The Marlins visit the lovely East Bay city of Oakland this weekend and the Fish@Bat crew will be there too document this historic meeting. We’ll be somewhere in the lower deck — just look for the guys in the Fish@Bat shirts.

Of course, since at least one of us is a photographer in his spare time, we will be posting some photos soon thereafter.

Random Trivia: Did you know that Oakland is the 8th largest city in the US and claims to have the best weather in the US?

Bonus Trivia: Did you know that the A’s are also getting a new ballpark? They’re moving to Cisco field in Freemont.

We’re going to experience a few hiccups due to a necessary update coming up in the next few hours. Don’t lose faith, we’ll be back to normal in no time.

Update: We’re back. Please contact us if anything looks broken.

We are taking a deep breath before the regular season marathon begins. As you may notice, we listened to feedback and made some minor design changes, primarily moving some of the elements around and adding a live scores/news widget.

Now, we’re reaching out to you asking for any suggestions, comments, or advice to make this site better for you and others. We are looking to bring more Marlins fans to the site so we can start getting more comments, user submissions, and edits/additions to the Florida Marlins Wiki. We’ve been very honest in our writing style and would encourage Marlins fans to stop by and share their thoughts. Feel free to comment below or simply contact us

Speaking of the Wiki, it is the only one dedicated to the Marlins so encourage your fellow Fish fans to edit and create the most comprehensive database of our favorite team.

Thanks and go Marlins!

P.S.: Don’t forget to tell your friends to stop by for a visit or show off with our Fish@Bat Wallpaper

We just learned of another Marlins fan site that recently launched. Let’s all welcome Teal and Black to our small but loyal family.

All you Facebook users can now buddy up with us on our new Facebook page.

I have an administrative/design question for all of you. Which theme do you like for this website?

If you like our site (and we hope you do) then why not wear our logo?

Yes, you can get your very own Fish@Bat branded gear from our store. Send us photos of you wearing the gear and we will post them on the site. Better yet, send us a photo of one of the Marlins wearing it and we might just send you something for free from the store.

As a special to our readers and contributors, we are offering $15 off $75 or more through 9/1/07. Simply visit our store and use coupon FALLTEE2007.

Link:  Fish@Bat Gear

Fish@Bat is very proud to announce the launch of the Florida Marlins Wiki. This is a Wiki for all Marlins fans to aggregate the collective history of the Florida Marlins including players, games, trades, and everything else under the Dolphin Stadium sun. You can access the Wiki directly at http://wiki.fishatbat.com or simply search in the Wiki form above.

Please help us build this Wiki by contributing your knowledge and insight into the Florida Marlins. Since we just debuted this Wiki, expect to see some style changes and bugs over the upcoming days as we fine tune the product.

Thanks,

The Fish@Bat Team