The Marlins' new look
season’s first month. Then, after an average month of May, everything went downhill. June was a nightmare for the artists formerly known as the Florida Marlins: a 5-23 record, the loss of staff ace Josh Johnson, and the firing of manager Edwin Rodriguez took the Marlins off of the list of contenders last year. Just think about this — in the months of June and August, the Marlins were a combined 12-43. 12 wins in two months. To put that into perspective, the Phillies won 16 or more games in every single month last season and only lost more than 12 in a month twice.
After finishing dead last in the NL East last year, they will be bottomfeeders no more: Meet the newest legitimate threat to the Phillies’ reign of terror — The 2012 Miami Marlins.
than two weeks until Spring Training and just under two months until the regular season starts, Phighting On will be previewing every Phillies position, and each NL East team, as well as brief overviews of all other teams. So sit back, enjoy and get ready for baseball season. The preview for catcher is just after the “jump”.