Marlins Still Get “No Respect”

First off I’d like thank Jeff for this opportunity to put my garbled rants down for everyone to read.

I am a long time Marlins fan (yes, we do exist) and South Florida native. I was recently laid off my job after six years. Which sucks. So I’ll be attending as many Marlins spring training games in Jupiter as time (no problem) and money (slight problem) allow. I hope to get some good pics and insight to share with you.

I love this team but let me tell you, with the lack of fan support and the ongoing ballpark debacle (which I suppose I’ll have to get into sooner or later), well let’s just say it’s not Red Sox Nation. Unless the Red Sox are in town.

Even the highly regarded Baseball Prospectus has us finishing in last place. A full seven games behind the Nationals!

Huh?

For a team that finished 84-79 last season this is a travashamockery.

For starters, unlike last season the Fish start the year with a healthy starting rotation. Ricky Nolasco (15-8 3.52 ERA), who started last year in the bullpen and Josh Johnson (7-1 3.61 ERA), who came back from Tommy John surgery, are back and slated to be  the #1 and #2 starters. Unlike last season when we started with Mark Hendrickson (7-8 5.45 ERA) and Rick VandenHurk (1-1 7.71 ERA). Blegh!

The core players, led by All Stars Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla, are back and headed for there fourth year playing together. This team should be considered established major leaguers, not “prospects” or “up and comers”.

They still have to prove it on the field for a full season. But let me tell ya, after knocking the Mets out of the playoffs two years in a row, the Marlins still get no respect, no respect at all.

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