Rookie Balester topples Marlins in debut
July 3, 2008
MIAMI - Collin Balester made his big league debut a successful one on Tuesday night using the Florida Marlins as his victim in Washingtion 9-6 win over Florida in front of 12,166 fans at Dolphin Stadium.
Making his first big league start, Balester pitched five innings allowing just one hit, one earned run, while walking three and striking out three to earn the victory.
Nolasco shines as Marlins end skid
June 28, 2008
MIAMI - Ricky Nolasco pitched eight strong innings, surviving a 33-pitch first inning, allowing six hits and one earned run to lead the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks in front of 15,291 fans at Dolphin Stadium on Friday night.
The win snapped the Marlins’ four-game losing streak and allowed Florida to inch to within one game of National League East-leading Philadelphia, a 7-6 loser to Texas on Friday night.
Garza’s one-hitter topples Marlins as Rays sweep series
June 27, 2008
Matt Garza pitched the game of his career one night after his collegiate alma mater won the college world series as a huge underdog.
Garza pitched a one-hitter, only allowing a Hanley Ramirez lead off home run in the seventh inning, facing only one batter over the minimum to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-1 win over the Florida Marlins and complete a three-game sweep in the Citrus Series.
View From Stands: The Showdown In Shea
May 26, 2008
Tonight the Marlins return to the scene of the crime. For the first time since the tense, emotional series that ended the 2007 season (for both teams), the Marlins travel to Shea Stadium to meet the Mets and, hopefully, once again, beat the Mets. Roles are reversed as the Marlins come in now as the division leaders and the Mets are trying to hold onto life for this season. This is a key series for both teams.
Marlins Break From Tradition in Signing Ramirez Long-Term
May 11, 2008
As a rule, the Marlins don’t like to give out long-term contracts. They’ve been burned before by the likes of Mike Lowell and others, who took a nose-dive after signing big contracts with Florida. For a team that doesn’t have the luxury or the ability to throw money around to non-producers, they prefer to make players earn their contracts by performing for them the year before. However, every once in a great while, a player comes along that demands to be treated differently, one that you build a franchise around. The Marlins have that in Hanley Ramirez.
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