Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Games 151-153 Thread: Sept 17-19 @ Marlins

If you look closely, there's a marlin in this photo.

Tue 9.17 3.40p: Miller vs. McCaughan
Wed 9.18 3.40p: Knack vs. TBD
Thu 9.19 1.40p: Flaherty vs. Cabrera

There have been four MLB expansion teams since 1993, and only the Marlins have won two World Series titles (the Diamondbacks have one, and the Rays and Rockies have none). And yet, the Miami Marlins are a shell of a team, following the unceremonious departure of GM Kim Ng (who was offered a demoted role, and chose to leave instead).

Miami's average attendance is 12K per home game--almost a quarter of what the Dodgers draw on average--29th in the majors, only ahead of the carpetbagging Athletics. But wait--Tuesday's game is Japanese Heritage Night (for the Dodgers, get it?), and Wednesday's game admits 4 people for $44. So maybe we can get to 15K fans for these games?

If you look closely, there's a Miami Marlins fan in this photo.

I mean, I know we have a 3.5-game lead in the division with 12 games to play. But if a tree falls in the forest...

55 comments:

karen said...

GAME 1

Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts RF
Freddie Freeman 1B
T Hernandez LF
Max Muncy 3B
Tommy Edman CF
Gavin Lux 2B
Miguel Rojas SS
Hunter Feduccia C

Bobby Miller RHP

karen said...

Not the best of starts for Blue

spank said...

not good

Steve Sax said...

Bobby Miller continues to shit the bed

Steve Sax said...

Can someone tell Bobby these are the Marlins

karen said...

#48 for Shohei!!!

Steve Sax said...

Shohei! #48!

spank said...

miggyro!!

karen said...

This is a crazy game.

karen said...

I've pretty much lost my patience with Bobby Miller. He should probably sold for parts.

Steve Sax said...

Booooooo

Steve Sax said...

Bobby Miller is not good.

karen said...

BOOOOOOO

spank said...

BOOOOOO

Steve Sax said...

Colorado is up on the Snakes 8-2 through 8.

But SD just tied it on a two-run Machado HR in the bottom of the sixth, vs. Houston. Ugh

Steve Sax said...

Padres lose in 10.

Steve Sax said...

PHI 91-60
LAD 89-62
MIL 87-64
SD 86-66. -3.5 GB in NL West; +2.5G in NLWC
AZ 83-68. -6.0 GB in NL West; tied with NYM for second WC spot

karen said...



Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts 2B
T Hernandez RF
Freddie Freeman B
Tommy Edman SS
Will Smith C
Andy Pages CF
K Hernandez 3B
Chris Taylor LF

Landon Knack RHP

karen said...

Slappy goes solo in second inning.

karen said...

Tommy Edman hits it to the opposite field for a 2 run homer.

spank said...

Edman!

spank said...

Kiki?!

karen said...

Kiki hits a 3 run homer. 6-0 Blue

karen said...

JHey breaks up a perfecto in the 6th inning at Petco.

spank said...

Ohtani's gonna win the triple crown with all them strikeouts

karen said...

Dodgers win but so do the Friars and Snakes.

Steve Sax said...

Hey, I'll take the win!

Bobby MIller and Michael Grove optioned to triple A

karen said...

Dodgers clinch a Playoff berth with a win today.

karen said...

SHOHEI STEALS #50!!!

Steve Sax said...

I’m in enemy territory today. Slappy just got hit with a one-out HBP here in the third.

karen said...

Bases juiced for Luxy

karen said...

@Saxy...Up north or down south??

spank said...

aww man. thought the game was at 340. gotta fire up the pc

spank said...

fuck. i missed everything

karen said...

SHOHEI HITS #49!!!

spank said...

#49!!

Steve Sax said...

#49 was a monster!!!

Steve Sax said...

@karen: ha! Up north 😜

karen said...

Standing ovation in Miami for Shohei as he comes to bat in seventh.

karen said...

50!!!

spank said...

50!!!!!!

karen said...

AMAZING

karen said...

I wonder what that ball is going to cost Shohei.

QuadSevens said...

Unreal game for Shohei! And with the win, the Dodgers clinch a playoff spot.

QuadSevens said...

Ohtani might get one more at bat. Due up 5th in ninth inning.

QuadSevens said...

Ohtani is coming up!

QuadSevens said...

HOLY CRAP!

karen said...

51 BABY!!!!

QuadSevens said...

6 for 6. 3 HRs. 5 XBH. 2 SB. 10 RBIs. 51/51.

spank said...

fucking missed 51. internet fucked up

QuadSevens said...

That 51st HR landed in the second deck, about 4 rows above where anyone was sitting. YEESH!

QuadSevens said...

Getting a little league pitching change. Second position player in to try and finish the ninth.

QuadSevens said...

Pages lines out to third to mercifully end the top of the ninth. 20-3 Dodgers.

QuadSevens said...

WIN!

karen said...

FINAL SCORE 20-4