rurrusuno

Lemon City Live!!! 🍋

I haven’t been to a fan fest in years. There’s a small chance I may be able to go at the last minute. Let’s see.
 

I predict the city connect jerseys will be the Marlins rendition of Vice City. Other teams in South Florida are doing it so it feels like the Marlins are next to buck the trend.

For the one Spring Training game I went to, I got a Chris Coghlan signature. I’ve had lots of success in the past getting autographs after Marlins games. I got lucky once and met Jose Fernandez.

1 hour ago, Ely Sussman said:

There's your answer on this, @rurrusuno

My prediction was off then. I’m convinced now that it’s going to be a jersey retirement of Mr. Marlin. 

On 2/4/2025 at 11:28 AM, Slacker Mills said:

Matt Mervis in the opening day lineup? Things can never be quite that bad.

Connor Morby playing and battinig second? Impossible. You can't plant a sub-.300 OBP guy in that spot. Norby is why you have a number 8 hole. Otto Lopez is the right guy to hit second. He proved that in August and September of last seasoon.

Agree that Conine and Sanchez should never start vs a lefty. Derek Hill and Sanoja are both capable platoon guys.

This team needs to emphasize running and more running.

Well said. Right now, I'd trust Jonah Bride a bit more for that starting first baseman role. Otto Lopez is a better contact hitter to put in the 2 spot. This team is going to hit the least amount of homers so they need to prioritize getting the ball in play in any way and stealing bags.

My Opening Day lineup prediction:

SS Xavier Edwards

2B Otto Lopez

3B Connor Norby

DH Jesus Sanchez

1B Jonah Bride

LF Kyle Stowers

CF Dane Myers

RF Griffin Conine 

C Nick Fortes

A lot of those names are familiar to me, but they have all contributed to a whole lot of nothing (with the exception of Al Leiter, Derek Lee, and Carlos Delgado of course)

Lewis Brinson has to be one of the biggest disappointments in Marlins history!

My literal first reaction when I heard the news last night was “he still plays?” 😂 

Sandy's the only one I'd draft in a fantasy baseball league, and that would only be if I had no other choice

😮 on Anthony Bender being the only player in his 30’s

If we're paying him a couple million, then might as well give him another shot. I just don't expect much to come out of him. 

Caba looks like a promising fielder. It seems like the Marlins have a tendency to acquire contact hitting middle infielders with no power.

That’s a cool and unique way of representing their fathers.

On another topic, why do so many baseball players change their numbers during the off-season? It doesn’t happen much in other sports.

It gets harder for me to remember all these names. Before it was a bit easier when we’d retain players for a bit longer than we currently do.

Why are people confusing Connor Gillispie with Conor Gillapsie? 😂 😂 

30 minutes ago, THOMAS JOSEPH said:

Perhaps Johnston's performances in the Winter Leagues give the Marlins pause. Regarding the non-roster pitchers, doesn't everyone expect one or two to have real chances at the Opening Day roster?

Pretty much. That’s always a given. Could be more if someone gets hurt.

Hialeah!!!!

Always great to see a fellow Hialeah native getting reps in the big leagues, especially when it's with the hometown Marlins.

The jump from 198 to 220 for PJ Morlando has to suggest that he's trying to be more of a power hitter. At that weight, he's a bit heavy to be a steal-first kind of player. 

I'm excited to see the development of Joe Mack this season. He has the potential to be our first great catcher since J.T. Realmuto. 

4 hours ago, One Regend said:

When it comes to spending $0 on Free Agency, I saw this coming long ago. I expected them to sign a couple of inconsequential players that do nothing but clog up roster spots. I wasn't expecting literally $0.

 

I expected them to sign nobodies as well. It’s going to be the same sequence as last season. We’ll probably sign some cheap outfielder at the last minute just how we signed Tim Anderson right before Spring Training. 

Winning 55-60 games this season should be seen as a success for this ballclub. When they spend $0 on free agency, they shouldn't be surprised with the results they see on the field. It's unfortunate that this is the way management has decided to proceed. 

1 hour ago, Leo Armbrister said:

With all of the moves I believe Sandy is our only player with a multi year contract. If the Marlins are going to win consistently They have to identify the players tey want to be long term Marlins. This roster turnover is not goint to cut it. They need to sign players who they can build around. If not we will just a revolving door of players who will not bring the team any winning results,

True. The rest of our players are on one-year deals. Forget about signing any high profile free agents. I want to see this team invest long-term on some of their promising players.

It's an interesting choice to have Japan as a special guest since they're from the other side of the world. Coming off a World Baseball Classic title and having star talent on their teams, I feel like they have the best odds of winning it all this year in the Caribbean Series.

Why did I have the slighest feeling that someone was going to turn their back on Ichiro? 😑

1 hour ago, Ely Sussman said:

I should've also noted in here that yesterday was the first anniversary of re-launching this website in partnership with DiamondCentric!

So grateful for the tech support and many new bells and whistles we have. The site was a hot mess when I tried handling all of that stuff myself in 2023 😅

Happy anniversary! The site is great, and everyone does a fantastic job running it. 

RIP Jeff Torborg

The Dodgers sure do have the money to sign players. Their roster was already loaded with talent and now it's stacked even more. It wouldn't be a surprise if they run it back again and reach the World Series.

2 hours ago, Slacker Mills said:

Just wondering if this is a promotion or downgrade for the announcer. I'm guessing that more people listen to the radio broadcasts than watch on TV. Anyone have the numbers?

This is definitely a promotion for Kyle Sielaff. People get to see him on TV now and not have to wonder who he is. He can basically me more himself on camera. When you see highlights on social media of the game, they always have the TV play-by-play announcer's voice on, not the radio announcers'. Radio announcers tend to be more gung-ho on just the game rather than their personality. 

Nowadays, more people watch games on TV than listen to the radio broadcasts. With TV broadcasts, you just get way more bang for your buck from the media, whether that's through pre/post-game interviews, analytics from the previous game or current homestand, and even some quick leaguewide coverage. I will say though that radio broadcasts are more popular in baseball than any other sport due it being pretty descriptive. 

I will always remember how my great-uncle used to always watch the Marlins games on mute and have the Spanish radio in his hand while listening to Yiky Quintana. Classic.