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And it’s gonna get uglier with upcoming series against the Dodgers, Braves, Cubs, D-Backs, and Padres.

Curious to see where they will go next year, if there is a next year.

Sure, our farm is ranked 10th, but still behind the Dodgers, Brewers, Giants, Cardinals, and Nationals.

I say it’s time to fire Bendix and Kapler

Imagine where we would be at right now if we didn’t trade Hicks. He was our primary run producer, and the geniuses upstairs decided he was expendable.

Mack is starting to show holes….leads the league in errors and hasn’t been the Caught Stealing force he was when he first came up.

With Hicks, we are probably 2 games out of the Wild Card instead of 5.

With Luzardo, another trade that’s yet to net anything, we are probably about to make our second consecutive playoff run

Fire Bendix. Fire Kapler

He is the puppet of Kapler and Bendix’s rag tag bunch of analytics. They go over every scenario before and after every game. The analytics department decides it’s best to pull Gusto after 5 innings or pinch hit Leo for whoever in the bottom of the 6th. The lineups, bullpen usage, everything. He is literally the messenger.

The only thing CMC is guilty of is not going against his bosses. I see so much rage and blame thrust on the guy in this sub and anyone who knows anything about how these clubs are run are sorely mistaken

The Marlins are notorious for being one of the worst run organizations in sports. Most people see this only through the lens of on-field performance. I can confirm that this organization has been run @$$ backwards behind the scenes too.

Things looked pretty good in 2023. Kim had just led the organization to a playoff appearance, and the team had a strong core of Sandy, Eury, Luzardo, Cabrera, Meyer, Arraez, Jazz, Burger, Edwards, Trevor Rogers, Okert, and Tanner Scott, to name a few.

Sherman decided to bring in Bendix/Kapler to hit “restart” once again under the guise of 2023 being a “fluke”.

Read that list again, and tell me that core with a few complimentary non-Bendix pieces (Mack, Sanoja, Bender, Conine) isn’t a playoff team in 2025-2026.

Rather than add, Bendix and Kapler came in and kicked things off with an atrocious Tim Anderson signing, and trading away clubhouse leaders Jon Berti and Steve Okert during Spring Training.

Everyone knew 2024 was going to be an off year with Eury and Sandy on the shelf, but Bendix decided to go full tear-down. As I write this, the only major league caliber player acquired in those deals are Marsee and Stowers.

What a lot of people forget is that, following 2024, Bendix and Kapler fired 150 plus members of the front office and baseball ops. This is unheard of in MLB. While firing coaches, scouts, and even trainers is somewhat typical across baseball, what Bendix and Kapler did was criminal. They fired everyone………traveling secretaries, clubhouse attendants, equipment managers, nutritionists, massage therapists, bat boys…. Many of these individuals were Miami locals who have worked for the team for decades, and were let go without reason.

2025 came, and somehow, despite poor signings (Cal Quantrill/Matt Mervis) the team surprised many in the baseball world by finishing within 4 games of the playoffs. Instead of adding to this core (Bregman, Alonso, Nick Martinez, King, A.Chapman), they went out and dumpster dived for Chris Paddack.

2026 came, and despite the fact they were in the thick of the playoff hunt, they went and traded a core piece, their RBI leader, and clubhouse leader Liam Hicks.

3 out of every 5 games are bullpen games. I feel for you, fans, that you have to sit and watch this.

Analytics definitely doesn’t have an algorithm that explains to them that having your bullpen average 5 innings a game depletes their effectiveness over 162.

And I can assure you that the majority of the people who Bendix brought in have never picked up a baseball in their lives.

Why? Because the Marlins FO view under Sherman, Bendix, and Kapler is “why spend 30 million on Pete Alonso when Connor Norby can potentially put up similar numbers for a fraction of the price?”.

Sherman wants to win, sure. But he is not going to pay for it.

He will continue to “invest” in the farm, not to create a dynasty, but because the Jupiter Academy costs a hell of a lot less than a decent FA signing.

I blame Manfred for allowing Sherman and his cronies to get the team. It should have never happened, and think where baseball would be down here had Mas gotten the team. The fact that MLB continues to gift LoanDepot with the WBC is mind-boggling to me. The Marlins should be punished, not rewarded, for how they have treated their fans, players, and staff.

MLB needs to investigate the Marlins. People complain that no one comes to the game, well gee, I wonder why. MLB needs to investigate how the Marlins treat their employees, as I know of at least 3 former employees/coaches who have active wrongful termination lawsuits.

I pray that Sherman sells the team. And thank god that the Wild-Card has expanded to 3 teams. The Marlins would have 0 playoff appearances since 2003 without that.

Help.

I’m 38, my wife of 3 years is 26.

I despise her. She despises me. We have a beautiful, amazing, light of my life 2 year old son together.

But this was a mistake. I have not been happy for a long time. Beyond the lack of love I feel for her, she is rude, demanding, and treats my parents like crud.

She does not like anyone or anything. If I’m sick, she’s sick. If I’m tired, she’s tired. I feel like I am a shell of my former self, we do not sleep in the same bed and I treat her like a roommate I don’t like.

She changed big time during the pregnancy. I tried really hard at first. I bought flowers and did everything I could to help out. Everything was wrong and that continues to this day. We had two verbal arguments over parental duties and both times she called the police. It’s been almost a year since the police showed up at my door but I am traumatized from this. Now if I sense an argument coming I just freeze up and hide.

My son can’t watch tv, listen to music, and god forbid he is out 1 minute past his regimented meal/sleep times I am
reprimanded.

I hate her. I really do. I do not want to lose my son so I am at a crossroads in life. I barely eat anymore; I barely sleep. My hair is falling out and I don’t recognize myself in the mirror. I am depressed, and the only thing that brings me joy is my son who, with a divorce, I may never see.