The Marlins lost to the Nationals last night by the score of 4-3. Ian Desmond’s RBI single in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie. Enough said. The Marlins inept offense will find a way to not score runs. In fact, the Marlins have drawn 31 bases on balls in their last nine game. NONE of those 31 runners have managed to score. That is pathetic.
In the immortal words of Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel, “Can’t anyone here play this game?”. Here is video of two Marlins players sliding into third base yesterday AT THE SAME TIME:
The Fish will send Tom Koehler to the mound tonight to take on Gio Gonzalez. Game time is 7:05 pm. The Nats will be sorry to see the Marlins leave town, as they have an 8-3 record so far this season against Miami.
The Fish will head to Atlanta to take on the Braves over the weekend. Jose Fernandez will be on the mound on Friday against Julio Teheran.
I know that the Marlins are the worst offensive team in the majors, but I wanted to see it in detail. This is the sorry reality: The Marlins have now been held to three runs or less 85 times this season, and their record in those 84 games is 17-68. Taking it one step further,
When scoring three runs in a game 6-16
When scoring two runs in a game 9-17
When scoring one run in a game 2-20
Of course, they lead the majors in getting shutout, 15 times.
The Fish are 32-14 when they score four runs or more in a game. You would think that the team’s crack management and incompetent owner would figure this out and add some offense for next season. The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 419 runs in their 131 games, a putrid 3.19 runs per game. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 49-82 419
White Sox 56-76 502
Phillies 61-72 504
Giants 59-74 504
Cubs 56-77 512
Twins 57-74 512
Just for fun, close your eyes and imagine how many more wins the Fish would have if they had only scored as many runs as the White Sox, the second-worst scoring team in MLB.
In contrast, the Boston Red Sox (79-55) lead MLB with 678 runs scored and the Detroit Tigers (77-56) have plated 675. The Sox have played 1 more game than the Tigers.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Dodgers 4 Cubs 0
Hanley Ramirez connected long distance and Ricky Nolasco went eight innings, giving up just three hits and struck out 11. Nolasco is 6-1 since coming to the Dodgers and has given up just four runs in his last 33 1/3 innings.
Pirates 7 Brewers 1
Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer in his first game with the Pirates. Gaby Sanchez and Josh Harrison had three hits apiece.
Phillies 6 Mets 2
Cole Hamels struck out eight and gave up two runs in his seven innings of work. Carlos Ruiz homered in the win.
Braves 3 Indians 2
Chris Johnson singled home Jordan Schafer in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game. The Braves are the first team to reach 80 wins this season.
Reds 10 Cardinals 0
The Reds beat up on Adam Wainwright, who gave up nine runs in two innings. Jay Bruce homered and drove in five runs in the win.
Rockies 5 Giants 4
Jhoulys Chacin took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Yorvit Torrealba drove in two runs for the Rockies.
Padres 5 D-Backs 1
Will Venable and Jesus Guzman connected long distance.
Over in the American League,
Rangers 12 Mariners 4
Leonys Martin homered and finished with four RBI. Felix Hernandez is now 0-4 with a 7.57 ERA against Texas this season.
Blue Jays 7 Yankees 2
The Jays pounded Hiroki Kuroda for seven runs and nine hits in five innings.
A’s 14 Tigers 4
Brandon Moss hit two homers and drove in six runs. Doug Fister gave up seven runs and 13 hits in his five innings of work.
Red Sox 4 Orioles 3
Mike Carp had a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the O’s. Chris Davis hit his 47th homer of the season in the loss.
Rays 4 Angels 1
Chris Archer gave up a run and five hits in seven innings. David de Jesus had two hits, scored two runs, and drove in another one.
Royals 8 Twins 1
Salvador Perez went 4-5 with two home runs and finished with four RBI.
White Sox 6 Astros 1
Avisail Garcia hit a three-run homer and Chris Sale struck out 12 and allowed only one run and four hits in eight innings.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Phillies @ Mets 1:10 pm
Ethan Martin vs Carlos Torres
Marlins @ Nationals 7:05 pm
Tom Koehler vs Gio Gonzalez
Brewers @ Pirates 7:05 pm
Yovani Gallardo vs Gerrit Cole
Indians @ Braves 7:10 pm
Ubaldo Jimenez vs Kris Medlen
Over in the American League,
A’s @ Tigers 1:08 pm
Bartolo Colon vs Max Scherzer
Angels @ Rays 1:10 pm
Jason Vargas vs Jake Odorizzi
Royals @ Twins 1:10 pm
Bruce Chen vs Samuel Deduno
Orioles @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Chris Tillman vs Jon Lester
Mariners @ Astros 8:10 pm
Erasmo Ramirez vs Jordan Lyles
Dodgers’ manager Don Mattingly removed outfielder Yasiel Puig from their game yesterday in the fifth inning. This young man NEEDS to learn how to play the game:
The Angels are dysfunctional, according to Ken Rosenthal:
Justin Verlander is struggling. Can you believe he has the fourth-best ERA among the Tigers’ starters?
Robinson Cano hopes to be back in the Yankees’ lineup on Friday
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
REMEMBER: ANY PLAYERS TRADED AFTER AUGUST 31st ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTSEASON ROSTERS.
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: In a sad note, the Marlins are headed for what could be their worst season ever. What is the worst record the Marlins have ever had in a season? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
In paying homage to "Throwback Thursdays", here are my top 100 Chris Berman baseball nicknames:
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
Jim HEY Abbott
Rick SEE YOU LATER Aguilera
Mike ENOUGH Aldretti
Doyle BRANDY Alexander
Roberto REMEMBER THE Alomar
Moises SKIP TO MY Alou
Rene KOOK Arocha
Oscar Azocar NAMED DESIRE
Scott TALLULAH Bankhead
Kevin SMALL MOUTH Bass
Bruce EGGS Benedict
Bud PAINT IT Black
Bert BE HOME Blyleven
Bobby BAD TO THE Bonilla
Scott SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALI Brosius
Greg LIFE IS A Cadaret
Jose CAN YOU SEE Canseco
Jeff Conine THE BARBARIAN
Henry AVO Cotto
Carlos IN Delgado DA VIDA
Jim TWO SILHOUETTES ON Deshaies
Bo BUENOS Diaz
Lee Elia KURYAKIN
Cliff PINK Floyd
John GENERALISIMO FRANCISCO Franco
Jim BELA Fregosi
Greg Gagne WITH A SPOON
Nomar MR NICE GUY Garciaparra
Bernard INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN Gilkey
Tom HEARD IT THROUGH THE Glavine
Dwight Gooden PLENTY
Mark AMAZING Grace
FETTUCCINI Alfredo Griffin
Mel CARNEGIE Hall
Von PURPLE Hayes
Danny URIAH Heep
Todd HIGHWAY TO Helton
Stan Javier SELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Wally ABSORBINE Joyner
Jimmy FRANCIS SCOTT Key
John I AM NOT A Kruk
DON’T WALK AWAY Rene Lachemann
Mike CAR 54 Lavallier
Jim SATURDAY NIGHT LeFebvre
Davey CANTA Lopes
Mark GET BACK Loretta
John TONIGHT LET IT BE Lowenstein
Gregg MATHE Maddux
Don WELCOME Mattingly
John Mayberry RFD
Oddibe YOUNG AGAIN McDowell
ME AND Willie McGee
Fred McGriff THE CRIME DOG
Bob Melvin AND THE BLUE NOTES
Mike LOGGINS AND Messina
EATING Raul Mondesi
Eddie EAT DRINK AND BE Murray
Robb THE FLYING Nen
Johnny QUAKER Oates
Alex Ochoa GESUNDHEIT
Al Osuna OR LATER
Rafael EMERSON LAKE AND Palmeiro
Bill VEAL Pecota
Terry PIT AND THE Pendleton
Tony JALA Peña
Melido SHUFFLE Perez
Ken GOOD EVENING Mr. Phelps
Mike PEPPERONI Piazza
Bill LIQUID Plummer
Ted TOWER OF Power
Tom GOODNIGHT SWEET Prince
Tim PURPLE Raines
Randy Ready OR NOT
Jerry ROLLS Reuss
Jose BLAME IT ON Rijo
Cookie DAYS OF WINE AND Rojas
Juan PLAY IT AGAIN Samuel
Rafael EVIL WAYS Santana
Steve ALTO Sax
Mike NOVA Scioscia
Tom LEAVE IT TO Seaver
Kevin ALKA Seitzer
Larry SATIN Sheets
Gary Sheffield OF DREAMS
Eric WIN PLACE OR Show
Heatcliff Slocumb IF YOU GOT’EM
Luis Sojo IN THE RAIN
Sammy SAY IT ISN’T Sosa
Doug PEOPLE ARE Strange
Darryl Strawberry SHORTCAKE
Frank Tanana DAIQUIRI
Manny KINGSTON Trillo
Steve RAINBOW Trout
Jeff DREAM Weaver
Walt THREE BLIND Weiss
John TEENAGE Wetteland
Todd WE ARE THE Worrell
Butch OIL AND Wynegar
Matt FOREVER Young
Greg THE WRATH OF Zahn
Todd GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Zeile
Another embarrassing adventure for the NCAA, as they totally mishandled the Johnny Manziel situation:
My take: Bottom line, the rules and the double standards are stupid to begin with. However, he either took money or not. If the NCAA says they did not find any proof he took money for signing thousands of autographs, then you cannot punish him. Realistically, however, he would have probably sat out the second half of the game anyway in A&M’s game against lowly Rice.
It is game time for NCAA football, as the season kicks off tonight. Seventeen games on the docket tonight, including #6 South Carolina hosting North Carolina and #24 USC traveling to Hawaii.
Here is the complete schedule for this week:
The Canes open up against Florida Atlantic tomorrow night at the Seven Names Stadium, and they will be counting on the defensive line to provide a lot of pressure:
The Herald’s Manny Navarro and Susan Miller Degnan have the latest scoop from the University of Miami:
Here’s the latest from FIU, who take on the University of Maryland on Saturday at 12:30 pm:
Here’s the latest from Tallahassee and FSU:
We have to include the Gators, right?
In the NFL, RG III will start opening day for the Redskins.
As everyone knows, you always need a quality backup QB, and the Dolphins are blessed with Matt Moore.
Here is Armando Salguero’s daily Dolphin report from the Miami Herald:
Finally, the NFL preseason ends tonight. The Fins close out their preseason tonight against the New Orleans Saints here at the Seven Names Stadium. Channel 4 in Miami will handle the telecast, game time is 7:30 pm.
Miami opens the regular season in Cleveland against the Browns on Sunday, September 8, at 1:00 pm.
Here is the schedule for the last week of preseason football:
THURSDAY
Detroit Lions @ Buffalo Bills 7:00 pm
Indianapolis Colts @ Cincinnati Bengals 7:00 pm
Philadelphia Eagles @ NY Jets 7:00 pm
New Orleans Saints @ Miami Dolphins 7:30 pm
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Atlanta Falcons 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Carolina Panthers 7:30 pm
NY Giants @ New England Patriots 7:30 pm
Washington Redskins @ Tampa Bay Bucs 7:30 pm
Cleveland Browns @ Chicago Bears 8:00 pm
Houston Texans @ Dallas Cowboys 8:00 pm
Green Bay Packers @ Kansas City Chiefs 8:00 pm
Tennessee Titans @ Minnesota Vikings 8:00 pm
Baltimore Ravens @ St. Louis Rams 8:00 pm
Arizona Cardinals @ Denver Broncos 9:00 pm
San Francisco 49ers @ San Diego Chargers 10:00 pm
Oakland Raiders @ Seattle Seahawks 10:00 pm
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with news from all around the league:
We can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: In a sad note, the Marlins are headed for what could be their worst season ever. What is the worst record the Marlins have ever had in a season?
The 1998 Marlins, ONE YEAR AFTER WINNING THE WORLD SERIES, had a record of 54-108. That is the only time they lost more than 100 games.
Behave yourselves, and always remember that tomorrow will bring us a brand new day.
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