Andrew Miller’s impossible mission
by Mario Alejandro
It will be close to 6 P.M by the time the 6 foot 6 tall Andrew Miller will make his way out of the Jupiter Hammerheads clubhouse tonight. Suffering through an injury but too stubborn to accept surgery, Miller is in his second start of a rehab assignment that could at worst end in disaster and at best might end in finishing the season with a Minor League affiliate of the Marlins.
In the first few weeks of the Marlins’ 2008 season Miller had a bullseye on his head but after a few great outings whispers of “ace” could be heard around Dolphin Stadium. It only lasted a month and then back to the struggles until it was revealed that Miller was pitching with an injury and hoping to finish out the season without surgery to help his team during a playoffs run.
Unfortunately for Miller’s career, Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez have made miraculous comebacks, Scott Olsen and Chris Volstad have been pitching well, and Ricky Nolasco has suddenly become the 2008 Josh Beckett for the team. For Andrew Miller, a 23-year old promising pitcher, that makes him the odd man out with the Marlins and there has been no one hiding that fact from the rookie.
He could end up pitching a gem tonight but it might not even matter to the Marlins, who have to be very selective with their roster moves for the rest of the season. With just one and a half game out of first place, bringing back Andrew Miller to the Marlins rotation could prove costly in the long run and keeping him in the Minors might just be the very best thing for Andrew, aside from getting surgery to repair the tendinitis in his right knee.
As of now, Miller’s future in the “Bigs” is uncertain but don’t you dare tell that to the determined pitcher who is fighting to stay on the Marlins roster and wants nothing more than to see his “underdog” Florida Marlins shock the entire sports world. For him, a little pain (or an extreme amount) is worth it if it means bringing a World Series championship to his home state of Florida.
So please, if you are in Jupiter tonight and you see Andrew Miller struggling on the mound trying to get through another three batters, act like it means something more than a Single-A baseball game, even if it means you have to suspend disbelief a little.
To Andrew Miller, this is game 7 of the World Series…
Andrew Miller’s Impossible Mission
9 08 2008Andrew Miller’s impossible mission
by Mario Alejandro
It will be close to 6 P.M by the time the 6 foot 6 tall Andrew Miller will make his way out of the Jupiter Hammerheads clubhouse tonight. Suffering through an injury but too stubborn to accept surgery, Miller is in his second start of a rehab assignment that could at worst end in disaster and at best might end in finishing the season with a Minor League affiliate of the Marlins.
In the first few weeks of the Marlins’ 2008 season Miller had a bullseye on his head but after a few great outings whispers of “ace” could be heard around Dolphin Stadium. It only lasted a month and then back to the struggles until it was revealed that Miller was pitching with an injury and hoping to finish out the season without surgery to help his team during a playoffs run.
Unfortunately for Miller’s career, Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez have made miraculous comebacks, Scott Olsen and Chris Volstad have been pitching well, and Ricky Nolasco has suddenly become the 2008 Josh Beckett for the team. For Andrew Miller, a 23-year old promising pitcher, that makes him the odd man out with the Marlins and there has been no one hiding that fact from the rookie.
He could end up pitching a gem tonight but it might not even matter to the Marlins, who have to be very selective with their roster moves for the rest of the season. With just one and a half game out of first place, bringing back Andrew Miller to the Marlins rotation could prove costly in the long run and keeping him in the Minors might just be the very best thing for Andrew, aside from getting surgery to repair the tendinitis in his right knee.
As of now, Miller’s future in the “Bigs” is uncertain but don’t you dare tell that to the determined pitcher who is fighting to stay on the Marlins roster and wants nothing more than to see his “underdog” Florida Marlins shock the entire sports world. For him, a little pain (or an extreme amount) is worth it if it means bringing a World Series championship to his home state of Florida.
So please, if you are in Jupiter tonight and you see Andrew Miller struggling on the mound trying to get through another three batters, act like it means something more than a Single-A baseball game, even if it means you have to suspend disbelief a little.
To Andrew Miller, this is game 7 of the World Series…