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JJ rocks. I'll post the chart when I get back home in a few hours.
Biggest Contribution: Kenji Johjima, +18.9%
Biggest Suckfest: Ichiro, -10.6%
Most Important At Bat: Betancourt single, +11.6%
Most Important Pitch: Granderson homer, -10.0%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): +21.6%
Total Contribution by Position Players: +25.6%
Total Contribution by Opposition: +2.8%
And you thought the Boston game was tough. Tomorrow afternoon is when we really find out if we should be Weaver believers.
Sweet Caroline needs to never be played at Safeco ever again.
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Bill Bavasi on post game show
Angels highlights
Yeah, ask Raffy Soriano about that.
Oh I know
What's inside the box
2... put your junk in the box.
3... make her open the box.
Its my dick in a box!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 15, 2007 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
awesome win
Go Weaver!
I'm 15-4 now.
Also, I watched the game from the Hit it Here Cafe for the first time. Whee!
Question:
by Coach Owens on Jul 14, 2007 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
They've all been on BECU family nights
Not many at all
Anyway, for the record, I've been to these games:
Monday Apr 2: OAK, Won 4-0 (opening day)
Tuesday Apr 3: OAK, Won 8-4
Friday Apr 13: TEX, Lost 2-5
Sunday Apr 29: KC, Won 5-1
Tuesday May 1: CWS, Won 5-2
Friday May 11: NYY, Won 3-0
Tuesday May 15: ANA, Won 11-3 (first LL night)
Wednesday May 16: ANA, Lost 0-5
Sunday May 20: SD, Lost 1-2
Thursday May 31: TEX, Won 9-5
Sunday Jun 3: TEX, Won 11-6
Monday Jun 4: BAL, Won 7-4 (second LL night)
Tuesday Jun 19: PIT, Lost 3-5
Wednesday Jun 20: PIT, Won 7-0
Thursday Jun 21: PIT, Won 3-0
Tuesday Jun 26: BOS, Won 8-7
Saturday Jun 30: TOR, Won 8-3
Thursday July 12: DET, Won 3-2
Saturday July 14: DET, Won 6-4
So there's your answer. I've been to 2 Monday games so far, this week will make it 3, and that'll be it for me for this year.
I'm 10-10!!!
Coug and I will be going Monday (we now work at the same place, and we get off at 4PM) so we'll see ya then.
Also, Putz wooooooooo.
by BrettJMiller on Jul 14, 2007 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
yay :)
My dad is 2-3 I think
by BrettJMiller on Jul 15, 2007 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
And now you're leaving
Unintentionally funny headline from Yahoo
Better watch your back, Joey Votto!
How cool was that?
Does anyone have tips for how to get a bus back from Safeco? I was waiting on 4th & Brougham for 40 minutes for my bus back to Fremont and ended up walking. Metro's a joke. Tons of people waiting and most ended up either catching a cab or walking.
get back to Fremont
ps--try going up to Third or Fourth near the library.
by Will D on Jul 14, 2007 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Couldn't agree more, but...
by IrishMariner on Jul 14, 2007 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I've parked there before and always left happy...
Another idea: try parking in one of the office building underground lots downtown (but not the IDX tower as their gate goes down around 9pm and you won't be able to get back in after the game to fetch your ride).
by Will D on Jul 14, 2007 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
which bus?
Thanks
by IrishMariner on Jul 15, 2007 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
TRANSPORTATION THREAD!11!
by Will D on Jul 15, 2007 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
the 16 and 26
by Tony on Jul 15, 2007 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Guillen to be traded?
"- The Mariners will move Jose Guillen for pitching help. That would open the door for outfielder Adam Jones, who is hitting .309 with 22 homers at triple-A Tacoma.?
http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Baseball/2007/07/14/4338673-sun.html
my feelings, they are so mixed
by mary on Jul 15, 2007 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I will say this
If they wanted to trade Guillen, soon would be the time.
I dont get it, either...
Guillen has a good arm
Jones in RF over Guillen is probably worth ~5-10 runs in defense over the remaining 74 games.
Trading Guillen is not a good solution
Yeah, I agree.
Agreed
Seriously though, if they wanted to get rid of an OFer with value, Jeremy Reed is right there.
My point there is, Reed has NO future as a starter for us (with Ichiro, Jones, Balentien, Guillen, Ibanez)...and if he was seen as our 4th OFer, Ellison wouldnt be here instead.
Reed has shown a little pop in Triple A. (9 HRs)
Id look to start any deal with Reed...and see where it snowballs from there, even if it leaves Reed as only the 2nd best piece that we give away.
hmm
-opens up a spot for Jones w/o losing a LH bat
-wasn't figuring into '08 plans anyways
-traded at peak value, so rare from a M standpoint
-current hot streak withstanding, was a suck hole in the lineup for like 6 weeks previous
-new pitchers? I can dream they will be good until the trade goes through at least-
Nay
-one of the few people hitting right now-
-even when not hitting, nowhere near the biggest problem in the lineup-
-Raul still in LF, Vidro still at DH-
overall, I think the pluses outweigh the minuses from a tangible standpoint, though I cannot imagine we would get back anything worthwhile in terms of pitching unless its prospects. RP we don't need, even a good one would only be a marginal improvement, and good SP we can't get.
I will say this though, when he goes, weather
DEAR TEH LONGTIME MARINERS FANS...
Sorry to intrude on the party here, but I just wanted to say that as a native Nationals fan I've been reading Lookout Landing since you traded Snelling & Fruto for Vidro...if I recall correctly, that is the exact point where Jeff switched LL's front-page image to the sinking ship.
I think it was that piece of black humor which really endeared me both to this site, and perhaps to the team as well. I would surmise that both you guys and I are in agreement that the Vidro trade was a bilking (if only because you agreed to eat so much of Jose's salary), but I want you all to know that, as a sabermetric douchebag, I picked the M's as the BIG SURPRISE team in the AL West, and I actually stand to win a ridiculous sum of money from a buddy if you finish within 2 games of a playoff berth.
Two game margin? That would be okay, I suppose. Actually, you know what? At this point, it wouldn't be. I started with a pecuniary/pride interest in the M's, but it's become something more. I've listened to almost EVERY SINGLE GAME YOU'VE PLAYED this year - and fallen in love with crusty ole' Dave Niehaus in the process - witnessed Ichiro put up an MVP quality year, Putz go insane with Gagne-level dominance, and seen the Jeff Weaver whiplash performance. I've visited this site (and USS Mariner) daily, become intimate with all your in-jokes about your guys, begun to root for them, and now?
Now, well...now, I might be just about the only Washington, DC native who's psychologically invested in your success this year. Maybe it's because I still have a soft spot in my heart for Jose "Angry Man" Guillen (that was our nickname for him in DC...I love the knife-wielding pic you've made for him), maybe it's because Turbo gave the Expos/Nats many good years before becoming the slowpoke GIDP machine he is now...maybe it's because y'all deserve it.
Anyway, I'm rambling. My only salient points?
1.) Congrats on a great win tonight.
2.) Fuck those goddamn Angels (still bitter about the Donnelly/Robinson/Guillen pine-tar cheating incident from 2005).
3.) Congrats on re-signing Ichiro, one of the most exciting players in the game.
4.) Go M's!
G'night, Seattlites.
P.S.
Even though I'm sorta disappointed to hear that Guillen is mentioned in trade rumors as about to be traded to make room for AJ (yes, I've been haunting LL and USS Mariner for so long that I refer to him as AJ too...), I just wanted to say:
J.J. Putz = unholy. Four out save? 3K in the 9th? Dear god he's good.
"psychologically invested
Good luck. Investing yourself in the success of the Seattle Mariners usually brings pain in the end.
Should be a fun ride this year.
by seahawk24 on Jul 15, 2007 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Trust me dood, I know...
Want to hear something sad? I have a girlfriend who I dearly love; she's perfect for me, and I plan on marrying her someday, I want to spend the rest of my life with her.
And yet I'm far more concerned with seeing whether Weaver can come through tomorrow than I am with hanging out with her. Ye gods.
We've all been there.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 15, 2007 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
My baby knows I have a mistress...
By the way, Jeff, I just wanted to say that your Win Expectancy chart from Thursday's crazy Beltre game, made me laugh out loud at work. I can't explain it exactly, but the face of the clown in that picture you inserted? Perfect summary.
Good luck
...its both.
I love this place to be honest. The jokes are nonstop and fresh. Baseball can be slow and this place makes time go by faster.
As for your loyalty...feel free to root for us, but dont become a bandwagoner. Another words, follow us now and not when/if we win the WS. I really cant root for the Nationals...I liked the Expos (one of 3 people!!!)...im in Maryland, too, btw.
Keep your eyes open while watching the team, Ichiro does so many things the mainstream media doesnt look into. He is entertainment in his own right.
No bandwagoneering here....
I don't really have an American League team I'm truly committed to. I was an Astros fan before the Nats came to town (my first baseball memory was of the '86 NLCS), and I never could get behind the Orioles. So I typically have a measured admiration for any quality competitors in the AL. But the fact that everyone - including a lot of y'all! - picked the Mariners to absolutely SUCK this year, combined with their sudden competitiveness and the great stories of Ichiro, Putz and King Felix...well, at this point I really want to see it happen.
Especially with a goofball like Jeff Weaver leading the way.
We're all waiting
But enjoying the ride nonetheless.
I agree about the Orioles. Ive lived in Maryland all my life (im 20), and I cant stand them. I respect Ripken, but thats it. Or lets put it this way---Tony Tarasco is my all time favorite Oriole. Thats how sad my non-liking them is.
Teehee. Jose Guillen.
I still like Ball-Wonk's nickname "Guillen the Barbarian" best though, which is his character name in my Dodgers and Dragons series.
Either way, he's so cuddly and cute! Not quite as cuddly and cute as Jose Lopez, but definitely more cuddly and cute than Stay-Puft Vidro.
PS - don't worry about intruding on the party when your message contains the words "fuck those goddamn Angels". That's our standard secret handshake greeting to each other for when LL readers meet at games, you know.
RE: Those goddamn Angels...
Glad to see you're a Ball-Wonk reader. He hasn't posted in awhile, but he's one of the greats. Guillen is a barbarian, but it you give him respect, he'll be a barbarian for you. He would have killed in cold blood for Frank Robinson, that much is obvious. He seems like he's working out well for you too. Honestly, I'm nobody to be making recommendations - and I know Raul has a sentimental appeal to y'all since he actually came back - but I would rather see him go (or be platooned) rather than Guillen. The Angry Man can offer so much to a competing team.
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by TIF @ Lookout Landing on Jul 15, 2007 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions
pssssssst - only DC native?
You may stand to win a ridiculous sum of money
Holy shit are you serious?
One question, though. What happens if you lose?
I'm so glad I came across this site..
But luckily I came across this place.. and let me just say the gameday threads here are just freakin' fab.
The gameday thread vs. the A's where the whole Blanton/Ellison fiasco went down was pure gold.
I love uh you peoples with a senses of humors.
by WeeJoe on Jul 15, 2007 3:27 AM PDT reply actions
Quick Question
I know the answer to it, but I'd be appreciative if someone else answered it instead, to prove an associate of mine wrong.
Thanks
Last night
The next time I could see the game was when Putz was brought in, so I got to see the tapper back to the mound to end the threat.
Great job, it's too bad Anaheim couldn't comply.
Inge's play last night
yet remember jeter doing the same thing and how any replays they showed and how muc they talkd about his hustle and passion and shit
yankee bias sakdfahskjfas
by mariners124m on Jul 15, 2007 8:38 AM PDT reply actions
Fuckers.
Do they show up on MLB.TV? Otherwise I'm stuck listening on XM.
Ichiro's mojo
Looks like Johjima was looking for some Ichiro Mojo today. During batting practice he rested his bats next to Ichiro's on the bench. I asked Ichiro about this and he told me it was fine with him, might get Joh a hit or two.
I think I know where to find Joh's bats for a while.
They played Sweet Caroline?
by Dylan @ Lookout Landing on Jul 15, 2007 1:56 PM PDT reply actions

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