I should have known how the night would go when I took my seat and heard a voice behind me say, “Man, I miss the Bronx.”

No, scratch that. I should have known how the night would go upon seeing the name “Volquez” in the pitching matchup.

The Marlins managed just three hits off of Edinson Volquez last night in the second and final game of their series with the Reds. It was an offensive snoozefest, to say the least (well, unless you happened to be one of the lucky folks cheering for the team that employs Brandon Phillips). The night wasn’t a total bust for Fish fans, though, as the Marlins made up for their frigid bats with some real impressive defense and base running.

Despite the less-than-thrilling happenings on the field, my game experience was otherwise splendid. I can’t decide which part was my favorite– listening to the drunk Misser of the Bronx arguing with his “crazy, ungrateful” girlfriend on a cell phone all night, having the entire field of play blocked by The Family From Hell for a good 87% of the game, or being forced for five innings to play a card game with a kid I don’t even know because his parents wouldn’t tell him to leave me alone. It’s a toss-up, really.

7-0, Reds. The Marlins are now trailing the Phillies by half a game for first place in the NL East.

Oh, and by the way… Let Pete in.