Phillies at Marlins

[emkayseven]

Lucas drove a run in.

[Beef]

They won

Despite getting outhit!

[Namaste]

A truly important, pressure packed win!

[Beef]

And so we will celebrate

[Erick]

Tied for second place in the loss column.

[HUGG]

Alvarez gon Alvarez

[emkayseven]

It is important because of what Erick said. We're a half game back of 2nd place. Finishing in 2nd after losing Fernandez, then Stanton, and even Ozuna for the last week would be huge for a team that lost 100 wins and was a laughing stock a year ago.

[Nick]

I feel like .500 would be a great accomplishment after last season. 2nd place doesn't do much for me, as they say, if you're not first you're last, and if we were in any other division we'd be easily 3rd place at best.

[Namaste]

If you don't finish in 1st place or win a wild card spot your place in the standings means nothing. Finishing at .500 would have been a much bigger deal.

[emkayseven]

Yes it would have. It's still a morale booster. And it still (hopefully) signals to the front office hey, we did pretty damn good, imagine if we upgrade a few things and spend a little bit of money appropriately

[Erick]

My brother went to the stadium yesterday because he's a high school coach and the team he coaches might play a game or two at Marlins Park this year.

I don't know how it happened, but before the game at 6, he and a bunch of other high school coaches were talking to Dan Jennings about Marlins baseball.

Jennings had a lot of positive things to say about this year's team and a lot of negative things to say about the 2012 team supposedly.

[Miamarlin21]

Joe Frisaro @JoeFrisaro 5m
First time since 2010 #Marlins will not finish last in NL East. Could end up as high as 2nd, no lower than 4th

Sorry Phillies.
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Joe Frisaro @JoeFrisaro 5m
First time since 2010 #Marlins will not finish last in NL East. Could end up as high as 2nd, no lower than 4th

Sorry Phillies.
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Also, as of right now, the Marlins own the 12th pick in the 2015 draft. This is the first pick not to be protected.

[Beef]

No lower than fourth is a bit repetitive

[Namaste]

No lower than 4th. What a mind boggling achievement.

[HUGG]

We have a chance to move further up this list:

Most wins by team who lost 100+ games the year before (162gm era)

1967 Cubs         87
1989 Orioles      87
2009 Mariners     85
1974 Rangers      84
1986 Indians      84
1980 A's          83
1986 Giants       83
2003 Royals       83
1963 Cubs         82
1971 White Sox    79
1990 Tigers       79
1997 Tigers       79
1988 Indians      78
2005 Diamondbacks 77
2014 Marlins      76  <-----
1992 Indians      76
1977 Expos        75
1966 A's          74
1976 Tigers       74
1983 Reds         74
1984 Mariners     74
1968 Mets         73
1970 Expos        73
1962 A's          72
1966 Red Sox      72
1972 Indians      72
2002 Pirates      72
2004 Tigers       72
2011 Pirates      72
1975 Padres       71
1965 Senatros     70
1983 Twins        70
2014 Astros       69
1978 Braves       69
2007 Royals       69
2010 Nationals    69
2003 Brewers      68
1979 Mariners     67
1980 Blue Jays    67
2011 Mariners     67
2007 Devil Rays   66
2013 Cubs         66
1986 Pirates      64
1999 Marlins      64
1970 Padres       63
1989 Braves       63
2003 Devil Rays   63
1964 Senators     62
2006 Royals       62
1962 Senators     60
1974 Padres       60
1965 A's          59
1978 Blue Jays    59
2009 Nationals    59
1973 Rangers      57
1963 Senators     56
2005 Royals       56
2002 Devil Rays   55
2012 Astros       55
1979 Blue Jays    53
2013 Astros       51
2003 Tigers       43

did not include teams who played strike shortened seasons the year after they lost 100

none of these teams made the playoffs, never been done in this era