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Tiny by Jeff on in Regular News Comment 632 comments

First Pitch: 7:05pm PDT

                   

Ichiro CF Stewart LF Beltre 3B Ellis 2B Vidro "DH" Chavez 3B Ibanez LF Piazza DH Sexson 1B Crosby SS Guillen RF Johnson 1B Johjima C Buck RF Betancourt SS Kendall C Lopez 2B Putnam CF ---------- ----------

Washburn (0-2, 4.42)        Cupcakes (2-0, 4.13)

I was trying to think of something funny to put here until I realized that Jose Vidro only has two extra-base hits this year as our everyday DH, and tha-...oh wait, that counts.

LET'S GO MARINERS!!

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Happy Washburn day?
Hopefully we actually play the game!
"Dammit monster, I ain't givin you no treefiddy!"

by Thingray on Apr 25, 2007 11:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of the DH
AL West "regular" DH's...

Piazza .260/.321/.377 .698
Vidro .286/.328/.381 .709
Hillenbrand .212/.226/.212 .438
Sosa .244/.306/.489 .795

Our DH is crappy, but he's got the highest BA, OBP and is second in slugging out of the regular DH's in the west....

So basically, our DH is crappy but not as crappy as everyone else's.....

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 11:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How much nicer
would that production be in, say, the No. 2 hole with a real live No. 3 hitter? I mean, seriously, what if we had just gotten 85 percent of what Adrian Beltre was in his last year in LA?

This is why I say I'd trade Ichiro in a heartbeat for someone who actually could produce some runs for this team. You plug a legit No. 3 hitter in this lineup and it becomes WAY better by extension.

Hangin' With The Nuss

by Nuss on Apr 25, 2007 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro RC/G:
8.4

In other words, no.

And Vidro in the two hole would still suck, because, well, those are terrible numbers for any spot in the lineup, let alone DH.

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure where you got those numbers
but Ichiro's runs created this year is 11. Or, less than Aaron Hill, Bill Hall, Melvin Mora, Curtis Granderson, Khalil Greene, Chris Duncan, Hanley Ramirez and Shawn Green in 2007. (I could go on ...)

He's No. 100 on the active career list. He also does not have one single season in his career that is even close to ranking on the top 100 run creating years of all time.

Hangin' With The Nuss

by Nuss on Apr 25, 2007 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All of whom
Have played 6 more games than he has. Use rate stats.

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK
So what is 8.4 a rate of? I'm confused.

By the way, it's still well behind elite, middle of the order producers.

Hangin' With The Nuss

by Nuss on Apr 25, 2007 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nevermind
Figured it out. Amazing how handy glossaries are.
Hangin' With The Nuss

by Nuss on Apr 25, 2007 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

An RC/G of 8.4 is crazy good.
For comparison, Jason Giambi's 06, in which he OPS'd .971 was good for a 9.0 RC/G.

Ichiro is also a sublimely good defender, which adds even more value. Basically he's the best offensive player on the team, and replacing his production with an elite bat wouldn't actually help us any due to the massive hit we take in defense pretty much cancelling out the modest increase in run production.

There is one fantastic, cheap way of making this lineup better. Observe:

Ichiro!
Beltre
Ibanez
Sexson
Guillen
Broussard
Johjima
Lopez
Betancourt

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

His current rate
is well above his career average, though. If you're looking to last year for comparison, Giambi's 9.0 blows Ichiro's 6.5 out of the water. Seems like more than a modest increase to me. He also ranked 26th in AL last year in RC/G. The only two years he's had so far that are similar to this year in production are his rookie year and 262.

But I agree that the defensive element isn't something you necessarily can undervalue. It's just hard to quantify what kind of contribution that makes to the team. It's certainly got to be more now that he's playing CF.

Hangin' With The Nuss

by Nuss on Apr 25, 2007 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't saying
That Ichiro is going to sustain this rate. However, he's the only guy hitting worth a damn in this lineup, and he's doing a phenomenal job of it. Calling to trade him for a guy who produces runs when he's the only one doing it seems pointless.

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go find me some Gold Glovers playing CF
... who are hitting as well as Ichiro does, who can bat 3rd, who we could get for < 1 year of Ichiro, and I'll nominate you for GM of the century. (BTW, which awesome #3 hitter did the Braves get for Carlos Lee in 2006, who's not as good a player?)

Oh, and while I'm at it, don't forget to adjust whoever you get for playing half their games in a crappy park if we bring them to Safeco.

Seriously. Ichiro's not the problem here. The problem is using a craptastic DH and the waste of space Guillen's been in RF so far.

by eponymous coward on Apr 25, 2007 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

while this isn't in defense of Vidro
I don't think swapping him out for Broussard immediately makes the offense better...

out of the regulars Vidro is
3rd in OBP..
he's 5th in Slg...
and 4th in OPS...

He may be a bad choice for DH, but right now he's not the big problem with this offense, plus he's really the only one on the team that regularly takes pitches.

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously
the discipline is the only reason I'm not calling for his head right now. Until the rest of the lineup gets their act together, I'm not ready to sit the one guy who knows what pitches he shouldn't swing at.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What makes you think
they'll ever get it together? These aren't players with some big long history of getting on base. Maybe they'll get a little luckier and hit a few more pitches, but swinging at pitches that aren't strikes isn't exactly something that magically gets better.
Hangin' With The Nuss

by Nuss on Apr 25, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we had a manager who stressed patience
and intelligence in at bats, then you could reasonably hope this situation would improve.  However, I'm convinced nothing is going to make Beltre see the ball better.  He is just guessing half the time he takes a swing.  Watch his eyes.  He might as well be blind.

by manyoso on Apr 25, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beltre's cracking me up this year
How many times this year has he checked his swing and then pointed for the 1st base ump to make the call?

Although I think that just supports the theory that he is just guessing what pitch is coming.

"Dammit monster, I ain't givin you no treefiddy!"

by Thingray on Apr 25, 2007 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He does that all the time every year
It's one of the things that makes me like him so much.

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I didn't notice before this year.
"Dammit monster, I ain't givin you no treefiddy!"

by Thingray on Apr 25, 2007 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

By "get it together"
I just mean "start hitting," not "start hitting with discipline." If, say, Guillen and Lopez were producing, we wouldn't need to rely on Vidro's eye so much.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeff Pentland
Remember when he was the hitting coach of the Royals?  They were a crappy bunch of hackers too.

Fire the Staypuft Hitting Coach.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My hatred of Vidro
Goes beyond the rational, I admit. I took that trade almost as badly as DMZ did.

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless
You physically assaulted your brother out of anger, you took it better than me.
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.
Vidro has much to prove.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If it's Broussard you want
seems like the logical place for him to get some time would be in place of Guillen, right?

At least start platooning them or something, because Jose has not looked good.

by Zack on Apr 25, 2007 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Broussard
Broussard is a hacker too.

by G_ on Apr 25, 2007 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Broussard isn't a right fielder
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And David Ortiz can be a SS
Doesn't mean it would work.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a little extreme there
don't you think, considering that Broussard has already played right field this year... granted he may not win a gold glove out there, be can easily be platooned if they choose to go that route.

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh.
The offenses in this division are terrible, aren't they?

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Sure terrible is appropriate
Putrid, disgusting, amateurish... those seem way more appropriate....

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

To Expand on the offenses
in a minimum of 10 games played, only 7 players have an OPS over .800... two each on LAA, Oak, Sea.. one for Texas....

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Using Gross Production Average
(since it's handy and only one number), the four AL West teams rank 9th, 10th, 13th, and 14th. And Anaheim - the 9th-place team - has the lowest line drive rate in baseball.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh-ohs
John Mabry just homered. Corco may die of glee.

by Graham on Apr 25, 2007 11:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

J-Rod vs. Cupcakes again :)
Yaaaaay!
Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

are you responsible for
the Philly count down to 10,000?

by Mere Tantalisers on Apr 25, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe
I sat through what felt like 10,000 losses during the late 1980's in Philly.  It's all my fault.
Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least
Bavasi didn't make a trade for Mark Prior in the off-season... just had shoulder surgery today and will miss the entire 2007 season... how quickly he's gone from on top to an after thought... same with Kerry Wood.

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep
And just like clockwork, Dontrelle Willis' career hit the dirt after a couple years just like every one sai- wait.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and remember the 05-06 off-season
where the rumors of Jeremy Reed for Bronson Arroyo were going around and 90% didn't want anything to do with Arroyo.....

wouldn't he look better in the rotation right now than most everyone else we're trotting out there????

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not necessarily...
He'd've found a way to completely suck pitching for Seattle.  Seattle seems to be cursed that way.  I mean, we sorta expected a lot of these recent acquisitions to suck.  But did we really expect them to suck so bad (hello Spiezio, g'day Aurilia, etc...)???
Pray for Felix. Pray for the M's!

by PositivePaul on Apr 25, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember when jeremy reed...
was one of our hottest trading commodities?  ahh, good times.  people (me included) were seeing rumors of Reed for Papelbon, but Bavasi turned down Epstein, because we wanted Lester or both.  HAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA

by manyoso on Apr 25, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not exactly
I believe Bavasi was angling for Palpebon or Lester.  Epstein, however, was all about either shipping Clement or Arroyo out of Baw-stahn.  So that wasn't going to go anywhere...

(Although, yeah, in hindsight, who wouldn't have done an Arroyo trade, eh?)

I know what you mean about Reed's trade value decline, though.  Talk about a freefall...

by ebbnflow on Apr 25, 2007 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I remember it, too.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phildopip on Apr 25, 2007 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes
Smooth move, Bill, though that's hindsight: who would've known that we'd have to move Ichiro to CF because Reed couldn't stay healthy nor hit.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lesson learned:
When a prospect doesn't have much power, one should always be skeptical that his BB/K will remain stable in the upper levels.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So why do we have a team full of hacker?
Is it just how the pieces fell together or has the org really been after these type of hitters?  Maybe an anti-Beane backlash?

by Edgar for Pres on Apr 25, 2007 2:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

because
Contrary to popular belief Ichiro is the team leader and we all know that he firmly believes in attacking the pitchers, so he's leading the team by example!

I've wanted to use that one for a while now, but didn't want to cause a stir cause its all done in jest......

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bavasi mistakenly believed
that he was hiring a team full of computer experts that would crack statistics in their spare time and come up with the most sabermetrically sound approach for attacking other teams... but he didn't realize that his request for 'hackers' was misinterpreted.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Organizational philosophy.
The people running this team are aggressive in every sense of the word, and it's reflected by both the rosters and minor league promotions.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My fantasy team:
Felix: 15 Day DL
Troy Glaus: 15 Day DL
Ben Sheets: Pulled in the 3rd for a groin pull
Iwamura: 15 Day DL
Jason Jennings: 15 Day DL

ugh

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 2:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL
Hey, at least you didn't burn your 1st round pick on Chris Carpenter in all three of your leagues.

...

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you, brother
Adam LaRoche is hitting under .100, by the way!  Wooo!

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My DL: Carpenter, Schmidt, BJ Ryan,
Harden, and Kenny Rogers.

Not to mention that Mariano Rivera has zero saves on the year.

sigh.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh
Yeah - I've got injured pitchers strewn across my two teams.  Felix.  Carpenter.  Schmidt.  Mussina.  Dotel.  Gagne.

Still ~barely~ hanging onto first in both leagues by my fingernails, though due to insane early offensive performances.  Thank you ARod, Reyes, Kinsler and Francouer(!)

by ebbnflow on Apr 25, 2007 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how the hell
do you have ARod AND Reyes?

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish...
Actually, I have them on two separate teams.  Reyes I grabbed with the fourth pick in the first round for league #1, and ARod fell to me at #9(!) in the draft for league #2.  Needless to say, I'm happy with those choices!

Anyway, I'm seriously running a Kingdome-era type team in both leagues: with Felix, Carpenter, and Moose out in one league and Moose, Schmidt, and now Sheets (apparently) having health issues in the other, I'm having to suffer along with Bedard and Burnett and their early season implosions...  Offense (McCann, Tex, Reyes, Kinsler, Aramis, Abreu, Rios, Markakis, Francouer, Bay, and Thome for team #1 and McCann, Morneau, Hanley, O-Dawg, ARod, Beltran, Dunn, Alou, and Cuddyer for team #2) and second/third tier closers have been my saviors thus far.

Definitely sweating it this year, though.  I've never actually finished anywhere but first in a fantasy baseball league, so there's more than a little pressure, there...  :/

by ebbnflow on Apr 25, 2007 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All hail Kinsler.
Sadly, my entire team is having hamstring issues.  The pitchers are fine, though.  I have Cole Hamels and Johan Santana, and I'm already leading the rest of the league in strikeouts by a margin of around 70.
Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy coincidence.
And just as I'm typing that, Kinsler goes and hits a 3-run homer.

I love that guy.

Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love?
Hm.  Yeaaaaaah...so that tingling I experience when he pulls yet another pitch over the left field wall?  I'd say that that's a close approximation of what I'd be feeling at that very moment...

by ebbnflow on Apr 25, 2007 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The A's are going to kick ass tonight
and break their foot doing so.

;_;

Die Angels Die!
Visting A's fan.

by Zonis on Apr 25, 2007 3:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Your main concern
should be whether or not you have to forfeit because you can't field a complete team.

by Rollo Tomasi on Apr 25, 2007 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that our concern too?
We have only 1 major league pitcher in our rotation.

by Ben in Va on Apr 25, 2007 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forget tesm - how about front office?
Given that the A's tend to rebuild their team as the season progresses and then run away with the division, we should send Grover some gifts and put Billy Beane's name on the card.

If we're lucky we'll get them both suspended for 3 years.

by Llewdor on Apr 25, 2007 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can see it now
Dear Mike and Bill,

It pains me so to watch you guys run that team into the ground, even if you are a divisional rival.
Here is a gift for you. If you smack the Angels around I will make it a lifetime supply.

Love Billy

by Ben in Va on Apr 25, 2007 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No
Mariner baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>Playoff Hockey. GO MARINERS!
Serenity Now!

by Coach Owens on Apr 25, 2007 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?
Don't you know how bad hockey is for your health?  This is not the kind of thing that should be spread on a baseball forum, what kind of role models are you guys?  Hockey?  You might as well be spreading pro-pre-marital sex propaganda.

by braek462 on Apr 25, 2007 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Screw hockey
at least hockey on TV
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Without an alternative
you have to make do. These are the playoffs.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No M's on TV tonight?
"Dammit monster, I ain't givin you no treefiddy!"

by Thingray on Apr 25, 2007 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am learning this
Go Canucks Go!
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

go Sabers!
Believe me, Buffalo needs this more than NY.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ahem, "Sabres,"
great game even though the NYR lost.

Ryan Miller is a fucking outstanding goalie.

by PShwa on Apr 25, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hell yeah
as for the spelling mistake -- since i was typing on the bus, you'll have to cut me some slack this time.

But yeah- 32 saves. Wish I could have watched it.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy crap
Tim Hudson is off to an awesome start this season.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 4:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember the day we thought
we were getting Tim Hudson and Adam LaRoche and ended up Horacio Ramirez instead?

Yeah, my Prozac intake tripled that day.

by Matthew on Apr 25, 2007 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thats like ending up at the dentist
after being told that your going to Disneyland.
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But
we already have John "Eater of Souls" Rheinecker.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For some reason
I thought that nickname had been applied to Blanton last season...at least against the Ms

by appleshampoo on Apr 25, 2007 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scrappy = Joe Blanton's best friend
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CUPCAKES, DEVOURER OF WORLDS
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by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It looks like Cupcakes
is the one that needs to worry about being devoured
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh, right, the tongue girl
wasn't that from the same set where Joe Kennedy is literally shoving her away like "get away, you crazy licking freak!"
Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joe "Cake Walk" Blanton
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by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Orioles/Red Sox comedy
Situation: Cabrerra pitching to Lugo. Cabrerra goes into windup, Lugo steps out of box asking for time, ump doesn't give it and calls strike.

Lugo starts arguing, time still not called, Cabrerra throws another pitch with Lugo still out of batters box. Strike 2.

Lugo argues, Francona comes out, ump says tough.

Next AB Lugo stays in batters box and doesn't play games.

The Umps' message is delivered.

by Ben in Va on Apr 25, 2007 5:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

did the rangers
take McCarthy out of the rotation? Cause he just came in for Padilla.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 5:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They skipped his start.
He was supposed to pitch today, but the rainout gave the Rangers the option of going with Padilla instead.

McCarthy'll be back on the mound for the next turn.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok seriously...
What is up with Tim Hudson this year? 8 shutout innings and 12 K? Has he ever struck out 12 in his career?
Mariner Magic http://www.marinermagic.blogspot.com/

by BaltimoreMarinersFan on Apr 25, 2007 6:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So has anyone else noticed
that the comments on this have absolutely exploded? Since I started my job I can't keep up. Dam you people
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think that there were a lot more readers this
winter.  And now that the season has started, comments have just skyrocketed.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, we went from averaging like 150 comments
per game thread, to like 600 per game thread.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's early
i think the 150 average counts all those games in September when everyone has moved on to things less depressing.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually
I recall some pretty fun, lively threads during/after that 11-game losing streak.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wild finish
between Braves/Marlins.  Olivo scores winning run on wild pitch.  F U Olivo.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Like a few days ago
when Snelling scored the winning run on a sac fly.  F U Snel- wait, I don't mean that.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everytime I go
to the game thread at AN... The A's lose. So I'm gonna do the opposite and go on the enemy's thread.

Oh you guys are so fucked now.

From Athletics Nation with love...

by Devyn on Apr 25, 2007 6:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps
but we were fucked long before you showed up...

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I was a kid, the name "Athletics"
bugged me.

What, like the other teams ain't?

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we're not
however, we enjoy navigating ships.

by PShwa on Apr 25, 2007 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps its like the British "athletics"
which means track and field (I think... Graham, any confirmation?)
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by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe that
it was a more apt name than the Philadelphia Pathetics.
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by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I liked the name A's
I called them the Oakland Asses.  My relatives in the Bay Area were not amused.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Time for Predict The First Inning!
Single
Fly out
(Pickoff)
Single
Fielder's choice
Strikeout

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok
Ground out
Double
ground out
strike out
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Inning
Ground out.
Ground out.
Ground out.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

D-Backs losing, bah
Why do both teams that I follow have to suck?
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Make it easier on yourself and follow
the Yanks or the Sox, sure they've only won 1 championship this decade, but at least they have great players and make the playoffs usually
Of course, you'd become an asshole because all fans of those two teams are complaining assholes
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When Ichiro makes outs
he can't be stranded!

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who the fuck is that in CF?
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A small white man.
Or any generic Oakland A, really.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nick Swisher
I don't think it's so much that he doesn't shave his chin and jaw as it is that he does shave his forehead.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hey
Dan Johnson is alive

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice job Yuni!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YuBet
He may not steal bases, but he does steal hearts.

...

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is gonna be one of those 14 inning
2-2 games.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jeff Nelson, umpire
I wonder if he's ever gotten into an argument with a waiter named Pat Gillick.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mariners vs. Athletics
Top Inning:

Ground Out
Fly Out
Fly Out

Bottom Inning:

Ground Out
Fly Out
Fly Out

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Mariners need to shuffle their rotation
so that Weaver and Ho get to face the A's like nine times each.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So, I've figured this out.
The Mariners can play their make-up games right after games against Oakland. Tickets are good for both and the fans will be guaranteed to get at least three hours of baseball.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Guillen goes Yard
Take that, Bartolo Colon......wha.?  We're playing the A's...oh sorry.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Guillen is a former A's too
No word yet whether he thinks Bill Beane is garbage though.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn
that was f'ing crushed

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Does it count as a Funk Blast
if they hit it on the road?
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It is
as long as it traveled on the Grand Funk Railway.

sorry

The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did not know
that Jose Guillen does not like the A's
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't like teams he's played for.
So he's on good terms with the Brewers, Royals, and 49ers.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a talented felon.
Guillen should do the "suck it" gesture when he rounds every base.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Are you ready?
I SAID, ARE YOU REEEEEAADDDDYYYYY?

Then, for the thousands in attendance, and the millions watching at home....and for Mike Scocia, who is the whinest little bitch I have ever met.

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET's GET READY TO SUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK IIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn you Jake Peavy.
He's struck out 6 of the 9 batters he's faced so far.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

4.09 ERA last year.
Completely misleading. He was like the NL's Felix, only worse.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

gotta love
the A's broadcast playing "lowrider" the War song as Blanton walks off...that just caught me as funny.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Make that 7 out of 10.....
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And 6 in a row....
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He looks like he could really have a big year
as opposed to last year's "pretty good" one. Then again, a 42 year old, non-DH everyday player is (for the most part) uncharted territory as far as modern baseball is concerned.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm rooting for Bonds.
But then, I don't really care much about baseball history, and I think the backlash would be priceless.

It's not like he's going to hold the record for more than a few years anyway.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can only imagine
the respect that all of baseball will pay him when A-Rod runs him down.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go D-Rays!
Yanks in last place.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I know it freaking early
in both the game and season, but it seems like Washburn is keeping the ball on the ground a bit more this season.

Is there any truth to that??...or just my imagination.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

THT is your friend
Yes, he is. GB% is 10% above 3 year rate.

by Matthew on Apr 25, 2007 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's true.
I believe he currently has a career-best GB/FB. He's beginning to look like a neutral guy instead of an extreme fly-baller.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blah
Theyre only trying to win now because they want Hargrove to stay so they can be lazy and enjoy loads of donuts.

by Slica on Apr 25, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If this keeps up
Hopefully Washburn will be followed by Morrow and not that Win Vulture thing.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A's...
Doing their best Mariners impression that inning.

by nfreakct on Apr 25, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yuni!
Hackin' away!

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BTW,
who the hell is Putnam?

by Matthew on Apr 25, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Standard 24 y/o ex-collegiate draft pick.
Every organization has a few dozen of them, except the M's, who prefer the more adolescent, undisciplined variety.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A's announcers
Making fun of our walk totals.  "They are hackers."

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Booing Ichiro?
Huh?
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They've done that for a while.
I like to think it's a backlash against the overpowering Asian majority population in California universities.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

3-0 count
Watch for the swing!

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hah-
In a twist of irony, Ichiro walks, defying both booing fans and skeptical A's announcers.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait why did Ichiro go to first base
He didn't even swing his bat
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Like freakin' clockwork
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

7 k's in a row for Peavy
8 out of 11 batters.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A leadoff Vidro
is a harmless Vidro. I wholeheartedly endorse this strategy of not letting our #3 hitter make as many outs as we all know he's going to make.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's a old joke
The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, a Smart Blond, and A Harmless Vidro are in four corners of a room, yadda, yadda, yadda, none of them get the dollar because they don't fucking exist.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what do 4 balls equal?
a motherfuckin' walk bitch

...unless the Ms are involved.

by Matthew on Apr 25, 2007 7:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Beltre?
No way. It's not like have Edgar waiting to go behind him.  And Beltre's already a headcase.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ed Sprague
Remember when he got dealt for Dennis Tankersley and everyone flipped out?

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Washburn
I thought of quoting the Dre & Snoop movie "The Wash" in celebration of Jarrod doing well so far, but then I realized that not much of that film is worth quoting.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 7:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Plus no one would get it.
Now maybe if it were some Baseketball...

Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: If I make this next shot, you'll have to stop calling me Squeak.
Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Okay.
Kenny "Squeak" Scolari: Or bitch.
Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Or bitch.
Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Okay.
[Squeak throws the ball and misses]
Douglas "Swish" Reemer: Tough break, Squeak.
Joseph R. Cooper: Yeah, now you gotta fetch the ball, bitch.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mariners/Baseketball???
Ichiro:    You can camp out here for a while.
WFB:    Well this is pretty sweet.  Does this couch fold out to a bed?
Ichiro:    Yeah, a totally great bed. But that's Beltre's bed. Your bed's over here.
WFB:     Dude, that is so fuckin' weak! How am I supposed to get a chick in that?!
Kenji:    Oh, don't worry, dude. You couldn't get a chick if you had a hundred dollar bill hangin' out of your zipper.
WFB:    ...Yeah I could.
Ichiro:    No, dude. You're a little bitch.
WFB:    I am not! I don't even know why I hang out with you guys.
Kenji:    'Cause you're a piece of shit.
WFB:    I am not a piece of shit!
Ichiro:    Well yeah, but you're a little bitch.
Kenji:    Sure are.
Squeak:    [frustrated] God-damnit man! I swear, you guys rip on me thirteen or fourteen more seasons, I'm out of here!
Ichiro:    Yeah, whatever.

by AIS on Apr 26, 2007 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh.
Ichiro was playing Kendall at like 150-foot depth. And he still had to come in to make the play.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

8 in a row, 9-12
This is crazy
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on, LaRoche
Time to make something happen.

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's the curse of #25
This happened to Sean Casey last year too.

I think the Pirates finally sold all of their Casey shirts (and now have tons and tons of LaRoche shirts to get rid of).

Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Apr 25, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good
im glad to know im not the only one with a fantasy team being killed by him!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LaRoche, Laird
this is not a good year for people whose last name begins with La. Except LaLa, who's had a breakthrough as the host of VH1's I Love New York Reunion Special.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow
go Jarrod!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

29 pitches for Washburn in 3 innings
Holy crap, Washburn means business today.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

haha
swinging strikes against Washburn. What a hoser.

by Matthew on Apr 25, 2007 7:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How
How could you not get Vidro there?

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Has that ever been done?
Striking out an entire batting lineup consecutively

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 7:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NL record
is 10 straight Ks

by tiddley on Apr 25, 2007 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what vidro?!
HAHA that was the funniest.

by virrval on Apr 25, 2007 7:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Vidro/Blanton footrace.
Like JJ Putz and Helen Keller fighting to be the first to crystallize DNA.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is the Jake Peavy show
He just got a basehit.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jesus Richie
Take a fucking pitch, you're batting a buck fifty-seven.

by appleshampoo on Apr 25, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Raul Ibanez looks stupid a lot.
And not just because his head is shaped like a large bean.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Radio announcers
Slamming the M's.

Now it's about their baserunning.

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Eh
We were living on borrowed time after the Vidro infield hit
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

go to hell Richie
Broussard for 1st base!!!!!!!!! im starting the campaign!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sexson is fucking awful
I am OFF the bandwagon.

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Royals game on Sunday
Really considering wearing a paper bag on my head.

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wonderful,
no hitter broken up.
Serenity Now!

by Coach Owens on Apr 25, 2007 7:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh yeah
washburn had a perfect game going. that was totally going to last too.

by Mere Tantalisers on Apr 25, 2007 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no
I thought for sure Wash was gonna have a perfect game!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mariners are only allowed to hit into DP
Not turn them
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Eric Chavez against lefties:
Willie Ballgame against anyone.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fuck Scrappy
I'm feeling lucky today
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Washburn's Motto
Get it, Throw it, Watch batter park it
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That thing was hung like a motherfucker
and all Chavez could do was ground weakly into right.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats what she said
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoo-hoo!
Washburn strands more baserunners!

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 7:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

4 innings, 45 minutes.
I can't believe a Buehrle/Franklin game actually went faster than this.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good
Idol Gives Back is on tonight and I want to miss as little as possible.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How can you people watch that crap?
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed
I wish no one watched that so it wouldn't be on tv anymore
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why? Who are they hurting
There's a CH+/CH- button on your remote, if that fails try the one marked ON/OFF. I kid. It is bad.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah know, I wouldn't mind the show so much
if I could change the channel and not have to put up with it. But they talk about it on every freaking channel!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

B..bu..b.b..buu..but!
There's a guy from Seattle on it!
Serenity Now!

by Coach Owens on Apr 25, 2007 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Gangsta's Paradise"
Appropriate choice by the Oakland broadcast music guy.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Byrnes walks
No record for you Peavy.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

washburn reminds me of me
a lefty, blonde, blue eyes, forgot to shave this week, and when we pitch we both throw all fastballs that don't hit 90!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 7:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Considering how well the pitchers are doing
it's amazing that neither lineup is trying to stall & break up their rhythm.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 7:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd love to see Truimph the insult dog interview
the guy from the Ichiro booblehead commercial.
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 7:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My innocence was shattered last week
when I went to Safeco and found that there really isn't a guy in a tent, waiting for Ichiro bobblehead night.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine was shattered
when your mother had sex with me on your bed.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clean the sheets.
They still smell too much like success, you failure.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn
I gotta remember that line

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what
she said.
Serenity Now!

by Coach Owens on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You lose.
Thanks for playing.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of losers....
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If his neighbors are missing their welcome mat
they should check Joe Blanton's chin.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We gets paid
whether we see one pitch or nine
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 7:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love the players' reactions
on foul balls in Oakland. It's like "okay, that's wayyyyy out of pla-...oh shit I forgot."

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 7:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What the heck
is Sims talking about?
Serenity Now!

by Coach Owens on Apr 25, 2007 7:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Drew has seen 13 pitches in 2 at bats
It looks so alien.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

damn
Quentin K's

damn you carlos!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Quentin wants to be a Mariner.
He's been hacking all year. The whole team is struggling, but most of them are at least taking walks. He isn't.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

im actually a big
Carlos fan, he seems to have so much raw power.  He has been hackin, that is for sure.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah me too. He destroyed a Wells curveball
yesterday.

He'll be fine. So will the rest of that offense. They're young so I'm not that worried. Except for Tracy. He shouldn't be sucking. He's been on a downward trend.

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah
he had the 900 + OPS in 2005 (or 2004, cant' remember) and he's been struggling ever since.

The d'backs are fun to watch though

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yanksox on Fox?
About time these two teams got some national attention.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 7:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In a bold programming decision
FOX will be televising this Saturday's Red Sox-Yankees game.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone notice
that Crosby's starting to look like the Dobber?

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think Peter Gammons
jinxed him when he picked him for MVP.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's crazy to think
Peavy would have to keep this pace up for the entire game to match the record of 20.

11 Ks through 5.

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1 hour. 5 innings.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bob Melvin
going crazy!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Quit bragging, Oakland broadcast guy.
Batista and Weaver's ERA's wouldn't fit in a lot of rotations.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So Felix will be pitching in NY May 4th-6th
I'm one hour away from the city.

But I'm not allowed to leave.

ARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think the A's might suck this year
Their lineup is as bad if not worse than ours and their pitching really isn't much better if at all than ours.

by Edgar for Pres on Apr 25, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So you're saying
that the Mariners suck?
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yes it is.
Harden/Haren/Blanton kicks the snot out of Felix/Washburn/mess.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is harden going to pitch this year?
And Blanton isn't really any good except against us.  Haren is legit though.

by Edgar for Pres on Apr 25, 2007 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, Harden and Felix are both hurt.
If we're going to claim ours, then we have to give them theirs. And Blanton's FIP's have been pretty damn strong.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only reason
Blanton's FIP last year didn't blow was that his HR/FB was so low.  I don't expect that to really continue.

by Edgar for Pres on Apr 25, 2007 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True enough.
Still, he and Washburn are a push.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Melvin just got booted.
Haha.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What did he do?
Stare at the ump too timidly?

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah
he went freaking nuts.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh good
we're still 1st pitch swinging!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

...or first pitch hacks
Blowers.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Keep it up
It's working well, so far!

by Garces on Apr 25, 2007 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

God this team has horrifying facial hair.
I wonder if they use their goatees to teach geometry to underprivileged children.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro's on to something.
If you swing and miss, the pitcher throws more pitches!

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Completely off topic
but when I was trying to figure out why KnightofKingK changed his name and I noticed that you guys were talking about user id's and I'm 106. Shit I've been here longer than goose  
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Where is this number
106? i don't see it
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its in the bottom left when you hover over
the name if you are in firefox
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We must not refer to me by my old name
It was a sacrificial lamb for Felix's health.
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So then does your name change
also change in Field Gulls? I get really screwed up when people change names
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I figured that it might confuse some people
so I plan on keeping the tag for a few months.

I also realized that KnightOfKingK could be short for KKK and figured that needed fixing.

The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We get it Simms, the game is going by fast.
You don't have to reword the same sentence every inning.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, the no-hitter is gone
Simms has to find something else to beat to death.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PBS has a good show on at 9
Now I won't have to pick between it and baseball. Hurrah.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jason Kendall
really hitz teh ball hard
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Putnam learns quickly.
That's a Stanford education for you.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Washburn
6 complete innings...60 pitches? WTF?

by anotherjeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

6 innings, 128 pitches
....by both pitchers combined.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gil
could hit 128 by himself by the 5th.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We missed Vidro
because they were showing Australians.

That's the way it ought to be.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh look, 2 fans that haven't heard about
the Snelling or Blackley trades...
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ellis
you could still get him! hurry up!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't think he's there yet.
Vidro is bad news for the 4-5-6 hitters' sac fly totals.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Two infield singles for Vidro.
Mariners sell out Anthony Sanders Bobblehead Night.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I predict
that Sexson will get out.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ellis....
could still get him, and no, im not double posting

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Richie missed the 2-0 FB
shocking
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is just a godawful display of poor strategy.
I can't believe these are professionals.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We should start a pool on when Richie gets his
first single.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OH MY FICKING GOD
I CAN'T WAIT FOR SATURDAY IT'S GOING TO BE TEH SHIZNIT!!!1!!111111!
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's
supposed to be "fuck", by the way.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weaver vs. Meche
2 men enter no one leaves, kinda like the thunderdome.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way
I didn't realize Weaver's going that night. Awesome.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what are we doing
that inning was longer than 2 minutes??

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Peavy=13 K's through 6
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chad Tracy K's for the D'backs
not very shocking.

O and I love the O-DOG!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He has been on fire.
Him and Byrnes are the only ones that are hitting.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah
he's picking up where he left out in the 2nd half of 2006.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I refuse to give Washburn WPA credit
for retiring these sorry assbags with such ease.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I smell a walkoff homerun
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wish we could
extract Eric Chavez's talent and give it to Willie. He doesn't seem to be using it anyway.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's not dealing, Oakland guy.
Your lineup just blows. Trust me, I'm familiar with the symptoms.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There's a walk
...and here comes the double-play.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What they're doing to Morrow is not
building to the future.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One could argue
it's actually the polar opposite of that.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Er
At what point did J-Rod think it was a good idea to be afraid of Eric Chavez?

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Piazza
ain't quite the bargain Thomas was.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

USSM's pregame post
"On the other hand, the A's have approximately four healthy players, and their offense is likely the worst in baseball. This game could last all of about two hours and end 1-0 without either pitcher breaking a sweat."

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy geez
three single digit pitch count innings? Could their lineup blow any harder?
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is one of the worst displays of baseball
I've seen since highschool. Geez, hacktastic.

by bluemax on Apr 25, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mike Piazza has one home run.
At what point does this become a concern?

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

CGSO for Washburn tonight?
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lol
some fan just yelled "Yeah you better be scared"...no neither of these teams scare each other buddy.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This game is rather unusual
Blanton threw 76 pitches in 7 innings, 52 pitches for strikes.

Washburn has thrown 76 pitches in 7 innings, 52 pitches for strikes.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Too bad Peavy has 106 pitches
after 6 innings, otherwise I'd like to see 20 k's
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by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Franklin/Buehrle was 1:39.
They need to speed this one up if they want to have a chance. Although that game had the advantage of not featuring a bottom of the ninth.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If you can feel Ichiro Bobblehead mania
Your mistaken, its herpes.
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YES!
Joh last M with a Funk Blast!

by appleshampoo on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WOO HOO
FRAISER EVERY WEEK NIGHT ON ACTION 36 CABLE 6

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE TOSSED SALADS AND SCRAMBLED EGGS!!!!!!!!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's what she said....
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Insurance!
You guys are like a full minute ahead of my MLB.tv.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Joh!!!!

by anotherjeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woo!
Insurance run. And it barely adds any extra time yo the game. We're awesome.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

All that homerun did
was add an extra minute to the game.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Joh-Oh!
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Johjima
kissing a cross?

by bluemax on Apr 25, 2007 8:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ZOMGZ
Blanton's running out of cupcakes.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What are they doing?
Make outs, not war.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

nice Yuni
good to see him lay off some close pitches there.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no Fosse
we're not too good of a ball club.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dan Johnson
could be Scott Hatteberg: Pickin' Machine's brother.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You mean son
visiting A's fan (Shoreline resident)

by iglew on Apr 25, 2007 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hot damn Yubet!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What the hell?
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ah yes the Lopez bunt
That brings me back
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember when
That really pissed all of us off?  (Though honestly, I still don't like it)
We'll Always Have the Kingdome:

by BrettJMiller on Apr 25, 2007 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok I really need to stop watching this game
One minute behind everybody else. Stupid DVR.
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Drew=19 pitches in 3 at bats
It's...uh...something.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Drew-19 pitches
Quentin-7 pitches...
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hit him in ichi
cmonnnnnnn

by kbdub on Apr 25, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

omg.
Peavy matches his 16K in 7IP game I guess.

Wonder if their gonna push him a little more???

by MT on Apr 25, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If he pitches another inning.
Take him our of your fantasy line up for the next two starts.

by Peen on Apr 25, 2007 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's cute.
The A's are threatened by one of our hitters.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

cool
Beltre DP coming up!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You have got to be shitting me.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey it broke up the double play
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

UGLY
The was not a good play.

by Peen on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Morons
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

what?
Dave said that Ichiro was out too...huh oh well

by appleshampoo on Apr 25, 2007 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A's PA announcer
has a very scary voice.

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That fucking worked???
Seriously? - - - Whatever.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Agressive baserunning is back!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GOD
fuck all of the M's, Grover is alive!!!!!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mariner baserunners
still committed to the goal of being in bed by 9pm.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

impossible
Even if the game ended now, they'd still have to change, return to the hotel, and have their snack. They would never get to bed by 9.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Willie's already wearing his PJ's
"Always be prepared" is what his scout master tells him
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They could always lseep in the clubhouse
Duh.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

why is there a football field
between the fans and the first base line?

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 8:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ten-minute inning.
I almost dozed off there for a second.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey Scrappy
Go play in Mcaffe's foul ground
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good exchange:
Sims: "I don't think that was by design." Blowers: "no." Couldn't have said it better myself.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hitting ENTER doesn't work
How do I go to a new line?
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your probably on HTML formatted
change it to Auto format
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok
Thanks
for
that.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Washburn
Doing his best Felix impersonation.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I have to admit
Cupcakes had one of the fastest pick off to 1st throws after lazyly faking to third he snapped that thing over there
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmm
Was that not a balk?

by Dylan on Apr 25, 2007 8:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it looked funny
but I don't think it was
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FSN TRACER
All pitches are outside the zone. 1-2 count ensues.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Get somebody warming up.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why
Would you follow a Pirates Astros game?

by Dylan on Apr 25, 2007 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

16 Innings
That's why!

by Dylan on Apr 25, 2007 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not normally
but it is in the 16th inning.

by Peen on Apr 25, 2007 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got a
Mariners/Houston split screen going now
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was at that game
Probably the worst game I've ever been to.

by patsfan on Apr 25, 2007 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ahh :(
Peavy's night over.

by BeltredNOT on Apr 25, 2007 8:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yes
nice play.

by kbdub on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Peavy taken out
Smart move, but it'd have been cool to see history

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He was starting to get a liitle wild anyways.
And the D-Backs don't chase much, so I don't think he would of got there.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice job Washburn. Hit the showers.
JJ needs some work.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Consecutive save situations?
This is all just too much.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember when we wondered
what would happen if we had our offense faced our pitching? Whoever guessed a two hitter by Washburn raise your hands.
...
...
Liars
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

feww!
nice job Adrian!

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm not worried about his bat
I don't understand why people are so mad at him.  He's hit the ball harder than anyone on the team.  I'm fine with Warning track flyballs, they'll start clearing the fence...3 HRs and a .230 average from Adrian in April is okay with me.
We'll Always Have the Kingdome:

by BrettJMiller on Apr 25, 2007 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Montero! D-Backs have a run!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

didn't
houston and pitt play a 16 inning game last year as well??

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I know you guys don't like Washburn
but if he was signed for only 32 for 4 years instead of 36, i think that'd be a pretty good deal.  I like him a lot, of course he's not a #2, but he's a solid #3 I think.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Washburn is the type of guy
Who will beat a bad lineup and lose to a good lineup.

by Katal LM on Apr 25, 2007 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

fine by me
because the three teams in our division have bad lineups
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is that counting the M's?
visiting A's fan (Shoreline resident)

by iglew on Apr 25, 2007 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's really not.
Consider his home environment. He's a back-of-the-rotation starter, and we've got him for another 3 years.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but I liked him in Anaheim
dunno why, just did and do
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by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wha wha wha?
I thought Vidro was turbo-disciplined.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Blanton
He's throwing a complete game against the Mariners.

And he's losing.

....this does not compute.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Raul, falling down that cliff.....
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ibanez...
Look like you're trying asswipe.

by anotherjeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

blanton carving up Ibanez
like a thanksgiving turkey

by MFAN on Apr 25, 2007 8:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Actually
From the way that he's been swinging, I'd say that he's been enjoying himself instead of playing tonight.
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1-2-3
9pm bedtime is still in order.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Washburn is coming back out?
...well, here goes nothing.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not sure I like this.JJ better be ready.
I'm tempted to enter this into the tracker....
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And to think
Felix allowed 3 hits against this group

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah seriously.
Over-rated
:clap clap clapclapclap:

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Washburn's ERA
3.08

I smell a Cy Young.

Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is going in the tracker.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pull Him.

by anotherjeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hargrove is fucking stupid
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on Ms...
put in Putz for Christ's sake...that almost made it a tie game.

by appleshampoo on Apr 25, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yikes
PULL HIM NOW!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh my GOD
way too close

by kbdub on Apr 25, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fucking seriously.
Pull Him

by anotherjeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DANGER WILL ROBINSON! DANGER!
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone else almost have a heart attack?
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

C'mon guys
tick...
tick...
tick...
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Middle Infield Of Death
= Middle Infield Of Mild Discomfort tonight.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OMFG Dudley you moron
Don't let the pitcher decide for you

by Happybelly on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pittsburgh's
gamewinner gunned at home...might be heading to the 17th.

by Slica on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay
Washburn to Chavez, I'm fine with.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Goddamnit
if we lose, Hargrove should get fired
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

During the post game
Whoever has the firing power should put a pie in Hargrove's face followed by a "fuck you hargrove, you're fired"
I wish I had this firing power
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by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy hell
Washburn going in for the kill?

by TyranT on Apr 25, 2007 8:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i can't help but like hargrove
not as a manager but in a psuedo-personal level

by zachsullivan on Apr 25, 2007 8:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh.
I like the guy in the first row over by the Mariner bullpen talking trash to Jose Lopez for the roughly three seconds he was in the area.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

haha
Anyone else read grovers lips there?

by Dylan on Apr 25, 2007 8:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Aww crap
He's fouling stuff back.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

PIRATES WIN!!!
On a LaRoache 14 hopper through the drawn in infield.
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay seriously
he's hitting your breaking stuff. Throw outside corner fastball.

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LAROCHE
Knocks in the winning run...

to think you guys says hes having a bad day.

Pittsburgh steals one in, well, Pittsburgh.

by Slica on Apr 25, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LaRoche wins it for the Bucs
that game went on forever.

by bluemax on Apr 25, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is where we die
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Take that Scrappy!
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OUTSIDE CORNER FASTBALL
JESUS TAPDANCING CHRIST THIS ISN'T WORKING

by Jeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy fuck! Mariners win!
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BALLGAME!
Suck on that!
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow
That was a sweet turn

by Peen on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank you God
and Jarrod Washburn
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by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mariners are on pace for:
44 wins (19 shutouts), 57 losses (6 shutouts), 61 cancelled games

by Fett42 on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ehh
we'll take it.

by kbdub on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bullshit Call
I'll take it.

by anotherjeff on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He was safe by a step and a half.
Wow what a bad call.
No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So safe
nice call!~

by Dylan on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Great. Game.
Washburn!
Serenity Now!

by Coach Owens on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oakland got Mike Reily-ed
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by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No
If the ump, while "punching out" Chavez, actually punched Dan Haren right in the face, then maybe we can call it "Reilly'd".

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the Mariners
extend their longest winning streak of the year to two games!
Obviously, you're not a golfer.

by JI on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow
totally safe. oh well. Bout time the M's got a break.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mariners win!
Three wins against Oakland, more that all of last year.

by ThundaPC on Apr 25, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chavez was safe
Baseball gods smiling on Mariners.

by JLC on Apr 25, 2007 8:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha
who cares, we need some luck our way, and it probably wouldn't have mattered anyways
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 8:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Terrible end
to a terrible game.

by bluemax on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh, first base ump...
Mike Reilly just called, and said "Yin"

Yang.  He was totally safe.

Pray for Felix. Pray for the M's!

by PositivePaul on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

winning cheap
is somehow more almost enjoyable than winning regular

by zachsullivan on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Suck on that Oakland
How's it feel to get shutout by a pretty average pitcher?  Get use to it cause the tables have turned.

by Edgar for Pres on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF? Jose Vidro with two infield hits?
Jose Vidro? More like Jose Speedro.

by JLC on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats why we call him turbo
Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 25, 2007 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Washburn 3 hitter<<<< Felix 3 hitter
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Washburn's ERA < 3.00
that's due for some correction...

by appleshampoo on Apr 25, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

soon to be
sub 2.00?
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com

by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2007 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy Crap
The game was under 2 hours long.

by dz on Apr 25, 2007 8:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I got it at
1 hour 50 minutes

wow!

by mark s on Apr 25, 2007 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Padres lose
Hoffman gives up two-run shot to Stephen Drew in bottom of 9th.  Peavy gets no-decision.

by jtopps on Apr 25, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Post game interview with the outfield drummer
FSN scrambling to fix 60 minutes of missing programing
The poster formerly known as KnightofKingK

by Robert on Apr 25, 2007 9:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am in awe
McAfee Coliseum really DOES kill excitement!

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 9:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Soooooo
Tomorrow... Batista vs Joe Kennedy.

Methinks there will be a few more hits and runs in that game.

by Gomez on Apr 25, 2007 9:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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