Don Mattingly is right. The number 100 is a bad number. In the case of the Miami Marlins, it means futility. It means the ball club hasn’t done enough to win. It means this is still an organization trying to clear a path for success rather than failure.
On Friday night the Marlins lost their 100th game of the 2019 season against just 53 wins. Thought of moving ahead of the learning curve and surprising doubters in the National League East never materialized. There are nine games left in the season – one many of us want to forget.