The Marlins Had a Rookie Superteam...And They Blew It

[@CharmCityGamer]

It amazes me how two championships essentially fell into their laps and they couldn't maintain them. Thanks SRS!

[@nomercyinc6783]

teams never win back to back. period

[@CharmCityGamer]

@@nomercyinc6783 1998 Yankees not exist?

[@tripleoo0]

Doesn't help when ownership blows up both of them, then blows up the one that never was, then blows up the one that was just beginning with Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna, and Realmuto.

[@CharmCityGamer]

@@tripleoo0 Yeah that just hurts.

[@Trumpisscum-420]

Hello fellow Baltimoron

[@PpP-dr1od]

My favorite Josh Johnson moment was watching him go 7 innings only giving up one unearned run on a game against the Phillies in May of 2010. His opponent was Roy Halladay, who threw a perfect game.

[@georgesiblesz]

I remember that like it was yesterday. Peak Marlins.

[@calekarr10]

I remember watching that game at my buddies apartment. They were partying and drinking like they were about to have an amateur amputation done on them. I was GLUED to the TV.

[@SpacemanSpiff1715]

It was unearned, Hanley Ramirez made an error to let the runner score

[@PpP-dr1od]

@@SpacemanSpiff1715 Actually the error was a dropped ball by Cameron Maybin in center that allowed the run in, but good catch, I missed that typo. That's always what I remembered Josh Johnson for tho, getting a loss after a great start because of an error and Roy Halladay being a legend.

[@kadekrauss3513]

No it was Hanley

[@joshuapatrick682]

My favorite Miggy shot is him blasting a no doubt goner in the 2003 WS right after Clemens threw high inside at him to try and scare him. He showed his stuff then as a rookie…he was gonna be a legend.

[@Deadmann78]

I was at that game, reminds me of when Soto hit one off Verlander in 2019

[@bg4t1]

One of the best moments I’ve ever seen in baseball

[@bg4t1]

@@user-kg6pn4xf2v that was awesome!!!

[@ethanbernstein419]

As a Marlins fan… it’s painful, BUT I still love my team. I was young in ‘06 but those players are still talked about, it was a fun team to watch, so was ‘09 where the entire infield had 25+ home runs

[@darrenbrown9126]

I agree. Even with 2World Series teams, that 06 team was my favorite. So much fun to watch. And Uggla was my boy. Still have his jersey.

[@moiz7731]

Thoughts on David Samson? Was he a good president?

[@ballen787]

Remember that time you had Stanton, Ozuna, Yelich and Realmuto…and still managed to suck? That was fun.

[@ethanbernstein419]

@@moiz7731 Terrible with the media and PR, but kinda mixed. They showed they wanted to invest, but at the same time they were always one minute away from a total tear down definitely a mixed bag

[@ethanbernstein419]

@@ballen787 Crazy how baseball is a multifaceted sport. You can have great hitting but without any good pitchers you’ll never win. Also, Yelich and Realmuto weren’t the same caliber players as they are today/in their prime, Stanton was the only one truly at his peak. Casuals don’t realize that the bullpen was god awful, and when we say they were “one pitcher away” from contention, we weren’t lying.

[@brettrossi034]

Random, but marlins related. I'm not a marlins fan, but I can say I loved watching Jose Fernandez on the mound and even on the bench with his personality and enthusiasm. His passing definitely broke my heart to see he was a joy to watch.

[@ethanniedorowski116]

I feel if that hadn't happened we may have seen the 3rd team

[@Trumpisscum-420]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@13BRa5calk1ng]

Went to highschool with him. We weren't great friends or anything but he was a cool guy.

[@Bakes14]

I don’t think there is a fan in baseball who didn’t at least admire Jose’s passion. You could tell he loved the game.

[@metallica708]

He was a cocaine addict. And a murderer.

[@Charlidaunic]

I’m a lifelong Marlin fan and 2006-2009 era were some of my favorite moments ever as a fan despite never making playoffs. It was just a great group of guys that were fun to watch.

[@Lorrddyyy]

I love this video because I am a diehard Mets fan but I am from Florida and when the Mets were having an amazing season in 2006 I always looked at the 2006 Marlins team and said this team is so loaded young Hanley Ramirez prime Miguel Cabrera young Dan Uggla, Josh Willingham, they had a lot of starters like Josh Johnson Ricky, Nolasco, Olson, and whenever the Mets lined up to play them, I knew it was gonna be annoying. I would always sit here and think now 18 years later like damn that team was loaded I thought I was the only one.

[@Truschoolsports]

What a great video, you really did great job of encapsulating the extreme highs and lows of that period of Marlins baseball. Which for me is the last time I truly believed we had a chance to do anything special, that was a championship team but mismanagement robbed of us of ring #3. Hopefully the Marlins get back where they belong soon, its been 20 years to long...GO MARLINS!!!

[@iDGF999]

Ironically, they got Ramirez after tearing down the 2003 team and trading Beckett. When they traded Hanley, they got nothing back. A brutal trade.

[@N3SSo5]

As a lifelong Marlins fan, this video crushes my soul. I'm sick and tired of watching this team fail on every single thing they do to the point of not watching them at all this upcoming season.

[@jamesesterline]

In MLB Power Pros 2008 the Marlins are OP despite having a team salary of only $19 million. Also I'm willing to bet that had the Marlins not traded Willis and Cabrera, they would've won the World Series in 2008 or 2009.

[@StarkRavingSports]

MLB Power Pros 2008 holds an extremely special place in our hearts

[@HughMungus4655]

the power pros sax goes so hard

[@shoukatsukai]

Nah the Marlins had no pitching in that game. Best pitcher was an Anibal Sanchez with F control. Their bullpen was also completely forgettable.

[@jamesesterline]

@@shoukatsukai their batting is cracked though

[@shoukatsukai]

@@jamesesterline ya but so were the Rockies, but the Rockies got some cracked pitchers like Jeff Francis, Aaron Cook, and Brian Fuentes

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

Marlins Fan here 1997 and 2003 were the best times as a Marlins Fan 😊 😁 😢

[@coolio3223]

Watched most of the 03 World Series from right field will never forget it

[@brettrossi034]

I still find it insane how they won the WS and their owner decided "hey let's firesale..." Even though they didn't really have to

[@KOCChristian]

@@brettrossi034 Marlins are the guy who can make billion dollar but spend it all thinking he can make another billion again, does it then does it again and fail

[@sendAJtospace]

@@KOCChristian Incorrect, that implies the Marlins spend. Both the ‘97 and ‘03 firesales were driven by ownership wanting to save every last penny they could instead of competing.

[@shrinkshrink]

Going from this core to the next core of Jose + Stanton/Yelich/Ozuna core just broke me as a marlins and a baseball fan

[@joedill4311]

Uggla was so crazy. He rose so quickly and burst in to flames just as quickly. It was weird. He was a great power hitter on a couple of teams. He was like Jeff Kent Lite 😂

[@dscwac396]

His eye sight went bad. He talked about it.

[@davidpuente4244]

i Am a lifelong Marlins fan. Born in 1993. I'd like to say that the Marlins Had a Rookie Superteam...and they blew it...not once...but about three or four times already.

[@warlordofbritannia]

There’s a few guys still playing from the 2006 class: Justin Verlander, Nelson Cruz, Adam Wainwright, Anibal Sanchez, and the absolute legend Rich Hill.

[@firstnamelastname1011]

Was hoping for another positive Marlins video after the iTalk video the other day, but had to remind me of the pain.

[@charliep123]

The 2006 Marlins are what I hope the Oakland A’s can become. New stadium, and a bunch of elite rookies who the world underestimated.

[@broncos435]

it'll end exactly the same way because of your cheap ass owner i fear

[@olamilekanYT]

Me too.

[@bruceaeschlimann7833]

You got got some great prospects from our Braves in the Olsen deal. Hopefully they work out.

[@enriquecomas933]

So far…not so good. -45 run differential. But hey maybe this is 2002 A’s all over again.

[@Arbal3st]

If that's not a wish that has monkey's paw written all over it. They get that new stadium, I guarantee it won't be in Oakland

[@djepps83]

Been a Marlins fan since the beginning. I've been through all the ups and downs. I'll always stick with them.

[@matthewhasle3292]

me too! My first game was 4/5/93 against Lasorda's Dodgers. I was 5 yrs old, but I met Billy the Marlin and fell in love with the team.

[@ryanchase9332]

I have to ask: why? The Marlins have repeatedly torn the team town to the foundations, cry poverty while making record profits, and get rid of their best players constantly to pad their owner's checkbook. The product they've put on the field is insulting to their fans.

[@hmhm856]

The Marlins didnt "soon enough" tear down their 2003 roster; they tore it down after the 2005 season. Two seasons later is not "soon enough"

[@BiggestPLANTS]

From a royals fan: thank you Josh Willingham for your contributions to our 2014 wild card game comeback win

[@acrisptaco8876]

As a Twins fan Josh Willingham was my favorite player! Glad you have good memories of him as well! GL this season

[@alexeigreenbottle7793]

As an A’s fan that was the worst game I’ve ever watched

[@JVKEWHO233]

Imagine what the Marlins would’ve meant to the city of Miami had they actually invested into their team + all this young talent. Could have been a dynasty

[@taysomhill2841]

I've never really understood that narrative. They keep the team in the city, they've done a surprisingly good job of building competitive rosters consistently (with occasional stars), they built a state-of-the-art stadium (even if the finances were somewhat questionable).. people just never really showed up year over year. A handful of years ago they had an exciting leadoff hitter who stole 60 bases every year (Dee Gordon), the best young outfield in baseball (Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna -- two future MVPs!) and the best young catcher in baseball (Realmuto).. and they still only got 5,000 people to show up any night Fernandez wasn't pitching. It's just a busy city with a ton of other stuff to do. Until they win 100 games like 6 years in a row, or field a competitive team with 75% Cuban players, nobody cares enough to show up consistently.

[@why-km6lo]

@@taysomhill2841 If you continuously blow up the team when they find success no one will care when they are interesting because they know it'll happen again

[@scratcheeboi]

As a Braves fan, the 06-09 Marlins were so scary, I was so happy to see Miggy and D-Train shipped off to Det and Uggs get traded to us!

[@g.o.a.tsports2880]

Marlins are the only big market sports franchise to operate like a small market

[@SlothPossum]

long time marlins fan here. Great video man!

[@tacogang5083]

I grew up playing with Nolasco he was lights out when we were in high school. We played against Jesse Chavez quite a few times. Anytime Ricky was facing Jesse you couldn't help but sit back and watch (not many balls put in play when they pitched) you just knew you were watching two guys that had a future in the game.

[@raymondbrown866]

You see this every 3-4 years as a marlins fan. After this Gincarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, and marcel ozuna were the starting outfield with Jose Fernandez on the mound. The best part about being a marlins fan is watching they're young players be successful elsewhere

[@DMalltheway]

Stanton and Yelich despite winning an MVP hasn’t been all that successful since leaving Miami, same with Dee Gordon.

[@nothazzz]

​ Yelich not only won MVP, but then followed it up with an even better season nearly winning a second MVP straight. Stanton has been injured mostly, but still put up better numbers than any Marlin while healthy. Not sure why you added Dee Gordon to the mix as he was almost entirely known for his base stealing, and was in his 30s by the time he left Miami.

[@DMalltheway]

@@nothazzz And look at his last 3 seasons…….

[@bradyanderson9517]

love hearing kid cudi in the background of this

[@StarkRavingSports]

they tryna be cray

[@bradyanderson9517]

@@StarkRavingSports fr

[@himartinez3515]

Great video. I attended many Marlins games that year to watch the rookies win against much higher payroll teams. Then they traded Miguel and Dontrelle and we knew they were in trouble again. The fan base was weak back then. Anibal Sanchez threw his no hitter in an empty park. Hopefully they become competitive again.

[@twostop6895]

why doesn't Miami support their team? in St. Louis the seats are always full to see the Cardinals

[@Massachamp08]

​@two stop Because Miami's population is made up of transplants who often have other loyalties. Or it's like the Miami Heat who have an incredibly fair weather fanbase. Real fans of the team absolutely love them though. I went to Citizens Bank Park just to watch them play.

[@birdzinthetrxp2904]

the happy friends reference killed me, thank you so much

[@Dremooa]

I love miggy so much, such a great personality that brought so much to the game even outside his actual performance.

[@dizzykincade7831]

Dude...been sayin this for years! Thank you for giving me something I can send my baseball buddies.

[@patrickkanas3874]

America in 1998, 2004, and 2006: The Marlins may have the best lineup in all of baseball and have another World Series in their future. Marlins front office: Imagine how great we'd be if we got rid of all our best players

[@miamidadescratchnwin7656]

Im from Miami and i can confirm that i hate the Marlins organization because they always sell their players. They are the opposite of the Miami heat

[@Ruderickle2424]

Marlins were such a difficult team to be a fan of. So much generational talent all on one squad and they squandered all of it.

[@silkyjohnson7599]

Love that you threw in the Mac lyric lol

[@willmessner2731]

Dang man I’ve been a tigers fan my whole life and that Miguel Cabrera montage had me in my feels a little bit

[@roygoodhand1301]

Yeah, tell me about it, knowing how bad(?) the team Is right now going into his final season... ? -- If 2021 really was a fluke, that is.

[@JElNative]

If only they had a real front office like the Miami Heat

[@silverback7675]

Wait until you also find out they had Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton on the same team ten years later. The Marlins are a gold mine for talent and always fumble using it.

[@stringoftheart]

I think I’ve watched +90% of Marlins games from 2002 to 2013. That 2006 team was all prospects except for random bench players, Miggy, and Dontrelle (who were the same age as the prospects). They started that year off something like 10-30. The fish found a way to lose every game. Middle of the summer they started crushing it. I mean, we were talking playoff chances by late August. Back then, we were able to acquire so many prospects because teams were much quicker to trade them away. Now, FOs want to keep these young guys because they can produce more for $500k compared to a FA worth $15M. Miggy we knew was going to get traded for years. We got two prospects from the Tigers who were both in MLBs top 10 prospect list. But they were awful and Miggy stayed the course of being a boss. This 2006 roster was built for 2012. We were pretty loaded in 2012 and everyone was picking us for the playoffs. But the guys couldn’t get things together (kinda like the Florida Panthers now). The salaries got very high for Marlins standards and because the team sucked they blew it up in 2013. It’s been an absolute mess since the fish moved into Marlins Park. They either have all hitting and no pitching or all pitching and no hitting. In the mid 2000s the Marlins had a great balance of both. Which lead them to always having around .500. It was an exciting time knowing that we had so many young all stars while playing .500 ball and being in the playoff talks every July and August. The fish moved into a new ball park in 2012, changed their logo and jerseys twice, and haven’t been competitive at all. To me, it’s almost like they moved to another city and a new expansion team came in. It never felt like the same identity and team. Hurts, but I’m still a fan. I just barely watch them on TV and read about them instead.

[@revvs4111]

been waiting for a new video thank u

[@anthonyvespe581]

Marlins were never the same after they got rid of Sun life stadium

[@marcjohn9404]

Everyone thought the Marlins were going to be ridiculous back then, I think the consensus was that they were going to be a dynasty, but I think the fans always knew, because I remember what a lot of them were saying on the internet back then, and it was mostly about how Loria was going to blow it all up because he was so cheap, and it seems that's exactly what happened. Turned out that they were right to give up Willis, but man Cabrera was the heart and soul of the team, how could you give him up? Loria really must be the worst.

[@jkwyx8290]

Art dealers or artists don't have the best historical track records

[@DMalltheway]

And the worse is they got nothing back for him

[@transitfan954]

@@DMalltheway Yep, they got Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin. Maybin went on to have a long, if unspectacular career, but IIRC, Miller was pretty much a bust. Jeffrey Loria sucked!!!!

[@christopherduthu2452]

Yeah the whole “diamondbacks didn’t think he’d be worth keeping” mentality has been a source of pain for a while now

[@Null27240]

I’m a detroit can I feel for all bottom feeder teams man it hurts Edit: also I was there for Miggys 3000 hit and it was the best

[@roygoodhand1301]

...especially after being at or near the top between 2006 and 2016...

[@MeargleSchmeargle]

TL;DR, "And maybe, one day, the Marlins ownership will not be a parade of cheap-asses."

[@Dr.DaveStrength]

And now the Marlins are kicking ass!!!

[@07ProdPhilly]

It's funnier considering a lot of these players were traded in division or ended up in the same division. Realmuto is the gift that keeps on giving for Phillies fans

[@lnd1998]

Lmao the team of my childhood. Saw all these dudes play so much and then continued to see them play so much in huge moments for other teams

[@santumi2298]

As a lifelong Tigers fan I have to give respect to the terrible decision of the Miami Marlins giving us Miggy. He's been THE player for us for 15 years now, a guaranteed first-ballot hall-of-famer, and as far as I can tell from the outside looking in, has brought better hitting advice to our team that our batting coach has.

[@Massachamp08]

At least Miggy won the Marlins a World Series before being traded to Detroit. I hope perhaps one day, maybe the Marlins can retire his number 24.

[@beatysrcrooks2164]

Being a Braves fan and seeing many marlins players come and go is quite sad. They genuinely have no issues developing star talent and are better than the majority of teams.

[@jackhat8070]

Great video. I love these types of vids

[@thebuspodcast8999]

The music in this videos makes it great

[@Mclovin69420]

The fact that you put BabyTron I love stark raving sports 🤣😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JJ............................]

Marlins also did it again. They were building a great, young team with Fernandez, Stanton, Realmunto, Yelich, Gordon, and Ozuna. All the Marlins needed was 2-3 more starting pitchers and they could have been a World Series contender. It all went downhill because of the death of Fernandez. I'm not a Marlins fan, but Fernandez was my favorite pitcher to watch at the time. Him and Stanton were the only reasons I would ever watch the Marlins.

[@YGuy1999]

Jeffrey Loria is truly a baseball supervillain

[@M_11_m41n]

What is the most egregious of these 2 downfalls after the Marlins won the World series on those two occasions is that they had owners that were so hell-bent on maximizing that bottom line. Not even reaching the mountaintop can save a team from the cold reality of cheap sports owners and it's MLB's own darn fault.

[@Trumpisscum-420]

How's it MLB's fault?

[@hughjass2640]

@@Trumpisscum-420 They let Loria drive 2 MLB Franchises into the ground.

[@Trumpisscum-420]

​@@hughjass2640 The MLB doesn't have the authority to stop an owner from blowing up a roster. So long as the owner is not financially ruining the team long term, there's not a lot that the MLB can do about it. Was dismantling those teams the smartest idea from a business standpoint, no, not at all, but the decision also didn't bankrupt the franchise or anything so MLB legally can't really do much about it.

[@ellythadon]

I remember going to some games that season with my dad. Sucha good time watching Uggla and Hanley smoke homers at Pro Player

[@JMusar795]

I like the dalmatian hoodie!!! 😂

[@StarkRavingSports]

Mike has also been asked if that hoodie was a “cow onesie”

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Those old marlin hats Are cleannnn too

[@roygoodhand1301]

14:59 THANK YOU, MARLINS!

[@BadExample77]

great video, great mac reference. liked and subbed

[@hmhm856]

2006 Marlins started 11-31 and were on pace to lose almost 100 games as predicted. But then they got redhot and entering September, they were in the NL Wild card race. At one point in September, they were 73-71 with 18 games left. UNREAL. Had they won the NL Wild Card in 2006, they would have been the biggest cinderella in regular season history.

[@Leafgreen1976]

"The first ever fish to drowned" killed me

[@monkeeee]

1:33 inflation exists my dude. The payroll would be around 22m today. Not a huge difference but significant enough to mention

[@calmmcfarland7248]

BABY TRON IN A STARK SPORTS VIDEO!!!!!! W music choice!

[@joeyfajardo2920]

As a life-long Marlins fan, this just made me so depressed. Just wish for once the Marlins had an owner that wanted to spend

[@Taco0718]

As a Marlins fan, 2006 was one of the more fun and hopeful seasons. That being said, even then, you just knew that the Fish were going to get rid of them at some point. It is hard being a Marlins fan.

[@KSWAN1287]

Love my marlins. Loved seeing them win the World Series. As much as I get made fun of for being a fan. I can at least say I’ve seen my team win the whole thing not once but twice. That’s more than many teams fans can say for their team.

[@kevinoakey9343]

Loved the mac miller reference!!

[@abrandenburg10]

The marlins are proof that failure is a choice

[@MaximusNV]

mike jacobs- represent with the reno aces- lose your love; i thought it was funny the first several times hearing that walkup song of his.... years later it's a mainstay in denver...

[@pm829]

A real commissioner would never have allowed Loria to do the horrible things he did to this franchise for so long.

[@WeatherManXXL]

Someone had to speak the truth. Absolutely correct so much so that local Dan Le Batard used his platform to basically say this. Former season ticket holder myself I had enough in 2011.

[@jotac87278]

"Like spit in a hot skillet." LOL that's a new one for me

[@Bakes14]

Could also add they had two mvps an all star catcher and a roty pitcher, they (but also life) sent them away. RIP Jose, I’ll never forget you.

[@christianwilliams9433]

Shoutout the babytron music @ 8:15 😂

[@CaraDePapaaa]

Dope video man

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Josh Johnson was a stud, that team was fun to watch. Hell that entire season was awesome.

[@jackthetvroaster7231]

Josh Willingham, Scott Olsen, Anibal Sanchez, and Dan Uggla would all go on to become Nats

[@bezllama3325]

It made sense to blow it up in 2017 IMO, Made no sense in 1997 and 2003 and 2007, even though Willis Did end up sucking for the tigers

[@NatureMichael]

Hey thanks for reminding me of my childhood horror

[@j.mieses8139]

Man I remember 2006...Such young talent..too bad Marlins did not know what to do with it..

[@D_theet25]

Finally one of the og guys

[@djbeezy]

Wow!! It doesn't seem like it has been 10 years since Cabrera won the triple crown. Has it really been that long?

[@spfhoops]

6:18-6:21 Nice Transition

[@SO-if3yn]

Dude I remember this insane roster. Hanley was favorite as a Dodger fan

[@floralgem]

As a Yankee fan yes say the year 2003 and it sends fans into depression. But seeing the marlins win 2 World Series and have a huge amount of talent over the year (including Giancarlo) makes me extremely sad to see ownership be cheap and not care. I imagine the marlins being a hugely successful franchise if ownership cared.

[@CezrDaPleazr]

Who the hell scouted/drafted these guys because holy shit what a legend

[@Aspect46]

Wow that team seems amazing

[@SandHanitizerOnMyDogs]

I’ve gotta say, as a tigers fan who met Miguel Cabrera when I was only ten years old, that Miguel Cabrera trade is the greatest thing our organisation ever did, and the dumbest thing the Marlins have ever done

[@Tykoon22]

More like Finister Six. 🐟

[@StarkRavingSports]

Jealous we didn’t think of that

[@fabzplayzgamez]

As a Marlins fan this hurts my heart

[@jo-nathan6154]

As an Orioles fan, I hope we do not fumble the opportunity that we have with farm system we have.

[@tpiet]

I was wondering when someone would talk about this

[@benjonesthe3rd200]

They also a while ago had Giancarlo “Mike” Stanton , JT Realmuto , Christian Yellich and more at the same time

[@anthony_rivera4735]

I hope the marlins don't relocate because of their own incompetence, I'm not sure if the marlins will be a good team ever again in the rest of time

[@86byrdman]

The Marlins just got their new stadium. I doubt they relocate anytime soon

[@alexvandierendonck3317]

And his name is Dan Uggla

[@robbyfrankz]

You just had to open with that clip, didn’t you? I’m a die hard Indians/Guardians fan. That and 2016 still hurt like hell.

[@avplayz1711]

love the mobb deep reference

[@kylefoster6795]

They didn’t blow it. They are like the rays. They don’t make enough money to pay these guys. So they have great teams every 5 years or so because of scouting then they have to let them go.