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Individual exploits stand out in Florida Marlins' victory

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October 3

Miami Herald

"It wasn't about the postseason, and who would go and who wouldn't. That much was decided before Friday. The Phillies are in. The Marlins are out. And all that was left for the two teams to determine over the season's final weekend were the details, without the drama. The Phillies, for example, already have wrapped up the division title and are only playing for home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Marlins? Well, their 7-2 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park moved them into a tie with the Atlanta Braves for second place in the division. And there's runner-up money -- ``Christmas money,'' said reliever Brendan Donnelly -- if the Marlins can finish in the second spot. Other ..."

Four Florida Marlins on pace for at least 90 RBI

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September 24

Miami Herald

"Home runs were the rage on the 2008 Marlins. This season, it's runs batted in. For the first time in franchise history, the Marlins could have four players end up with at least 90 RBI. ``It shows that the balance in our lineup is good,'' said Cody Ross, who added two RBI, including a solo home run, Wednesday night against the Phillies to move to 90. ``It's one of those things that if one guy doesn't get it done, the next guy does.'' Hanley Ramirez, with 102 RBI, leads the way. Jorge Cantu got his 91st RBI with a single in the ninth inning Wednesday, and Dan Uggla was at 84. The Philadelphia Phillies are the only other National League team with a chance to have four players with 90 or more ..."

On a soggy evening, Florida Marlins' Jorge Cantu steals the show

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September 13

Miami Herald

"In five days, the Miami Hurricanes will reintroduce college football to Land Shark Stadium. If the Marlins have any say about it, their co-tenants will still have a dirt infield to muddle through come October. With University of Miami school president Donna Shalala and several thousand school employees and family members in attendance on UM Family Night, the Marlins picked up a game on the first-place Phillies and kept their flickering playoff hopes alive by bashing the visiting Nationals 11-3 on a soggy Saturday night. The third largest paid crowd of the season (38,214) waited through a two-hour, 34-minute rain delay at the start but were rewarded with several C-A-N-E-S chants led by ..."

Cantu gives offense some extra punch

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September 1

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"Double-double: Jorge Cantu doubled and scored his first at-bat and added another double and run his last time up. It was Cantu's first multihit game since Aug. 16 and his first multiple extra-base hit game since July 26 at Los Angeles. Franchise record: Chris Coghlan singled in the third, extending his franchise record for hits in a month to 47. He had two more August hits than teammate Hanley Ramirez. Coghlan and Ramirez are the first pair of teammates to have at least 45 hits in a month since Dante Bichette (48) and Eric Young (47) did it in June 1996 for the Rockies, according to Elias. K factor: Ramirez went 0 for 4 and struck out three times. He is 0 for his past 12 and has watched ..."

Marlins' Jorge Cantu won't let injury stop him from making opponents feel pain

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May 10

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"The left wrist? The one Jorge Cantu first injured more than a month ago, back when hulking Daniel Cabrera plunked it with a 94-mph fastball back in the third game of the regular season? Yeah, it still hurts, Cantu will grudgingly allow. How much does it hurt? The Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! first baseman and cleanup hitter smiles. Bad enough, he says, that he has to "regroup after swinging and missing." And the feeling in his wrist when that happens? "Like a knife," he says. "It's like someone just stuck a knife in my wrist." He says this matter-of-factly, not in a play for sympathy or to explain his absence from the lineup. Which, of course, could have something to do with the ..."