An Opening to Forget
March 31, 2008
Opening Day started out perfect. The sun was blazing in the sky and the Marlins fans were smiling all across the stadium. Hero, Jeff Conine gave a heartwarming pre game speech as he officially retired from baseball. Everything was perfect, well except for the delayed flyover but let’s make believe that didn’t happen. Then the game got underway.
Opening Day Preview
March 31, 2008
The Marlins take on the New York Mets today at 4:10 PM. This is the first game of the season for both squads and will be preceded by the traditional Opening Day festivities as well as a retirement ceremony for Jeff Conine. Here is a preview for today’s game:
Starting Pitchers: Johan Santana vs Mark Hendrickson
Game Time: 4:10 PM
TV: FSN HD Radio: 790 The Ticket
Game Thread: Click Here
Spring Recap - 3/29
March 29, 2008
Today, the Marlins played the final game of the 2008 Spring Training season. It took place at Dolphin Stadium and it saw the fish drop a close one 4-2. The starting pitchers were Chris Volstad and Phil Hughes which was a glimpse of the future for both teams. Volstad kept the Yankee bats quiet and battled out of rallies giving him a final line of 4 innings pitched with 0 earned runs. The Marlins held a slim 2-1 lead until the 9th when Kevin Gregg surrendered 3 runs on an inside the park home run. Alejandro De Aza was injured on this play which allowed all 3 runs to score. After the game it was announced De Aza would be placed on the disabled list and miss 4-6 weeks. Other pitchers to throw today were Renyel Pinto, Taylor Tankersley, Lee Gardner, and Graham Taylor.
Spring Recap - 3/28
March 28, 2008
As things moved to Dolphin Stadium today for Spring Training, the Marlins defeated the New York Yankees 5-3. Andrew Miller faced off against Mike Mussina as both squads used their regular season lineups for the majority of the game. Miller threw for 5 innings surrendering 3 earned runs on 9 hits. Impressive however were the 6 strikeouts Miller had against a very disciplined Yankees lineup. Matt Lindstrom, Logan Kensing, Justin Miller and Joe Nelson all added scoreless innings of relief as the bullpen shut things down and held the lead. Mike Jacobs hit 2 home runs in this game giving him 5 for the Spring.
Spring Recap - 3/27
March 27, 2008
In the final game in Jupiter for 2008, the Marlins dropped today’s game to the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0. Rick VandenHurk started the game and lasted only 4.2 innings due to lack of control. The Marlins #2 starter gave up 5 hits, and 2 earned runs but more worrisome were the 5 walks. Lee Gardner, Taylor Tankersley, Renyel Pinto, and Kevin Gregg all had scoreless innings of relief. The bats were quiet all game long for the fish as they manufactured 5 hits, 3 of which were singles.