Over the last few days, the Marlins were fighting for the Division and home field advantage in the playoffs with the Florence RedWolves. After a loss Friday night and another hot streak by the 'Wolves, the Marlins remain in second place in the first half. Today is the last day of the first half of the season.
For those of you who would like know more about the playoff system, well let me enlighten you.
(Per League Manual)
The CPL will be divided into two separate Championship seasons. The team which has won the greatest percentage of games at the conclusion of each half shall be declared winner of that half of their Division in the CPL (East, West, and South).
Round 1 in the playoffs is best two -of-three series. Eight teams make the playoffs (6 division winners and 2-5 next best winning percentages). Essentially the same team can win the second half as well which opens up another playoff spot.
Round 2 is best two-of-three series.
The two winners of those second round series will advance to the Petitt Cup Championship Series. The Petitt Cup is best two-of-three series. This is the first year that all rounds will be broken down into series play.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
On a Roll
After a 10-10 start to the season the Marlins have won three straight games to take sole possession of second place in the South division. The Marlins finally finished the game last night with the Florence RedWolves. Our staff worked really hard on the field to make sure the playing surface was playable in order to finish the game.
The game was really important to the Marlins as the RedWolves were three games ahead going into last night's game. In front of an amazing crowd of 1336, the Marlins were able to tie it up in the bottom of the 6th before the skies opened up. As the team and staff rolled out the tarp, it ripped completely in half. One of the games we absolutely needed...and the tarp rips in half. Doesn't if always work like that? After probably 45 minutes of heavy rainfall ( and no tarp), the game looked lost. I have to admit, I thought we had no chance to finish the game. Luckily, the field has a state of the art drainage system. Within an hour most of the water had been drained. If the game was suspended, the game would have ended in a tie and not continued. As the first half comes to a close, a tie wouldn't have done us any good, especially with Florence up three games with five to play. In essence, we needed to finish that game and we needed a victory. And that's what happened.
I want to thank the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce for everything that they have done for us the past few months. As we received additional support last night from many chamber members, I wish it wouldn't have rained. It was a sweet win and I wish all were there to witness it.
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What about the U.S. soccer and tennis matches yesterday? What a day in sports. Just thought I would throw that in there.
The game was really important to the Marlins as the RedWolves were three games ahead going into last night's game. In front of an amazing crowd of 1336, the Marlins were able to tie it up in the bottom of the 6th before the skies opened up. As the team and staff rolled out the tarp, it ripped completely in half. One of the games we absolutely needed...and the tarp rips in half. Doesn't if always work like that? After probably 45 minutes of heavy rainfall ( and no tarp), the game looked lost. I have to admit, I thought we had no chance to finish the game. Luckily, the field has a state of the art drainage system. Within an hour most of the water had been drained. If the game was suspended, the game would have ended in a tie and not continued. As the first half comes to a close, a tie wouldn't have done us any good, especially with Florence up three games with five to play. In essence, we needed to finish that game and we needed a victory. And that's what happened.
I want to thank the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce for everything that they have done for us the past few months. As we received additional support last night from many chamber members, I wish it wouldn't have rained. It was a sweet win and I wish all were there to witness it.
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What about the U.S. soccer and tennis matches yesterday? What a day in sports. Just thought I would throw that in there.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Marlins Get Back in Win Column
The Morehead City Marlins traveled to Fayetteville last night and exploded for 14 hits and collected 10 runs for the first time this season. Powers pitched a heck of a ballgame as the Marlins prevailed 10-2. Preston Shuey connected with his first home run of the season. I think it's safe to say that if we continue to hit and pitch like this, we'll be all right the rest of the way (ok, so I stated the obvious). It's always nice to come away with the victory in Fayetteville as they are always a tough team to play. They recruit and are coached well.
The Marlins currently sit in third place behind the Wilmington Sharks and the Florence RedWolves. The Marlins will travel to Florence tonight and return tomorrow to face the same foe. We are two games behind Florence, so these next two games are pivotal. The first half ends on June 28th which is right around the corner. As it stands now, despite being one game above .500, we are still in good position.
The Marlins currently sit in third place behind the Wilmington Sharks and the Florence RedWolves. The Marlins will travel to Florence tonight and return tomorrow to face the same foe. We are two games behind Florence, so these next two games are pivotal. The first half ends on June 28th which is right around the corner. As it stands now, despite being one game above .500, we are still in good position.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Marlin meets a Marlin Part Deux
I should have saved the previous post title for this next entry.
Yesterday, at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, Marlins mascot and local celebrity, Finn, made a surprise appearance. As it turned out, Finn was able to check out a Blue Marlin as it was weighed and hung for all to see. The 528 pound monster of a fish certainly brought a number of people out. This was my first opportunity to see the Big Rock Tournament in action. It was amazing to see the amount of interest there was and how many flashbulbs were going off. That Marlin that was reeled in was certainly huge. I can't imagine the one that was caught on Monday.
The Marlins baseball team had a small gathering yesterday at the Country Club of the Crystal Coast. We certainly appreciated the hospitality by Chip Chamberlain and his staff. The food was great as always.
The Marlins are currently in route to Fayetteville to take on the Swampdogs as we look to get back on track with a much needed win. It's going to be a hostile environment in Fayetteville as it is Thursday Thursday. Hopefully, our pitchers can block all the chatter out and focus on the game.
Yesterday, at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, Marlins mascot and local celebrity, Finn, made a surprise appearance. As it turned out, Finn was able to check out a Blue Marlin as it was weighed and hung for all to see. The 528 pound monster of a fish certainly brought a number of people out. This was my first opportunity to see the Big Rock Tournament in action. It was amazing to see the amount of interest there was and how many flashbulbs were going off. That Marlin that was reeled in was certainly huge. I can't imagine the one that was caught on Monday.
The Marlins baseball team had a small gathering yesterday at the Country Club of the Crystal Coast. We certainly appreciated the hospitality by Chip Chamberlain and his staff. The food was great as always.
The Marlins are currently in route to Fayetteville to take on the Swampdogs as we look to get back on track with a much needed win. It's going to be a hostile environment in Fayetteville as it is Thursday Thursday. Hopefully, our pitchers can block all the chatter out and focus on the game.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Marlins meet a Marlin
This week is rather unique for a team in the CPL. The Marlins only have one home game. This is a great week to prepare for other games and reflect on what needs to improve at the ballpark and make each fan's experience more rewarding. My hardworking staff also needs time to re-energize. Each home game requires about 15 hours of work. Sometimes more depending on the time of the game. When we have some down time, we certainly like to take a few moments for ourselves.
The Marlins are in Columbia tonight. We had a new catcher from NC State come in today, named Chris Schaeffer. We feel that our catcher rotation will remain strong and fresh throughout the season with the addition of Chris. The team probably won't get back until the early morning, but they have an off day to recover. We just might have some big plans for this off day, which includes some much needed team bonding (kind of like the Yankees did last year). We had a bunch of new guys that arrived within the past week. This upcoming off day is crucial for the stretch run in the first half of the season.
The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is underway in Morehead City. I was thinking about checking the event out yesterday, but I just couldn't make it out there. I heard that a fisherman caught a record Blue Marlin. Two of our players were in attendance to view the beast and had their picture taken with it. That picture can be seen on our facebook page. I think today is the day that I check this amazing tournament out.
The Marlins are in Columbia tonight. We had a new catcher from NC State come in today, named Chris Schaeffer. We feel that our catcher rotation will remain strong and fresh throughout the season with the addition of Chris. The team probably won't get back until the early morning, but they have an off day to recover. We just might have some big plans for this off day, which includes some much needed team bonding (kind of like the Yankees did last year). We had a bunch of new guys that arrived within the past week. This upcoming off day is crucial for the stretch run in the first half of the season.
The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is underway in Morehead City. I was thinking about checking the event out yesterday, but I just couldn't make it out there. I heard that a fisherman caught a record Blue Marlin. Two of our players were in attendance to view the beast and had their picture taken with it. That picture can be seen on our facebook page. I think today is the day that I check this amazing tournament out.
Monday, June 14, 2010
The Long Road Ahead
This past Saturday, the Marlins traveled to Columbia for a double header with the Blowfish. After a split and the long trip back to Morehead City, the Marlins were in action last night against the Wilmington Sharks. The Marlins were down early and couldn't catch up. The road trip might have had something to do with the outcome. Columbia is quite the haul from Morehead City. The Marlins now currently sit in third place in the division with a record of 9-8. Despite being one game over .500, the Marlins are in good shape this half.
Unfortunately, the Marlins couldn't pull out the win, but our groups had a blast: the Jacksonville Knights field of dreams team and birthday party members Jaydon and Ariana. We were really impressed with the turnout last night. I haven't had a chance to check out the action during the games, but I do hear the cheers and shouts from the fans. The fans are certainly immersing themselves in the game with each passing pitch.
Unfortunately, the Marlins couldn't pull out the win, but our groups had a blast: the Jacksonville Knights field of dreams team and birthday party members Jaydon and Ariana. We were really impressed with the turnout last night. I haven't had a chance to check out the action during the games, but I do hear the cheers and shouts from the fans. The fans are certainly immersing themselves in the game with each passing pitch.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
The Effect has Officially Begun
Well, the Marlins are off and running....err.... swimming. After probably the busiest month of my life, we are smack in the middle of our season and playing some decent ball. Through 16 games, the Marlins sit in 2nd place in the South division. Our conditional players played really well through the first week and half of the season. I commend them for their hard work and would like to thank every one of them for setting a standard both on and off the field. Now that most of our team has arrived, we can finally run the same lineup out there on a daily basis. This can only help our chances in making a run a the Petitt Cup. Two of our players were drafted in this year's MLB amateur draft: Juan Perez and Chad Oberacker. Juan Perez was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and already signed. Unfortunately, Juan was unable to make it to Morehead City, but we wish him the best of luck in his pro career. Chad was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and just reported this past Friday. We are thrilled to have him roaming center for us for the rest of the season.
The Marlins had a great opening night on May 28th and hopefully everyone had a chance to see what we have been talking about for three months. After seven home games, we are averaging about 1100 fans a game. We fully expect that number to increase as the season moves along. Big Rock Stadium is a beautiful place to play and we can't wait for the finishing touches on the stadium throughout the upcoming weeks.
I am very pleased with the overall product and the job my staff has done. We have 21 home dates left with many fun-filled activities planned. If you haven't had the chance to check out a game, we highly recommend it.
The Marlins had a great opening night on May 28th and hopefully everyone had a chance to see what we have been talking about for three months. After seven home games, we are averaging about 1100 fans a game. We fully expect that number to increase as the season moves along. Big Rock Stadium is a beautiful place to play and we can't wait for the finishing touches on the stadium throughout the upcoming weeks.
I am very pleased with the overall product and the job my staff has done. We have 21 home dates left with many fun-filled activities planned. If you haven't had the chance to check out a game, we highly recommend it.
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