It’s much too soon for tears.
But if this Marlins season continues on a downward trajectory, manager Don Mattingly might want to borrow a page from Joe Girardi’s playbook.
He might want to stand up and cry.
It worked for Girardi in 2006, his lone year at the helm of a young Marlins club that started out 11-31 before going on a historic tear, climbing back above .500 and entering the September playoff picture before finally running out of steam.
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