Alright Bar mates here is my first topic of discussion...
Can the Miami Marlins do what the Miami Heat, Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles couldn't do, and win a championship by buying the best FREE agents and collecting them in one spot?
My take..NOT A CHANCE! Yes the Yankees and the Celtics were able to do it recently, but I honestly believe they had a better blueprint than the rest do. Yes they signed Jose Reyes, and pissed off their Organizational leader Hanley Ramirez...Strike 1. Yes they signed Heath Bell, Great closer, but you gotta have someone other than Josh Johnson in the rotation to keep you in the game to get to him...Strike 2. Does "The Machine" decide he will also take his talents to South Beach after the most recent upped offer of 10 yrs? Maybe but how will he react to having to sit in a dugout with Ozzie Guillen for 162 games, I smell trouble there...Strike 2.5. All that Latino heat will fit well in Miami and I applaud what they are trying to do (If only some other small market teams tried this..Cough cough...Baltimore/Kansas City..cough cough), but the proof is right in the proverbial pudding. TEAM CHEMISTRY matters!! Look at the Eagles and Heat. Wrong configuration all together. Look at the Yankees and Celtics Bought big talent in areas they needed it and surrounded them with the perfect role players......The Miami Marlins have no chance of surrounding any of those guys with any quality Starting pitching because they blew their load on 3 guys. Gabby Sanchez is a very very good 1b with decent power, and Mike Stanton is a star in the making with his pure power. If "The Machine' signs in South Beach it will be a post season nightmare that the city of Miami has seen before, Just ask Lebron...
What do you think?
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Hanley Ramirez has been a discontent in Miami for years. This is a wake-up call for him. The Marlins would be smart to move either Reyes or Ramirez to center. Even without Pujols, they're the 2nd best team in the NLEast (ha ha ha). I think Pujols will end up back in St. Louis. The BIG question is where will Fielder go?
ReplyDeleteHiring Ozzie was the wake up call...(they may come to blows before may) I really believe they will land pujols and that either the cards or the cubbies ends up with prince. Brewers fans will cry 19 times at least nxt year
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