2/14: While the Marlins are probably not in position to challenge for the NL East pennant this season, they are not nearly as bereft of talent as many people believe. They have a bonafide ace in 2013 Rookie of the Year Jose Fernandez, as well as a talented young rotation. They also have several prospects that could earn their way to the Majors this season or be used as trade chips to fill other holes. The massive amounts of losing over the past two season are not signs that the roster needs to be blown up. Rather, they blew up the roster a few years ago and now are playing young guys who get the chance to develop at the major league level. 12/26/13: Provided he can stay healthy, the Marlins may have gotten a steal in Raphael Furcal. Furcal is expected to play second base for the Marlins, rather than his traditional shortstop position. The veteran signed a one year deal for $3.5 million last week. Furcal has a career line of .281 average with 113 home runs and 314 stolen bases. Furcal missed the entire 2013 season (with the Cardinals) due to Tommy John injury. Furcal was a sparkplug in 2011 when he came to St. Louis in midseason. He united the lockerroom and coined the term 'Happy Flight', meaning to win the last game of each series so the flight would be happy. The Cardinals won the World Series that year and will be missed in St. Louis. 12/19/13: Marlins fans won't have first baseman and outfielder Logan Morrison to kick around anymore. The team sent Morrison to Seattle for relief pitcher Carter Capps at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida last week. They also added catcher Jason Saltalamacchia and signed slugger Garrett Jones. It looks like the Marlins are spending money again, which hopefully will translate into more wins going forward. Jones was non-tendered by the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason, but has over 100 home runs in his last five seasons combined. It would be good for baseball if the Marlins improve, especially if they start selling seats in their relatively new ballpark. 12/12/13: The Marlins, like everyone else, are trying to establish their roster for next season and are internally discussing adding Rays utility man Sean Rodriguez. Miami is reportedly close to putting Garrett Jones under contract , which means that the team would likely trade Logan Morrison. Conveniently, Tampa has interest in Morrison, so they may be able to package Rodriguez and someone else (possibly a pitcher which the Rays seems to always find and have) for Morrison - which would make everyone happy. The Marlins would be able to use Rodriguez at third base as a stopgap solution until top prospect Colin Moran is ready to play. 12/5/13: The Marlins do not have a whole lot of assets to build around, but they do have the top young pitcher in the game in Jose Fernandez who won the 2013 National League Rookie of the Year award and could be a contender for the Cy Young award next season. Of course, he only pitches every five days and does not play in the middle infield where the Marlins need the most help. Miami does have a few other talented young arms and are willing to trade for some hitting. Some names that may be considered are Erick Aybar at shortstop and Danny Espinosa at second base. 11/28/13: The Marlins are trying to fill their third base position for 2014 and have interest in a few players. It was reported that Miami looked at David Freese from St. Louis (hoping for a bounce back year in 2014), but the Cardinals traded him to Anaheim for Peter Bourjus. Miami is also said to have interest in Juan Uribe. Most recently, they reportedly have inquired about Yuniesky Betancourt. Betancourt would be a cheaper alternative to Uribe, which makes some people call him a poor man's Uribe, literally. No word on any pending signings, so this is a small item to keep an eye on. 11/21/13: Miami insists that slugger Giancarlo Stanton will remain a Marlin (at least until they decide to clean house again). However, the team does seem willing to trade Logan Morrison. Apparently, there is significant interest in Morrison, who is still only 26 years old. He had a down year with a batting line of .242/.333/.375 with six homers and 36 RBIs in 85 games after he returned from knee surgery. There is a good chance that he will not be with the team when they are competitive again anyway, so trading for some prospects could make a lot of sense. 11/14/13: The Marlins have a long way to go to compete in the National League and are trying to do it through player development and smart spending. The team really only has two stars on their roster: pitcher Jose Fernandez (who could be rookie of the year) and Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton is under contract through 2016, though there is always the possibility that the Marlins could trade him. A few years ago, the Marlins gave all-star shortstop Hanley Ramirez a big extension then traded him to the Dodgers. That could happen with Stanton as well, so the team now needs to define his role and what they are willing to do (or part) with him. 11/7/13: Marlins' president David Samson assured fans that the Marlins will win more games next year not come close to losing 100 games. However, the team is not expected to significantly increase payroll or be active in landing big name free agents. While there is logic and intelligence in building around a core group of players, the Marlins are not so loaded with young talent that they can grow into a contending team. Miami pursued Cuban slugger Jose Abreu last month, but he signed a $68 million free agent deal with the White Sox. Since the Marlins are not willing to pay, many players (and fans) will simply stay away. 10/31/13: Miami may do well to pattern themselves after the Pittsburgh Pirates. No, not the 21 year absence from the playoffs and countless sub-500 seasons, but rather how the Pirates developed their own talent for the past several years until breaking through this season. A major issue has to start with owner Jeffery Loria and how much is he willing to spend. Tampa has shown you can be competitive for several years with a low budget, but Miami is historically cheap. The Marlins payroll in 2013 was only $37 million. It is tough to get top talent when management is unwilling to pay. 10/24/13: In business, the equivalent would be losing more money each year than the previous year for four straight years - that is typically considered to be a bad trend. But that is where the Marlins are at, but instead of money, it is games they are losing (maybe it is money too - or at least the money of Florida tax payers). As bad as it has been, perhaps the Marlins will be the new Pirates. They have been bad for so long that they cannot help but have a lot of talented prospects. For Marlins' fans sake, let's hope it does not take 21 years for them to be competitive again. 10/17/13: With one more win, the Marlins could have avoided losing the dreaded 100 games. Not that it would have mattered much, they still finished last in the National League and had the second worst record in all of Major League Baseball - Houston lost an astonishing 111 games. But the Marlins do have some pieces to build upon, especially Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Fernandez. The team is trying to develop in-house talent, which will take some time. Perhaps they can trade the home run sculpture for a used pitching machine or a couple old batting helmets. 10/10/13: The Marlins made some front office move immediately following the 2013 regular season. The team fired President of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest (which may be more of a reprieve than a firing). The Marlins then promoted Michael Hill to Beinfest's former position and also promoted Dan Jennings from VP of Player Personnel to General Manager - the job that Hill had held. So basically, everyone moved up a notch. Will that help the Marlins? The team needs to reload in talent, and no amount of front office changes will help out that situation in immediate future. 10/3/13: The Marlins finished up their dismal season on a high note. Miami hosted the AL Central winning Detroit Tigers in the final series, with neither team having much to play for. However, pitcher Henderson Alvarez threw his first career no-hitter. The Tigers sat some key players, but Prince Fielder and Jhonny Piralta were in the line-up, so it was not a cakewalk. The Marlins won 1-0 on a walk off wild pitch - a very odd way to end the game. The win put the Marlis at 62-100 for the year, and in last place in the National League. 9/26/13: There has been recent reports of Marlins players wanting the outfield walls moved in. Marlins Park is one of the most cavernous fields in MLB, which leads to two things: 1. There are less home runs, and 2. there is more room for base hits. Several Marlins have much better power numbers on the road in smaller stadiums but better batting averages at home. Moving the walls in is not a bad idea. It could create more excitement and lure more fans into the stadium (which is always empty). It would also give the team a chance to use that 'sculpture' more with more home runs. 9/19/13: Being buried on the Marlins raises the likelihood that even ardent MLB fans have no idea of who you are. Perhaps that is why rookie ace Jose Fernandez made a bit of a scene against the Braves last week. He was unhappy about a Braves batter posing after a homerun. So he went out and hit his first homerun, then stared at it- which is supposed to be insulting to the other pitcher. For some reason. That started a little scuffle. Fernandez got the last laugh. He dominated the Braves and only allowed the one run through seven innings. Marlins won 5-2. 9/12/13: There is generally no good news for the Miami Marlins this year, aside from rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez' outstanding year. But the Marlins do have something of note now. Logan Morrison hit the longest home run of the year last Friday. His two run blast traveled an estimated 484 feet, which is a nice highlight in an otherwise dismal year. To date the Marlins have 53 wins versus 89 losses. The team is in danger of hitting the 100 loss threshold. There is not much time left, but the Marlins must win ten more games to avoid that dubious honor. 9/4/13: The Miami Marlins are simply playing out the season at this point, and are in the midst of a five game losing streak. But the Marlins do come to play every night and gave the NL East leading Braves all they could handle. The Braves won the game in the 11th inning (5-4) when B.J. Upton singled in the winning run. Losses like this may be routine for the Marlins, but they are still tough to take. The good news is that the team is very young and now has a year of experience. They may still struggle next year, but they are improving and developing home grown talent. 8/22/13: Lost among the terrible season that the Marlins and their fans are enduring is the rise of starting pitcher Jose Fernandez. Considering how far back the Marlins are and how bad the team has been, it is easy to overlook this dominating 20 year old pitcher. However, he has had one of the best seasons of any rookie out there. Do not look at wins and losses here, because the Marlins struggle. But look instead at his ERA and strikeouts. He is at 2.45 ERA for the season, and routinely racks up 8, 9, 10+ strikeouts when he is on the mound. The Marlins are likely several years away from being competitive, but an ace like Fernandez is always a great base to build upon. 8/29/13: It is late in the season and the Marlins are at or near the cellar in just about every category. The fans that the team promised when they built their new stadium with public money have simply not shown up - which is not unusual for a team with less than 50 wins in August. The lone bright spot has been 20 year old rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez. Fernandez should be considered for Rookie of the Year with Yasiel Puig and Matt Harvey. He has the best ERA for the past few months and is really the only reason to watch the Marlins at this point. 8/15/13: The Marlins are conceding that the future is now. That does not mean that their rebuilding is complete and that they are ready to make a run at the postseason - far from it. They are still about 30 games behind the NL East leading Atlanta Braves. However, they have now promoted seven of their top 10 prospects to the majors. It was only five months ago that the team said that it was still a year away from calling up their youngsters. That timeline has obviously been fast-tracked. It is probably in their best interest though. It will give the young guys a chance to develop at the big league level rather than toil in the minors. 8/8/13: Many times when a team wants a new stadium, they claim that they cannot be profitable in their old stadium and a new venue will provide new revenue sources - which will benefit the team. A new stadium will also bring out more fans. The Marlins used this time-tested justification and got a $500 million stadium before last season. The result: the Marlins are drawing about 100 more fans in the new (more expensive) stadium than they were at Miami Dolphins Stadium. Doing the math, and assuming the average ticket is a generous $50, then they are pulling in an extra $5,000 in ticket revenue a game. Well that should be more than enough to pay off the half billion debt (while the Dolphins cannot get any money to renovate a stadium that draws Super Bowls). 8/1/13: The Marlins season was over pretty much as soon as it started. To no one's surprise, the team is in last place in the division and the National League. The only bets to make are how many games out of first place will they be at the end of the season (it is 19 games right now). Miami traded their best pitcher, Rick Nolasco, to the Dodgers. In return they got reliever Steven Ames. Ames is a 25 year old strike out machine who was rated as the 21st best prospect. He probably cannot help the team out too much this season, but could be the closer of the future for the Marlins - assuming they can get leads in the future. 7/25/13: The Marlins are just above the Astros when it comes to the worst team in the league - but they should finish last if their expected plans come to fruition. The team already traded their best pitcher in Ricky Nolasco (to the Dodgers) and may well deal Giancarlo Stanton before the trade deadline next week. It is expected that they will call up several prospects in the last three months of the season to get them some big league experience. That may well mean losses for this team, but they are not in contention anyway, so it is probably the best option for the future. 7/18/13: It is time for the annual All-Star Break, and the Marlins can be thankful that the season is more than half over. As it stands, Miami is 18 games out of first place, and even 7 games out of fourth place. The team has won only 35 games, for a winning percentage of .376. After the front office held a fire sale in the offseason, this was about what most people expected of the Marlins in 2013. The hope is, and emphasis on hope, is that the young players develop quickly so the team can be competitive in the future. The reality is that the franchise has a history of building a competitive teams only to sell them off. Very sad for Marlins fans. 7/11/13: The Marlins lost in crushing fashion in St. Louis last Saturday - the type of loss that seems to plague cellar dwelling teams. Miami watched a 3-1 lead slip into a 4-4 tie going into the bottom of the 9th inning. Pinch hitter Shane Robinson lined a two out single to right field while Jon Jay was on first. Jay raced to third. However, Giancarlo Stanton eased a toss back to the infield, which was not immediately picked up. Jay raced home and the game was over. Such are mistakes that teams like Miami cannot afford to make. 7/4/13: We can all admit that it is fun to take a few shots at the Miami Marlins. The team is at or near the bottom of the standings and they essentially sold off most of their starting line-up just one year after getting a new (and expensive) stadium. Had the Marlins not given away the team for the second time in their short history, and if they had not just moved into the new stadium, and if they could draw four-digit crowds on a regular basis, they may not be the butt of so many jokes. But here is something interesting: The Marlins were 15-10 in June. They took a series from the Cardinals. This does not mean they have turned the corner, but it does mean that they may have more talent than we realized. 6/27/13: That the Marlins made a big free agency splash between the 2011 and 2012 season to coincide with their new ballpark is old news. So is story that they basically gutted the team in the past offseason, which angered both fans and Florida tax payers. The only player they really retained was Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton is having a good year. The team is not (probably the worst team in the league, though they own the Mets). It would actually be more surprising if the Marlins did not trade Stanton at the trade deadline than if they kept him. No word on where he may end up, but someone would be willing to swing a big deal for him. 6/20/13: It is no surprise that the Marlins have the worst record in the league after the disgraseful team sell off in the offseason. It is a bit of a surprise that the Marlins have a convincing winning record against the New York Mets (though the Mets are not very strong this season). What is very surprising is that the Marlins won the series against the MLB leading St. Louis. The Cardinals had not lost a series since mid April - a total of 14 consecutive (which is why they are in first place). These were good wins for the Marlins, who are tyring to develop young players at the major league level so they can be competitve in the future. 6/13/13: The Miami Marlins outlasted the New York Mets for a marathon, 20 inning, 6.5 hour win at Citi Field on Friday. Miami tied the score at one in the fourth inning. The bullpens were in by the seventh inning and both squads did a fine job of limiting the opposition. It was not until the top of the 20th frame, with the Mets' Shaun Marcum pitching his eighth inning of relief did the Marlins break through. Consecutive singles by Placido Palanco and Rob Brantly set up the winning RBI by Adeiny Hechavarria. The Marlins were able to shut out the Mets in the bottom of the inning and win the longest (time-wise) game in franchise history. 6/6/13: While the Miami Marlins have struggled they have finally found Jacob Turner who turned things around for them ending a 9 game loosing streak! Turner expected to start the season with Miami (as their No. 2 starter) but he wasn't able to find the strike zone consistently during spring training. So he ended up in New Orleans. Apparently he did well on working with the things that he had difficulty on during training. Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "He really dominated the first six innings. Fortunately, we were able to get some runs, some big hits." Finally Brown said "Guys are smiling, having a good time, the music's playing. Always a good feeling when you win, especially on a weekend." Yes it is. 5/30/13: Last Friday night the Marlins struggled and seemed to miss opportunities to beat the White Sox. Manager Mike Redmon said, "We've been watching this all year. It's frustrating. We continue to get guys in situations and we're just not able to drive a runner in."" They didn't do much better on Monday; ending up loosing to the Tampa Rays. They played at the Tropicana Field which is a short drive from Tampa Alonso High School where Fernandez won two state championships. Fernandez lasted just 3 1/3 innings allowing seven runs. He exited after six runs. He received a standing ovation from some familiar faces and said, ""I recognized a lot of faces from back in high school. It was great to be back home. I'm just sorry I didn't come out the way it should be. ""Redmon stated, "Our day will come. But I was more excited about the fact we were able to bang out some hits. And once again we had every opportunity to give up and quit in that game, but we keep fighting and keep battling." 5/23/13: The Marlins are currently the lowest scoring team in the majors. Even so they did get a couple of good runs in. What is really eye catching by cameras is Sanabia's latest spit ball. The bases were load and he was given a fresh ball and proceeded to 'break' it in. He loaded up the ball with his own spit! He wasn't caught at the time but now there are pictures and slow motion videos showing up of him doing so just after the Brown's were at-bat. It seems that the pressure of the team not doing well & having a low attendance record is a bit too much for Sanabia. Remind me to wash my hands after meeting this guy! The Miami Marlins have been in a steep nose-dive for the better part of the month of June, and they have gone from second place in the NL East, to fourth place and 5 games below .500. At 35-40, the Marlins are in a last place dogfight with the Philadelphia Phillies, who they lead by a half game. The Marlins will begin a three-game series with the Phillies on Friday night, hoping to avoid falling back into the NL East basement. Losers of 8 of their last 10 games, the Marlins will send Josh Johnson to the mound to face the 0-4 Cliff Lee, who has still yet to win his first start this season. The Miami Marlins are continuing their up-and-down roller coaster ride of a season with a lackluster month of June. After a slow start to the season in April, the Marlins got red-hot during the month of May, winning a franchise record 22 games. But since June began, the Marlins have come crashing down. They have now lost 8 of their last 10 games after being swept by the Boston Red Sox, and star slugger Giancarlo Stanton has only 1 home run this month. At 33-36, the Marlins are in 4th place in the NL East, 4 games behind the 3rd- place Braves. The Miami Marlins have unquestionably been one of the most up-and-down teams all season, and their recent play has been no exception. After a slow start to the season, the Marlins submitted the best single month of baseball in their team's history in May, but have considerably cooled off again during the first half of June, as they've slipped back to fourth place in the NL East. The Marlins have lost 8 of their last 10 games and are currently 32-31, a full 7 games behind the division-leading Washington Nationals and two games behind the third-place Atlanta Braves. The Miami Marlins were swept by the division-rival Atlanta Braves this week, dropped them to 31-26 and fourth place in the tightly compacted NL East. Although Miami is only 2 games out of the division lead, they will head into a a three-game interleague series with their in-state American League counterparts, the Tampa Bay Rays. The Marlins have gotten increased production from Giancarlo Stanton in the past month after he got off to a slow start, and his 14 home runs and 41 RBI are among the best in the National League in those categories. The Marlins will send Ricky Nolasco (6-3) to the mound in the series opener against the Rays on Friday night. The Miami Marlins went 21-8 in the month of May, which was not only the best mark in the majors, but also set a franchise record for most wins in a single month. At 29-22, the Marlins are currently in 2nd in the NL East, trailing the Washington Nationals by a half game for the division lead. The Marlins were led by Giancarlo Stanton, who spurred their record-setting surge in May with 12 home runs and 30 RBI in the month. His 12 home runs in May was second only to Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers. The Marlins will open up a three-game series with the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

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Mar 5, 2015	St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins
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Sep 27, 2014	Miami Marlins - Washington Nationals	1 - 5
Sep 26, 2014	Miami Marlins - Washington Nationals	15 - 7
Sep 26, 2014	Miami Marlins - Washington Nationals	0 - 4
Sep 25, 2014	Philadelphia Phillies - Miami Marlins	4 - 6
Sep 24, 2014	Philadelphia Phillies - Miami Marlins	2 - 1
Sep 23, 2014	Philadelphia Phillies - Miami Marlins	0 - 2
Sep 21, 2014	Washington Nationals - Miami Marlins	2 - 1
Sep 20, 2014	Washington Nationals - Miami Marlins	3 - 2
Sep 19, 2014	Washington Nationals - Miami Marlins	3 - 2
Sep 18, 2014	Washington Nationals - Miami Marlins	6 - 2
Sep 17, 2014	Miami Marlins - New York Mets	4 - 3
Sep 16, 2014	Miami Marlins - New York Mets	1 - 9
Sep 15, 2014	Miami Marlins - New York Mets	6 - 5
Sep 14, 2014	Miami Marlins - Philadelphia Phillies	5 - 4
Sep 13, 2014	Miami Marlins - Philadelphia Phillies	1 - 2
Sep 12, 2014	Miami Marlins - Philadelphia Phillies	1 - 3
Sep 10, 2014	Miami Marlins - Milwaukee Brewers	1 - 4

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