Daily Matter: Cameron is a Gazelle, Joey Porter Mouths Off

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• The FinsNation crew put together an open letter to a one [[Joey Eugene Porter]]. In case you did not hear, Joey had a message to this weeks opponent’s starting quarterback Matt Cassel. Fun fact: Did you know Matt Cassel had a brother who pitches for the Houston Astros? Yeah we touched him up a bit last night.

• Craig over at FishStripes gives his take on Chris Volstad’s career high in innings pitched this year. His blog is great, make sure you bookmark it.

• Armando Salguero brings up and old tired subject of Dick Satan and his role in making the Dolphins one of the worst teams in the NFL for the last few year.

• One of the greatest Dominican born MLB shortstops in history, [[Tony Fernandez]], feels [[Hanley Ramirez]] can be one of the greatest of all time. Good read, click here.

• Juan C. Rodriguez calls Cameron Maybin a gazelle. Yes a gazelle. THIS is a gazelle.

Seven in a Row, Say it Ain’t So?

So the Marlins appear to be putting there yearly run together towards the post season. Once again it appears it may be too little too late as the Phillies are also making there yearly September push. It’s a shame it’s taken so long since the All Star Break to get our pitching, defense and hitting running on all cylinders.

In case you haven’t noticed the Marlins have won 7 in a row and are looking to sweep the reeling Astros tonight. They are 5.5 back in the East and 5.0 back in the Wild Card. While I will never say die until there is a “E” next to the Marlins name in the standings.

The good news is we are setting ourselves up nicely for the next few years with a pitching rotation that looks stout with JJ, Ricky Nolasco, Anibal Sanchez and Chris Volstad. Notice I left off Scott Olsen? While his attitude has changed, I really hope we can find a taker for him and fill a couple of holes.

The Marlins crushed the Astros last night 14-2 behind a strong effort from Nolasco. Cameron Maybin made his Marlins debut and went 1-2 at the plate and ran down some nice fly balls in center.

The future is bright.