Sun, Apr 29th 2012, 22:23
There hasn’t been much to smile about for the Marlins in the past week.
That changed on Saturday night when Hanley Ramirez delivered his second walk-off hit of the season, an RBI single to left field that lifted the Marlins to a 3-2 win over Arizona.
Along with being the game-winner, the hit was a huge relief for the Miami third baseman, who was mired in a 0-for-26 slump.
Miami is a team that is trying to feed upon energy. But before Saturday, the club had dropped six straight.
Collectively, the team was somber.
“You don’t want to be smiling out there, because people are going to think you don’t care about the game,” Ramirez said. “It’s way different when you’re winning. Everything is different…
Thu, Apr 19th 2012, 10:46
Right now, Hanley Ramirez is in hot pursuit of some major Marlins records.
With his two-run blast on Wednesday night against the Cubs, the Miami third baseman tied Miguel Cabrera for third place on the team’s all-time home run list. With 138, Ramirez is closing in on Mike Lowell’s 143 for second place.
Dan Uggla holds the club mark with 154.
In time, manager Ozzie Guillen believes Ramirez will go from being the hunter to the hunted.
“This kid is a pure athlete,” Guillen said. “In 2009, he was the best hitter in the game. Now, he’s getting back there. I don’t worry about him breaking records. Who is going to break his records? This kid has got a chance to put up a…
Mon, Apr 16th 2012, 04:01
At last, the Marlins brought their colorful home run sculpture to life. They did it twice on Sunday, creating a big splash at Marlins Park.
But the decisive moment of an 11-inning marathon was decided the old fashion way, by manufacturing the winning run.
Hanley Ramirez, who blasted a two-run homer to tie it in the eighth, delivered a walk-off single in the 11th inning to vault the Marlins to a 5-4 win over the Astros, sending the 34,232 home in a frenzy.
Ramirez enjoyed a four-hit game and provided the Marlins with their second walk-off victory in the series. According to Elias, the Marlins are the first team since the 1995 Rockies to post its first two wins at its new ballpark…