Josh Johnson – At 27 years old, this pitching stud looks to be the ace of this staff for years to come. Standing 6’7” and 250lbs. he has the accuracy and power to dominate games from the start. The hope is the injury suffered during this season doesn’t linger on and he is able to put it in the past and lead this team to the promised land. With a career record of 48-23, it doesn’t start to show how he has started to control games as he has grown during his almost six years in the majors. The future is bright with him at the helm.

Hanley Ramirez – At 27 years old, he came into the majors putting up great numbers. This year we have seen a slight dip in production, but there is nothing really showing that he won’t be able to bounce back next year and continue to progress into a potential All Star year in and year out. Injuries have really put a damper on his season. With a career batting average of .306 he has shown he can hit consistently against the variety of pitchers he has faced over his six years in the majors. The hope is that he is around for years to come, as he could joining some of the exclusive hitting clubs later in his career.

Mike Stanton – At 21 years old, yes, 21 years old, he has the power that most people can only dream about. He is currently tied for the lead in the NL for homeruns hit with Albert Pujols at 30 for the season. He has already surpassed all of his numbers from last season and it looks like he will blow those away as he still has plenty of games left to play. He could and should be the face of the organization as he continues to progress into what is looking like what will be a very prosperous career for him. As long as he can stay away from the injury bug, he will continue to surpass his numbers year in and year out. First homerun in the new ballpark coming from this guy?

While those are the three players to watch for, Marlins fans should be very excited about the new stadium they get to watch them in. Not only will it have a retractable roof, but it will also have a
retractable wall that will open up to show off the skyline of downtown Miami. Everything will be state
of the art, from the luxuries in the suites to the signage around the stadium. Don’t miss out on what is
going to be a phenomenal stadium and hopefully a great product on the field as well.

First of all you must have the opportunity to be playing night in and night out towards the top of the line-up. After that you have to be staying healthy and have a long career. Making the playoffs often doesn’t hurt either.

Going into the game, Ramirez has averaged 194 hits in his six season with the Marlins. If he were to continue with that pace, he would reach 2,000 hits in his 11th year and then 3,000 hits in his 16th year. If that were the case, Ramirez will have 3,000 hits in 2022 or 2023 if he goes on a 150 hits per season pace from here on out.

A bigger question will be even if he does achieve this goal in a decade or so from now, will he still be in a Marlins uniform?

What about traffic flow? Anyone who has been the OB for a Hurricanes game has enjoyed the fun scenario of paying someone to park in their house weed patch only to get blocked in.

The Orange Bowl was perfect for college games during its time, but man those ramps when they got wet, and any Va Tech, WVA, or FSU game meant never ending wall to wall ‘people slushing’ to get anywhere in that stadium. I’m more than happy to say goodbye, but a Pro stadium in that neighborhood? Its not exactly “in the city.”

I guess beggars can’t be choosers. The Florida Marlins have wanted, no needed, this stadium since day 1. Finally they will get it as its been approved. The name of the team will change to the Miami Marlins. I like the name better. It might actually draw more fans if you can believe it since its more niche.

Crushed.

Again.

Everywhere from the standings to the spirit.

For the second cruel night in a row, the Marlins walked off the field with heads hung as the jubilant Mets won in the final at-bat, all but extinguishing what was left of Florida’s season. If the Marlins win all 10 remaining games, a virtual impossibility given that this team hasn’t won a series since June, it would still need the surging Astros to go 6-4 to tie them.

Then Dan Le Batard, continues with:

That would mean starting over, which nobody in South Florida wants to hear, but you are going to care only enough to complain? It isn’t like there were swaying, paying thousands at the ballpark all season rewarding Marlins management for again doing all it could to give us a season’s worth of contending.

Frankly, we don’t deserve Delgado, A.J. Burnett nor this team that keeps giving us September and October thrills. Last in the league in attendance? There isn’t another baseball town in North America, not one, that would draw this poorly for pennant-race games.

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