The Fightin’ Fish? Marlins are feeling themselves after sweeping the lowly New York Yankees over the weekend

The Miami Marlins are having themselves a little moment. They just swept the Yankees for the first time in franchise history, climbed back to .500 at 55-55, and are walking around calling themselves The Fightin’ Fish. Cute.

Not to be a buzzkill but the reality is that the Miami Marlins aren’t fighting for anything.

The Phillies own the NL East. The true Fightins play in red pinstripes, not in front of teal seats at loanDepot park. Miami’s just having a little fun in the Dog Days of Summer, putting a temporary smile on their faces before October baseball rolls right past them.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

Sunday’s 7-3 win over the Yankees had a season-high crowd of 34,601 in the building — part of a weekend attendance record of 101,545 but let’s not kid ourselves. That crowd wasn’t there for the Marlins. It was there for the pinstripes. Half the people in the park probably had Aaron Judge jerseys on.

The Miami Marlins aka The Fightin’ Fish…?

all 101,545 to witness the Fightin' Fish experience pic.twitter.com/TcFJ1XyPaA

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 3, 2025

Wait a second… The Fightin’ Fish? The Marlins need to relax… lol

Look, I get the excitement. From June 11 to now, the Marlins have gone 30-14, tied with Milwaukee for the best record in baseball over that stretch. It’s their best run of form since the 2003 World Series team.

While .500 is nice, the playoff math is still ugly, they’re six games back of the Padres for the final Wild Card spot with just 52 games to go and only a 1.2% chance per FanGraphs.

The ONLY Fightins We Acknowledge

THE FIGHTINS. #RedOctober | #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/5Uwzt7riP7

— The Liberty Line (@LibertyLinePHL) October 6, 2024

“Hungry Dawgs Run Faster…” – Where have I heard that before?

HUNGRY DAWGS RUN FASTER pic.twitter.com/jsuJK4sjBC

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 3, 2025

Do the Marlins think that the attendance was because of them and not the Yankees?

I guess Miami can be happy. They are 8-2 over their last 10 games and back as mentioned, back at .500 on the season. Still, they are seven back of the New York Mets and 7.5 back of the NL East leading Philadelphia Phillies.

Pair that with a six-game climb to get back in the Wild Card hunt and The Fightin’ Fish are eerily similar to that whale in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey over the weekend.

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Not sure if “The Fightin’ Fish” have checked the standings…

Moving forward in the standings won’t be easy. The Marlins’ remaining schedule includes the Astros, Braves (eight times), Blue Jays, Mets, Phillies, and Rangers. It’s a gauntlet, but if the last seven weeks have shown anything, The Fightin’ Fish still believe.

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At the very least, we should all be thankful that the Phillies aren’t playing the Marlins during their cute yet irrelevant hot streak. The next time these teams meet is in early-September in Miami, followed by one final three-game set at the end of the month which all things considered, should be meaningless baseball for both teams.

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The “Fightin’ Fish” can have their summer fling with .500 baseball, hang their “We Beat the Yankees!” banner, and sell some extra beer to New Yorkers on vacation. Meanwhile, the Phillies are getting healthy, adding Jhoan Durán to the bullpen, and preparing for the only fight that matters, Red October.

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