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Build A Perfect Franchise: Not As Easy As You Think

January 14, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

The premise is simple; create the perfect baseball franchise from scratch. The idea was suggested by The Athletic’s MLB senior managing editor, Sarah Goldstein, but bizarrely, she did not invite Bat Flips & Nerds to participate, instead favouring The Athletic’s

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Miami Marlins: Skipping to a new regime

November 27, 2022 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

The Marlins did it again this year. They had one of the best pitchers in the league but the offence was horrid. Last year it was almost a Rookie of the Year in the form of Trevor Rogers. This year,

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Miami Marlins: Are they actually awfully good?

March 31, 2022 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

I was scrolling through my Twitter feed one day when I came across this Jon Heyman tweet. Yes, the same ol´ Jon who a couple of years ago suggested in an MLB Network show that check swings should be an

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Miami Marlins: testing the strength of my optimism

December 1, 2021 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

I assure you I am as shocked as you with the fact that, when looking back at those hyped up early-season expectations for the Marlins, the Atlanta Braves are in fact the World Champions and not the Miami Marlins. Congratulations

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Miami Marlins: (Almost) Everything hurts

April 9, 2021 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

I googled “greatest pain in the world” and for my surprise Miami Marlins baseball team offence was not on the list. It had cluster headache, frozen shoulder, broken bone, heart attack etc but I guess the writer of the article

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Miami Marlins – A shortened quest for glory (maybe)

July 19, 2020 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

So finally we are here. Opening Day (maybe) in July. After months of negotiations between the MLB owners and the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Player Association), negotiations which seemed to be like the never-ending war, had its conclusion. We are

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Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

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JT Realmuto. Marlin for how long?

Three Minutes on the Miami Marlins

February 2, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

An uncharitable friend suggested that this article was two minutes, 30 seconds too long, but that it is to underestimate the plans that are being undertaken to transform the Marlins into a winning franchise. Nobody said it would be easy.

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Winter Meetings Days 1 & 2 Transaction Analysis – Shaw Things and Supermassive Blash Holes

December 13, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

It’s the Winter Meetings this week in Orlando – Disney World in fact, a part of Florida where even Derek Jeter might struggle to be the biggest joke on show. As ever with the set piece offseason occasion, the list

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