ne of the series’ that I’ve been dying to whip out since I started this blog was a look back into 2003, the Florida Marlins’ second world championship, and view it through my recently acquired sabermetric lenses. Now that the offseason is underway and there are naturally fewer baseball topics to discuss, I’d like to finally be able to introduce the series to you all.
Welcome to Revisiting ’03: A Sabermetric View of the 2003 World Champion Florida Marlins
Introduction and Overview
Back in 2003, I was a huge Marlins fan, as I am now. But back then, I didn’t have the knowledge that I do now. This isn’t to take anything away from my enjoyment of 2003, as it was as memorable a season and year as I ever had in terms of sports. But when I was in the moment, it was easy to fall in love. I fell in love with all the Marlins greats of that year. I fell in love with Dontrelle Willis and his high leg kicks, with Josh Beckett and his fierce mentality, with Jeff Conine and his veteran presence. It was all too easy to accept the good of that season.
More on this exciting new series over at Marlin Maniac.
