Week 2

by phil333 on Apr 16, 2007 10:06 AM PDT Comment 23 comments

USSM used to do a summary post of the week every Monday and I thought it was a great idea. I haven't seen it yet so I thought I would bang one out and if it's popular, do it every week.

Overall Record: 5-3 (1st AL West)
Week 2 Record: 3-2

Loss @ Boston, Win @ Boston, Loss vs. Texas, Win vs Texas, Win vs Texas

Week 2 Stats
Ichiro: .238/.304/.381/.685
Beltre: .300/.391/.700/.1.091
Turbo: .273/.304/.545/.850
Ibanez: .200/.227/.250/.477
Sexy: .176/.300/.353/.653
Guillen: .167/.211/.333/.544
Johjima: .750/.800/1.083/1.883 (WOW)
Lopez: .294/.333/.294/.627
Betancourt: .133/.125/.200/.325

Week 2 Team Stats
Hitting: .264/.323/.437/.760
Pitching: .228/.299/.389/.688

Overall Team Stats
Hitting: .236/.286/.399/.685
Pitching: .230/.305/.368/.673

Week 3: OFF, vs. Twins, vs. Twins, vs. Twins, @ LAA, @ LAA, @ LAA

Next week hopefully I'll have the time to include individual pitching stats.

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What's amazing

The M's were hitting .187 as a team until yesterday. .187

by Gomez on Apr 16, 2007 10:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The funny part...

The M's have played 4-5 games fewer than the rest of the division, but have just as many runs scored as Oakland and Anaheim. On a runs per game basis, Seattle is even outscoring Texas, and when you look at the relative ballparks, that's nothing to scoff at. Unfortunately, we have a couple Piniero wannabes on the back end of the rotation.

by AnotherAaron on Apr 16, 2007 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When? How many ABs?

When can we really make a good prediction on how the team is going. It is has only been a handful of games thus far. I mean, I am rooting for Johjima to have a great year, but he is on track to hit 110-120 doubles this year. I doubt that will happen. I would be happy with 70-80;)

thanks for the update!

I will be really interested to see how the team is doing after the starters have had maybe 50Abs.

by mark s on Apr 16, 2007 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

40 games is my number

by phil333 on Apr 16, 2007 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Having a weekly report is cool.

But yeah it will take 25% of all games played. Should tell us if someone is having a normal or abnormal year.

Now if Joh could just spread some of that avg. around for the rest of the team.

by mark s on Apr 16, 2007 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think we can safely assume

that Johjima won't hit .750/.800/1.083 for even on month, let alone the whole season.

by Llewdor on Apr 16, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Off topic

Front page article on Nytimes says the Yankees are down to Kei Igawa and Andy Pettite for regular starters. That's pretty pathetic. And funny.

But they must be desperate, throwing some AA stiff to the <del>lions</del> Cleveland Indians and bemoaning the loss of Jeff Karstens. Question is, are they desparate enough to pick up Weaver, who is available only on the condition that they get Vidro as well? And flip us absolutely anyone or anything in return? that would be sweet.

by Mere Tantalisers on Apr 16, 2007 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Vidro is not going anywhere

by phil333 on Apr 16, 2007 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

a man can dream...

by Mere Tantalisers on Apr 16, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not with an ass that big

No ship on the Harbor can contain it. I still don't know how he made it here.

by Gomez on Apr 16, 2007 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm...

Does he have to buy an extra seat on the charter flights to road games?

by AnotherAaron on Apr 16, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ESPN says

He's 193 pounds. HAHAHA Yeah right.

by phil333 on Apr 16, 2007 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More like 193 kg

by Gomez on Apr 16, 2007 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

193 stones.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phildopip on Apr 16, 2007 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm

"Vidro bought that scale in France" could be the new "Jamie bought that radar gun in France".

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by Deanna on Apr 16, 2007 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

JOHJIMA IS ON FIRE!

He will hit doubles off every Japanese pitcher he faces.

Shame there are only 5 or so of them in the AL...

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by Deanna on Apr 16, 2007 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

All we need to do

is to convince Johjima that every pitcher is Japanese and convince Guillen that every pitcher is a former Angel.

by JLC on Apr 16, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's Shiggy up to these days?

by Slozbury Stouvre on Apr 16, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's a color commentator on NHK

and is writing some more books and stuff.

Terry Collins wanted him to be a coach for Orix this year, actually, but he was basically like "ehhh... not yet, sorry."

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by Deanna on Apr 16, 2007 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was on the team broadcasting

The Felix one hitter, formerly known as the Matsuzaka Home Opener Love Fest.

ESPN actually cut to the NHK broadcast during an Ichiro at bat. I picked up a few words in there that I am guessing have no translation like curve ball and slider.

This movie was shot in 3B - three beers - and it looks good, eh? - Bob MacKenzie

by Ben in Va on Apr 17, 2007 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, basically.

In fall 2005 on the heels of the Johjima signing, I did a post about how pitches all have the same language on both sides of the pacific. Anyone can tell what a "kabu" or a "suraida" is if you hear it, and you get used to phrases like "tsu-besu" for a double ("two-base"), and "foa-boru" for a walk ("four ball"). I actually have no trouble following a Japanese radio broadcast of a game at this point -- heck, I liveblogged the Japan Series with just a radio broadcast and the Yahoo Japan scoreboard -- though being fluent in baseball Japanese isn't quite the same being fluent in normal Japanese.

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by Deanna on Apr 17, 2007 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs