Still Alive

Think back to late August of last year. The Marlins were floundering, 7 games out of the wild card race and even farther back of the division-leading Braves. Paul Lo Duca and Guillermo Mota had done all they could for us during their time here, and Juan Encarnacion was contributing, despite an injured shoulder that [...]

Marlins sellers, not buyers

Well, here we are at 45 and 45. 7 games back of the Nationals and not looking to climb up any time soon. The Marlins just lost 3 of 4 against the Phillies, a team, until recently, we have owned. This is a bad bad bad barometer. It smells a lot like underachievement, but that [...]

Is Riley the right coach for the Heat?

There has been a lot of speculation lately about whether or not Pat Riley will step down from the President’s booth and sit on the bench to coach. Much has been said about Riley’s desire to coach again in the media. In fact, Riley has taken a much more ‘participatory’ role in coaching and developing [...]

Moehler solidifies starting spot

Brian Moehler has come a long way. And yet, this seems familiar. Why? Because Moehler has been pitching for a while now, quietly and successfully. In his days in Detroit, from ’96 through ’02, he was able to amass 48 wins in 131 starts. From ’97 to ’00, he was able to amass double digit [...]