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4/8: Open Game Thread

First Pitch: 6:05pm PDT

                   

Kotsay CF Ichiro RF Scutaro 2B Lopez 2B Crosby SS Ibanez LF Chavez 3B Sexson 1B Thomas DH Beltre 3B Bradley RF Everett DH Payton LF Johjima C Kendall C Ballgame CF Johnson 1B Betancourt SS ---------- ----------

Zito (0-1, 47.25??)         Moyer (0-0, 4.05)

Welcome to Dan Wilson Night. Ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 5:15, which leads one to wonder just how they could possibly fill a 50-minute block of time with highlights from Wilson's baseball career. Expect a 37-minute speech from his wife talking about how great Dan is at home and with the kids, a six-minute speech from Dan himself thanking everyone ("especially the city of Seattle") for all they did for him, and another five minutes of Dan crying as he steps down from the podium.

If you enjoyed last night's offense, I have good news for you:

It won't be a quick one day in the lineup and then out for Willie Bloomquist. The utility specialist started at second base Friday. Today Jose Lopez is scheduled to return to second, but Bloomquist will get a second consecutive start, this one probably in center field.

On the plus side, at least this time Hargrove's remarkable lack of imagination will result in Willie batting eighth instead of second. Apparently the solution to figuring out which of Petagine and Borchard deserves to stay after Lawton comes back is to play neither and hope that one of them rapidly contracts some terrifying communicable illness worthy of a stint on the 60-day DL. You have to admire that kind of outside-the-box roster management.

Today's game: predict which Mariner has the best day at the plate, and spell out his line score. I'll take Ichiro to go 3-5 with three singles and a stolen base.

LET'S GO MARINERS!

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seriously
how dumb is starting Willie in the OF when you need to make a decision on Borchard? Unless, in typical Ms fashion, they had already decided what they were doing when Lawtom returns and it makes no difference what the players did.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 10:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

and....
Rich Aurillia hits another home run in the 4 spot. God I love the beginning of the season.

I'd really love a win today so we can stay at least chop the series.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't surprise me
that Boom boom is getting a second start.... does surprise me that it may be in CF... I was thinking it would be to give Betancourt a day off.  With Borchard playing for Reed.... that at least would put Willie in the 9 spot in the lineup.

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 8, 2006 10:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.
If Willie had to play, that's what I would've done. Moyer's a flyball pitcher anyway, so Betancourt's D won't be as handy tonight as it would be other days.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It wouldn't surprise me
with Beltre getting hit in the hand yesterday by the ball on the DP, that Wee Willie goes to third to rest Beltre's hand another day... since there isn't anyone else that can play third.

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 8, 2006 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm gonna take a hack at the box score...
Sexson 4 3 2 5 with 2 HR's and a walk off Zito.

by basebliman on Apr 8, 2006 10:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Willie in CF?
Reminds me to pick up some liquor for tonight's game.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 11:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Willie hit so well last night
that he deserves another night in the line up. Give me a f-ing break. Not that anyone hit anything with authority at all, but come on. Willie doesn't need hustle, he has Hargrove. I gave Hargrove the benefit of the doubt last year considering he had virtually no tools to choose from. Four games in and I cant stand him. Good times, Good times.

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait a minute...
Has it been confirmed that Beltre will be playing? Is it not possible that we will see Willie at 3rd instead? Just throwing that out there.

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nah
they're keeping Reed out of the lineup against LHP. Why Willie instead is where the semblence of logic breaks down.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey the Mariners jump 10 spots
in the espn power ranking all the way to number #16 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking?season=2006&week=2&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos 1

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 8, 2006 12:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kenji will be pissed about Friday night
3-4, HR, 2B, 4 RBI for Joe Mama.

And I had a few things to say about last night.  I'm only half serious, so don't get too upset.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2006 12:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Isn't it fitting...
...that the M's lose a ballgame with Willie Bloomquist in the starting lineup. Doesn't that happen, like, a lot? I recall someone mentioning on USSM the M's record with Bloomquist in the starting lineup. I can't find it, but I recall it being baaaaaad. Maybe those of you going to Deanna's book club meeting tonight can coerce her to start the meeting by ceremoneously burning the Willie Bloomquist Training Ball she got last night.

by PositivePaul on Apr 8, 2006 12:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You know...
There's an argument that Dan Wilson's one of the 100 best C's to play the game.

Seriously, go look up the guys Bill James has in his Historical Baseball Abstract in positions 80-100. They aren't really more impressive than Dan.

by eponymous coward on Apr 8, 2006 1:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't doubt it
Catcher is a tough position to excel in, due to its requirements (calling a game, setting the defense and monitoring baserunners, throwing them out when necessary, as well as being involved with every single pitch AND batting like every other fielder).

I'd easily put Dan in the Top 100.  Top 50, I dunno: there may be enough great names at the top to bump him, but definitely Top 100.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: You know...
For one example...

#100: Earl Smith. Adjusted EqA: .271

Dan Wilson. Adjusted EqA: .246

Granted, Dan played more, he was probably a better defensive catcher, and their careers were so far apart that trying to compare the two is almost futile, but that's a big gap in productivity at the plate.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are we sure Beltre is playing today ...
because if so,
Beltre:  3-4, HR, 2B, and a walk

yes, I said it.

by Tony on Apr 8, 2006 1:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHA
That's hilarious.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AHHHHHHH
I just tuned into the White Sox/Royals tilt in time to see Jim Thome hit a game-tying double. Quote Hawk Harrelson and Darrin Jackson:

"And this game is tied at two, (together) yyyyyyyyyyes!!"

That's right, it no longer only applies to home runs...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 1:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just reading that
makes me ill to my stomach.

by bluemax on Apr 8, 2006 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweeney!
There's nothing I enjoy more than Hawk Harrelson announcing an opponent's home run.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they really wanted to say goodbye to Dan right
They'd retire his #6 at the game tonight.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2006 1:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

massive
I'm getting the vibe that they're waiting for all the guys from the '95 run to retire, and then their numbers will all be retired at one gigantic ceremony.  6, 11, 19, 24, 51, and so forth.  Add 50 since Moyer came after the run.  Depending on how integral you think he was to post-1995 success, there could be an Alex Rodriguez discussion, though I kinda doubt it, especially if Lincoln is still running the team when this happens.  

...I forgot number 1 for Greg Briley.  

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

also...
...if the New Jersey Devils can retire Ken Daneyko's number, the Mariners can retire Dan Wilson's number.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I win either way...
Who cares if Bloomquist is starting in center.  Who cares if Carl Everett continues to start over a player who would get on base 25% more than he would.  Who cares if the bullpen would rather walk marginal hitters with no power.  If the M's win a game...hooray.  If they lose...we're one step closer to the end of Bill Bavasi's run as GM.

With my luck, the M's would fire Bavasi and high Marge Schott's great grandson.  Nepotism runs wild!

by Geeves72 on Apr 8, 2006 1:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bavasi is not bad
He has issues. Yes. Certainly the Everett signing. But the real problem is Hargrove.

by phil333 on Apr 8, 2006 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bavasi is not bad?
Are you being serious?  He has been horrible.  The beltre signing was a horrible mistake...the offensive version of the Chan Ho Park deal.  Carl Everett is no better than 20 free agent veteran minor leaguers who would have cost us a lot less than he is making.  Not trading Guardado while he actually still had value?

Don't tell me he hasn't done a bad job.  I agree Hargrove has also been well below average, but Bavasi has his part in this mess.

Fire them both.  Make me the Manager and GM.  I guarantee we'd win more games.

by Geeves72 on Apr 8, 2006 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't we rehashed this conversation
1000 times already?
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Bavasi is not bad?
Point #1) Pretty much every Mariners fan on the planet - everyone here included - was a fan of the Beltre contract at the time. In hindsight, it's beginning to look like a total bust, but I don't think it's fair to blame Bavasi for something tons of people agreed with at the time.

Point #2) While you're right about Everett's performance, that wasn't the main reason he was brought in. Bavasi and Hargrove love him for his attitude, and while we may not agree with them, attacking Everett's productivity at the plate isn't addressing the big issue.

Point #3) Bavasi had a Guardado trade lined up last July, but it wound up getting nixed by the GM on the other side.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Borchard v Petagine
The club already knows which one they are keeping.  They don't need to play them to figure it out.

by JasonAChurchill on Apr 8, 2006 2:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey Jason!
Which one do you think they are keeping?

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Willie Bloomquist in the lineup again?
Horray!
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 2:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Crosby...
...is back in the lineup for A's.

by Tony on Apr 8, 2006 3:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

or...
...THE A's, if I would proofread before posting.

by Tony on Apr 8, 2006 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crosby I can deal with.
Scutaro, on the other hand...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gammons thinks Crosby
will be MVP!

I just want him healthy for my fantasy team.

by bluemax on Apr 8, 2006 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is anybody else getting tired of seeing
Dan Wilson's inside the park grand slam?

They've showed it a dozen times the last week or so.

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fun with numbers
For Julio Mateo's career, he's issued 54 unintentional walks over 1040 batters (5.19%).

Last night, he issued four unintentional walks over 12 batters.

The odds of a guy who walks 5.19% of the batters he faces walking four or more over 12 are 0.26%.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 5:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Superman theme?
hahahahaha!
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Something doesn't make sense here
Wilson's 9-year-old daughter, Josephine, will read a poem she wrote for the occasion and Wilson will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 5:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woa did not know that
Dan ranks in the top 25 for catchers in doubles, runs, rbi's and games played....and he has the best fielding % ever of any catcher in the AL.

LOU!!!!

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Quick Lou!!
Go over and kick Hargrove's ass!! Take his spot!!!
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Man.
Dan is huge.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 5:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanking Melvin and Hargrove?
Why? They don't deserve anything.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm halfway tempted...
...To call Deanna and have her stand up and cheer: "BRING BACK LOU BRING BACK LOU!!!"

by PositivePaul on Apr 8, 2006 5:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd Bet this Team
Would win 100 games, were Lou the manager instead of Hargrove.

by PositivePaul on Apr 8, 2006 5:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We'd sure be doing better than with Hargrove
thats for sure.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do not thank Bob Wells.
I do not like Bob Wells, and he does not deserve gratitude.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 5:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I figured Bobby Ayala was next
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is he gonna thank every person ever to
be involved with organization?
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think
Dan Wilson thanked me at one point for buying tickets.  I'm not sure.

I actually skipped most of Dan's speech to watch Jamie warm up.  He was grunting through some of those warm-up pitches.  Not encouraging.  Zito looked so casual it was like he was mowing the lawn.

For the second straight night, our offense was an abortion.  "What offense?" you ask?  Exactly.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2006 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing says "classy pregame ceremony"
like a little Tina Turner.

Dan stayed pretty composed the whole time. I'm impressed.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

FYI
I'm completely plastered.

I have nothing to contibute to the game today ecept for the fact that its spinrg fling here and i drank a bottle and half of champaign aong other things and am wasted.

wooooot
goo Ms.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

woooooooooooo
annoucnes commentay btw innings

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the M's win tonight
a plastered rljaws might become a nightly LL good luck charm.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh god no
im not sure i can keep this up

really expensive habit

2 rum and cokes
1.5 ottles champign
2 jagr bomsb

ahhhhhh

red is on the color mike, keep that in mind
whoo, dave has lost some hari

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AN
I don't think they quite understand what Dan Wilson meant to this organization...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ron's back.
No more Dave vs. Dave arguments.

by Mike A on Apr 8, 2006 6:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oakland vs. Moyer ownage
Frank Thomas: 16-38, 6 homers
Eric Chavez: 19-56, 6 homers
Marco Scutaro: 7-17, 3 homers???
Mark Kotsay: 14-24

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Continuation of Mariners bizarro pitching
Washburn struck out 7
Meche struck out 6
Felix struck out just 4
Moyer will strike out 6
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah
pop that up bitch

you suck!!!

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lol
this is gonna be a fun night.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't even break a sweat
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

what the hell kinda name
is marco cutaro? I mean really, how is he not on the Ms? He proably sucks up to guys like willie in an effort to make coaches like him

YESSSS co cuba!!!!!!!!!
GOALLLLLL

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:19 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Yuniesky Betancourt
he's the right kind of freak.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You are now free to shut the fuck up
DING!
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No not you
I was making fun of that commercial.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was in response to a commercial.
You, meanwhile, need to keep posting.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

imnot even sitting in a chair
right now.

wqhwre the hell is myp izza?

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

touchtypoing
You know, the fact that rljaws' typing reflects appears to be directly proportional to his blood-alcohol content makes it that much more hilarious.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I need to start
posting drunk game recaps and WE charts.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how are you going to do that withought
matt thronton thoug??

every MT appearnece of 2k5 was like the nancy kerrigan soundbyte.. why? why? why?

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wqho decides that he wants
to waet number 75. thats way too high of a number for somebody goof. see Cil Meche.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What. The. Fuck.
rjlaws, drink some more so we can understand you.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

drink more?
that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

lots of flyouts so far, and with a wind to LF, im predicting 3 or 4 HRs.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate that we don't get graphics
on the MLB.tv Mariner's feed.  Everyone else gets graphics 'cept us.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 6:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah...
Makes it harder to write about the game if you have to move away from the screen or use archived feed.  Of course, last night's archived feed was FSN Bay Area feed where you got Rockets/Warriors before the ballgame cut in during the 5th inning.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

seriosuly
oakland sucks

its like san fanciscos tacoma...
or something

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wasted a damn SEPTA token
heading to CBP for the stupid philles game that got canceled today. really looking forward to some crab fires too.

Jamie moyer's gameday photo looks like hes constipated or maybe he just found out his wife's pregnant for the billionth time.

Jay Payton has the biggest shiteating grin this side of pris.on.
\

go joh!!!

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

**obligatory college hockey post**
About a minute and a half left in the national championship game on ESPN, Wisconsin beating BC by 1...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha.
Up yours, BC.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah yes...
You know, what's odd is that for being a North Dakota native, my dad isn't as hockey-minded as one would think.  Baseball got passed to me, but not pucks.  

Also, my Canucks are dead as a doornail.  More so if they don't beat Calgary tonight.  

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Big Hurt
just got K'd by Jamie Moyer.

ahahahahaha

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Look at those seats right behind the batter
Man, those are some good seats to leave empty.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 6:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

grr
I wish there was a rule where teams could only wear alternate tops on Sundays or day games.  I see colored tops and I think it's still spring training.  Call me a purist, but I prefer plain road grays and home whites.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Zito's lucky that went to center
or its gone.

We'll take the double.

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The A's
should have Bloomquist in CF. He would have caught it.

by Mike A on Apr 8, 2006 6:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

man...
the mariners FSN announcers kind of blow.

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 6:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Beltre 3 RBI shy of 600
That'll be a nice milestone in July.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

haha
K 1 coming up

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep
im like miss cleo when drunk

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pitch down the middle...nothing
but fastball that almost hits him? SWING!

Damn you Beltre.

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ummm...
why are the a's infield cheating in?  do they really expect Beltre to bunt?

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 6:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They don't expect him to hit it out of
the infield.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ahhh...
that explains it.

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My god he looks horrible
He is just completely baffled.  The guy can't spot a pitch

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 6:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

cmon Carl!!!
Jesus loves sac flys.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hmmph
I guess Carl Everett flat-footed is the new Bret Boone two-strike stance, except less gross.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

grrrrrrrrrrr
we totalyl blow

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Runner at third no outs
and back to back k's

Awsome.

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

and a groundout to top it off
Weeeee!!!
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ron: "Straight changeup."
Reality: "Enormous breaking ball."

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ummmmm
that's the biggest movign straight anything I've ever seen

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

every....
pitch he has identified as such looks like a curve to me.

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kenji
2-4, 2B & HR, 3 RBI

by Mike A on Apr 8, 2006 6:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

last year all over?
well our little run of not sucking was fun. back to reality.

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What an Inning!
God this pisses me off...
Kickass Sports Writing - Sportszilla and the Jabber Jocks - sportszilla.blogspot.com

by Sportszilla on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

fsnw
Right now, I don't get to see Vin Scully flying solo on a Dodger telecast over here, but instead there's Kings Insider on FSN West 2 with Angels Live on FSN West.  

No word if Kings Insider will address this, which is hilarious.  

Man on third, no outs, SO WHAT!!  Print those shirts!

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good inning...
Although I guess we didn't deserve that baserunner anyway.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If you're trying to take out Jamie's legs
you really ought to hit the ball a little harder.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

new term
Two straight "moundouts" by the A's.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well at least Beltre isn't doing as bad as Dan
Johnson, who is 0-2006.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sigh...
I not only hate when Bloomquist is starting, but I hate when Hargrove sits Jeremy Reed against tough lefties or "tough" lefties.  He'll never learn to hit tough lefties if he's not facing them.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey
MLB.tv graphics...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

reakky?>
me not geting them

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

shit parents
calling need to sbober up qiocly

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How old are you rljaws?
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

20
though if you cakk the cops im 24

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't worry man, I won't rat yeah
I'm only 19.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no mints...
Everyone knows mints, gum, or breath spray are masking something, so don't try that.  Just stay away from the 'rents.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you boviously have not been to Penn's
campus. 80% of the naked girls here would probably cause me to spork my eyes out.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can top that...
I went to the University of Chicago

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooohhhhh
im am really really sorry.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can top that!
I'm still going to Cornell o_O

by Wolf on Apr 8, 2006 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

booooooooo
ivy league fued time!

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Penn and Cornell
hardly count as ivy league ;-)

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey hey HEY
I have nothing against Chicago, but do NOT put us in the same class as Cornell. Atleast our reputation isn't build upon a restaurant school.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least they don't jump in the library
Like they do at my school (NYU)
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by Sportszilla on Apr 8, 2006 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wooooot NYU
I was suppose dto go there for a touney a month ago and yall cnaceled it because it "snoweD"

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well
It also snowed earlier this week...the day after it was 70 degrees out...weather in New York City is messed up
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by Sportszilla on Apr 8, 2006 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah
snowed here too, I even posted a diary about it

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/story/2006/4/5/114925/3276

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only way the Mariners could
annoy me more right now is if everyone started using Sean Paul as their walkup music.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 6:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How about that?
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your drunken ramblings are more
entertaining than this game.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went to
asian dance party last night. I musta heard that song like 8 times. guy must be a god in korea.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Dave.
That was a normal flyball to Ichiro all right.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This displeases me.
Marco Scutaro is like a little plush puppy. What he's doing beating the crap out of the ball is beyond me.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well Red
wed be fine if you know we could GET A GODDAM GUY IN FROM 3RD WITH ) OUTS

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What a changeup.
Lucky Crosby didn't hurt himself swinging.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

c'mon Jamie!
yesterday's game rated as one of the worst I have been to...no offense to root for, and crappy pitching (after Felix) to endure. Second only to the Yankee game I went to last year which was worse because I was surrounded by Yankee fans in Safeco and A-Rod and Giambi both went yard.

Anyway, let's not have a repeat!

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

'nola
You'll never be more proud of being on the wrong side of an entendre until you've eaten a Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bar.  They're simply scrumtrilescent.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Guys doing the damage:
Chavez, Scutaro, Kotsay.

Gee.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

least we didn't get
pown3d by justin verlander

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We will.
Give us time.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I find...
seeing Thomas in an A's uniform extremely disconcerting.

by kenshin1 on Apr 8, 2006 7:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We play Cleveland this week?
I don't think I'm going to want to watch.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Safeco is soooooo quiet
It is like nap time for everyone

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 7:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

30.1%
And this game is in danger of being muted in favor of SVU.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooouch
SVU? of all shows. wchich guy is a pervert on tonights episode?

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOW
Detroit 7 : Texas 0 in the ninth.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 7:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chris Shelton
had 2 triples in that game. He's so hot he's gonna turn to liquid Maaag-Ma.

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shelton and Verlander
will singlehandedly push Detroit to .500...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So apparently if you played little league
you were only good if you pitched?
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Free Agent
Zito is a free agent next year eh?

-grins

by TyranT on Apr 8, 2006 7:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

24.1%
Volume getting turned down...

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The good news
now I can start scheduling my drinking games to coincide with the Mariners and get twice as much done in the same amount of time.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like to call it "151"
The object is to keep drinking it until you can't count to 151 anymore.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

anyone else
notice hoe nice a 151 bottlew looks?

i wonder how much of one I could drink in a dayt

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

jeffs
 fair waeather fan
....
...
...
...
...
man this game is boring

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if you had to
put bloomquist at SS
the Mariners team plane better have crashed into the tacoma rainiers bus. Otherwise there exists no reason t put bomm boom our there.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

Drink more.
I understood that sentence.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sobering up
unfortunatley

no girls in my room (i know yhall shocked) right now, and, unlike the people that go to Cornell and Chicago, im not a complte loser so drining more probably equates me leaving the room and meeting other huimans

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nonsense
The Mariners are a perfectly legitimate excuse to be drinking alone.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A fair weather
fan would have quit watching in 04 and problably won't be seen this decade.

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

double-duty
I have the Mariner feed up and muted, with the Canuck radio feed playing.  Amazingly, the Canucks are up 1-0 on the Flames.  Of course, if the Canucks actually play 60 minutes of hockey, I'll be surprised.  

Meanwhile, the Mariners are looking like Don Vito against Barry Zito.  

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ottawa lost.
Let's not talk about the NHL right now.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

red's tie
can only be descirbed as flaming

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hehe hehe
dan wilson only like to pitch and catch

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Lefty Sock
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by Sportszilla on Apr 8, 2006 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

damn, woman
My downstairs neighbor has to go past my window on the way to the carport.  She went by about a minute ago, and the smell of her perfume just permeated through the room.  I'm like 10-15 feet away from the window with a fan blowing toward that window.  That's some strong stuff.  Unlike the Mariner offense today.  

Damn, I'm still smelling it.  

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

THE IGNITOR
He deserves his own rally graphic

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YEAH!!
Hit him harder!!

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yay!!!
Willie got <strike>a</strike> hit!

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"there's NO reason"
to hit willie

i agree. he's no danger in the box.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

retalliation from moyer
here comes a 70 heater :P

by Wolf on Apr 8, 2006 7:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

21.2%
That was clutch.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But sadly
Betancourt looks better at the plate than Beltre...

by MT on Apr 8, 2006 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sheesh
I thought Betancourt liked to swing. Now he's trying to draw walks on an 0-2 pitch?

by JLC on Apr 8, 2006 7:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

you cant walk your way off the island
but you can walk your way back to the dugout

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YOU ARE RETARDED.
HIGH SCHOOLERS DON'T DIVE FOR THAT.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice dive, Bloomquist
Way to make the most idiotic gritty play of the century.

by JLC on Apr 8, 2006 7:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Reed catches that ball
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 7:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hargrove!
this is where your dumb decision bites us all in the ass.

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 7:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

good gracious
Man, he was so short of the ball on that dive.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 7:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My guess
We're at 14.3% now

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 7:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

12.9%
Bloomquist's dive killed it by 4.2%.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And there it goes
My excitement for this season...washed away by Willie Frickin' Bloomquist and a sea of horrific hitting.  Sigh.
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by Sportszilla on Apr 8, 2006 7:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Moyer
looked like he was going to give Hargrove the cock punch.

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well unlike last night
I'm not gonna hurry to work so I don't miss any of the game.

In fact, I'm gonna stop by Subway.

BOOOOORRRRIIINNNNNGGGG!!

I blame Willie...and Hargrove.

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 7:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just to remind everyone
We have ONE hit.  ONE.

by manyoso on Apr 8, 2006 7:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yay!
We're that much closer to the end of the game!

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, according to gamecast, Ichiro
struck out 3 times in 1 AB. impressive.

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

16
Is it:

A) The number of innings since the Mariners scored last
B) The number of drinks rljaws tossed back in the last two hours
C) All of the above

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 7:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ooh ooh ooh
i knw theh ones

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Fairly you idiot
you already said that during this game!

Here's a note: When the game is being played, and your mic is on, we can hear you. If you have nothing intelligent to say, don't say anything at all.

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 7:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Invigorating.
You guys need to stop reading this website so I don't have to write for it anymore.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

don't say that :(
you're scaring me

by Wolf on Apr 8, 2006 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just give me your passworsd jeff
ill write the post agme nobodyll know http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/glines/SkiDown.gif see? looks just like WX chart for Ms

by Matthew on Apr 8, 2006 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

WE
Are we under 10% yet?

by Mike A on Apr 8, 2006 8:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

beenbawlz
A beanball war would make this game infinitely more interesting.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dave Hansen
Was our angel of death last year, is it to early to start saying Willie?

by mariners124m on Apr 8, 2006 8:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice!!
Fundamentals win championships.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Zito's done.
All those strikeouts racked up his pitch count.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah
The Mariners went away 1-2-3 in the sixth, but they all took Zito to full counts.  Ichiro needed ten pitches to strike out.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't touch it.
Go sit down you giant.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hey carl
kiko is a gay paleontologist

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 8:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

crap.
it didn't work.

by jtopps on Apr 8, 2006 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least
I have Zito on my fantasy team. So that's something.

by Mike A on Apr 8, 2006 8:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Everett hits a ball hard.
First time anyone's done that since Sexson's "double".

With a more objective scorekeeper the Mariners would be getting no-hit right now.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Johjima, Bloomquist, Betancourt
Sounds like some runs.

by Mike A on Apr 8, 2006 8:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anger....
Anger is = to not pinch hitting for Bloomquist.

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I miss the Angels.
That sack of crap team is what we need to re-energize our spirits.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, let Willie hit!!
That'll get you wins!!

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

come on...
You mean they couldn't put Reed back in when the tough lefty was taken out of the game?  More Bloomquist at-bats?  Boo.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was a strike.
Willie must've done this ump some favors.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Blackmail
Hmm. Maybe Bloomie's got "uncomfortable" pix of Hargrove with the umpire...

by PositivePaul on Apr 8, 2006 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I have uncomfortable pics of Willie.
They involve him trying to swing a bat.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pity walk
The ump totally could have rung up Bloomquist on that pitch.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pinch-hit for Betancourt, and not Willie.
That makes a lot of sense, Mike. You're really on your game tonight.

Hey look, a left-handed reliever!! Happy day.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kennedy two-run triple off RJ.
God is shitting all over my face.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Couple weeks like this
might be painful for us, but it might get Hargrove in the can. I'll take one for the team.

by anotherjeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

pitching change
By the end of the night, Bryan Marchment might have racked up more knee-on-knee hits against the Canucks than the Mariners will have base hits against Oakland.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's hustle.
Way to narrowly avoid the worst possible outcome of that at bat.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

elliptical
This may be the most lopsided 3-0 game I've watched.  In a while, at least.  
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

street smarts
Would you rather see Huston Street, Jim Street, or Picabo Street pitch the ninth for Oakland?
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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well I see nothings changed since I left
Didn't even bother turning the radio on in the truck.
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 8:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One hit.
Off a guy's glove.

by Jeff on Apr 8, 2006 8:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And with Rich Harden pitching tommorow night
We'll probably get more of the same.

Who want's to be that Willie starts at SS tommorow?

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno...
If Oakland can walk away with one from Felix, we can take Harden down. Down with Harden! Down with Bloomquist! Down with Hargrove!

by PositivePaul on Apr 8, 2006 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

after 40
It's second intermission in Vancouver.  Canucks up 2-0.  CKNW.com if you have any fleeting interest.  

As for this Mariner game...it's been a while since they've had the lead, these Mariners.  The well's run dry!  In addition, three straight starts where Seattle starting pitching didn't get past the sixth.  

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well the way I see it
is that Oaklands gonna easily win this division anyways.So if your gonna get owned by a team, it might as well be theme.I think these first two series have reinforces the fact of who's better between Anahiem and Oakland, small sample size aside.

And hey, at least we're not 1-5 like some other team in this division.

We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For fuck's sake
So much for being excited about baseball.
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by BaltimoreMarinersFan on Apr 8, 2006 9:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3 straight losses
after Harden tomorrow.

by Mariner John on Apr 8, 2006 9:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't figure out if that says something bad
for them...or for us?
We all should have a bit of Willie Bloomquist in us. ~Mike Hargrove

by Goose on Apr 8, 2006 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dan Wilson night
And the team replicates him

Just got home - sorry if someone has already made that joke.

by phil333 on Apr 8, 2006 10:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe I missed the whole
game thread where rjlaws was drunk thats some funny stuff. By the way I think my friend Tyler is bad luck he went to yesterdays and todays game and they only mustarded 3 hits

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 8, 2006 10:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

espnews
Got a fact from them after their A's/M's highlight package.  This was the first time the Mariners had been blanked back-to-back since...June 8th and 9th of 2004, which were two home games against the Expos.  Oddly, that was in the middle of a stretch where the Mariners were involved in five straight shutout games and six of seven such games.  

The fun thing was that when that back-to-back shutout stat was being set up, part of me wanted to think that it had been a long time since the Mariners had been shutout consecutively.  Nope.  Only two seasons.  I was hoping for like 1992 or something.  

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by wackomann on Apr 8, 2006 10:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thoughts on Let's Suck For Dan Wilson Night
Good for Dan, but man, it was way over the top.  Loved the cameo appearance by LOU~!  however.

BIG BIG BIG ovation for Lou.  If Bavasi was somehow able to bring Lou back (won't happen; Lou lives in Tampa and loves it), he would be a hero for life.  Lou is still considered holy in Seattle.

Met Deanna and the other attendees for the Book Club meeting, which digressed into other interesting topics, though the book du jour, Out Of Left Field by Art Thiel, was a good retrospective on the organization's beleaguered past and I recommend it for anyone into the Mariners and not as familiar with their history under George Argyros and Jeff Smulyan.

SUPERSTITION NOTICE: I think my purchase of CF bleacher tickets are bad luck for the organization.  Now that I think of it, I don't think the Mariners have won a single game where I was sitting in the CF bleachers dating back to 2005.  I almost don't want to go tomorrow.  Go figure I watch Tuesday's game from View Reserved, listen on the radio, they start hot, but then I take a seat over CF and suddenly they can't hit.

Moyer was Moyer and about what I expected, despite his belabored warm up tosses.  Unfortunately, the offense didn't show up to back up their end of the bargain.  We were a Mark Kotsay catch from being no hit.  My one solace: Kiko Calero is on my fantasy team, and provided 1.2 IP of some ERA and WHIP slimming power (not that it helps at this point; my pitchers, save for Dave Bush (VALUE PICK), have gotten shelled.  THANKS to Julio Mateo for those 6 walks).  Oh, and THANKS to Kevin Millwood for getting lit up again.  Would the Postseason Beards like me to brown bag that fantasy baseball league win?

There are so many more drunken assholes at Safeco than I saw last year.  At least I got to sit with a crew of funny ones.  It's always better when you're stuck with funny drunken assholes, especially when you get nearly no-hit by the A's.  If it seemed quiet on the tube, that's because the CF bleachers aren't miked.

Bench Adrian, bat him 9th, send him to Tacoma for a week, DO SOMETHING to shake him the fuck up, because his performance is now starting to piss me off.

Zito plunked two guys to produce our only rally, meaning Zito got more hits than our entire lineup.

I'm glad we helped Zito get back on track.  WAIT, no I'm not.

Speaking of which, whoever predicted "Richie Sexson, 1-4, Kotsay aided 2B", you're tonight's lucky winner.

Oh, speaking of Kotsay, his home run off Jamie?  We knew it was gone right off the bat.  The only question was where it would land.

The big screen, when a Mariner comes to bat, shows a favorite something of that particular hitter: Raul Ibanez's favorite road city, Reed's favorite actress, etc.  Someone should ask Carl Everett what his favorite dinosaur is.

Mariners get Sexson on 3rd, no outs... don't score.  Film at 11.

Maybe the M's spontaneously decided to try to get Grover fired.

Jawing with rljaws in this thread might have been more fun than watching tonight's game in person.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2006 10:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

huh? what?
oh man, what happened tongiht? shitttttt

by Matthew on Apr 9, 2006 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

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