Mariner's Mailbag question induces vomit once again

by thenatural on Oct 10, 2007 4:05 PM PDT

The question, hopefully being posed by someone under the age of 10, is as follows:

If you have a pitcher in the rotation that has a decent bat, is it possible to DH another position player instead of the pitcher?
--Brendan B., Olympia, Wash.

Awful, just awful... I thought the people calling in on the pregame radio show were bad, but this... this is terrible

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What?

That question doesn't even make sense! I thought they were supposed to be edited?

"Kruger! My sun tells me, your company shtinks!"-Frank Costanza.

by Coach Owens on Oct 10, 2007 4:09 PM PDT reply actions

Any chance

that Brendan B from Oly meant to ask if they can use the starting pitcher, instead of a "hitter" for the DH slot in the batting order?

On a personal note, I hope I get to see Micah Pwnings (AZ-SP) used as the DH in Fenway or Jacobs Field.

"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Oct 10, 2007 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

Me too.

I seriously think they need to consider batting him as high as 6th next season during his starts.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Oct 11, 2007 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions

He should certainly be their regular DH

in interleague games.

by Llewdor on Oct 11, 2007 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Hell

I'd put him at cleanup. Kid probably has more raw power than anyone else here except for Reynolds or Young.

"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Oct 11, 2007 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Haha

http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070826&content_id=2171783&vkey=ne ws_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari

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by Corco on Oct 11, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd love to see this happen.

I wish coaches, managers and front offices would get away from being scared to death of possible injuries. If the guy is one of your best options at the plate and in the field, then use him!

He could get hurt just as easily "carrying luggage" or "washing his truck" or any of the other dumb injuries you hear about.

I'm never blocking a fire exit.

by Thingray on Oct 11, 2007 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions

And it's not like he's some great shakes as a

starting pitcher either.

Should he get injured, he could easily be replaced on the piching end.

His future as I see it is as the next Brooks Kieschnick, but with a longer more versatile career.

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by Corco on Oct 11, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, maybe Melvin has the balls to go for it

next year.

I'm never blocking a fire exit.

by Thingray on Oct 11, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually

His last 2 months says otherwise:

3-3, 3.02 ERA, 59.2 IP, 45/13 K/BB, BAA .196. This while pitching just a few of those innings at Chase Field. His last 2 starts have been dominating.

Hitting though is huge (sample size alert):

.333/.349/.683, Yup...an OPS of 1.032.

"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Oct 11, 2007 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Why does it not make sense?

He's asking whether, if you've got a pitcher that hits better than your SS, can you have the DH hit in place of the SS rather than in place of the pitcher. Pitcher bats, SS doesn't.

Clearly you can't, but for someone just learning baseball it doesn't seem like an unreasonable thing to wonder.

by FWombat on Oct 10, 2007 4:50 PM PDT reply actions

It doesn't make

sense, because, there's no "for." Without it, it looks like he was asking whether or not, you can use a different position player for the pitcher.

"Kruger! My sun tells me, your company shtinks!"-Frank Costanza.

by Coach Owens on Oct 10, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Nope.

I got the exact same message, and 3 seconds' thought about the question should lead anyone to do the same.

It's hardly great prose, but it isn't nonsensical or idiotic, either.

For it is the greatest truth of our age: information is not knowledge. -Caleb Carr

by helfgott on Oct 10, 2007 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions

dammit coach

learn to use a comma

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by Corco on Oct 10, 2007 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't even notice that there was no 'for'

by Graham MacAree on Oct 11, 2007 2:46 AM PDT up reply actions

It makes more sense when you put it that way

Can't find the article... what did they say in response?

by Gomez on Oct 10, 2007 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

not a very good answer either...

The manager can put the pitcher in the lineup, but that would remove the DH, who cannot play a position in the field.

I understand what he's asking and i still think its a dumb question, but i concede that maybe its just something that i wouldn't even think twice about instead of thinking about it from a person who's just learning the game.

by thenatural on Oct 10, 2007 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions

On my HS freshman baseball team

I once DHed for our second baseman. He was pissed.

by DCMariner on Oct 10, 2007 4:51 PM PDT reply actions

i found more humor in this gem:

"I enjoy rooting for the guys like a Willie Bloomquist, who are strong role players. What are some of these former Mariners players doing today -- Rich Amaral, Luis Ugueto, Charles Thomas, Jose Panaiagua, Greg Pirkl, Bob Wolcott, Mark McLemore, Bucky Jacobsen? Are any of them still in baseball?
--Brian D., Bremerton, Wash.

All of them are out of organized baseball, raising families and perhaps the next generation of Major League players. "

by sirbrianwilson on Oct 10, 2007 6:36 PM PDT reply actions

Which isn't even true

Ugueto is an organizational soldier for the Twins

http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=14831

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by Corco on Oct 10, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions

heh yeah

i don't think they're doing much fact checking for these questions...

there was another one about whether there has ever been an infield with all 'B' last names in the game at the same time (like it was on Sept. 14th with Bloomquist, Betancourt, Beltre, Broussard, and Burke), and he just said that it was the only time it happened this season. The question was clearly whether it had ever happened, but Jim Street is lazy

by thenatural on Oct 10, 2007 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions