http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com Updated with the latest Major League Baseball News! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:58:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I really needed to get my hands on some Marlins tickets because I had dropped the ball and my father was coming into town. I was relieved to find the Ticket Specialists . I was impressed by their selection of tickets at Dolphin Stadium and their prices. I ... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/06/03/ticket-specialists-review/ Carlos Zambrano pitched seven solid innings and the Chicago Cubs snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Florida Marlins with a 6-3 victory Thursday night. After a 2-4 road trip, the Cubs got home runs from Henry Blanco and Ronny Cedeno and two-run double from Aramis Ramirez to improved to ... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/24/cubs-snap-losing-streak-to-marlins-with-6-3-win-ap/ The Florida Marlins activated right-hander Justin Miller from 15-day disabled list on Thursday. Miller was placed on the disabled list July 5 with right elbow inflammation. The reliever is 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA in 39 appearances. He pitched three scoreless innings in three rehab appearances for Single-A Jupiter. http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/24/marlins-activate-rhp-justin-miller-ap/ The Florida Marlins optioned rookie righthander Ryan Tucker to Class AA Carolina after Wednesday's 9-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves and will activate righthander Justin Miller from the 15-day disabled list for Thursday's game against the Chicago Cubs. http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/23/marlins-option-rhp-tucker-will-activate-rhp-miller-pa-sportsticker/ By the time Chipper Jones pulled up lame, the Atlanta Braves already had plenty of runs for Tim Hudson. Then Hudson departed with a tender elbow. Jones strained his left hamstring, and Hudson left after six shutout innings with tightness in his right elbow, tempering the glow of the Braves' ... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/23/braves-lose-jones-but-beat-marlins-9-4-ap/ Rick VandenHurk went to the minors for three and a half months and came back this week with a slider that was good enough to baffle the Atlanta Braves. Not that the Braves fared much better once VandenHurk left -- he and three relievers combined to one-hit them 4-0 Tuesday ... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/22/vandenhurk-3-relievers-1-hit-braves-ap/ The Diamondbacks find a closer, the Astros baffle everyone and other names are flying around the phone lines. http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/22/whos-next-after-rauch-wolf-yahoo-sports/ Gus Dominguez negotiated the contract for the first Cuban player to defect to the United States. He opened his home to prospects fresh from the communist island and taught them about bank accounts. Now he's locked up in a federal prison, serving a five-year sentence as the first sports agent ... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/22/despite-smuggling-conviction-agent-has-no-regrets-ap/ A prime reason the New York Mets have been able to get back into the race has been the contrasting play of the... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/22/series-will-be-as-telling-for-phillies-as-mets-yahoo-sports/ Aside from Chipper Jones losing track of the count while at bat, the Atlanta Braves were pretty much flawless Monday night. They came up with fielding gems and clutch hitting, and rookie Jorge Campillo allowed only two hits in seven innings to beat the Florida Marlins 4-0. It was quite ... http://marlins.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/21/campillo-pitches-braves-past-marlins-4-0-ap/