Miami Marlins

   

  • National League (since 1993) East Division (since 1993)
  • World Series (2): 1997 2003
  • National League titles (2): 1997 2003

The Miami Marlins are a U.S. baseball team. They play in the Eastern Division of the National League. The team was called since its foundation in 1993 Florida Marlins and contributes to the renaming of 11 November 2011 already the previously used Venue Miami invoice. Their home games wearing the team out until 2011 at Sun Life Stadium since 2012, the team plays at Marlins Park in Downtown Miami.

In 1997, the team won the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, 2003, the Marlins recognized in the 2003 World Series in six games (4-2 ) against the New York Yankees by. So the Marlins won their only two playoff appearances in each case to the World Series and are thus one of the most successful expansion franchises ( teams that were registered since the 1970s ).

  • 4.1 Sun Life Stadium
  • 4.2 Marlins Park
  • 6.1 Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
  • 6.2 No longer assigned numbers

History

The establishment of the Florida Marlins

The history of the Florida Marlins began the year 1989/1990, as the MLB announced intention to begin two new franchises to expand the National League. It had been agreed that one of the teams in Florida should arise, since there was no professional baseball team in the state. On March 17, 1990 Wayne Huizenga announced that he wanted to fulfill this task and organize the structure of the team. He was awarded the contract. The question was then on where the team is to be located. Orlando was a tourist resort, look at this sport once maybe they would also tourists who go on holiday. Tampa Bay had at that time already a baseball stadium from the possession of an amateur team. However, the choice fell on Miami.

Recording of the gaming operation and the first track

On June 10, 1991, the team was officially established. The foundation 's name was Florida Flamingos. However, this was quickly converted to the Florida Marlins and adapted the logo. In the 1993 season they took along with the Colorado Rockies on the game mode. The first years were quiet and uneventful. In the 1997 season, the Marlins were able to qualify for the first time about the wild card for the playoffs. In the first round they faced the San Francisco Giants, which they confidently defeated 3-0. In the NL Championship Series they played against the East Division rival Atlanta. This series also they could decide for themselves and coated with a total score of 4-2 in the World Series a. In this they met with the Cleveland Indians, they were able to defeat almost 4-3. Thus they were after four years of game operation already World Series winners, and thus at this time the most successful MLB franchise.

After the title - Financial difficulties and sporting misery

Before the 1997 season, the Marlins actuated a high number of transfers. During the pre-season preparations for the 1998 season, financial difficulties were confirmed from the side of the club. This resulted in a wholesale of players. This was reflected in the following season, as one with only 54 victories and 108 defeats achieved the worst result in their history. To date, the Marlins are the only team that lost more than 100 games in the season after a World Series title. The owner Wayne Huizenga sold the team to John Henry. As a result of the many changes in the club also fell audience.

The reconstruction and the second title

From the changes of the previous years, the Marlins rebounded relatively well. Through well-chosen draft picks and an excellent management allowed the Marlins to rebuild a competitive team. Before the 2003 season, there was an important transfer when you swapped the No. 1 draft pick from 2000, Adrian Gonzalez with the Texas Rangers against Ugueth Urbina. At the beginning of the season the team played poorly and already on 11 May 2003, replaced as manager Jeff Torborg with Jack McKeon. This resulted in an excellent season than you though clearly the Division victory missed, but qualified on the wild card for the playoffs. In the first round they met as early as 1997, the San Francisco Giants, who could beat again. In the championship series to hit the Chicago Cubs. This series went the full distance of seven games. Finally, the Marlins had the upper hand and went into the World Series in 2003. There they met the record champion New York Yankees. For experts, it was clear the Marlins would lose a chance. All the greater was the surprise when the Marlins won the first game in New York. In the two subsequent games, however, they lost to the Yankees. The experts saw the first game of a slip on and it seemed as if the way to the title for the Yankees open. Even more surprising was the victory of the Marlins in the fourth game that went into overtime and after twelve innings ended with 4-3. Also, the next game the Marlins decided for themselves. In the sixth game at Yankee Stadium, there was thus a showdown. The Marlins won 2-0 and with it the World Series with a 4-2, Josh Beckett was the Most Valuable Player of the series chosen.

Important transfers and the years in mediocrity

The Marlins sold after the end of the 2004 season, much of the arrivierten players. By further transfers the Marlins Hanley Ramirez and Anibal Sanchez gathered by the Boston Red Sox in exchange for the Gold Glove - winner Mike Lowell and the MVP of the World Series in 2003 Josh Beckett. In the 2005 season for the first time in the history of MLB were six rookies in the starting nine of the opening game. The team performed better than expected and the Marlins came with the lowest budget of all major league teams a balanced season, she established herself in the middle of the MLB. Otherwise it ran in the management, as one in the years 2005 to 2007 had three different managers. Since the 2006 season, a Florida Marlins Junior team exists. Thus, the emphasis was more on youth work and put the core of the team on young players. In the years 2008 and 2009, the Marlins missed the playoffs scarce.

The recent history

The 2010 season

The 2010 season started for the Marlins won eight of 13 games and after 52 games they had won 26 and lost 26. On May 29, the Marlins at a Perfect Game were involved. In a home game against the Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay threw the 20th Perfect Game MLB history. The pitcher the Marlins, Josh Johnson, however, had its part to only one unearned run, making the game with the minimum result of 1-0 ended. When grapefruit Series of Inter League games the Marlins against the Tampa Bay Rays won five of six games. On June 23, the manager Fredi Gonzalez by Edwin Rodríguez was replaced during the current season. As part of a PR campaign were from the 28 - 30th June three games against the New York Mets in San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico fought. On September 1, it came during a home game against the Washington Nationals to a mass brawl between the players. The game ended 16-10 for the Marlins. It is the richest point game in the history of the Marlins and was the largest point of the MLB season 2010. The season ended the Marlins with a score of 80 wins and 82 defeats. They had 17 wins behind the Philadelphia Conference winner. At the end of the season, it was confirmed that the works are at the new ballpark on schedule and the stadium would probably be ready for the 2012 season. In the offseason failed contract negotiations with the two-time All-Star Dan Uggla, who was then obliged by the Atlanta Braves. In return for the Florida Marlins Omar Infante got from Atlanta.

The 2011 season

The 2011 season was the last season for the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium before they were moved to Downtown Miami in the new ballpark and renamed Miami Marlins. The regular season began for the Marlins on 1 April 2011, a week earlier than last year, with a home game against the New York Mets, which they won 6-2. This calendar change was made ​​by the MLB to avoid that the World Series does not end as in the previous year in November. The Marlins began the season unexpectedly successful. After a month, played the end of May, they were tied with the Philadelphia Phillies in first place of their division. Up to this time they had only lost one game series, the first against the New York Mets. This was also the only time of the season in which they had a negative record. A large part of these successes delivered at the pitcher. On April 22, in the game against the Colorado Rockies, Aníbal Sánchez managed almost a no-hitter. He lost it by a blow to the right field outfielder Dexter Fowler by, in the ninth inning. The game ended 4-1. For the month changes, however, the performance of the Marlins leveled off again after they lost three games in a row. On 8 May, the Marlins found, however, to its former strength as they celebrated a shutout against their division rival Washington with a 8-0. But even this performance boost should not be of long duration. The end of May was the road trip to the West Coast, which began very successful, as you could win all three games against San Francisco Giants. The subsequent games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks went less successful, and the Marlins fell increasingly behind the Philadelphia Phillies. The bad end of the road trip was also the beginning of a series of eight consecutive defeats. Seven times lost the Marlins but only with a run. Thus, the Marlins fell back further and are now behind the Atlanta Braves in third place, the place where they usually ended the season in recent years.

In this year's Inter League games of the Marlins, the National League East Division, meets, to the American League West. The three home games against the Seattle Mariners, however, must be routed because of a U2 concert at Sun Life Stadium in Miami to Seattle. Officially, however, the Marlins have the home advantage, therefore hitter is played without designated. It has long been the first game in a National League stadium without the designated hitter.

Current squad

Pitcher

  • 31 Burke Badenhop
  • 72 Arquimedes Caminero
  • 50 Jose Ceda
  • 38 Randy Choate
  • 66 Steve Cishek
  • 52 Brad Hand
  • 39 Chris Hatcher
  • 32 Clay Hensley
  • 55 Josh Johnson
  • 34 Edward Mujica
  • 47 Ricky Nolasco
  • 70 Omar Poveda
  • 71 Evan Reed
  • 53 Sandy Rosario
  • 59 Alex Sanabia
  • Aníbal Sánchez 19
  • 37 Elih Villanueva
  • 41 Chris Volstad
  • 58 Ryan Webb
  • 45 Sean West

Catcher

  • 21 John Baker
  • 14 John Buck
  • 9 Brett Hayes

Infielder

  • Emilio Bonifacio 1
  • 54 Matt Dominguez
  • 12 Omar Infante
  • 22 Donnie Murphy
  • 2 Hanley Ramirez
  • 15 Gaby Sanchez

Outfielder

  • 8 Chris Coghlan
  • 33 Scott Cousins
  • 20 Logan Morrison
  • 16 Bryan Petersen
  • 27 Mike Stanton

Manager

Coach

Injured List (15 days) * Locked Roster updated on November 3, 2011 Transfers • Establishment

Achievements

The Florida Marlins are one of the most successful franchises of the MLB. They won the World Series twice, the first in 1997 against the Cleveland Indians and the second in 2003 against the New York Yankees. Despite these successes, it never managed to win their division. They qualified via the wild card for the playoffs both times. Thus, the Marlins have won in each of their playoff appearances and the World Series.

Stadiums

Sun Life Stadium

Since its inception, the Florida Marlins play at Sun Life Stadium. The stadium is located just north of Miami in the city of Miami Gardens. The Florida Marlins have witnessed all seven name change of the stadium, the first name Joe Robbie Stadium to Sun Life Stadium. The stadium is designed for football, and is adapted for baseball games from the field and the stands, thus the capacity of the stadium of 75192 seats drops to 38560 seats at the games of the Marlins. Since the Marlins are only tenants and not owners, they are for a limited in the planning of the board and on the other no income may be earned by doing business in and with the stadium, the franchise must, however, significant rental costs to pay to the stadium operators. So had to be relocated to Seattle in the 2011 season because of a U2 concert three home games against the Seattle Mariners of Miami. In addition, the stadium has no closable roof. In the tropical monsoon climate of Miami is therefore often came because of weather delays or game failures. To address these problems, attempts have been made even before the turn of the millennium, to take to build a new stadium for its team in attack until the end of 2008 but failed all planning in the financing, so that in the meantime been the move of the team was discussed in another place. Until shortly before construction began, there were objections to the partial financing of the new building from public funds, which were dismissed in court.

Marlins Park

The new ballpark was built in downtown Miami on the site of the former, now-demolished Orange Bowl. Construction has started on 1 July 2009. The construction was carried out according to plan and was ready for the 2012 season. The stadium whose costs are estimated at 515 million U.S. dollars, was funded by the Florida Marlins, the Miami -Dade County and the city of Miami. The Marlins will be the sole operator. The stadium has a closable roof and is designed for approximately 37,000 spectators. With the move to the new stadium and the team name will be changed to Miami Marlins, as well as the stadium in Marlins Park. The first game of the Miami Marlins in new ballpark of the regular MLB season 2012 took place against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 4, 2012.

Find out more

- The Florida Marlins currently have the smallest budget of all MLB teams. - The Florida Marlins were the first MLB team that built a cheerleader team, the Marlins Mermaids. - The main competitor of the Florida Marlins are the Tampa Bay Rays to which they meet six times in one season in the Inter League games.

Special honors

Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

  • Tony Pérez

No longer assigned numbers

  • 5 Carl Barger
  • 42 Jackie Robinson ( in every club of Major League Baseball )

Minor league teams of the Miami Marlins

  • AAA: New Orleans Zephyrs, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • AA Carolina Mudcats, Zebulon, North Carolina
  • Advanced A: Jupiter Hammerheads Jupiter, Florida
  • A: Greensboro Grasshoppers, Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Short A: Jamestown Jammers, Jamestown, New York
  • Rookie: Gulf Coast Marlins, Jupiter, Florida
  • Rookie: Venezuelan Summer League Marlins, Venezuela
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