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Bet Baseball – Season Continues To Wind Down With Intriguing Matchups Next Week

As the MLB betting regular season month of September continues to wind down, teams across the league are moving closer to clinching their respective divisions. While the National League has never really seemed very close, there is still some excitement to look forward to in the American League down the stretch. Here is a quick [...]

Bet On MLB Baseball Online – Weekend Focus Remains On American League Playoff Race

With the MLB betting season winding down, the race to the postseason is heating up with the Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays doing what they can to make this interesting in the American League. With the National League races all but complete, the AL is where the spotlight will shine this weekend, with [...]

Online MLB Baseball Betting – First Weekend In September Means Division Races Heating Up

The first MLB betting weekend in September means that the postseason races are beginning to tighten up, and with a couple of divisions still up for grabs it will be interesting to see how things play out in the rivalry games coming up. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees [...]

Marlins give Dominguez his first career start

The first big league impression for Matt Dominguez was getting plunked by a pitch in the back of his left shoulder. The Marlins’ top prospect as ranked by MLB.com, Dominguez made his MLB debut as a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning of Tuesday’s 7-4 loss in 12 innings to the Mets at Sun Life Stadium. [...]

Marlins looked to add, but stand pat at Deadline

Sitting in fourth place in the National League East didn’t take away from the Marlins’ thinking of adding to the roster. Although no trades were made before Sunday’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Marlins explored a number of possibilities. Nothing progressed to the point of being even called “close,” and conversations with other [...]

Helms not counting Marlins out

When asked, most Major Leaguers will tell you they don’t check the standings, that they’re focused solely on competing on the field. But even though the Marlins come into their Monday night game at Citi Field in last place in the National League East and 10 games out of the NL Wild Card, Wes Helms [...]

Marlins can’t complete comeback in finale

At this point, the Marlins are trying to use the power of positive thinking to snap themselves out of the franchise’s worst slide in four years. In agonizing fashion, Florida once again was on the short end of a one-run game. Jair Jurrjens threw seven strong innings and delivered the decisive hit as the Braves [...]

Marlins president Samson assesses team

Memorial Day is Monday and the Marlins are nicely positioned in the competitive National League East. Being in contention on Memorial Day is an important measuring stick for the Marlins, who certainly have playoff aspirations. “For us, you want to be in position on Memorial Day where making a good run, makes you one of [...]

Infante’s elusive slide helps Marlins sink Nats

Don’t be surprised if they just call it “The Slide.” The box score will show that a Greg Dobbs RBI double in the top of the 11th gave the Marlins a wild 6-5 victory over the Nationals on Friday night before 19,503 at Nationals Park. But the slide that Omar Infante used to get past [...]

Marlins being cautious with recovering LoMo

When the Marlins are in Cincinnati this weekend, Logan Morrison is expected to remain in South Florida to continue his recovery from a strained left arch. On the disabled list since Thursday, Morrison hopes to take some swings in the batting cages at the Roger Dean Stadium complex in Jupiter, Fla., this weekend. Recovery time [...]