Morse/Wilkerson platoon

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 12:09 PM PDT Comment 63 comments

according to broadcast crew.

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And Dickey and Norton to the minors.

Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Mar 29, 2008 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What the fuck are these morons doing to my team?

by Graham on Mar 29, 2008 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bending it over

So I get to watch Wilkerson flail against righties all year and Morse butcher RF. No Norton who actually was a useful bat. Instead we have Willie, Cairo & Jimerson who will hit nothing and thus further making use of the bench pointless. The whole team will be tired by late August.

Same as it ever was.

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by Sec 108 on Mar 29, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever they want?

by Garces on Mar 29, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

With the exception of Dickey

I like these moves. Hopefully Morse will keep hitting and earn the everyday job.

Still, I think Dickey should have made it over Beak. If anything, he would have been more fun to watch.

by IceStormV1 on Mar 29, 2008 12:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It keeps a good option at AAA

Just in case. Not to jinx anything, but injuries DO happen. Baek would have been lost completely.

by marinator on Mar 29, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So, Dickey's gone?

Don't we have to send him back to the Twins or the Brewers or wherever he came from?

Curse you, Detroit Lions!

by Coach Owens on Mar 29, 2008 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No he's back at Tacoma

Traded a minor league catcher to keep him there. Some nobody, from what I gather.

by marinator on Mar 29, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jair (CJ) Fernandez

Played limited A ball last year due to injuries. Wasn't showing much anyway. Not much to give up.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great on Morse

But couldn't they have kept Dickey and ditched Cairo instead?

by AZSEAfan on Mar 29, 2008 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Idiots still running the show

Sending Morrow down needed to happen....but they send him down to STILL be a reliever...what the hell was the purpose of winter ball and extending him out again? This is the opportunity to keep the winter ball mentality going..dumbasses.

Then the put a platoon on the wrong OF.....They can't even fuck up right.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 12:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Whilst I agree we need Morrow in the SR

He went to WB before we signed two new starters, which made Morrow redundant to the win-now M's.

And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...

by EnglishMariner on Mar 29, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm aware..the 'looking to the future' in me says don't

send him down to the minors to be a reliever damnit....We are wasting his value away.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So start him for Raul vs. LHP!

Why won't this fucking team platoon him? He's not a fan favorite anymore! The crowd cheers Ichiro and Willie God Damn Bloomquist more than him. If Raul doesn't play 2 times a week, I think people will forgive them. This is fucking horse shit.

Good morning everyone, by the way.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 29, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why the fuck aren't we platooning Raul

God damn these stupid mother fuckers who can't read the most basic stat sheets that are available freely to everyone. When the fuck will this team start giving a fuck about winning motherfucking baseball games instead of pleasing crowd favorite? Brad Wilkerson's OPS is NINETEEN POINTS BETTER VS. LHP THAN RHP OVER HIS CAREER. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BULLSHIT?

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 29, 2008 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Trading an A baller to keep Dickey

makes this decision worthwhile. I think Dickey's still developing his knuckler, and I'd rather give him extended work in Tacoma to do that, than have him play the Sean White role in Seattle. Baek, meanwhile, helps the team right now, is basically developed in whatever he's gonna be, and gives the pen a swingman that can step in at a moment's notice and start if it comes to that.

As for the Morse/Wilkerson platoon, I'm on board. I'd think that a couple years of spot practice has helped him progress from the guy who was watching flying seagulls while the ball dropped ten feet in front of him in LF during 2005-2006. He's not much of a defender but would you rather have Wilkerson looking helpless against LH SPs just to upgrade the RF defense from poor to passable?

Morse's bat is a useful one, and against LHPs it'll have a platoon edge. There are worse decisions this team could've made.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Er, wait

Wilkerson hasn't looked bad at all against LHPs. Never mind that.

Still, resting the aging Wilkerson can't be that bad a call.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No...

I bet they're not convinced his ball will do better Northwards, so they're sticking him in Tacoma to see how the ball dances.

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 29, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a fan of Saunders

I have nothing to back that up....but I like him.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Saunders is good.

Strikes out a lot but actually draws walks and hits for a decent average with good power. I like him too.

by Graham on Mar 29, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And he's a lefty..which I love and Safeco needs more of

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Give Saunders another year

and he'll probably become a serious part of the conversation for either LF or RF.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Platoon ICHIRO!!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 12:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Another guy who has a reverse platoon split

by Teej on Mar 30, 2008 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jesus

Calling this team retarded would be an insult to retards everywhere.

Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!

by JLC on Mar 29, 2008 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I feel sorry for Timmy, the retarded kid down the street.

Take that Phantasm reference.

by Llewdor on Mar 29, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay Saunders

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I know this is off topic but...

is there a worse actor than Chris Klein? Damn he is terrible. I'm sitting here watching Say it Ain't So (not much on Danish tv), and I laugh everytime he tries to be serious.

by brayden04 on Mar 29, 2008 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And I really just needed to get that off my chest.

by brayden04 on Mar 29, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

[ot]

I'M KIDDING.

Chris Klein looks like the cookie cutter stud prototype in that weird Jockey commercial. His look is the only reason he gets roles, because as you noticed, he has no acting talent.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

But he looks like

a cross between a human an a pug.

by brayden04 on Mar 29, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I'm not a producer or casting director

I don't make these calls.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

Mercifully that pathetic excuse for a movie has ended and it's Saturday night so I'm out!

by brayden04 on Mar 29, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if people did this in, say '95

Like...Doug Strange and Darrenn Bragg on the same bench? Outrage!

I don't even know if that's factually accurate, o'course.

by Garces on Mar 29, 2008 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

could be worse....

you could be a Giants blogger

sob

Flossing a dead horse

by kenshin1 on Mar 29, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Be strong

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Continue to drink

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Mar 29, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least you have Tim Lincecum

My man crush on him is ridiculous.

by Teej on Mar 30, 2008 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Morse/Wilkerson

The only reason they're doing this is because Morse is hot and Wilkerson is new.

Morse cools off...Wilkerson plays more. Doesn't bother me none.

by ThundaPC on Mar 29, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

People forget this

If Morse doesn't produce, it just means Wilkerson plays everyday. This is not the end of the team.

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a bad decision, period

bad decisions are to be criticized, not ignored.

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And it's getting a classic overreaction

How many runs is this going to cost the team?

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many runs can this team afford to give away?

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If the margin of error is that small, then this team is fucked anyway

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

Needing to squeeze every last run out of the roster != bollocksed (fuck you Graham)

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And it won't happen

as long as Raul is playing everyday, and Vidro is the DH, and...

by Gomez on Mar 29, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So, good

we're already giving away some runs. Let's give away some more.

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I find myself using "bollocks" more and more now too.

God damn Brits invading OUR language. (redneck American sounding statement intentional)

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 29, 2008 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

According to Ron Fairly, if it's four we lose a win.

I'd imagine 2-5 or so without doing any math or real analysis of any sort, which could be a win in the standings.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 29, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

About 5

by Graham on Mar 30, 2008 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More like...

Mercilessly mocked leading to a general wrath at the team leading to a beer thread.

At least, that's what I've gathered from my short time here...

by GhettoBear04 on Mar 29, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man we're getting some astute newbies these days

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Criticized yes.

Freaking out....no.

by ThundaPC on Mar 29, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We're not freaking out.

This is a fucking retarded decision. Good teams don't make these decisions. Good teams don't choose to give away runs on purpose.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 29, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It seems like you've become angrier over the offseason.

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Mar 29, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 29, 2008 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This isn't even permanent.

This only lasts if Morse hits. If he doesn't hit, the "platoon" is over. It's that simple.

by ThundaPC on Mar 29, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Plus, if we asked Mike Hargrove about this

he'd probably tell us it's not a platoon at all. And who knows more about baseball than Mike Hargrove?

by Jeff on Mar 29, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is rhetorical right?

because if not it's going to take me a couple days to compile the full list.

by Matthew on Mar 29, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure it was rhetorical.

And Reed/Bloomquist was not a platoon.....honest!

by ThundaPC on Mar 29, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No it doesn't

Morse might hit superficially tolerably, but the defence will be ignored.

by Graham on Mar 30, 2008 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Someone clearly forgot to tell McLaren

Spring. Training. Stats. Do. Not. Count. For. Shit

I'm surprised they aren't benching Bedard right now if they're finding an imaginary place for Morse on this team, based solely on his Spring Training performance. Apparently short term results only matter if you're doing well, if you're doing poorly you just have to ride out the badness (even if it ends up being not so short term).

Morse sucks, he is not nearly, NEARLY as good as his spring training performance indicates, it's a small sample size in a time of fake baseball that means absolutely NOTHING. He isn't a passable major leaguer ANYWHERE when you look at his true ability (okay, maybe the Giants). He's terrible at OF defense, he's hit terribly in the minors, his platoon with Wilkerson makes no goddam sense since WIlkerson does not need a platoon at all......

The lunatics are running the fucking asylum, god.......dammit.

by OlSalty on Mar 30, 2008 1:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs