Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins: Fish on the Menu as May Begins

2006 Topps Updates & Highlights #UH20

2006 Topps #397

Friday, May 1st - 7:10
Saturday, May 2nd - 4:10
Sunday, May 3rd - 1:40
Monday, May 4th - 6:40

loanDepot park - Miami, FL
On Sunday, the first 10,000 fans will receive a Marlins' Captain's Hat, and there's a live pregame performance scheduled from a "Yacht Rock Band."  On Sunday, the first "5,000 moms" will receive a Marlins' clutch purse.

Philadelphia Phillies 12-19
4th Place in the N.L. East, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves

Phillies Probables
Zack Wheeler (0-0, 3.60)
Aaron Nola (1-3, 6.03)
Andrew Painter (1-2, 5.25)
Jesus Luzardo (2-3, 5.50)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Brandon Marsh - .303
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 21
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 11
RBIs:  Kyle Schwarber - 20
Stolen Bases:  Bryson Stott - 5

Wins:  Three tied with - 2
ERA:  Cristopher Sanchez - 2.90

Strikeouts:  Cristopher Sanchez - 50
Saves:  Jhoan Duran - 5

Miami Marlins 15-16
2nd Place in the N.L. East, 6 1/2 games behind the Braves

Marlins Probables
Eury Perez (2-2, 4.60)
Max Meyer (1-0, 3.30)
Chris Paddack (0-4, 6.11)
Janson Junk (2-2, 3.00)

Marlins Leaders
Average:  Xavier Edwards - .336
Runs:  Xavier Edwards - 22
Home Runs:  Liam Hicks - 7
RBIs:  Liam Hicks - 28
Stolen Bases:  Jakob Mars - 10

Wins:  Sandy Alcantara - 3.04
ERA:  Janson Junk - 3.00

Strikeouts:  Max Meyer - 33
Saves:  Pete Fairbanks - 5

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Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies - Last Home Stand of Regular Season

2005 Topps #579

2005 Topps Retired Signature #92

Tuesday, September 23rd - 6:45
Wednesday, September 24th - 6:45
Thursday, September 25th - 6:05

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
There are two theme nights for this series - Band Night on Tuesday and Jewish Community Celebration on Thursday.

Miami Marlins 76-80
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 16 games behind the Phillies

Marlins Probables
Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.57)
Ryan Weathers (2-1, 3.21)
Janson Junk (6-3, 4.27)

Marlins Leaders
Average:  Xavier Edwards - .281
Runs:  Xavier Edwards - 74
Home Runs:  Kyle Sowers - 25
RBIs:  Otto Lopez - 77
Stolen Bases:  Xavier Edwards - 26

Wins:  Sanday Alcantara - 8
ERA:  Sanday Alcantara - 5.66

Strikeouts:  Edward Cabrera - 140
Saves:  Calvin Faucher - 13

Philadelphia Phillies 92-64
1st Place in the N.L. East, 12 games ahead of the Mets

Phillies Probables
Cristopher Sanchez (13-5, 2.66)
Jesus Luzardo (14-7, 4.08)
Taijuan Walker (5-8, 4.18)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Trea Turner - .305
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 107
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 53
RBIs:  Kyle Schwarber - 129
Stolen Bases:  Trea Turner - 36

Wins:  Jesus Luzardo - 14
ERA:  Cristopher Sanchez - 2.66
Strikeouts:  Jesus Luzardo - 206
Saves:  Jhoan Duran - 15

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Game 142 - Phils Fall to Marlins, Ending Winning Streak at Six

2007 Upper Deck #391

Marlins 9, Phillies 5
Game 142 - Saturday Afternoon, September 7th in Miami
Record - 85-57, 1st Place, 7 games ahead of the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Aaron Nola didn't have it and Taijuan Walker didn't help as the Phillies fell to the Marlins, 9-5.

What It Means:  The loss ended a modest six-game winning streak, and the Phillies will go for the series win tomorrow afternoon behind Seth Johnson.  Johnson will be making his big league debut, and was acquired from the Orioles in July for Gregory Soto.

What Happened:  It seemed as if Nola was in constant trouble from the start.  He didn't last five innings, and allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits, including a pair of home runs.  Walker pitched the final two innings and allowed the Marlins to tack on three more runs.  Only two were earned due to a costly error from Trea Turner.  Bryson Stott stayed hot with three hits.

Featured Card:  Griffin Conine, the son of Marlins' great Jeff Conine, made his major league debut with Miami on August 26th.  He was 1 for 4 in this game while playing left field, and I hope he heats up right after the Phillies leave town.  I have six cards of the elder Conine in my Phillies Collection, including this card from the 2007 Upper Deck set.

Transaction:  With J.T. Realmuto banged up, the Phillies selected the contract of Aramis Garcia (c) from Lehigh Valley and designated Nick Nelson (rhp) for assignment.  They also claimed Jose Cuas (rhp) off waivers from the Blue Jays, and placed Rodolfo Castro (inf) on the 60-day injured list.

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Unused 2020 Chachi Fan Favorites Cards

Another offseason activity of mine is looking ahead to the upcoming Phillies schedule and planning out the cards I'll use for the Phillies and their opponents for each series preview post.  The pandemic meant the planned 2020 schedule was thrown out the window, and cards I created for several expansion teams went unused.  Again, solely to get these cards out there and out of my draft folder, here are the remaining Fan Favorites cards that would have appeared throughout the 2020 season if not for the pandemic.

Larry Milbourne was a casualty of the early season series cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak on the Marlins.

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #4

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #8

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #9

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #10

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #12

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #14

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #15

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #17

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #19

Marlins at Phillies: April 16th through April 18th

Friday & Saturday 7:05, Sunday 1:35

Records: Marlins 6-4, 2nd Place in NL East (1½ games behind the Phillies); Phillies 7-2, 1st Place in NL East (1½ games ahead of the Marlins)

Former Marlins with Phillies: Back-up 1st baseman and outfielder Ross Gload played in 125 games last year with the Marlins. Current pitching coach Rich Dubee held that same position with the Marlins from 1998 until 2001, under then Marlins managers Jim Leyland and John Boles.

2006 Upper Deck #1152 Jeff Conine

Mr. Marlin: One-time Phillie (and one of Jenna's favorites) Jeff Conine is currently serving as a Special Assistant to the Marlins' President. There's no word as to whether or not Conine is making the trip to Philadelphia for the series or not.

Marlins Probables: Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco, Nate Robertson

Phillies Probables: Roy Halladay, Jamie Moyer, Cole Hamels

2007 Topps Trading Places #TP17 Jeff Conine

Maybe it's because he only played 28 games for the Phillies in 2006. Maybe it's because we were rather busy in December 2006. I guess I never realized how upset Jenna was at the departure of Jeff Conine on December 21, 2006.

In an attempt to make it right, I'd like to present this card. Jeff is pictured with his new team, the Reds. He seems happy, he seems confident. He seems to say, "Thank you Phillies fans for the time I spent in your fine city attempting to win the 2006 Wild Card. However, I'm with the Reds now, ready for new challenges. It will be OK. Thank you for your support, Jenna." And thank you Jeff.

2006 Chachi #57 Jeff Conine

Mr. Marlin . . . Jeff came to the Phillies in a late August 2006 trade with the Baltimore Orioles for infield prospect Angel Chavez. He was a huge part of the 2006 stretch run that saw the Phillies fall just short of a Wild Card berth in the Postseason.

He played in 28 games for the Phils, hitting .280 with 17 RBI.

The arrival of Jayson Werth in December 2006 led to Jeff's trade to the Reds a few days later.