Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria isn't counting out his team. Florida has won a season-high six straight games. Loria said "anything can happen" and he's not ruling out playoff contention even if the Marlins are last in the NL East at 44-48, 13½ games out in the division and 10 back in the Wild Card race. "I haven't counted us out yet," Loria said. "I hope you guys haven't. I know it looks tough, but what are we now -- four under? Jack [McKeon] says as soon as we get (to .500), you never know what can happen." He added: "I would never bet against Jack McKeon." Loria said there's a chance McKeon, 80, could be brought back as manager next season, adding that experience will be a requirement for the job. "There'll be a number of candidates, but right now, Jack's the manager," Loria said. "We'll see where it goes at the end of the year. There is a chance. I'm not ruling anything out, but it will have to be somebody with experience. I'm not going to allow a repeat of what happened."