2006 Florida Marlins: Who are these guys? (MVP 05)

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Florida went 16-12 in September to clinch the Wild-Card, finishing the season winning twelve of fourteen. The previous two times the Marlins had the Wild Card, they won the World Series. Unfortunately, the team will have to do it without closer Francisco, who is out for the season with a torn ACL. Mid-season pickup Reitsma will have closing duties.

Cabrera -- .297/36/111
Hermida -- .306/23/63
Morneau -- .245/19/98
Willis -- 14-6, 1.81 ERA, 146 K

AL MVP: M. Teixeira (TEX)
NL MVP: A. Dunn (CIN)
AL CY: J. Santana (MIN)
NL CY: D. Willis (FLA)

Cabrera and Giles earned Silver Sluggers. The team has $2.25 million in the bank.

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NLDS: Marlins vs. Reds

Marlins Batting Order
LF - C. Crawford
SS - H. Ramirez
3B - M. Cabrera
1B - J. Morneau
C - M. Jacobs
RF - J. Hermida
2B - M. Giles
CF - R. Abercrombie
P - (Pitcher)

Marlins Bench
C - J. Willingham
CF - E. Reed
SS - W. Perez
SS - A. Amezaga
CF - J. Miller

Reds Batting Order
SS - F. Lopez
2B - R. Freel
LF - A. Dunn
RF - A. Kearns
3B - E. Encarnacion
C - J. LaRue
1B - M. Perez
CF - T. Womack
SP - (Pitcher)

Reds Bench
C - D. Ross
2B - W. Bergolla
1B - E. Durazo
SS - A. Machado

Marlins Pitching
SP - D. Willis
SP - J. Bonderman
SP - J. Kennedy
SP - Y. Petit
SP - L. Kensing
RP - H. Garcia
RP - R. Pinto
RP - J. Marceaux
RP - J. Fuell
RP - C. Tsao
RP - T. Wellemeyer
CP - C. Reitsma

Reds Pitching
SP - A. Sanchez
SP - J. Papelbon
SP - B. Arroyo
SP - E. Milton
SP - P. Wilson
RP - D. Williams
RP - B. Claussen
RP - J. Robertson
RP - H. Bailey
RP - M. Gosling
RP - D. Reichert
CP - R. Wagner

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Game 1 (@ Cincinnati) Series tied 0-0

Willis vs. Sanchez

FLA: 7
CIN: 5

WP: Tsao
LP: Wagner
S: Reitsma

FLA | 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 | 7 10 0
CIN | 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 | 5 8 0

Alfredo Amezaga has a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the top of the ninth to give the Marlins game one.

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Game 2 (@ Cincinnati) Marlins lead 1-0

Bonderman vs. Papelbon

FLA: 15
CIN: 10

WP: Fuell
LP: Reichert

FLA | 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 4 5 | 15 19 1
CIN | 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 | 10 17 0

Ramirez, Cabrera, Hermida, and Giles homered for the Marlins in the crazy 15-10 game two victory.

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Game 3 (@ Florida) Marlins lead 2-0

Arroyo vs. Kennedy

CIN: 5
FLA: 4

WP: Bailey
LP: Fuell
S: Wagner

CIN | 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 | 5 10 1
FLA | 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 | 4 8 1

Ken Griffey, Jr. homered in the win for the Reds.

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Game 4 (@ Florida) Marlins lead 2-1

Milton vs. Petit

CIN: 1
FLA: 4

WP: Petit
LP: Milton
S: Reitsma

CIN | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1 5 0
FLA | 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X | 4 8 0

Miguel Cabrera had a two-run homer in the first and RBI single in the fifth to lead the Marlins to the NLCS.

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NLCS: Marlins vs. Padres

Marlins Batting Order
LF - C. Crawford
SS - H. Ramirez
3B - M. Cabrera
1B - J. Morneau
C - M. Jacobs
RF - J. Hermida
2B - M. Giles
CF - R. Abercrombie
P - (Pitcher)

Marlins Bench
C - J. Willingham
CF - E. Reed
SS - W. Perez
SS - A. Amezaga
CF - J. Miller

Padres Batting Order
SS - K. Greene
CF - M. Cameron
RF - B. Giles
1B - R. Klesko
C - M. Piazza
LF - T. Sledge
3B - V. Castilla
2B - M. Bush
SP - (Pitcher)

Padres Bench
C - Y. Valdes
1B - A. Gonzalez
CF - F. Guzman
SS - M. Koplove
CF - D. Roberts

Marlins Pitching
SP - D. Willis
SP - J. Bonderman
SP - J. Kennedy
SP - Y. Petit
SP - L. Kensing
RP - H. Garcia
RP - R. Pinto
RP - J. Marceaux
RP - J. Fuell
RP - C. Tsao
RP - T. Wellemeyer
CP - C. Reitsma

Padres Pitching
SP - C. Young
SP - J. Peavy
SP - S. Estes
SP - T. Stauffer
SP - R. Hernandez
RP - C. Park
RP - J. Campillo
RP - W. Williams
RP - J. Wells
RP - D. Brazelton
RP - S. Linebrink
CP - T. Hoffman

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What a turnaround, damn.