Florida manager Jack McKeon could only shake his head when Dan Uggla swung at the first pitch he saw in the third inning. “If there’s any club in the league that should know how to pitch to Uggla,” McKeon said. “These guys have been with him. That’s two nights in a row he’s hit three-run homers.
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Dan Uggla is starting to feel like a legitimate slugger again. Uggla hit a three-run homer against his former team for the second straight night, helping Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 5-1 on Saturday. “I was just staying positive,” said Uggla, who is heating up after a terrible start this season.
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Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. There goes that man again: Every now and then Edgar Renteria will remind us he’s still hanging aroud … Continue reading →
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Clay Hensley achieved his goal of lasting longer than five innings. It just wasn’t good enough to beat Brandon Beachy on Friday night. Hensley surrendered a tiebreaking three-run homer by Dan Uggla in the seventh inning and the Florida Marlins managed just three hits against Beachy and two relievers, losing 5-0 to the Atlanta Braves to end their five-game winning streak.
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Listicles are a big part of any blogosphere sector. Yet I can’t remember ever seeing anyone attempt to rank the worst owners in baseball history until Zen College Life took a recent run at it. It’s a tough exercise, really. … Continue reading →
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Emilio Bonifacio of Florida extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a with a single in the sixth inning on Thursday. That’s the longest active streak in the majors and the second-longest in Marlins history after Luis Castillo’s 35 games in 2002.
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Although reliever Steve Cishek gave Florida Marlins fans a bit of a scare by allowing four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the South Florida club continued to roll, claiming their fourth consecutive victory with a 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, July…
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The Washington Nationals’ offense didn’t start rolling until the ninth inning against the Florida Marlins, and their late rally ended two runs short when Laynce Nix’s deep fly ball settled into Mike Stanton’s glove on the warning track. Down six runs going into the bottom of the ninth, Washington scored four.
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When Florida Marlins manager posted the starting lineup for Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals, Greg Dobbs’ name wasn’t on it. When first baseman Gaby Sanchez felt tightness in his left hamstring, Dobbs moved into his place and ended up driving in a career-high five runs in a 11-2 win.
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Washington Nationals Manager Davey Johnson has been back in the dugout for only a month, but he’s ready for things to change. The Nationals continued their post-All-Star break slump Tuesday night with a 11-2 loss to the Florida Marlins in the opener of a three-game series. Washington, which fell into last place in the National League East, one-half game behind the Marlins, has lost three in a…
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