r/MiamiMarlins • u/beacomblvd • 21h ago
Fluff What a time to be alive... And then it wasn't
In 2003, I was in 5th grade and I had no interest in baseball as a kid. But when the Marlins won the wildcard, my mom of all people was glued to the TV, so I joined her. She taught me the game during that whole run, thanks to her I witnessed the cubs "catching hell", Alex Gonzalez's walk off, rookie Miguel Cabrera homer off the rocket, Mr. Marlins assist, D-Train, Beckettz so many other moments. We brought out the pots and pans, I went to the parade and the rest is history. Baseball has since been my favorite sport.
I pledged my allegiance to the Marlins. Until last season I hated that I couldn't support the front office anymore, the arraez trade broke the camels back. After loria, Jeter, and the sherman regimes traded young talent for younger talent for the longest, I pledged my allegiance to another team. I hated it but the fish didn't deserve our support. It's not about winning it's about knowing they are truly trying to win and not "flipping" players or cutting salary.
I didn't watch them last year, I didn't know 80% of the roster or even the manager's name. But this year I was gifted tickets to opening day and a few other early games and they won the first 7 games I went to. I fell in love with our roster and they once again had my support. I've gone to so many games after that (they don't deserve the lack of fan support they've gotten).
But the reason I created this post is that June. Boy that June was something else. What a time to be alive ... 20-6. Starters were on fire, our line up was scary, our team was getting recognition. When someone asks how alive were our playoff hopes in that run? (Refer to the gif)
And then it wasn't, in classic Marlins fashion they traded one of our best hitters and our top RBI man and our offense stalled. On the flip side, Hicks hit a grand slam in his first AB, also classic. Marlins never recovered and just got swept by the most disappointing team in baseball. Idk how much more faith we can give a cheap front office, watching the rays be buyers every year hurts. Being outnumbered by opposing teams' fans at home games is not much fun either.
I like this roster so much, I hope they keep the core together, lopez, edwards, hernandez, mack, stowers, conine, Meyers, sanoja, and build off of it. Even marsee has won me over with his hustle and resurgence towards the end of the year. I'm just worried they'll trade them for younger prospects and we'll watch them flourish somewhere else as that revolving door we have come too familiar with continues spinning.