You could practically see the Miami Marlins beaming as they came into the 2015 season. It did indeed figure to be a good one after a winter of big moves and big talk, and they've kicked things off by going...
THUD.
It's been bad, all right. In losing 7-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, the Marlins have now lost five in a row and 11 of 14 overall. This puts them in a place that, while not totally unfamiliar for the franchise, is certainly the last place they expected to end up this year:
Dead last in the NL East.