"You can't kill these fu*&@ng Fish"
Against all odds, they found a way
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As a member of the Marlins family texted me a couple of mornings ago, “You can’t kill these fu*#@ng Fish."
Over the last 6 months, every time they seemed ready to be written off, they picked themselves up off the mat and rallied.
And so—with last night’s 7-3 victory over the Pirates—they’re headed to the playoffs for only the 4th time in 31 National League seasons, for the first time in a full season since 2003.
A lot of the numbers may not add up. But at the end of 162, the best you can say is, “You can’t kill these fu*#@ng Fish."
DID YOU SEE THIS?
Our weekly look at some of the best and most interesting things I saw over the last 7 days.
REMEMBERING BROOKS ROBINSON
ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian reflects on the remarkable life and career of Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson, the iconic Orioles third baseman who passed away Tuesday at age 86. Robinson was selected to 18 All-Star teams, earned 16 Gold Gloves and won 2 World Series over the course of 23 seasons in Baltimore.
MORE BROOKS
South Florida-based photographer Tom DiPace, one of the best to ever shoot Major League Baseball, took to Facebook to share the story of his first encounter with Brooks Robinson.
CUTTING DOWN HIS K’S
MLB.com’s Mike Petriello writes about the surprising stat that has been central to Ronald Acuña Jr.’s remarkable 2023 season.
REMEMBERING TOM MAGGARD
In one of my favorite stories of the season, Steve Buckley of The Athletic introduces us to Tom Maggard, a highly regarded Red Sox catching prospect who died 50 years ago this month.
NEW RULES
MLB.com offered a look at some of the rule changes that will be applied on an experimental basis in the Arizona Fall League, which begins play tomorrow.
TURN BACK THE CLOCK
The Athletic takes a look back at the last Marlins World Series championship club.
ICYMI
In case you didn’t check out VFTB daily, here’s some of what you missed this past week:
An appreciation of Tim Wakefield.
A look at 10 of the most remarkable wins of the Marlins’ 2023 season.
A look at 10 games the Marlins let get away in 2023.
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Thanks for these round-up articles . I used the embedded link to the AFL article. I wasn't aware of the rule changes and tweaks, but all of them related in the article are merited. The ABS "customized" strike zone basis is the most intriguing. In a previous response to me, you mentioned that ABS was not ready for the big leagues. Using a composition of the batter's previous 50 plate appearances to set his strike zone is a nifty technological leap. When the ABS does come to the bigs, it must be player-specific to meet the rulebook definition and there must be confidence in its application.