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The Marlins 20 games under .500, and the Rays went 30 under. But this year, both are rolling. The Rays have won four in a row and are only a game and a half back from the Red Sox with their 21-16 record. The Marlins are leading the N.L. East and are three games up on the Mets with a record of 23-14, and by the way, they have won seven in a row.When the Marlins traded their biggest offensive threat in Miquel Cabrera and ace Dontrell Willis, many thought this season could be worse than last. But guys like Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla have more than picked up the slack. Ramirez is hitting .336 and Uggla .280. The two have combined for 19 homers and 48 R.B.I.s. Also, Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs is hitting .271 with nine homers. These three have emerged as some of the better offensive threats in the National League. On the pitching side of things, the Marlins have two aces that have carried the staff. Scott Olsen and Mark Hendrickson are a combined 9-2 overall.Carl Crawford is the spark for the Rays. He's hitting .290 with 12 stolen bases and thirty runs scored. BJ Upton is also playing well, hitting about .300. The Rays hurt people with great overall team speed The pitching staff has been great for them as well. Shields is off to a 4-2 start and has had some great outings. Andy Sonnanstine has pitched well also with a 5-1 record. With Scott Kazmir coming off the DL, the Rays rotation should be solid.Over the years, both these teams have struggled to win games and keep fans. But this year, they are off to great starts. Don't be surprised to see them right in the mix at the end of the year. .
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banks need to hold a "substantial" amount of capital above regulatory requirements to weather a potential worsening of the economic recession, the U.S Federal Reserve said on Friday. Hot Stocks | Crisis in CreditSupervisors said "stress tests" regulators conducted at major banks were aimed at ensuring the institutions have enough capital in reserve to continue to lend in potentially bleaker conditions, and are not to be considered a measure of banks' current solvency.The following is reaction from industry analysts and investors:DANIEL ALPERT, MANAGING DIRECTOR, WESTWOOD CAPITAL, NEW YORK"This document is so thin, it's ridiculous. It may be in the last few days, Treasury has determined that it doesn't serve their interests to be more detailed until they have all the numbers done."What's interesting is that they acknowledge that since February, the economy has deteriorated. Why would you mention that, unless you want to signal that they're recognizing the deterioration and being tough."The economic forecasts are not that important. What's important is the assumed magnitude of potential losses for different assets.
That hasn't been revealed."CARL BIRKELBACH, HEAD OF BIRKELBACH MANAGEMENT IN CHICAGO"The only thing that can come out of the tests is something bad. There's no question that according to the rules no one fail them, but there are those that could get some warnings and could announce that they're under stress. That's another shoe to fall that's going to come up in the next week or two, since investors are acting as though all the negatives in the economy are over. Morgan Stanley's results were an indication was that not everyone's earnings are going to be good There's still some negativity that has to be discounted. This first quarter is going to show some disappointing results that haven't been discounted."Despite that, it doesn't look like there's much to be afraid of with the stress test in terms of the market It isn't a fail or pass test. Some may get some negative comments, and that could hurt them, but if they're in trouble then they get more money.