Marlins' downfall no surprise considering hurdles
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There won't be any parades for Jack McKeon and the Florida Marlins this year. No World Series championship either. The Marlins will scatter after Sunday's final game with the Phillies. Their only involvement with the World Series this October is watching it on television.
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MIAMI GARDENS - The Marlins found a new way to forget about their fading playoff hopes: Have the opposing pitcher come within eight outs of throwing a no-hitter.
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At Miami, Cory Lidle took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ryan Madson escaped a jam, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended two years of frustration in Florida by beating the Marlins.
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The Sporting News - Don't fret, Yankees haters. Read on, and you'll see plenty of potential obstacles that could keep the restocked and heavily favored Bronx Billionaires from winning the World Series -- and I didn't have to reach too far to find them. Not all of them, anyway.
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The Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins got strong pitching performances from unlikely sources on Tuesday, resulting in a split doubleheader for the National League East rivals.
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ATLANTA - When the Atlanta Braves were six games under .500 in late June, it appeared their streak of division championships would end. Similarly, when the Braves trailed the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning Friday night, it seemed as if they'd have to wait at least one more day to clinch the National League East...
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The way the Florida Marlins are playing, only a force of nature could slow them down.
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It appeared the Mets were suffering from the same bad karma as the Red Sox last week, having dropped six of seven after Thursday's hideous 8-7 loss to the Marlins. But the Mets were able to catch themselves by winning within 19 hours Friday night and yesterday, delaying and possibly halting what would be an embarrassing fall out of first ...
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
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The Phillies hang on to their thin playoff hopes by claiming a 4-3 victory over the Marlins on Saturday, only to be eliminated from contention an hour later.
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Nearly three years have passed since the Florida Marlins' self-imposed deadlines for securing a new ballpark agreement all came and went without the completion of a deal. So now, they're trying a new tact.
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Just back from the minors, Rick Vanden Hurk took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Florida Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-1 Tuesday night to split a doubleheader.
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Chicago is definitely the Marlins&#39; kind of town. But the defending World Series champions will be glad to return to South Florida.
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One night after being outslugged, the Marlins came up on the short end of a splendid pitchers&#39; duel. Carl Pavano was as efficient as he&#39;s been all season, limiting the Braves
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The Florida Marlins won't be repeating as World Series champions. Florida was eliminated from postseason contention Sunday, losing to the Atlanta Braves 6-3 as John Thomson held the Marlins to one run in seven innings.
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Dontrelle Willis is one of the few Florida Marlins players to have felt the pressure of playing in the postseason.
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Momentum does not appear to play a big role in determining a World Series champion. For every example of a team that seemed to feed off its recent success, there is a counterexample.