2016 Marlins

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/03/30/the-marlins-got-mad-at-jarred-cosart-for-having-stubble/

No facial hair policy for the team, not even stubble.

Guess that might not be going to work out too well for Mr. Mattingly. IMO

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In a sense, it may actually be easier overall for Don Mattingly in Florida than it was in southern California.

With the Dodgers, the expectations were through the roof ...... especially with their historically high payroll that exceeded $300 Million this past season.

The Marlins, on the other hand, have not had a winning season since 2009, and their payroll is ...... very low.

The newly healthy Jose Fernandez (who just came off of Tommy John surgery and was excellent in the 11 games that he pitched in 2015) and his young cohorts in the Marlins' starting rotation (Conley, Cosart, Nicolino, etc.) will definitely have their work cut out for them in 2016 and beyond.

If Mattingly can somehow get the Marlins to win a respectable 85 or 86 games anytime over the next few seasons, that will likely be viewed as being more impressive than any kind of success(es) that he had attained in his tenure with the Dodgers, which included 3 consecutive N.L. West division championships and 3 consecutive seasons of winning more than 90 games between 2013 and 2015 (92-70, 94-68, and 92-70, respectively.)

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Jose Fernandez's Home Win Streak Broken: Marlins Fall to 0-2

(By Michael Stern)

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article70399452.html

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The Marlins have won 6 games in a row ...... the latest having been highlighted by 7.67 innings of no-hit ball by Adam Conley before Don Mattingly took him out of the game at 116 pitches.

Marlins' Conley Pulled in 8th with No-Hit Bid

(Associated Press)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360429108

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/05/04/the-marlins-are-suing-a-season-ticket-holder/

And we think the Orioles have unhappy ticket goers!

He says that the reason Axelbrand withheld payment was because “most of the exclusive amenities were taken away,” from the ticket holder. Specifically, he said that the Marlins ceased operation of the complementary food service for this exclusive seating area in the 6th inning and that exclusive parking areas and an entrance area for people at this expensive season ticket level were made open to the general public.

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W

2016 30 MIA NL 2 1 .667 4.66 6 6 0 0 0 0 36.2 40 19 19 5 7 0 24 0 0 1 150 88 4.10 1.282 9.8 1.2 1.7 5.9 3.43

He's been normalizing.

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(vs. METS, 6/05)

Jose Fernandez out-dueled Matt Harvey today to give the Marlins a 1-0 win over the Mets.

Fernandez threw 7 shutout innings for the Floridians, while Harvey threw 7 innings of 1-run ball for the New Yorkers.

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Florida Marlins most Deserving of an All-Star Nod

(By Eric Mullin)

http://www.fishstripes.com/2016/6/30/11941640/miami-marlins-most-deserving-of-all-star-nod

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MLB Rumor Central: Are the Marlins Eyeing Left-Handed Relievers?

(By Kyle Brasseur)

http://espn.go.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post/_/id/26180/mlb-rumor-central-marlins-eyeing-left-handed-relievers

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mattingly confirms Chen has elbow issue, going on DL <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marlins?src=hash">#Marlins</a> hopeful not serious</p>— Joe Frisaro (@JoeFrisaro) <a href="

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MLB Rumor Central: Are the Marlins Eyeing Left-Handed Relievers?

(By Kyle Brasseur)

http://espn.go.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post/_/id/26180/mlb-rumor-central-marlins-eyeing-left-handed-relievers

They need it. I think they might try and gun for Matt Moore with Chen out, depending on what Tampa wants from them.