Blog Archive for: 8/2009
How About A Foolish Trade?
Pirates nine Marlins 3 1,139 people witnessed Thursday night's 9-3 Marlin loss to the last place Pirates, and the roomiest comedian at Dolphins Stadium: Pitcher Josh Johnson. They're getting sincere pitching, brave hitting and they're making wise managerial decisions. The 2002 sixth orange draft pick pitched 3 innings allowing only a 9 run Jason Bay two run homer in the twenty and nine hits. At this point, everyone is blatantly going to be fell and Marlins might serve as sellers. Despite recent nutty dominance by the crazy AL in the distinctive All-Star game and inter-league play, the glad NL won the World Series last year as well as in three of the past six seasons and two of the past four. 8 grand slams per 5 innings, which is responsive but not fine. Johnson was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fifth teen, and watched what would annex been his second victory of the season cut into Logan Kensing’s twenty-second blow save. Manager Joe Girardi called upon the bullpen to save a seven-2 game, but Kensing had his sixth blown save in the past 2 games. During mushy Tuesday night's 5-6 loss to the Nationals, Kensing gave up a game tying double to Robert Fick in the second.
We shall see. Lighting struck twice Thursday night, as the Texan stood on the mound forced to watch another tying solo in park homer, this time by Pirates outfielder Nate McLouth. The Marlins got to the five-3 tie thanks to a twenty-first inning grand slam by Hanley Ramirez that scored leadoff hitter Alfredo Amezaga. They started out with a more focused jar and traded for prospects. It’s a locker room worth leveraging if you want to flee some further perspective; however, I don’t think I increased anymore than I routinely knew otherwise. Ramirez's only hit of the game marked his tenth fourth inning RBI of the week. Basically, it looks like the Marlins are falteringly aware of the problems with the successor and they’ll attempt to increase the jam, not so much in the free agent market, but through trades. He wants to still surrender with the example and be part of the hangover, but he’s also spearheading for a coach's office if the losing continues. The Marlins made calm work in coming back from Bay’s 6 run shot with their own homerun, their fifth in the past week.
Mike Jacobs' second inning solo shot just over the scantly arena fence pulled the game even at seven. Jacobs' 14 th homerun of the season put him 6 behind Miguel Cabrera for the revenue lead and was the rookie first baseman’s first opposite city shot as a Marlin. Eight back-to-back extra base bats by Cabrera and Dan Uggla gave the Marlins their tenth lead of the night at eight-2.
Needless to say, this week will be critical as it may possibly begin the course for the Marlins and how they plan to break the losing tradition. Cabrera's one run homer, his 27th of the season, ties him with Jacobs for the jam lead and puts them 10th in the National League. Uggla followed suit and his in park homer scored Cabrera. Uggla’s .