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I welcome back to the podcast Ely Sussman, editor of Fish Stripes, the Marlins site on the SB Nation Network.
We discussed the state of Marlin fandom and who is optimistic and who isn’t.
In a Miami mood in this Episode of Sully Baseball.
Listen to part 1 of our discussion by clicking here.
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While we are at it, enjoy the In Memoriam video.
It is Friday the 13th, a day that brings up issues of luck and good fortune. Some players had horrible luck. Others had obscenely good luck.
Avoid guys in hockey masks on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
That’s right. I have reached episode 1,400.
And for today, I answer a question from superfan @cu8sfan (aka Cubs Fan With An 8.)
He wants to know what career cut short I would want to see play out properly.
The Streak Stays Alive in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Carlos Carrasco, Xander Bogaerts, Adrian Gonzalez, Jon Lester, Freddie Freeman, Gary Sanchez, Andrew Triggs and Jameson Taillon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Part 2 of my conversation with Stacey Gotsulias. She talks about sticking with the Yankees throughout the 1980’s when people were jumping ship to the Mets.
It is a stick with your team episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Drew Smyly, Jed Lowrie, Stephen Strasburg, Neil Walker, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Matt Shoemaker and Mark Reynolds all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
See the updated listing of WOB on MLB Reports
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Every year there are certain managers that have a ton of pressure to win. This is always a tough process to think of who will be nixed first.
On one hand, many clubs that should be in contention for the playoffs will see an axe come to their tenure, however sometimes clubs are so bad record wise (even though they were projected to be) that the franchise will just slay the field general in the name of mercy.
As far as under the gun goes. guys like Brad Ausmus, John Farrell and John Gibbons. are tops on the list.
Ausmus doesn’t have a track record of any postseason series wins like the latter two here, so he is going to be the #1 favorite out of this group of skippers that could go fast with playoff aspirations if their team struggles out of the starting block.
Gibbons did a great job with Toronto in 2015, but a slow start would really put his name on the block. Say if they are 6 or 7 games behind the playoff bar near Memorial Day.
Farrell has put up back to back 5th place finishes in the AL East after winning the World Series Title in his 1st year of being the skipper in 2013.
Then there is a perennial bad losing club that have long tenured coaches like Walt Weiss and Robin Ventura. I am not sure they should not have been shown the door following last years campaigns.
Weiss has losing years for every year under his belt, and Ventura rode out 2013 with his late season collapse, but his club has underachieved in every other year.
Still the two most managers on the hot seat are Fredi Gonzalez of the Braves on top of the favorite list at +331, followed by Bryan Price at +441. But I hate putting money on either of these gentlemen with their clubs both being on track to challenge for the worst record in the Majors this year.
Heck, Gonzalez’s predecessor Bobby Cox was the well into his 3rd decade with the “Tomahawk” Choppers when he finally stepped down to a front office job. Gonzalez at least had the Braves in the playoffs in 2012.
Price can’t really be expected to do anything with this anemic Pitching Staff, and all veterans except for Votto may be available for trade at any point.
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David Wright has a very challenging 2016 season in his sights. The talk around baseball this Spring Training is if he is able to be on the field for 100 games, it’s a successful year.
To combat the naysayers, Wright spent a month in California exploring techniques and developing a game plan for a daily regimen to get him ready to play with limited or no effort outside of the ordinary preparation.
Wright himself stated, “So far, so good”, and with that I will have the utmost confidence in our Captain.
THE LONDON SHOWS CONTINUE!
Today, I went to a pub in London called Glasshouse Stores, and met Mark Blakemore, a die hard fan of the show.
We enjoyed a pint, talked a little baseball and wondered how a guy from England could become a Yankee fan.
It is a night with two mates episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1219 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 190 – 220 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1216 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 160 – 189 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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The Miami Marlins have not had a winning season since finishing 87 – 75 in 2009. With some deft maneuvers and the right allocation of team salary (like the latest Chen signing) – this club could contend in the NL East with Atlanta and Philadelphia both rebuilding. With all questions pointing to how Jeffrey Loria will behave if they were in contention halfway through, it will be an entertaining season.
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The Marlins finally threw down some money on a relevant Free Agent in the past week when they signed LHP Wei-Yin Chen. The former Oriole received a 5 YR deal worth $80 MIL – that also has a Vesting Option for a 6th year.
Financially speaking, Chen will only earn $14 MIL of that pact in 2016 – thus bringing the Fish to about $77 MIL total team salary to start the campaign.
Miami is one of the middle of the pack teams in the National League – much like the Arizona Diamondbacks are. These teams should be predicted to be just around .500. The rest of the clubs should be well north or south of the even record mark. Read the rest of this entry
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Barry Bonds could be the Marlins new hitting coach?
That is great but they should take it a step further. He should be a PLAYER coach!
It is a return of the King episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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The Red Sox fan in me is thrilled to see Dave Roberts take over the role as Dodger manager.
It means they are going to play his stolen base in the 2004 ALCS on a loop.ring to his collection.
He has his work cut out for him in LA, but if he does his job, he could add another
It is a turn around to a title episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Since the beginning of the 2014 playoffs, the underdogs have won 16 of the last 18 series, and the only favorites to win were the Royals and Blue Jays in the ALDS rounds this year. Series in which the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers had them on the brink of elimination. We take you behind the curtain to reveal some great gambling perspectives from this in this post.
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I was curious to see what the odds were for the 2016 World Series when they were first posted. As a former professional gambler this is my favorite thing to do. I was happy to see the early mistake made by Vegas. KC at 18/1 odds? Thanks fellas!
Odds courtesy of vegasodds.com
Dodgers 8/1
Mets 10/1
Blue Jays 10/1
Cubs 10/1
Nats 10/1
Cards 12/1
Astros 12/1
Pirates 12/1
Rangers 12/1
Yankees 16/1
Red Sox 18/1
Royals 18/1
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Don Mattingly is out as the Dodgers manager. How much was his fault? Enough was.
One more day before the third anniversary for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast!
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With the Dodgers losing yet another Series in the playoffs they have some big questions about their offseason forthcoming. Don Mattingly will likely be fired. Then there is the Zack Greinke situation.
The 31 Year old RHP has a legitimate shot to be the NL Cy Young Winner this year (if it is not Jake Arrieta) – and he couldn’t have picked a better campaign to do this with an opt out clause in his contract. He will command a hefty sum in the winter.
Here is the problem….The Dodgers new brass doesn’t like to spend the kind of money like the old Ned Colletti days, and this may pose a problem to sign one of the best four pitchers in the game the last few years. Read the rest of this entry
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The Mets won a wild and strange finale, Don Mattingly will need to find a new job and Fox Sports has to be thrilled with their potential World Series.
East Side… West Side… Every Body is coming down for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jacob DeGrom, Daniel Murphy, Zack Greinke and Justin Turner all added to their totals for Who Owns October
Daniel Murphy, Kevin Pillar, Salvador Perez and Jorge Soler all were named Division Series MVPs.
To see this year’s MVP and for previous seasons, click HERE.
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I missed the craziness and the controversy that happened at Dodger Stadium with Chase Utley.
Why?
Because I was at my 25th high school reunion.
Afterwards, in the parking lot of my old high school, I tried to piece together what happened at Dodger Stadium through the haze of the social media outrage.
And yes, I wore a Red Sox hat in my senior picture.
Sign my year book for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jorge Soler, Travis Wood, Zack Greinke, Justin Turner, Yoenis Cespedes, Noah Syndergaard and Kolten Wong all added to their totals for Who Owns October
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The Dodgers and Mets are about to square off in the post season. Both are franchises coming off of recent front office disgraces and on the field disappointments.
And BOTH teams have fan bases who simply do NOT believe their team has a shot.
It’s a glass half empty Episode 1,076 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Chris Sale, Carlos Correa, Jake Arrieta, Daniel Castro, Brad Miller, Martin Perez and Eugenio Suarez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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It is time for the Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball What is your thought/feeling process in deciding which team to root for post season if your fav teams don’t make it?
— Theo Jordan (@theojor) September 27, 2015
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This is a tricky one, but when that makes itself clear as the post season moves on.
It is a “Let the emotion guide you” Episode 1,070 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jarrett Parker, Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Correa, Adam Warren, Andre Ethier, Kevin Kiermaier and Jeremy Hellickson all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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While I slept last night, the Giants lost a devastating 14 inning marathon to the Dodgers. Had they won, I would be proclaiming the NL West was theirs to lose.
Because they lost, a September 1 showdown between Bumgarner and Greinke could be the game of the year.
Wake up sleepy head, it is The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Adrian Gonzale, David Ortiz, Bartolo Colon, Dallas Keuchel, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Trumbo, Shelby Miller and David Price all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Comedian, TV Host and baseball fanatic Trish Suhr joins the podcast to talk about bleeding Dodger, not taking out Kershaw and having a “Glass of Act Right.”
It makes sense. Trust me.
It is a Dodger Blue/Blue Grass episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Mike Moustakas, Daniel Murphy, Matt Shoemaker, Zack Greinke, Randy Wolf, Eduardo Escobar, Aaron Altherr and Anthony DeSlafani all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Don Mattingly violated the main rule: DO NOT TAKE OUT CLAYTON KERSHAW!
Dodger fans… look away. The next week or so could get ugly.
It is a “The walls are crashing down” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Aaron Nola, Lance McCullers, Stephen Piscotty, Mike Moustakas, Clayton Kershaw, Kevin Gausman, Scooter Gennett and Mike Trout all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Talking Mike Fiers no hitter and why it is so important for the Dodgers to NOT lose today
It is a “Bleeding Too Much Dodger Blue” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Mike Fiers, Yoenis Cespedes, Andrew Cashner, Ben Revere, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera and Nolan Arenado all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Should Don Mattingly be worried about Ron Roenicke looming over his shoulder? He should.
It is a “Bleeding Dodger Blue” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Curtis Granderson, Josh Donaldson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jacob deGrom, Jose Reyes, Jose Abreu, Raisel Iglesias and Jake Odorizzi all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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The Dodgers have the longest pennant drought of any California team. The fact that they did not make the big move for 2015 makes no sense to me.
Plus I imagine how their history would be different had they kept Pedro and Piazza.
It is an I Love LA episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Lorenzo Cain, Yasiel Puig, Carlos Rodon, Madison Bumgarner, Chris Davis, Todd Frazier, Williams Perez and Bryan Mitchell all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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The idea of the Dodgers and the Nationals missing the post season was inconceivable this April, but possible.
It is a “To Hell with Predictions” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jackie Bradley Jr, Francisco Cervelli, Corey Kluber, Jake Arrieta, Ryan Zimmerman, Colby Rasmus and Masahiro Tanaka all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Ryne Sandberg resigned from the Phillies. He won’t be unemployed for long. Let’s start a rumor and say that Ryno will return to Chicago… but with the White Sox.
It is a Windy City Legend Episode 976 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Brandon Phillips, Jacob deGrom, Jose Altuve, Dallas Keuchel, Matt Kemp, Mitch Moreland and Rubby De La Rosa all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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Wait are the Twins good? Are the Astros and Rays contenders? Is the American League even more wide open than I thought?
It is a totally unpredictable league Episode 938 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jacob deGrom, Michael McKenry, R.A. Dickey, Mike Aviles, Jaime Garcia, Martin Prado, Clay Buchholz and David Freese all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
Worldwide Pants
Saluting David Letterman and breaking down nostalgia. Basically Ken Griffey Jr and David Letterman will always be the best for me because of when they have their peaks.
Plus I rant about pinch running on Episode 936 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Randall Grichuk, Jimmy Nelson, Colby Rasmus, Trevor Bauer, Mark Teixeira, Chris Coghlan, Jason Hammel and Aaron Sanchez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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Hector Olivera signed with the Dodgers. What does that mean for Don Mattingly’s future with the team?
It is a “Better Win Now” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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