Dan Uggla News

Dan Uggla, Mike Jacobs could be among Marlins traded
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October 1
Palm Beach Post
 
"There were hugs all around in the Marlins' clubhouse after Sunday's season finale - not to celebrate a 4-2 win over the New York Mets but to say goodbye for what could be a long time. Some players will see each other again at spring training; others will not. With 16 players eligible for salary arbitration, players know the team will look different in February. "The way baseball is now, you've got to make changes,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I don't foresee 15 players (getting traded), but we are going to make some changes (and) improvements. That goes without saying. I think every team does it." The front office already has started a series of meetings to determine which players to ..."
Marlins' Infielders wait for call from Hall
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September 14
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"The day after Jorge Cantu's historic home run made the entire Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now!' bench erupt and manager Fredi Gonzalez scream, there was still no word from the Hall of Fame on how the record home run-hitting infield would be commemorated. Gonzalez said the team kept the baseball Cantu hit and the scorecard from Friday's game against the Nationals. Cantu (26), Dan Uggla (30), Mike Jacobs (32) and Hanley Ramirez (30) are the first foursome of infielders on a team to all hit at least 25 home runs in the same season. While 30 for each remains a possibility — Ramirez hit his 30th Saturday, making them the second team (Oakland, 2001) with three 30-homer infielders — "what ..."
Uggla's mental errror costs Marlins
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August 28
Palm Beach Post
 
"Second baseman Dan Uggla knew the runner on first base was irrelevant with the winning run on third Tuesday night. But when he saw Gregor Blanco take off for second, Uggla's reaction drew him to the bag. Yunel Escobar then hit a soft grounder to Uggla's left to drive in Kelly Johnson with the winning run, completing a comeback in which the Braves rallied for a 10-9 victory by scoring four runs in the ninth inning. "I just did what I do every time when I see someone steal," Uggla said. "I take a couple of steps in, a couple of steps toward the bag and it just happened he hit it over there." Uggla's mental mistake was addressed Wednesday in a meeting with infield coach Andy Fox, who asked ..."
Struggling Uggla benched
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August 25
Palm Beach Post
 
"Second baseman Dan Uggla was blunt Sunday when asked how he prepares on days he's not in starting lineup. "When you get benched? Nothing," he said. "You just sit down, wear it. Who knows? At this point now, they're not days off. You get benched." Uggla's benching came after he botched two double-play balls in Florida's 7-1 loss Saturday. On one play, he was charged with two errors. He finished 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. Uggla has had a tough road trip, going 3-for-16 with a home run. He ran through a stop sign in San Francisco last week, a miscue that might have cost Florida a run in a 4-3 loss. He hasn't been the same player since the All-Star break - .189 with four homers and 12 RBI ..."
Marlins' Uggla: Slump linked to ankle injury
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August 10
Miami Herald
 
"Second baseman Dan Uggla knows what everyone is thinking. But Uggla said his disastrous performance in the All-Star Game has nothing to do with his hitting slump, which has dragged on for more than a month. ''The All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby have nothing to do with the games after,'' Uggla said. Uggla is hitting .162 since the All-Star Game, when he made three fielding errors, struck out three times and hit into a double play. Manager Fredi Gonzalez dropped Uggla from fifth to sixth in the order Saturday. Uggla isn't the only Marlin struggling at the plate. So are outfielder Cody Ross and All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez. But Uggla's slump dates to June 22 -- three weeks before ..."
Uggla mired in funk after SI photo shoot
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July 27
Miami Herald
 
"Blame Sports Illustrated.

The SI jinx is alive, and it is getting the best of Dan Uggla, who hasn't been the same since SI showed up in Oakland on June 22 to take his picture for a piece in the magazine. Since that day, Uggla hasn't been the same. He has been on the disabled list, turned in arguably the worst performance in All-Star Game history (three errors, three strikeouts and hitting into a double play) and has been the worst hitter in baseball. When Uggla doubled in the fourth inning Saturday, he broke an 0-for-19 drought, but even with that double, Uggla was hitting just .138 since June 22 -- the worst in the major leagues over that stretch."

Uggla's keep-it-simple credo should serve him well
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July 18
Palm Beach Post
 columnist Greg Stoda
"Dan Uggla doesn't do complications. He's not a deep thinker, and doesn't pretend to be. A recent Sports Illustrated story on the Marlins' slugging second baseman was based on his admission that he gets in trouble when he starts analyzing things, be they good or bad. He's a see-the-ball, hit-the-ball kind of guy at the plate. He's a see-the-ball, catch-the-ball kind of guy in the field. His simplistic approach to all things baseball might serve him especially well in the wake of his meltdown at the All-Star Game. He had no trouble seeing the ball, but an astonishingly difficult time hitting or catching it."
All-Star dream becomes a nightmare for Uggla
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July 17
Miami Herald
 
"Tuesday will go down as the longest night in All-Star Game history, a game that ended after four hours and 50 minutes in the 15th inning following an elaborate farewell to Yankee Stadium. The night was even longer for Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, who set a dubious record by making three errors -- all in extra innings."
Night turns Uggla
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July 17
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 columnist Mike Berardino
"Playing in Yankee Stadium was the fulfillment of a family dream for Dan Uggla. What happened to the Marlins' second baseman in the span of a few hours late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning was all nightmare. Talk about your basic cringe factor. It was hard to watch after awhile. Not only did his National League team lose 4-3 in an All-Star Game that lasted a record 4 hours, 50 minutes and tied another mark by stretching on for 15 grueling innings. Uggla also set a record with three errors in the span of five chances, including two on back-to-back pitches in the 10th inning."
Marlins All-Stars see error of their ways
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July 16
Miami Herald
 
"They came to embrace the House That Ruth Built, to pay homage to hallowed and historic Yankee Stadium, where Babe Ruth and Murderer's Row changed baseball and the fate of the Yankees. But the 79th All-Star Game -- the last one at Yankee Stadium -- felt more like Murmurer's Row as neither the American League nor National League could break a 3-3 tie until Michael Young drove in Justin Morneau with a sacrifice fly in the 15th inning for the winning run. The longest extra-inning game in All-Star history also was 15 innings, in 1967. But Tuesday night's lasted longer (4 hours, 40 minutes) in real time. ''It was just crazy how it seemed like it lasted forever,'' Texas' Ian Kinsler said. ..."
Uggla becomes first All-Star to make 3 errors in one game
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July 16
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Dan Uggla set an All-Star record no player wants to have. The Marlins second baseman became the first player to make three errors in the game's history, booting two in the 10th and one in the 13th as the American League beat the National League 4-3 in 15 innings Tuesday night. Uggla, better known for his power stroke than his fielding, entered the game as a replacement for Philadelphia's Chase Utley in the sixth and didn't have a groundball hit to him until the 10th inning when he missed Michael Young's leadoff grounder. He made his second miscue one play later, mishandling an easy chance on Carlos Quentin's groundball."
Marlin Has Uggly Night
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July 16
New York Post
 
"Some of the defense last night was pretty impressive. Dan Uggla's in particular was just plain deplorable. The Marlins second baseman suffered through an atrocious All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, committing three errors and putting the outcome in jeopardy. Uggla's defensive misery started in the 10th. The Rangers' Michael Young led off with a grounder up the middle, but Uggla couldn't hold on to it. Get used to that phrase."
Dan Uggla's 3 errors set record
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July 16
New York Daily News
 
"Everyone in South Florida, including Dan Uggla himself, believed the All-Star Game was just the place for the Marlins second baseman to show the country what he can do on a diamond. Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, Uggla must have wanted to run somewhere and hide. Uggla made three errors - an All-Star Game record - in a span of four innings last night, nearly but never quite costing the National League the All-Star Game and, of course, home-field advantage in the World Series. He also struck out meekly against Joakim Soria on three pitches with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 12th. It was hardly the sort of stuff you want to show off to everyone, but remarkably, ..."
Night Starts Out Badly for Uggla, and Stays That Way
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July 16
New York Times
 
"Dan Uggla's chance in the All-Star spotlight started poorly Tuesday night and stayed on that path well into Wednesday morning. Uggla, a power-hitting second baseman for the Florida Marlins, committed an All-Star Game-record three errors and struck out three times in the National League's 4-3 loss to the American League in 15 innings. He had already struck out once when he came to bat in the 10th inning with the potential winning run on third and one out. Uggla grounded into an inning-ending double play."
Swinging for the fences: Uggla blasts 6 homers but falls short
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July 15
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Dan Uggla's fellow Marlins offered some simple advice before he left for Monday's Home Run Derby. "Don't get shut out." Uggla took care of that right away at Yankee Stadium, going first and hitting homers on his first two swings, but his total of six wasn't enough to get him out of the first round."
Marlins' Dan Uggla's power continues to turn heads
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July 14
Palm Beach Post
 
"John Uggla's last trip to New York fell far short of the expectations he had when he booked the flight. This week - with his son "Daniel" ready to take his violent swings in tonight's Home Run Derby and tomorrow's All-Star Game - promises to be much better. John Uggla grew up in Schenectady, N.Y., 175 miles north of New York City, and developed a love affair with the Yankees that persevered through his eventual settlement near Nashville. He went to his first game when he was 8, and the memories return as quickly as the ball flies off his son's bat. John rode the train three hours with his grandfather to Grand Central Station, and then hopped a subway train to Yankee Stadium, where ..."
Yankee Stadium a special, special place for Ugglas
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July 14
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 columnist Mike Berardino
"Maybe this is what fate required for Dan Uggla. Maybe this is why National League manager Phil Garner failed to get him into his first All-Star Game in 2006, back when Uggla was a Marlins rookie just happy to be selected. Maybe this is why he got passed over last year. Maybe Uggla wasn't supposed to enjoy his first real All-Star experience until this year, the final season at Yankee Stadium, the place where his father grew to love the game he would pass down to his sons. "There's only one Yankee Stadium," the Marlins' second baseman says, "and they're tearing it down." True, but not before John Uggla finally gets that chance to return to The House That Ruth Built and watch his ..."
Uggla returns to starting lineup
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July 11
Miami Herald
 
"He is not 100 percent healthy. But he is back. Second baseman Dan Uggla returned to the lineup Thursday for the first time since June 28, when he sprained his left ankle. ''I'm about 85 percent,'' said Uggla, who was slotted into his usual fifth spot in the order. ``There's still some pain. But it's to a point where I can actually run and tolerate it."
Marlins' Dan Uggla tabbed for home run derby
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July 8
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla will put his power on display for a worldwide audience next Monday when he competes in the All-Star Home Run Derby. Major League Baseball announced Uggla (23 homers) will represent the National League along with Phillies counterpart and major league home run leader Chase Utley (24) and Lance Berkman (22). For the American League, Josh Hamilton (19) and Grady Sizemore (22) are confirmed, and reigning champion Vladimir Guerrero also has expressed a willingness to defend his crown even though he was not named to the All-Star team."
Achy Uggla passes first test
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July 4
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Dan Uggla missed his fifth straight game with a sprained left ankle Thursday, but the Marlins' second baseman was still encouraged. Uggla did some light jogging during the afternoon at Coors Field and took some flips in the indoor batting cage. Although his ankle remains sore and swollen, Uggla was pleased with how it felt during this initial test. "To hit and run a little bit and see where I'm at was a big positive for me," Uggla said. "I'm a little farther ahead than I thought I was going to be.""
Injured Uggla hopes to play this weekend
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July 2
Miami Herald
 
"Although second baseman Dan Uggla remains confident he can return by the weekend, when the Marlins are in Colorado, he had a magnetic resonance imaging exam on his sprained left ankle Tuesday. ''It looks like it's going to take two to four more days,'' said Uggla, who was injured Saturday while running the bases. ``The pain has decreased. The first couple of days was when it was the most intense.''"
Uggla out, might return Thursday
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June 30
Miami Herald
 
"Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, who left Saturday's game with a sprained left ankle, sat out Sunday and might not play again until Thursday, when the Marlins play at Colorado. X-rays were negative, but the swelling will keep Uggla on the bench the next few days. ''He will rest it really well over the next few days,'' Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said before Sunday's game. ``Maybe [he can play] Wednesday. He has just got to ice the [heck] out of it [Sunday]. He has got to get that whole swelling down and get some treatment on that."
Marlins' Uggla on historic pace
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June 24
Miami Herald
 
"But if Uggla did that now -- sit and admire the replays of all his blasts -- he wouldn't have enough time to do it for real. With the season nearing its halfway point, Uggla leads the majors with 23 home runs. That puts him on pace to hit 49. No Marlin has ever led the National League or the majors in homers. No Marlin has ever hit more than the 42 Gary Sheffield put out in 1996. No second baseman in big-league history has hit more than 43, the number Davey Johnson cranked out for the Atlanta Braves in 1973. ''He's the MVP right now,'' said outfielder Luis Gonzalez, the Marlins' resident sage."
A's suffer Uggla loss to Marlins
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