Oh My God.

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 1, 2007 11:06 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners News, Regular

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I hear ya

Best. win. of the season.

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:07 PM PDT reply actions

Well that's begging for a photoshop job.

by JLC on Aug 1, 2007 11:07 PM PDT reply actions

Land Of The Dead

Braaaaaaaaaaaaaains...

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 1, 2007 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions

wooooooo

by Matthew on Aug 1, 2007 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

it looks like lopes is trying

save yuni from jose g

Hey Raul, Richie, Vidro please quit. Thank you NB

by InSpokane on Aug 1, 2007 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

Don't fuck with Ben Broussard

Post game he said he stayed so when they won he could run out and punch somebody! Woooooo M's win!

Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on Aug 1, 2007 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

I'm with Goose

That game wrecked me more than any game this season.

by Gomez on Aug 1, 2007 11:09 PM PDT reply actions

yeah

me too and I have busy day at work

Hey Raul, Richie, Vidro please quit. Thank you NB

by InSpokane on Aug 1, 2007 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow!

That was the best game of the season.

by maxthedrummer on Aug 1, 2007 11:10 PM PDT reply actions

which could've very easily

been the worst, but that's what makes these games great, isn't it?

like everyone else, i'm emotionally drained right now, that game was an absolute roller coaster.

by Eldukey on Aug 1, 2007 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Faith and Betancorrah!

Yuni had a wee nip of the Leprechaun magic when he be hearin' the rythmns of the Isles!

Keep the Irish music!

I will not make jokes in my sig. I will not make jokes in my sig. I will not...

by TIF @ Lookout Landing on Aug 1, 2007 11:10 PM PDT reply actions

Irish jig: best music Safeco's ever played

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 1, 2007 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

I'm glad I came back in time for the extra innings.

by Graham MacAree on Aug 1, 2007 11:11 PM PDT reply actions

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

YUNI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not Coach Owens!

by Coach Owens on Aug 1, 2007 11:12 PM PDT reply actions

MS Paint time

by Gomez on Aug 1, 2007 11:13 PM PDT reply actions

Lopez is a jealous lover

by hcoguy on Aug 1, 2007 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Touch the base!

Love how the basecoach had to remind Yuni to touch the bag before being (completely) mental.

Awesome awesome awesome and totally justifying that 4:30am wake-up call :o)

PS - 1/2 game off the WC lead

P3 W1 L2 (.333)

by MarkE on Aug 1, 2007 11:13 PM PDT reply actions

To the Angels fan earlier

I Apologize for being a dick

by sactown257 on Aug 1, 2007 11:14 PM PDT reply actions

This game = exact opposite

of the July game against Colorado last season.

by Matthew on Aug 1, 2007 11:14 PM PDT reply actions

Honestly

I never gave up on this game.

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

me either

i even had faith in morrow

Spider pig, spider pig does whatever a spider pig does.

by wadswerth on Aug 1, 2007 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Honestly I did.

But it's hard to break years of conditioning.

by jtopps on Aug 1, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

rum and coke, anyone?

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Aug 1, 2007 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

Whisky please

Hey Raul, Richie, Vidro please quit. Thank you NB

by InSpokane on Aug 1, 2007 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm down, but hold the coke

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

man... that was by far the best game of the year

JONES COMIN UP FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

by thenatural on Aug 1, 2007 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

How do you know that?

by Susheel Ramasahayam on Aug 1, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

thank you JJ!!

you made this win far more satisfying. JJ was clearly bored and need to see a walk-off win.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

JJ is very crafty

he knew we had an off-day and Anaheim didn't, it was all part of his master plan to burn through their position players and bullpen

by Eldukey on Aug 1, 2007 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions

wow, didn't realize they played tomorrow

maybe JJ did blow it on purpose!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

The jubilation

appears to have killed USSM!

Still not making fun of Willie.

by carcinogen on Aug 1, 2007 11:17 PM PDT reply actions

how shocking

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Aug 1, 2007 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Adam Jones news probably killed them dead

by Gomez on Aug 1, 2007 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions

ADAM JONES COMING UP FRIDAY

MAC JUST ANNOUNCED

ELLISON DFA

by thenatural on Aug 1, 2007 11:18 PM PDT reply actions

we gots to pour out a little liquor

for jason "dont you fucking touch irchro cupcake" ellison

Spider pig, spider pig does whatever a spider pig does.

by wadswerth on Aug 1, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

well he better play more than ellison

Hey Raul, Richie, Vidro please quit. Thank you NB

by InSpokane on Aug 1, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Damn, there goes some team chemistry

oh well, we got like infinity team chemistry points after this win.

by JLC on Aug 1, 2007 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Jones is coming up on Friday, Ellison is out. McLaren sounded like he was going to cry when he was talking about dumping Ellison. If he's that emotional with a bench guy who barely plays, he'll never sit Ibanez.

by Tony on Aug 1, 2007 11:19 PM PDT reply actions

yeah...

Ellison is a good guy, I feel bad for him... but it had to be done

by thenatural on Aug 1, 2007 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, tough to release a guy in the middle

of a playoff run. Even if he never gets playing time.

I kinda wish they had just demoted a reliever. O'Flaherty and RRS is a little redundant.

by JLC on Aug 1, 2007 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions

With Julio Mateo gone

Eric O Flahrety becomes the official win vulture. 2 pitches, 1 win

Don't listen to their lies, Bill! Look at the sparkly ERA! Sparkly sparkly! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown2 on Aug 1, 2007 11:20 PM PDT reply actions

c'mon now

at least EOF didn't blow a lead and get a W

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Aug 1, 2007 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions

if you don't blow a lead to get it

then i really don't consider it a vultured win

by Eldukey on Aug 1, 2007 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

Potatoes can vulture all the wins he wants as long as he doesn't blow any leads.

by Gomez on Aug 1, 2007 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Jones up Ellison DFAed

I'm sorry to see Ellison go for sentimental reasons but let the Adam Jones Era begin!

by TrashiDawa on Aug 1, 2007 11:20 PM PDT reply actions

Adam Jones is coming up!?

Man, this day just keeps getting better!

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:22 PM PDT reply actions

HOLY SHIT!!

DFA'd Ellison

This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Aug 1, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

Don't we still

Have Sean White in the Bullpen? Cut his ass before Ellison...

Still not making fun of Willie.

by carcinogen on Aug 1, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

He is still on the DL

by Susheel Ramasahayam on Aug 1, 2007 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions

OF spot

And White is on the 15 day DL with acute Rule 5 suckitis so he's not on the 25 man.

by Gomez on Aug 1, 2007 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions

He's on the DL

Probably cut when he does come back.

by JLC on Aug 1, 2007 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions

He won't be cut.

He'll be back in September when rosters expand, then assigned to the minors in 2008.

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 1, 2007 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

forgot about roster expansion

or it was just wishful thinking

by JLC on Aug 1, 2007 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions

He's "injured"

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 1, 2007 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks

Forgot about the "injury." And, I guess we can't kick Reitsma to the curb b/c we already did that...so Ellison had to go.

Still not making fun of Willie.

by carcinogen on Aug 1, 2007 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions

i'm out

what a game

Hey Raul, Richie, Vidro please quit. Thank you NB

by InSpokane on Aug 1, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

I'd just like to say Thank You to Jason Ellison

Your a badass mofo in my book and I hope you kickass wherever you end up(unless your facing us of course).

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 1, 2007 11:24 PM PDT reply actions

I wouldn't be shocked if he ended up in

Tacoma.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope he does

and then in a month he can come back up with the roster expansion

by thenatural on Aug 1, 2007 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope so

so he can be back up when rosters expand. Don't know if he'll make it through waivers though.

I will be an Ellison fan for life thanks to that Oakland game either way.

by jtopps on Aug 1, 2007 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed... its definitely a little bittersweet

at first I felt bad for the guys limited use, then I loved him when he went at Blanton... he's exactly the right kind of guy you want to have on your team, he just didnt quite fit into our system enough to get him really involved...
I'll miss him

by thenatural on Aug 1, 2007 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

What a day

Broussard and Sexton solidify Ben's place in the (RH Platoon) lineup.
Adam Jones is being called up.
M's beat the Angels in 12!!??!!

by TrashiDawa on Aug 1, 2007 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

Let the Adam Jones era finally begin.

(last Sept doesn't count...A-Rod sucked during his Sept call-up too).

If nothing else we'll have a guy in LF that can cover some ground.

That is if McLaren doesn't screw it up. I would have to think if Bavasi is calling him up he's going to play.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

Jason Ellison

Helped get Ichiro re-signed.

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

Im not sure what to do

I cant sleep. We win a ridiculous game, and Adam Jones is coming. What a day

Every time Ibanez is in the lineup, God kills a mariners fan

by Brian Floyd on Aug 1, 2007 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

you'll always have a place in my heart Ellison

by Eldukey on Aug 1, 2007 11:29 PM PDT reply actions

Luckily, I don't have to work tomorrow so I plan

on relishing this win a couple of more hours.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:29 PM PDT reply actions

Even if

Jones only plays against lefty pitching and in for late defense, I will be happy.

My only fear is a bad start from him, all the idiots would start saying "i told you so"

by hcoguy on Aug 1, 2007 11:29 PM PDT reply actions

I don't think he'll have the nerves he felt

last September. He knows he belongs.

Hopefully, he plays a little pissed off because it took them so long to get him up here.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Jason Ellison

just added to my all-time favorite player list. Don't get me wrong I'm pumped AJ is coming, but Ellison was the man, I bet Richie's sorry ass wouldn't have stood up for Ichiro.

Thank you Jason Ellison, I hope you become a star..you are the man!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:30 PM PDT reply actions

For helping us keep Ichiro, Ellison will always

have a place in Mariner history.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 1, 2007 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions

In memory of Jason Ellison

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's see your ideal M's lineup

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:33 PM PDT reply actions

Mine:

Vs. RHP

ICHIRO! CF
Vidro DH
Beltre 3B
Broussard 1B
Jones LF
Johjima C
Ibanez RF
Lopez 2B
Betancourt SS

Vs. LHP

ICHIRO! CF
Vidro DH
Guillen RF
Beltre 3B
Sexson 1B
Jones LF
Johjima C
Lopez 2B
Betancourt SS

I am not Coach Owens!

by Coach Owens on Aug 1, 2007 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Not too shabby.

I'm sure McLaren will bat Jones 8th or 9th though.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed...

I could see Yuni gettin the shaft and AJ hittin 8th, but probably 9th, to begin at least...

But this is the ideal lineup... so I think will's lineup looks pretty solid

by thenatural on Aug 1, 2007 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions

incredible win

that i didn't see the last two innings of because i had to finish laundry before a trip tomorrow. after Lopez' whiff squeeze bunt it felt dire. told myself we had definitely lost so when i looked up the score i wouldn't be crushed, so seeing the W was like getting a new bike for xmas!

in other news, Sexson SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS

christ he sucks.

by lemonverbena on Aug 1, 2007 11:33 PM PDT reply actions

oh and as usual the Rev has a post up

about JJ blowing it, basically implying that he can't handle the pressure.

I want their server to crash, forever.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:34 PM PDT reply actions

You can take comfort that

he'll cry himself to sleep tonight.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions

some people

just cant enjoy what they got and feel the need to nitpick every obscure retarded geeky stat. jj with 2 blown saves is still the best close in baseball right now.

Spider pig, spider pig does whatever a spider pig does.

by wadswerth on Aug 1, 2007 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions

closer not close

Spider pig, spider pig does whatever a spider pig does.

by wadswerth on Aug 1, 2007 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions

If only K-Rod

Had pitched a scoreless inning.... :)

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions

I would like to check HGH's bat

seriously.

As we saw with Sosa, cheating one way often leads to others.

That ball did not look well hit to me at all.

See, I can make unsubstantiated claims as well. Except there is probably more possible truth to mine than his.

by hcoguy on Aug 1, 2007 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions

JJ Putz blown saves-2

K-Rod blown saves-3

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 1, 2007 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Saves

Putz blew a three run save to the Angels in the heat of a very important game in an atmosphere where anything can and will happen.

K-Rod blew a three run save to the hard hitting.....Oakland Athletics.

by ThundaPC on Aug 1, 2007 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I would look the other way if

Coach left his mark on that post.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Owens got under their skin

good job Coach!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I would recommend a short, but sweet post, like:

1995.

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 1, 2007 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

They call us overachieving

Really? Who on the Mariners is overachieving? I have this argument with my Oakland-fan friend every day. 4th in FIP in the AL just behind LAA. 4.32 vs 4.29. If anyone over there suggests our offense is overachieving...well good for them is all I'm going to say.

by hcoguy on Aug 1, 2007 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions

now im not all stat heady

but if anything ide say just off watching games our offense is under acheiving... how many teams have a 1b hitting under 200? prolly non ide guess many of our players are producing less then last year

Spider pig, spider pig does whatever a spider pig does.

by wadswerth on Aug 2, 2007 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions

basically,

our batting avg w/risp is the saving grace. The pitching has been really good, or really bad with the bullpen being arguably the best in baseball. The only part of the team that could be overachieving is the bullpen. That's it.

by hcoguy on Aug 2, 2007 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm looking the other way

(laughing)

Fact: In 2000, Reds' GM Jim Bowden declared second baseman Pokey Reese as "Untouchable" in the Griffey trade negotiations.

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 2, 2007 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions

apparently he listened

If you read this Coach, stop trolling.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 2, 2007 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions

I should add

him being happy about JJ blowing it does not upset me, hell we'd all be happy if K-rod blew it.

What makes me mad is that he implies JJ won't be able to handle the post-season. I don't think any of use would ever claim that K-rod can't get it it done in the post-season.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Remember when K-Rod lost a game

By dropping the reutrn throw from Molina and letting kendall score from 3rd?

by Graham MacAree on Aug 1, 2007 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm still smiling about that

best K-Rod moment ever.

by JLC on Aug 1, 2007 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions

that was fun.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions

I wouldn't be happy if K-Rod blew it

and we still lost.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 1, 2007 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

oh me too.

I meant if he blew a 1 run lead and we won by 2.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions

or won by 1

but 2 still works.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 1, 2007 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Just got back home from the game...

Wow, that was.simply.amazing! Few thoughts from the game:

Suck.alot.son (aka, Sexson) and Raul are TERRIBLE, but I guess I'm just beating a dead horse here. When Broussard was introduced in the starting lineup, I cheered like no other, and bunch of people looked I me like I was crazy cheering for him instead of Suck.alot.son. I was playing a game with my gf, where I predicted every single time Suck.alot.son and Raul would strikeout, and I was right more than 66% of the time!
I cheered for Adam Jones and dissed Raul, and people looked at me as though I just committed treason! What the hell?!
Felix looked really good tonight (don't look at the fact he gave up 4 runs. He only made a couple bad pitches)...I don't remember his final pitch count, but he was throwing ALOT of strikes! At one point it was 75 strikes to 23 balls, or something like that.
There something wrong with JJ. He was only topping out at 96. Perhaps he's a little tired after being used to death recently. After seeing him blow away Vlad on Monday in one of the most amazing 3 pitch strikeout I have ever seen, he didn't have nearly the same intensity as he did the first game of the series. M's need to do more with the offense and middle relief against the sox to save JJ's arm. If he goes down, I don't known what to do ...

Anyways, that's it for now, and I'm off to bed, as I'm tired as hell from this physically and emotionally exhausting game and series.

"Adam Jones IS better than you...yeah, I'm talking to you, Raul!"

by wwbaker3 on Aug 1, 2007 11:50 PM PDT reply actions

He generally tops out at 97-98 normally

anyways. A MPH or two is nothing to worry about. He's fine. Just a bad day.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 1, 2007 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions

You got noticed

I cheered for Adam Jones and dissed Raul, and people looked at me as though I just committed treason! What the hell?!

You got noticed. The FSN postgame people mentioned there were people in CF chanting for Adam Jones.

I will not make jokes in my sig. I will not make jokes in my sig. I will not...

by TIF @ Lookout Landing on Aug 2, 2007 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions

hahaha, that's awesome!

I'm glad people are taking notice! But most of all, I'm delighted that Adam Jones is coming up! Hopefully management has the sense this time to play him everyday.

Anyways, I booed the sh%t out of Suck.alot.son (Sexson) everytime he came to bat and everytime he touched the ball in the field. And while alot of people gave me an evil glare, I noticed a lot of people started booing him, too, that it became undeniable! Yey Big Ben...Boo Suck.alot.son!

"Adam Jones IS better than you...yeah, I'm talking to you, Raul!"

by wwbaker3 on Aug 2, 2007 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions