Former Phillies Manager, Coach, and Shortstop Larry Bowa Emerges as Manager Candidate for Marlins

The Marlins owner hates everybody whoever manages for him.   Former Phillies manager and shortstop Larry Bowa has a temper and is not afraid to speak directly and frankly.    Seems like the two would be a disaster, right?   That obvious disaster waiting to happen did not stop the Miami Marlins from interviewing Bowa […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  26 Oct 2012
What Are the Miami Marlins Doing? Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Heath Bell… Who is Next?

Will Ozzie Guillen stick around?  Time will tell. With a beautiful new ballpark opening, 2012 was supposed to be a different Marlins.  No longer designated the "Florida" Marlins and ready to take the City of Miami by storm by renaming the team the "Miami" Marlins and changing their uniforms to Miami's flag's colors.  In came […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  21 Oct 2012
Miami Marlins Manager Mess: Ozzie Guillen, Fredi Gonzalez Both Call Out Owner Jeffrey Loria

Being N.L. East fans we know all too well the revolving door the Miami Marlins' manager position has had.  Within just days of each other, both current manager Ozzie Guillen and former manager Fredi Gonzalez both spoke up about Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria.   Both were highly critical of the Marlins' owner. First came former […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  25 Sep 2012
Miami Marlins Continue Flea Market, Send Hanley Ramirez, Randy Choate to Dodgers

It's a busy late Tuesday night. The Phillies' N.L. East rival the Miami Marlins continued their stunning sale of players late Tuesday night when they traded IF Hanley Ramirez and reliever Randy Choate to to the Los Angeles Dodgers.   The move means the Marlins have given up on their re-tooled team that was supposed […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  25 Jul 2012
Down in Miami, Ozzie Guillen and Bryce Harper Spar in Marlins-Nationals Finale

In the top of the fourth inning of today's Nationals-Marlins series finale in Miami, the fourth inning was disrupted by an verbal altercation between Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper. As Bryce Harper came to the plate, the 19-year old Harper made a gesture with his bat to veteran manager Ozzie Guillen, […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  15 Jul 2012
Desperate Marlins Trade for Astros 1B Carlos Lee, Who Turned Down Dodgers Deal

The Miami Marlins may be in fourth place and will be just two games ahead of the cellar-dwelling Phillies, but they appear to be adding in hopes of turning their season around.  According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Marlins have traded for Astros OF/1B/should-be-DH Carlos Lee. The Marlins had such poor production from first […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  04 Jul 2012
Ozzie Guillen-less Marlins at Citizens Bank Park Tonight: Make Signs, Phillies Fans!

Phillies fans are known for being incredibly sharp and come up with many clever things.  Now that Ozzie Guillen said some stupid things that really upset the Marlins fanbase and is suspended and won't be at Citizens Bank Park tonight.   What can Phillies fans come up with for tonight's game against the Marlins?   Here […]

George Suerius  •  11 Apr 2012
Ozzie Guillen Suspended Five Games By Marlins for Comments About “Admiring” Fidel Castro

Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended by the Marlins for five games for comments made about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.   Here is what Guillen said about Castro over time: "He’s a bull—- dictator and everybody’s against him, and he still survives, has power.  Still has a country behind him. Everywhere he goes they roll […]

George Suerius  •  10 Apr 2012
Marlins’ Manager Ozzie Guillen’s Post-Game Routine? Get Drunk.

In this CBS Sports blog "Eye on Baseball" segment, Ozzie Guillen explained his typical postgame routine to C. Trent Rosencranz.  Being highly emotional, maybe we should not be surprised: “I get drunk because I'm happy we win or I get drunk because I'm very sad and disturbed because we lose. Same routine, it never changes. […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  06 Apr 2012