The Florida Marlins are a Miami Gardens, Florida based professional baseball team and also a member of the Eastern Division of the MLB’s National League (NL). Although this club was only founded in 1993, the Florida Marlins tickets are well sought after. This team is well known for winning the World Series championships two times - first in 1997 and again in 2003. They won this prestigious title without ever winning first place in their division and advanced to the playoffs both times as the NL wild card winner. The team’s success has led to the increase in sales of Florida Marlins tickets. The team plays their home games at Land Shark Stadium, which is also home to the Miami Hurricanes and the Miami Dolphins. The Florida Marlins tickets will be at the top of every baseball loving fan’s to-do-list because this team is the only team that has won all of their postseason series to date.
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On April 5th 1993, the Marlins played their first game against the Dodgers and won. The starting pitcher for that game was Charlie Hough. Jeff Conine also made a huge impact; he scored a 4-4, making him an instant crowd favourite. Baseball lovers began to buy Florida Marlins tickets because they saw a lot of spunk in this young team.
In the strike-season of 1994, the Marlins finished last (51-64) in their division and they finished fourth (61-76) in 1995. On June 10th, 1997 the franchise got its second no-hitter from ace Kevin Brown. Although Brown had an almost perfect game, he hit the Giant’s Marvin Benard with a Pitch in the 8th inning when Benard attempted to bunt. The Marlins finished nine games below the Division champions, the Atlanta Braves, but they earned the wild card, which comforted the fans with Florida Marlins tickets.
The Marlins went on to defeat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in the National League Division Series and also defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in the National League Championship Series. This made all Florida Marling ticket holding fans scream for joy.
In the 1997 World Series, the Marlins faced the Cleveland Indians and defeated them in seven games. In 1998 season, they slipped to 54-108, the worst record in the major league for that year and still the record for the most losses in franchise history. They were the only team to lose 100 games after winning the World Series Championship. But fans with Florida Marlins tickets were very optimistic about the team’s ability to overcome any challenge. Despite this, the Marlins finished the 1999 season with worst record in baseball at 64-98.
In 2000, Florida Marlins ticket holders had something to smile about because the team finished third place, with good performances by young stars such Brad Penny, Luis Castillo, A.J. Burnett, Mike Lowell and Preston Wilson.
The Marlins made sure they didn’t disappoint fans who bought Florida Marlins tickets by sweeping the Washington Nationals and wining their first four games for the fist time in franchise history. They have also started 11-1, including 2 out of 3 wins from the Mets. The 11-1 start is the best start in the team’s history. Unfortunately, they lost their next seven games, making them the first team ever in National League history to win seven consecutive games and then go on to lose the next seven. Although the team was below .500 by as much as five games, the team later rebounded to 2 games above .500 on July 1, 2009. Many Florida Marlins ticket holding fans are looking forward to the 2010 season, hoping that the team will up their game again.