Once upon a time, the Florida Marlins were the Phillies top threat in the NL East. In fact, at point the team was just a game back in the division and entering June, they were nine games above .500. Since then, they've gone 1-18 and have fallen into last place in the NL East, 12.5 games back of the Phillies.
↵The Marlins historic June collapse was apparently too much for manager Edwin Rodriguez, who quit today.
↵↵↵"It's been extremely frustrating for everyone," Florida president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said. "I think everyone here knows what is going on -- the way we've played, the way we've performed. It's tough on everyone, especially (Rodriguez).
↵"He communicated with me early this morning that this was something he was thinking about, and when I got to the ballpark we accepted his resignation.
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The Marlins have nine games remaining in June and could be headed for the worst single month in major leauge history. As ESPN Stats & Info pointed out, at this point, the Marlins are mired in the second worst month of all time.
↵| 1988 Orioles | ↵.043 | ↵1-22 | ↵April | ↵
| 2011 Marlins* | ↵.053 | ↵1-18 | ↵June | ↵
| 1916 Athletics | ↵.067 | ↵2-28 | ↵July | ↵
| 1982 Twins | ↵.103 | ↵3-26 | ↵May | ↵
| 1943 Athletics | ↵.103 | ↵3-26 | ↵August | ↵
| 1972 Rangers | ↵.115 | ↵3-23 | ↵Sept. | ↵
The Marlins are reportedly considering 80 year old former Fish skipper Jack McKeon as a temporary replacement.