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Whispers: Helms pays off for Marlins
The Marlins, who have 17 players eligible for salary arbitration, have signed only two to multiyear contracts since getting Carlos Delgado as a free agent almost four years ago: Hanley Ramirez and Wes Helms , ...
Arbitration: Who stays and who goes?
Last season, the Marlins went to arbitration with eight different players and reached agreements with all of them.
Tony Reagans, Fix This Offense
Bill Shaikin's latest piece is a treasure trove of interesting stuff: Rodriguez did say the Angels would be his first choice.
Shea on baseball: Once again, Marlins ready to dump players
Maybe Jim Hendry or Ned Colletti ? Big markets and big spenders, after all. Try Larry Beinfest .
The Brewers beat the Cubs, 3-1
CC Sabathia was soaked in champagne and he could not be feeling any better. In fact, his 39 other teammates and coaches had the same feeling as the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first postseason birth with a ...
Dan Uggla, Mike Jacobs could be among Marlins traded
There were hugs all around in the Marlins' clubhouse after Sunday's season finale - not to celebrate a 4-2 win over the New York Mets but to say goodbye for what could be a long time.
Marlins: No loud jeers, just quiet satisfaction
How did the Marlins celebrate ruining the Mets ' season for the second straight year? Quietly, that's how.
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Brewers take final wild-card spot over Mets
CC Sabathia and Ryan Braun helped the Brewers end 26 years of frustration, while Mets fans watched a frustrating finale rerun of their wretched September collapse from a year ago.
With the NL wild-card spot up for grabs, the Mets and Brewers were both involved in tie games in the eighth inning on Sunday. But in a matter of minutes, the Mets bullpen imploded yet again and Braun hit a home run that put Milwaukee in the playoffs and sent Mets fans home from the Shea Stadium finale deeply disappointed. Again.
Larry Stone's Notebook | Series victory could send Lou Piniella into retirement
Could this be the end of the managerial line for Lou Piniella, no matter how the Cubs' season ends? There has been speculation of a contract... Could this be the end of the managerial line for Lou Piniella, no ...
Whether today's game is the last at Shea Stadium remains to be seen. What's certain is the 44-year-old facility's lights no longer will shine on the Marlins after this afternoon's regular-season finale.
Santana's shutout keeps Mets' hopes alive
The Mets are still alive -- thanks to Johan Santana . Needing a huge effort from their ace, on short rest, the Mets got one from Santana, who pitched a three-hit shutout as the Mets edged the Marlins , 2-0, ...
Strategy shift moves Phils closer to playoffs
As Greg Dobbs bent over and tried to stretch out his right calf, Charlie Manuel slowly made his way out on the field and played out a pair of lineup changes in his mind.
Beinfest: Defense is Marlins' 2009 priority
Hanley Ramirez hit the first pitch of Wednesday's game against Washington for a home run, the 204th for the Marlins in what has been another record-setting season of home runs for the franchise.
Marlins eliminated from playoff chase with 9-3 loss to Nationals; Martis gets 1st majors win
' playoff hopes officially ended Tuesday night at the hands of a team that is simply trying to avoid 100 losses.
Not sure how much more I can add about wunderkind Cameron Maybin, so I'll just provide the numbers... ** Went 4 for 5 in Friday's 14-8 win over the Phillies to match the franchise record for hits in consecutive ...
Marlins earn ninth straight win in slugfest against Phillies
Cameron Maybin went 4-for-5 and scored three times, and the Florida Marlins stayed red-hot by pounding the Philadelphia Phillies 14-8 in the opener of a crucial three-game set between the NL East rivals.
Florida's powerful infield nears 30 HR mark
The hits just keep coming for the Florida Marlins infield, which is on the verge of adding another chapter to its record-setting season.
Phils ready for surging Marlins
While the odds of the Marlins leapfrogging the Phillies and Mets for a playoff spot in the postseason remain long, someone forgot to mention this to the players in South Florida.
Marlins Notebook: History made, Florida looks for improvement
Marlins infielders made history Friday by becoming the first foursome to each hit at least 25 home runs, and manager Fredi Gonzalez has ideas on next season's encore.
MLB: Marlins facing lots of offseason arbitration cases
He quickly ran out of fingers. "I'd love to see all these guys back," Nelson said.