Fish On First: A Miami Marlins podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Offishial Show: BA, Miggy Ro & the "Marlins Sale Survivors" Dec 25, 2020

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The only players remaining on the Miami Marlins 40-man roster who were originally acquired during Jeffrey Loria's ownership tenure: Brian Anderson, Miguel Rojas, Pablo López, Edward Cabrera, Braxton Garrett, Trevor Rogers, Jerar Encarnación, Jordan Holloway and Jeff Brigham. Ely Sussman examines what factors have allowed them to "survive" the regime change so far.

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The Offishial Show: Big Hall Talk 🗣️ Dec 17, 2020

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Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky are joined by journalist/broadcaster Daniel Álvarez Montes (El Extrabase, IVC Networks, Swings and Mishes en Español). They weigh in on the Marlins' offseason activities (4:30) before jumping into a looooong conversation about this year's candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame (28:00). Listen for breakdowns of 13 all-time great players, seven of whom appear on each of our ballots: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling and Gary Sheffield. The episode wraps up with an homage to retiring MLB.com beat reporter Joe Frisaro (1:29:00).

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Marlins Barbecue: Fish Add Campbell, Pop, 🔥 to Projected 'Pen Dec 11, 2020

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New Fish Stripes deputy editor Louis Addeo-Weiss joins Ely Sussman and Alex Contreras to make sense of Thursday's Rule 5 draft picks (RHP Paul Campbell and RHP Zach Pop via trade), focus on some free agent targets and congratulate MLB.com's Joe Frisaro on his retirement from the Marlins beat.

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The Offishial Show: New Marlins Free Agent Targets 🎯 Dec 03, 2020

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The Marlins earned some praise from Ely Sussman at Wednesday's MLB non-tender deadline, agreeing to contracts with Jesús Aguilar and Garrett Cooper (4:50) and cutting their losses with disappointing reliever Ryne Stanek (20:00). Elsewhere around the league, outfielder Eddie Rosario, right-hander Archie Bradley and left-hander Carlos Rodón are among the prominent names who've just entered the free agent market (25:10) and potentially fit with the Fish.

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The Offishial Show: Build Your 10-Year Superteam Nov 24, 2020

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Swimming Upstream co-hosts and Marlins prospect experts Alex Carver and Daniel De Vivo battle Ely Sussman for the best active players in the Miami organization. The Dream Draft rules (2:00) allow for plenty of creativity. Which of us did the best job building a 12-man roster that can dominate the next decade?

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The Offishial Show: 4 More Years of ___ Nov 03, 2020

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With MLB free agency "offishially" underway, Ely Sussman and Daniel Rodriguez make the cases for why the Marlins should be in the mix for some of the most impactful players on the market, regardless of price. What are the team's greatest areas of need? Could the stars align for a reunion with J.T. Realmuto or Marcell Ozuna? Pros and cons of Yasiel Puig as a buy-low target? All of that and more for you on Election Day. (Apologies for the uneven audio quality!)

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Fish Bites: Marlins Front Office Shake-up Oct 20, 2020

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Unable to agree on a new contract, Michael Hill and the Marlins have officially parted ways. Ely Sussman and Alex Krutchik review his mixed track record from seven-plus years serving as president of baseball operations. Hill was involved in many of the most important transactions in franchise history, from record-setting contracts and desperate trades to the polarizing blockbusters that replenished the farm system and helped pave the way for what should be a very competitive decade of Marlins baseball.

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Marlins Barbecue: Who's Still Hungry?! Oct 15, 2020

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Alex Contreras and Ely Sussman are proud but not at all satisfied with how the 2020 Marlins season ended. This episode reflects on what made the campaign unique, who fans should root for during the rest of the postseason and the decisions that the Fish must make before the MLB offseason heats up.

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Fish Bites: Way-Too-Early Marlins Predictions 😜 Oct 14, 2020

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Ely Sussman looks ahead five-and-a-half months to the Marlins' 2021 season opener. Listen to his breakdown of why you could see Jesús Aguilar, Sandy Alcantara, Brian Anderson, Jazz Chisholm, Garrett Cooper, Corey Dickerson, Starling Marte, Harold Ramirez, Miguel Rojas and longtime Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez in Miami's starting lineup.

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🚨NLDS Exclusive: ESPN's Tim Kurkjian🚨 Oct 07, 2020

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Enjoy this quick conversation between Alex Krutchik and ESPN's Tim Kurkjian on the Marlins-Braves NLDS and Major League Baseball as a whole. Kurkjian is broadcasting the series alongside Karl Ravech on ESPN Radio.

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