Who are these guys?

by Trev on Apr 1, 2007 2:13 AM PDT Comment 12 comments

I have to admit that as an M's fan, I have no idea who Sean White, Sean Green, and Jake Woods are.

I know that they're all back of the bullpen arms, they didn't come through the M's system, and they're all white.

I think Woods is left handed, his first name is Jake, and he has enough endurance to be a starter.

All I know about the other two is that one was a waiver claim from the Braves.

So here's my challenge, in less than 50 words per player, make these guys distinguishable.

P.S. If I have the names wrong and it's Sean Woods, Jake Green, and Shaun White, my bad.

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Jake Woods

LHP, Signed as a minopr league free agent out of the Angels system. Decent player, but nothing special, able to be an adequate long reliever or passable 5th starter. Has a really silly tan. Mediocre fastball, pretty good curve, inconsistant control. Safeco helps him out a lot when it comes to homers.

Sean Green

Came over from the Rockies in '04, made his way up the ladder and pitched in our bullpen last year. Not good at striking guys out, not good at not-walking them, but a sinkerball pitcher who induces groundouts like a madman. A typical Green inning goes something like: Groundout, GB 1B, BB, GIDP. Sometimes they string together a bunch of hits and score on him, but enh.

Sean White

Rule 5 draft pick by Pittsburg out of Atlanta, traded to us almost immediately for I have no idea what. Otherwise he's pretty much Green - a sinkerballer with minimal ability to hit the strike zone while missing bats.

by Graham on Apr 1, 2007 2:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We can't underline?

Lame

by Graham on Apr 1, 2007 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One mistake

Jake Woods wasn't a minor league free agent signed by the Mariners but was claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the Angels in December 2005.

by RavingGoat on Apr 1, 2007 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is what happens

When I don't bother looking things up. He does have a silly tan though.

by Graham on Apr 1, 2007 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

how could you not know jake woods?

only explanation is you are a mariners fan in the sense that you live in seattle and the mariners play baseball there.

dude started 8 games and pitched 100 innings for the m's last year.

by tkjinak on Apr 1, 2007 3:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I almost want to say that somebody is posting

under Trev's name. Because normally Trev your ALOT more knowledgeable than this. At least you seemed to be from posts that I remember.

Or am I thinking of Devin?

No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 1, 2007 3:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever, give 'im a break

those three are the most forgetable Mariners from last year

by Mere Tantalisers on Apr 1, 2007 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So forgettable

that you forget one of them wasn't a Mariner until a couple months ago.

by david h on Apr 1, 2007 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just assumed he was joking around

by Gomez on Apr 1, 2007 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey, to be fair

there are plenty of people who go to games semi-regularly, maybe even have 16-game plans, and can't tell you everyone on the roster -- or even most of the roster for that matter.

they don't usually end up on places like LL, but still. I'm just saying. I spent most of last year explaining who Chris Snelling was to most of the people I'd sit near at Safeco.

alternately, this is just an April Fool's joke....

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by Deanna on Apr 1, 2007 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Easy.

Jake Woods: Sucks.

Sean Green: Suckier.

Sean White: Might suck.

by JLC on Apr 1, 2007 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Heh thanks guys

I appreciate the compliments. (no sarcasm)

This was 20% April Foolery, 80% why the hell don't I know who these guys are. I couldn't tell Woods/Green apart until Woods entered the rotation (the games they were pitching in I tried not to watch).

Just looking for info that I can't find from browsing a box score and seeing Green 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K.

by Trev on Apr 1, 2007 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs