September 08, 2004
Run, Marlins, Run
Greg Cote of the Miami Herald looks at the tough schedule ahead for the Marlins:
How many ball games can possibly be squeezed onto a short calendar?
The Marlins are your laboratory rat, being made to wear mascara, smoke unfiltered nicotine and run nonstop on a treadmill wheel to provide the answer.
Is this any way to treat a defending World Series champion?
Marlins manager Jack McKeon joked before Tuesday night's game about tripleheaders and 3 a.m. starts.
At least I think he was joking.
The Marlins have won 8 in a row and have outscored their opponents 47-24, and have not allowed an unearned run in that time frame. The next few weeks will be an upstream swim for the Fish. With six games against the Cubs, however, they have the opportunity deal directly with the wild card leader (a chance the Astros don't have). Winning under these conditions would be all the more satisfying.
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It's a good thing it's September and they have more pitchers. Still a killer schedule.