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Florida was supposed to suck anus this year. Minus Cabrera and Willis and missing a good chunk of their starting pitching lineup to injuries (read: Tommy John), they were projected to be even worse than last year, when they battled the Nationals for the rights to the NL East cellar.

But here we are a month and a half into the season, and they are on a 7-game roll and sitting a full 3 games ahead of the rest of the division, as if someone forgot to tell them they were supposed to suck.

W T F ?

I have to admit I was pissed to see them dump their marquee (read: decently-paid) players yet again this season, and I STILL have yet to see any value in any of the lineup of young players they got for Cabrera and Willis. But I'm having trouble staying mad at them when they are working so hard to actually win games.

South Florida franchises, you should probably take notes.

Yes, it's early in the season still. Yes, nobody believes they have what it takes to go all the way, and yes, they are still the lowest paid team in all of baseball, with the entire payroll fitting nicely inside of Jason Giambi or Derek Jeter's take-home for this year.

But they've been predicting that the fish would fall for over a month, and somehow or another, they keep winning.

The best part of this is that you get treated to headlines like these:

"Uggla's Long Balls Get it Done for Streaking Marlins"


PS: If you don't follow baseball, then fuck off and go fondle your pansy cock elsewhere.

Glad to hear they are doing well. I've been trying to follow the Reds this year, but they still suck.

The Marlins play them tonight.

I'm gonna lurk. Just FYI.

With Adam Harrang starting, the Red might have half a chance. But I haven't been a big fan of them since the hall banned Pete Rose.

Originally posted by: genevieve
With Adam Harrang starting, the Red might have half a chance. But I haven't been a big fan of them since the hall banned Pete Rose.

What a joke. Here he is, still baseball's all-time hits leader, and he's banned from a spot he totally deserves because of bets he placed while a manager. Compared to Barry Bonds, his case seems pointless.

My teeball team is sponsored by the Pete Rose Ballpark Café, BTW. Imagine me trying to explain to a bunch of 5 and 6 year olds who Pete Rose is.

Originally posted by: AgentX

Originally posted by: genevieve
With Adam Harrang starting, the Red might have half a chance. But I haven't been a big fan of them since the hall banned Pete Rose.

What a joke. Here he is, still baseball's all-time hits leader, and he's banned from a spot he totally deserves because of bets he placed while a manager. Compared to Barry Bonds, his case seems pointless.

My teeball team is sponsored by the Pete Rose Ballpark Café, BTW. Imagine me trying to explain to a bunch of 5 and 6 year olds who Pete Rose is.

The thing that bothers me, is these bunch of drug users are getting in the hall, but not Pete. The comissioner is just a man who doesn't get the fans

Did you explain about the head first slide? That is all they need to know at this point, is that if you slide in head first, you should thank Pete.

Originally posted by: genevieve
Did you explain about the head first slide? That is all they need to know at this point, is that if you slide in head first, you should thank Pete.

They're not allowed to slide in head first.

I'd be horrified if they tried!

I'm actually pretty proud to be the only teeball coach who actually taught his players to slide, and they do it very well every game.

I set a stick up across two tees just in front of home plate and made them all run in from third and slide under the bar. They loved it so much, I tried it with the older kids (coach-pitch), and they amazed me. I kept lowering the bar, and they kept coming in under it. I had one kid who somehow managed to clear about 6 inches.

Are you seriously making a thread about baseball, like anyone cares about baseball?

Honestly.

Originally posted by: Your Mom
Are you seriously making a thread about baseball, like anyone cares about baseball?

Honestly.

Why is ignorance always your calling card?

Honestly.

Yay, Hockey.

Yay, Baseball.

Honestly.

The tribe has been playing a little better as of late. It's been a meh season so far. At least they finished up with the Yankees and took the season series from them, along with 2 out of 3 at Yankee Stadium. So there's that.

They won't slide headfirst because that would involve actually getting on base, which has happened very little this year.

Originally posted by: shuteye
The tribe has been playing a little better as of late. It's been a meh season so far. At least they finished up with the Yankees and took the season series from them, along with 2 out of 3 at Yankee Stadium. So there's that.

They won't slide headfirst because that would involve actually getting on base, which has happened very little this year.

The good news is that you can say the same thing about the entire AL Central. They're doing fine for their division. I also think that capping the Yankees helped them psychologically.

Originally posted by: AgentX]
My teeball team is sponsored by the Pete Rose Ballpark Café, BTW. Imagine me trying to explain to a bunch of 5 and 6 year olds who Pete Rose is.

The greatest pure hitter to play the game. What else is there to say?

5 and 6.

The greatest challenge at this age is to get them to see an infield rather than a sandbox.

That said, they're really coming around. We're down to our final 2 games of the season, and they've started playing really well.

Damn, it's gratifying to see them improve!

Baseball's fun when you're actually there, but is way more boring than golf on TV.

Hockey's at least semi-fun to watch on TV.

ALSO, THERE'S THIS:

You know that the Marlins are ready to start acting like a real baseball team when they start negotiating long-term contracts.

Originally posted by: X-DUD!!!11~~
Baseball's fun when you're actually there, but is way more boring than golf on TV.

At least Hockey's fun to watch on TV.

I don't think I'd enjoy hockey on TV if I hadn't played it and experienced it at ice level. The game is completely different on the plane of play.

Baseball is similar in that regard. I also used to think it was mind-bogglingly boring until I learned enough about it to appreciate it on a pitch-by-pitch basis. I find that with all the stresses in life, the pace of the game is incredibly soothing. It's also far more deep and strategic than you might imagine.

unassisted triple play!!!!!!11!!!!!1!!teen!

go tribe, that was pretty awesome tonight.

my brother always has season tickets..he'll be stocked..

Originally posted by: shuteye
unassisted triple play!!!!!!11!!!!!1!!teen!

go tribe, that was pretty awesome tonight.

Always cool to see. Shame it came in a loss.

Marlins also had their 7-game win streak snapped in a close one.