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Location: Miami, Fla. | Ballpark: Land Shark Stadium (38,560) | Spring Training: Jupiter, Fla.
Owner: Jeffrey Loria | GM: Larry Beinfest | Manager: Fredi Gonzalez | World Championships: 2
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Hanley Ramirez has a Most Valuable Player award in his future, according to Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols.

Ramirez finished runner-up in the 2009 National League Most Valuable Player voting to Pujols, a unanimous winner who is close friends with Ramirez. No Marlins player has ever won an MVP award, but Ramirez's second-place tally is the best by a player in franchise history.

"He's a guy who has all the tools that you ask for in a player -- power, speed -- everything that you ask. And playing at shortstop, a hard position, for him it's just amazing," Pujols said about Ramirez.

Ramirez, in his fourth season, led the National League with a .342 batting average, a Marlins franchise record and the first batting title won by an NL shortstop since 1960 (Pittsburgh's Dick Groat).

He also scored 101 runs, tallied 197 hits, stole 27 bases and posted a .410 on-base percentage.

Ramirez has credited his success in 2009 to advice Pujols gave him in February on the back fields of Jupiter, Fla., where the Marlins and Cardinals share a spring training complex.

In 2008, Ramirez hit .239 with runners in scoring position. The following spring, he sought out advice from Pujols. Ramirez won't say what the Cardinals slugger told him, but it worked -- Ramirez hit a grand slam on opening day and finished the 2009 season hitting .373 with runners in scoring position.

"The advice I gave him was, 'Listen bro, just take advantage of that God-given talent that He has given you and put it together.' Obviously he has," Pujols said.

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October 27, 2009 8:13 pm
***Mark McGwire's Five-Step Approach To Hitting***
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October 6, 2009 2:55 pm

Why can't our owner just let our GM do his job? He brought Torborg with him from Montreal and didn't let him go until he had no other choice. Then, after McKeon "retires", he goes against his GM's decision and hires the popular choice in Joe Girardi and waits until the guy refuses to attend his parties, curses him, and injures the entire pitching staff ...(more)

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September 24, 2009 7:10 am
I dont have many things to say about the Marlins. However about the time winding down and the hopes getting shorter. Now we have to go on a respected streak almost undeafeated if we want to gurantee a spot. Do you believe that Dan Uggla,Cody Ross, ...(more)
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September 28, 2009 8:09 am
I hope your team isn't going on vacation, there are three critical games with Atlanta starting today, and all of us in Colorado will be rooting for you guys.  We hope you win a couple of them.  Good luck!
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September 21, 2009 7:47 pm
If the Marlins really want to make a run for the playoffs, as of NOW they are 80-70; we need to win atleast 10 more games to make it in the post-season. A 90-72 record is a great improvement for a run in the playoffs. They might most probably end up in 87 wins; best case scenario. We need more weapons and inspiration next season to make a m ...(more)
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September 3, 2009 4:06 pm
COME ON FLORIDA Marlins FANS. OUR TEAM IS IN A WILD CARD RACE. 5 GAMES OUT WITH 29 TO PLAY. I WANT TO SEE SOME MORE ENTHUSIASM ON THIS BOARD. THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF FANS HERE ON A FREQUENT BASIS. WHERE IS EVERYONE AT?

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September 6, 2009 11:02 pm
Okay first off why the hell is this guy still closing games for us. He gives up way to many homeruns and he blew another game today giving up 2 homeruns in the bottom of the 9th. I cant watch games anymore when the bum comes in and blows games. I mean Lidstrom is not that bad. Put Meyer in as closer and things will be good. Because he is starting to pitch like ...(more)
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September 13, 2009 11:58 am
Since my team is obvisouly not going anywhere, (what else is new) then I hope the Marlins get into the playoffs and if they do I hope you guys win the worldseries good luck in the stretch run
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August 13, 2009 8:12 am

MIAMI -- For more than a month, Ricky Nolasco found himself in a nice groove. From the start on Wednesday, the 26-year-old found himself in trouble.

Nolasco surrendered a career-high 10 runs in 3 1/3 innings, and the Marlins' five-game winning streak was snapped ...(more)

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September 12, 2009 12:19 am
I said it befor and I will say it again we cant afford to lose games to the Nats. Big lose tonight when everyone ahead of us lost in the wildcard. If we lose 2 outta 3 to the Nats kiss the season goodbye.
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September 5, 2009 11:01 pm
The Marlins have let go of RP Luis Ayala ... and thank G-D they did. Technically Ayala opted to become a free agent but still.... To say Ayala was an inconsistent pitcher would be the understatment of the century. He was 1-5 with an ERA of 5.6 in 40 innings with the team. He blew tons of saves and spent too much time in the minors. When we ...(more)
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September 2, 2009 12:20 am
About 2 weeks ago the Marlins were 2 games out. Now we are about to go 5 games out of the Wild Card and 9.5 of the division. This is sad. Why is Renyel Pinto still trusted by our horrible manager. Everytime Pinto goes to the mound he is everywhere.
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August 9, 2009 7:00 pm
Because we just swept the Phillies! The depressing part is, however, that we were swept by the Nationals (which, alone is embarrassing) while the Phillies were finally losing games, to the Cardinals. Instead of being 4 or 5 ga ...(more)
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August 23, 2009 5:42 pm

ATLANTA -- The Marlins reached 11 hits, and had the benefit of two unearned runs, but they still lost ground in the standings.

Brian McCann tied a career high with five RBIs, including a tie-breaking two-run single in the eighth inning, to rally the ...(more)

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August 26, 2009 2:43 pm
We took game 1 from the Mets, we have 2 more vs them then San Diego and Atlanta coming up anything less than 7-2 in these upcoming games and you can pretty much count us out. We may have to worry about LA and SF and ATL because at this rate Colorado may win that division. We need our pitching to step up if we want any chance at the WC.  ...(more)
 
 
 
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