One difference between a newspaper reporter and a magazine writer is that the former writes about current matters whereas the latter writes about information that may be stale when it appears in print because of the lead time in getting drafts of articles from multiple writers to the printer, waiting for proofs to be approved, then the time to print and distribute. As a result, the information in magazine articles always runs the risk of being out-of-date.
An example is the Marlins article in the previous edition of The Light which concluded by predicting “a marginally plus .500 position” for the team at the end of the season. Of course, the team recorded a 16-5 record in June and is now one of the premier teams in the league. So, read on at your own risk!
As they say, the proof is in the pudding. In this case, the proof is in the records. Not long after the above paragraph was drafted, the Marlins experienced loss after loss and went from being a team to be admired to a team designed to teach us a lesson. And, at the time of this writing, the team has just concluded a run of twelve straight losses in a row. The lesson is that unless a team is consistent in being able to win games it will end up towards the bottom of the rankings at season’s end. It’s hard to conceive of that result, but it’s true.
Before the trading deadline, the team traded catcher/first baseman Liam Hicks to Tampa Bay and Pitcher Braxton Garrett to the Cubs, each for prospects believed to provide depth and good future prospects to fuel the team’s growth in the future.
There are a few months remaining until the start of the playoffs on September 29, and if the team doesn’t turn things around soon, as it appears to be doing, it will be on the outside looking in. That was not what a majority of the experts predicted for this group early in the season.
Photo Courtesy Of The Miami Marlins