A Home For The Aged: A BBM Marlins Expansion Dynasty

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APRIL 2ND: Marlins (0-0) Vs Rockies (0-0)
Smiley pitched into the 8th but our pen let him down as we allowed 3 late runs. Heredia did not have a good day.
Manny went 1-3 in his debut. Dan Wilson had 2 hits. Dissapointing that our pen was so shakey.
Final Score: Rockies 5 Marlins 3



APRIL 3RD: Marlins (0-1) Vs Rockies (1-0)
Rijo threw 8 majestic shutout innings. Wilson and Lewis each had 2 hits. Nevin and Manny had an RBI and we won, YAY!
Final Score: Marlins 5 Rockies 0



APRIL 4TH: Marlins (1-1) Vs Rockies (1-1)
Chuck Smith left after 6 good innings in a 2-2 tie. Goodwin would double in the go ahead run in the 7th and our pen, closed out by Percival, would make it stand. Goodwin had 2 hits and 2 RBI and Manny had a hit and an RBI.
Final Score: Marlins 3 Rockies 2



APRIL 4TH: Contract News
JT Snow became eligable for arbitration following this season so we wanted to sit down and strike a long term deal.
He was super receptive to staying in Florida for a long time and we hammered out a 6 year deal that will pay him $1.1 Million dollars per year.



APRIL 5TH: Marlins (2-1) Vs Rockies (1-2)
Manny would hit his first homer as a Marlin, a grand slam, in the 2nd inning to pace us. Leftwich threw 6 decent innings and left up 6-4, our pen, finished off by Percival would slam the door. Goodwin, Manny and Wilson all had 2 hits as we take 3 of 4 from the Rockies. Nice way to start the year.
Final Score: Marlins 6 Rockies 4



APRIL 5TH: INJURY & ROSTER NEWS
John Smiley has a slight wrist sprain and will need to be pushed back a day or two. We send Ballard down to AAA and call up SP Curt Lyons. Lyons will pitch after Van Egmonds turn, essentialy going with 6 starters to open the season, then Rijo will start in front of Smiley to give John the full 3 days of rest he needs.

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APRIL 6TH: Marlins (3-1) At Phillies (2-1)
Van Egmond didn't make it thru the 5th before giving up 10 runs as we get STOMPED. Lewis, Ramirez, Mueller and Vina all had 2 hits.
Final Score: Phillies 14 Marlins 3



APRIL 7TH: Marlins (3-2) At Phillies (3-1)
Lyons only made it thru 4.2 innings before coming out. He left with a 4-3 lead and our bullpen did an AWESOME job of making the lead stand up. Percival got the save. Ledesma had 2 RBI.
Final Score: Marlins 5 Phillies 3



APRIL 8TH: Marlins (4-2) At Phillies (3-2)
Rijo left after 6 innings tied 1-1 against Curt Schilling. Our bullpen again was wonderfull and a Manny Ramirez homer in the top of the ninth broke the tie. Percival would get the save and we get out of town with a series win. Ramirez had 2 hits and Goodwin had an RBI.
Final Score: Marlins 2 Phillies 1

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APRIL 9TH: Marlins (5-2) Vs Astros (4-2)
Smiley only went 5 innings and left down 5-3. Our pen gave up some runs and Doug Drabek did a good job against us as the Astros take game one of the series. Vina had 2 hits and a homer and Ramirez and Goodwin also had 2 hits a piece.
Final Score: Astros 8 Marlins 4



APRIL 10TH: Marlins (5-3) Vs Astros (5-2)
Chuck Smith took a 3-0 lead into the eigth before giving up a solo homer. Torres would also give up a longball and it was 3-2 going into the ninth and Percival closed the door to give us the win. Manny hit a 2 run homer in the first to pace us. Lewis and Mueller each had 2 hits.
Final Score: Marlins 3 Astros 2



APRIL 10TH: INJURY NEWS
Manny Ramirez has elbow tendinitis and will miss about a week.
We decide to go with 14 bench players and send Ballard down to AAA and call up CF David Hulse.
Jon Nunnally will see most of the time in RF for the next week.



APRIL 11TH: Marlins (6-3) Vs Astros (5-3)
Leftwich gave up 3 runs in 6 innings but then our pen got lit up pretty bad. Greg Swindell mowed us down and we took a pretty good lashing. Gene Larkin had 2 hits, Goodwin had an RBI.
Final Score: Astros 8 Marlins 2



APRIL 12TH: Marlins (6-4) Vs Astros (6-3)
It was a slugfest as Van Egmond for us and Daryl Kile for them both got knocked around a bit, but we came out on top thanks in no small part to Tom Goodwins 5-5, 3SB, 3 runs scored day. Mueller and Snow each had 2 RBI and Percival got his 6th save.
Final Score: Marlins 8 Astros 5

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APRIL 13TH: Marlins (7-4) Vs Cardinals (4-6)
Rijo would give up a 3 run homer to Ray Lankford in the 1st inning but settle in to throw 7.2 Innings of 4 run ball. He would leave with a 6-4 lead thanks in part to 4 RBI from Darren Lewis and Percival notched another save as we win the opener.
Final Score: Marlins 6 Cardinals 5



APRIL 14TH: Marlins (8-4) Vs Cardinals (4-7)
Smiley got rocked for 8 runs in 4.2 Innings and left down 8-1. We would rally to 8-7 and had the tying run on base in the ninth but came up just short. Vina had 4 hits, Snow and Larkin had 3 each. Goodwin had 2 steals.
Final Score: Cardinals 8 Marlins 7



APRIL 15TH: Marlins (8-5) Vs Cardinals (5-7)
Chuck Smith left after 6 innings with a 4-3 lead. Torres would give up the tying run in the 7th and it stayed that way till the bottom of the ninth when Phil Nevin hit a 2 out, 3 run, walkoff homer to give us the win. BOOYAH!! Mueller had 2 RBI.
Final Score: Marlins 7 Cardinals 4

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APRIL 16TH: Marlins (9-5) At Expos (6-7)
Leftwich would go 5 and give up 5 runs and Robert Person would take a shutout into the ninth before we got anything off of him and by then it was too late. Nevin had a pinch hit 3 run homer but other than that our bats were quiet as we drop the opener in Montreal.
Final Score: Expos 7 Marlins 3



APRIL 16TH: INJURY & ROSTER NEWS
Manny is back tommorow, to that end we call up SP Curt Lyons and send CF David Hulse back down to AAA as we go with 12 pitchers.



APRIL 17TH: Marlins (9-6) At Expos (7-7)
Van Egmond would leave after 5 down 4-2. We would rally to tie and then a JT Snow pinch hit homer in the eight gave us a 5-4 lead. Percival allowed the tying run to score, blowing his first save of the year but we would come back and score twice in the 10th and Percival would then shut them down in the bottom of the innings as we pulled one out of our ass, phew! Snow had 2 hits and Dan Wilson had 2 RBI.
Final Score: Marlins 7 Expos 5 (10 Innings)



APRIL 18TH: Marlins (10-6) At Expos (7-8)
Rijo went 6 and left with a 3-2 lead. We tacked on a couple of late runs and Pete Walker closed it out for a save as we take 2 of 3 from the Expos and have yet to lose a series this year. Mueller, Ramirez and Krueter each had 3 hits in victory.
Final Score: Marlins 5 Expos 2



APRIL 19TH: OFF DAY
We've got our toughest of the young season coming up as we host 13-3 Atlanta over the next 3 days. I hope attendance and performance are at an all time high as we have to prove we belong.

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APRIL 20TH: Marlins (11-6) Vs Braves (13-3)
John Smiley gave up 7 runs in 5 innings as he gets rocked again and is starting to worry me. Jaime Navaro had us on our heels all day as they just came in and made a major statement. Mueller had 3 hits and Lewis had 2.
Final Score: Braves 8 Marlins 2



APRIL 20TH: INURY & ROSTER NEWS
C Dan Wilson has a strained elbow that will keep him out for about 5 days. We decide to go back to a 6 man bench rather than DL him so we send down Pitcher Curt Lyons and call up C Corky Miller.


APRIL 21ST: Marlins (11-7) Vs Braves (14-3)
Chuck Smith battled John Smoltz pitch for pitch for 7 innings, each man only allowing a solo homer, Larkin for them and Manny for us. We led 2-1 after 7 innings but our pen would let us down. Embree in the 8th and Percival in the 9th each allowed an inherited runner to score as we totaly blew a chance to get a win. Damnit. Krueter had 2 hits.
Final Score: Braves 3 Marlins 2



APRIL 21ST: INJURY NEWS
Aaron Ledesma has a pulled calf and will miss three days. We wont make a roster move but this will hurt us for the next couple of days.



APRIL 22ND: Marlins (11-8) Vs Braves (15-3)
We jumped out to a 6-0 lead off of Steve Sparks but by the end of the 5th inning they led 10-6 thanks to horrible pitching by Phil Leftwich and Gil Heredia. They would go on to win it 12-7 in a game that really........I dunno. We effin shit the bed on this one. But we've got to pick ourselves and go out and just start winning again. Nevin had 3 RBI.
Final Score: Braves 12 Marlins 7



APRIL 22ND: INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
After the game it was revealed that Phil Leftwich has a strained forearm. It's only gonna cost him 1 start but we're gonna DL him anyway as he's been pretty shitty. Maybe after his DL stint he'll come back better. SP Curt Lyons is recalled and will take his spot in the rotation.

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APRIL 23RD: Marlins (11-9) At Mets (8-12)
Van Egmond went 6 good innings but left down 2-1 and we wouldn't mount a comeback. 4 losses in a row. Need to have faith. Manny hit a HR.
Final Score: Mets 3 Marlins 2



APRIL 24TH: Marlins (11-10) At Mets (9-12)
Rijo didn't make it thru 6 and gave up 5 runs leaving down 5-1. We would bridge the gap but left the bases loaded in the ninth as we dropped our 5th in a row. Need to right this ship in a hurry. Snow and Stilwell had homers and Krueter went 3-3.
Final Score: Mets 6 Marlins 4



APRIL 25TH: Marlins (11-11) At Mets (10-12)
Smiley left after 5 down 5-2. We again would mount a comeback but fall short as now we're below .500 and i'm getting worried.
Final Score: Mets 7 Marlins 5


APRIL 25TH: INJURY & ROSTER NEWS
Ledesma and Wilson are healthy. We go back to 13 batters and send C Corky Miller down to AAA and call up Pitcher Jeff Ballard.

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APRIL 26TH: Marlins (11-12) Vs Dodgers (15-7)
Chuck Smith got lit up for 7 runs in 3 innings as we dropped our 7th in a row. This is getting bad. Mueller had 2 hits and 3 RBI. We really need a spark here soon cause this is falling to shit.
Final Score: Dodgers 8 Marlins 5



APRIL 27TH: Marlins (11-13) Vs Dodgers (16-7)
Curt Lyons would leave after five innings down 2-1. Our pen would give up some late runs but it didn't matter cause Pedro Astacio had our number as we dropped our 8th in a row. This sucks ass. Ledesma had 2 hits.
Final Score: Dodgers 5 Marlins 1



APRIL 28TH: Marlins (11-14) Vs Dodgers (17-7)
Van Egmond went 6.2 innings of scoreless ball and left up 1-0. It stayed that way till Percival blew the save and then in the 11th our pen and defense totaly effed us over as they scored 4 times and we rolled to our ninth straight loss. Lewis and Vina had 2 hits each and I'm about to lose my shit here.
Final Score: Dodgers 5 Marlins 1



APRIL 29TH: Marlins (11-15) Vs Dodgers (18-7)
Rijo left after 7 down 1-0. Heredia allowed a 3 run homer to Ryne Sandberg in the 8th and they went on to win as we dropped our 10th in a row. Really now.
Final Score: Dodgers 4 Marlins 1



APRIL 30TH: Managerial News


The first thing buck wants to do is JT Snow from 5th to 3rd in the order. Snow is hitting under .200 and could use some help waking up his bat. Mueller will move into the 5 hole.