media members about the home run sculpture. Please ignore them."WhiteFanposts Sections News & RumorsAnalysisPodcastsProspects & DraftGame CoverageFull ArchiveMasthead Social Marlins Players on TwitterFish Stripes on InstagramMarlins Media Members Fish Stripes Best of 2018 Marlins StoriesScheduleRosterStatsCommunity Guidelines StubHub iami Marlins OpinionWhy the Marlins are moving “Homer†outsideNew
Duane Kuiper Jersey ,4commentsThere’s been so much “faux outrage†from media members about the home run sculpture. Please ignore them.ByEly Sussman@RealElyOct 18, 2018,2:40pm EDTShareTweetShareShareWhy the Marlins are moving “Homer†outsideFish Stripes original videoI didn’t think this would require a full article post. We got the news out about the Marlins home run sculpture on Tuesday night, and Thursday morning, we released the tribute video:But this relocation, which was anticipated even before DerekJeter’s group was introduced a year ago, has blown up into a national catastrophe...at least that’s how influencers in baseball media twisted the narrative. Many talented writers that I greatly admire—including several on SB Nation’s MLB team—criticized the Fish. It was a maelstrom of “faux outrage†(h/t to our own Aram Leighton): people who sparingly attend or cover Marlins home games arguing that they are the victims in all this. Thinkpiece after thinkpiece after thinkpiece went for the cheap laughs, burying the lede or completely ignoring it.I understand why everybody wants to weigh in. Only four teams remain alive in the 2018 postseason and most of the others aren’t contributing much to the news cycle. We need content!However, I am seriously appalled that there’s been so much copy-and-pasting of the same lazy take about Jeter continuing his “anti-fun†crusade or stripping Marlins Park of all its personality.That’s wrong. This is new ownership addressing a specific fan concern while giving the middle finger to Jeffrey Loria. The Marlins are thoroughly erasing his fingerprints from the franchise, and it’s fucking great.The sculpture must remain in Miami-Dade county, which is probably for the best. Lots of us like it. I like it! The massive, interactive, vibrantly colored piece encapsulates the personality of the region.Unfortunately, “Homer†will always be associated with Loria, who introduced it to the world in 2012. The accomplished art dealer was already a villain at that point—breaking up the 2003 World Series champions with no remorse, pressuring the municipal government into funding the new ballpark, meddling in baseball operations, neglecting analytics and the international player market
http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , etc. He did little to repair his image over his final years in charge, frustrating die-hards and repelling the fringe fans with the National League’s longest postseason drought.Replacing Homer’s original exhibit (just beyond the left-center field fence), the Marlins will open a new standing room-only section in a response to community requests. Fans wanted more low-cost options, particularly to accommodate younger ones looking for access without extravagance. It’s a decision serving both business and consumer interests.Jeter has been consistent with this What Would Loria Not Do agenda. In several cases, he may have gone too far, firing qualified advisors, coaches and behind-the-scenes employees simply to “bring in his own people.†For every team that tore all the way down to eventually reach the mountaintop (Astros, Cubs), history is rife with examples of those that failed with similar blueprints. The new-look Marlins haven’t accomplished anything (yet).To energize a dormant, fractured fanbase, the Marlins have basically turned into an attack ad against all things Loria. Without the talent to win games right now, or the revenue streams and assets to vault themselves into contention, it’s the smartest approach available to them. South Florida has already experienced baseball hell and yearns for any signs of something different.The only losers in this are the pundits, who continue to cling to outdated perceptions about the Marlins. They’ll actually have to begin paying attention to the franchise or risk losing their credibility. Arizona’s ace put together a valiant effort, even if it wasn’t enough to get the team to the Promised Land"2017 Rating: 8.722018 Rating: 8.042018 Performance: 33 starts, 207.2 IP, 3.21 ERA/135 ERA+, 3.70 FIP
Derek Holland Jersey , 4.2 bWAR, 3.5 fWAR2018 Salary: $34 Million2019 Status: Signed through the 2021 season, owed $34.5 million next seasonZack Greinke is arguably one of the best pitchers to ever wear either the Teal and Purple or the Sedona Red. Zack Greinke is also paid like he is one of the best pitchers to ever wear either of those colors. This fact causes much consternation among a very vocal group of fans, and it has lead to many debates on this fine site of ours and will only lead to more as we continue through this Offseason of Uncertainty. I believe he was worth it, and Exhibit A is the fact he is ranked number five on our season ranking. Beyond that, he was a well above average anchor for a starting rotation that desperately needed it at a price that wasn’t too far off of what I suspect would be market value for him right now. The month of April, including a single game in March, was wildly inconsistent. Three of his starts he gave up two runs or less. In his other three starts, he gave up no less than four. As we all know, the team worked around that, going on to put together one of the best months in franchise history. After that rocky start to the season, he started to look more and more like the Greinke that we were all were excited to have join the team when he was signed back in the offseason of 2015 and the Greinke we grew accustomed too in 2017. He strung together three straight starts where he only gave up one run, and though that was followed by a less than stellar four run outing, he finished the month with another strong outing, bringing his ERA for the season down to a respectable 3.65.He continued that trend of lowering his ERA even further over the next couple months of the season, consistently going out, keeping the opposing teams in check, and giving the Diamondbacks a chance to win
http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , even if they failed to capitalize on that with any regularity. He reached a season low 2.93 on August 26th, which also coincided with approximately the last time I thought the Diamondbacks had a real shot at winning the division.Going hand in hand with his run prevention is how many innings he did it over. He only had two starts that went less than five full innings, and he only had five more that went less than six, for an average of 6.1 IP per start. In a season where the bullpen’s exhaustion played a huge roll in the final outcome, you simply can’t overstate the importance of the consistency he brought to the mound every five days. That’s one of the key rolls of a TOR pitcher. They have to be able to go out there every start and give every aspect of the team the best shot at success, including taking pressure off of the bullpen as much as possible. Greinke did just that.The outlook for his 2019 season is both clear and murky. It seems reasonable to expect roughly the same output and results from him next season, barring injury. While a decline could be expected given his age, nothing has really indicated that’s coming, as he once again stayed right around his career norms in almost every statistic. Reasonably, he should be right about the same next year, as long as he continues to be able to work around his decrease velocity on the fastball.What’s murky, however, is what team he will be doing it for. Much like Paul Goldschmidt before him, rumors have been swirling all off season that Hazen and Co. are interested in the possibility of shipping him and a large portion of his salary off to a contending team thatcan put him to better use in exchange for more years of control, hopefully shoring the team for a future window of contention. What happens, no one can say for sure, but it seems reasonable to assume that the fate of Greinke will determine once and for all the path this offseason is going to take
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