I select the Plate Appearance of the Day by using random.org. I select a random year from 1993 through 2018, then a random game number, usually between one and 162. That is, unless the season was in a strike year or a season in which the Miami or Florida Marlins made the postseason. Then I select a number between one and the final game number. After that, I count up the plate appearances, and select a random one. The player of the day is whoever was either pitching or hitting for the Marlins in the selected plate appearance.
Today’s season: 2004
Seasonal Game: 28, May 6th, 2004 – Los Angeles Dodgers visit Florida Marlins
Plate appearance: Eight-of-85, Dontrelle Willis pitches to David Ross
Where They Were
The Florida Marlins were fresh off winning their second World Series Championship, and still had a lot of pieces of that club.