• Marlins Radio Broadcast Now on 790 AM The Ticket

  • No surprise here.

    The Marlins are moving to WAXY 790 AM “The Ticket”. David Samson will announce that tomorrow on the Dan Le Ba[s]tard show. The Fish have been on WQAM since day one but the Dolphins return to 560 forced the Marlins out (once again, Wayne Huizenga is keeping us down). They also still need someone to replace Roxy Bernstein on the broadcast.

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  • Fish Dropping Like Flies

  • Reginald Damascus AbercrombieThe Marlins began their first purge of bench players / guys-with-potential-who-couldn’t-cut-it / oops with a series of transactions:

    Huh? Why did we lose Jose Garcia? Why would we sit on him for a year as he recovers from surgery only to lose him?

    I’m guessing the Fish tried to sneak him through but the smart guys at Oakland didn’t miss a beat. As for Reginald Damascus Abercrombie, I can’t say much because like everyone else I liked his talent but frankly he was constantly given opportunities and never delivered. Maybe a change of scenery will help. BTW, you think we could have packaged those two in a trade for a veteran pitcher? Anyway.

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  • Beinfest Promoted; Mike Hill New GM

  • The Marlins took a big step to lLock up some of its most valuable assets — Larry Beinfest and his staff.

    Larry is promoted to President of Baseball Operations which gives him a bigger title, probably higher pay, but generally the same responsibilities. Mike Hill is now your new General Manager while Dan Jennings and Jim Flemmings were named Assistant General Managers. All signed deals until 2015(!). More

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  • Kranitz is Gone

  • Rick Kranitz is out as the Marlins pitching coach, but not because of management or our futile calls for his head.

    The official story is that the Marlins offered new deals to all their coaches and all but Kranitz have accepted. The Marlins, looking to waste no time, told Kranitz they need to move on.

    “The bottom line for me is either you are in or you’re out,” [GM Larry] Beinfest said. “Kranny was not able to make that decision, and we’re moving on.”

    The Palm Beach Post adds some more color claiming:

    a source said the Marlins offered him a $5,000 raise. Kranitz thought he deserved more, the source said.

    Bullpen coach Steve Foster will take over as interim pitching coach.

    Photo by Flickr user deepfruit
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  • Mr. Marlin Plays His Final Game at “Home”

  • Today will mark the end of an era for the Florida Marlins.

    At some point today, Jeff Conine’s name will be announced for the last time as a player in Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin Stadium. If you haven’t heard already, Niner announced that he will retire at the end of this season.

    He is the only player to have played for the inaugural team and the two World Series Championship teams. In his seven years (1993-97 and 2003-05) Conine hit .290 with 120 home runs and 553 RBIs. Statistically, his name appears in the top-10 of many career lists including batting average (5th), games (2nd), at bats (3rd), runs (3rd), Hits (2nd), total bases (2nd), doubles (4th), triples (7th), home runs (5th), RBI (2nd), and singles (2nd). He was even named the MVP of the 1995 All-Star game, wearing that great teal hat (photo on right).

    When he comes to bat today (and hopefully, he will) Marlins fans should stand up and give the loudest and longest ovation ever seen at a home game. With all do respect to other Marlins “legends” (Miguel Cabrera, Luis Castillo, and Mike Lowell) no player meant more to this franchise. He helped build this franchise we all love so much and was there to guide it through the early years and through its two championships.

    There will always be only one Mr. Marlin. Now batting, Jeff Conine.

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