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4/10: Open Game Thread

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Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Rays


Ichiro CF                    Iwamura 2B
Lopez 2B                   Crawford LF
Beltre 3B                    Pena 1B
Ibanez "LF"                Upton CF
Sexson 1B                 Hinske 3B
Vidro DH                    Gomes DH
Morse "RF"                Haynes RF
Johjima C                  DiFelice C
Betancourt SS           Bartlett SS

----------                        ----------

Batista SP                  Jackson SP

Some words fittingly rhyme with each other, like "college" and "knowledge" or "cologne" and "alone". Other words don't, like "Batista" and "fun".

LET'S GO MARINERS!!

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Dickey for #5!

I wonder how good he'd actually be as a regular starter in all seriousness...

by Fett42 on Apr 10, 2008 8:51 AM PDT   0 recs

It was Fresno, of course...

But he did have a no-no through 6 2/3. Ended up w/3 hits and 1 run through 8 (and 7 Ks). WOOT!

Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Apr 10, 2008 8:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I like the idea

.....for next year. This year I agree with Gomez, I think he's better served in Tacoma refining the knuckler a bit more.

He's had two dynamite outings so far, one in ST and one in AAA, he could have a lot of potential.

by OlSalty on Apr 10, 2008 9:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

wasn't he the rangers' #5 for a while

and get the crap kicked out of him?

Although the switch in parks would be a big help.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:06 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

you sure?

I thought he was throwing the knuckler then. Kinda remember reading articles about it.

Or I could just be retarded.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yep

At the beginning of the 2006 season, the Rangers gave Dickey a chance to try out his knuckleball at the major league level by naming him the 5th starter. However, after giving up 6 home runs in his first start on April 6, tying the modern era baseball record with another knuckleballer, Tim Wakefield, he was demoted to the Rangers' Triple-A minor league affiliate, the Oklahoma Redhawks

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Back then it was more of a hybrid splitter

that he called the "Thing"

It wasn't a true knuckleball

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thing should read Thang

curse my horrible spelling

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You should be forgiven

It's an ungodly early hour of morning. Thank goodness we've got free coffee at work.... I can do that in my sleep, but I like to be coherent for M's games.

Free Barry Bonds

by thejew4u on Apr 10, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

god I wish we had free coffee

we have free folgers. I'll present the following analogy:

Coors Light : beer
Folgers : coffee

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If Folgers is the best part of waking up

I want to be put into a medically induced coma for the rest of my life.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How dare he still Rizzs' nickname

for Kazuhiro Sasaki's forkball?

...Actually, he can keep it. I hated it when Rizzs yelled "THE THANG!" like a retarded 5th grader.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hmm...Interesting

One game is kind of a small sample size though, and he has had two years to hone the knuckle.

Go M's

by OBF on Apr 10, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oh I know, I'm not arguing that he hasn't improved

Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy in remembering that he threw a knuckle (or something like it) for Texas in at least one game.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I lived in Texas during those days

And was actually quite fond of RA as an underdog, however he was NOT throwing the knuckle back then. He did throw a weird change/split pitch he called "The Thang", but his other offerings were just to mushy to succeed. But now that he throws the knuckle he is a totally different pitcher.

Go M's

by OBF on Apr 10, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Today's game

Is the first biggest game of the year of the year. It'd be nice to get to .500, put the Baltimore debable behind us and get ready for the Angels with our three best pitchers going.

by speedomike on Apr 10, 2008 8:55 AM PDT   0 recs

Debable

That's polish for debacle.

by speedomike on Apr 10, 2008 8:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This will be my first game thread of the year

due to watching on mlb.tv and not EI.

im excited to see how the auto refresh works in-game.

by PShwa on Apr 10, 2008 9:07 AM PDT   0 recs

it works....LIKE THIS!

MAGIC!

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:07 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh joy.

Ra_l and Morse are flanking Ichiro today. Yippee.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:08 AM PDT   0 recs

Morning all. Fuck Journalism class. Yay game thread.

OH GOD DAMN IT WHY IS MIKE MORSE ALIVE?

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Apr 10, 2008 9:09 AM PDT   0 recs

You're taking journalism?

Are you responsible for the abortion that is the EDCC newspaper?

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:11 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I just write for it, I don't edit it.

There's always a good article or two even if it's laid out like shit.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Apr 10, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The layout makes my eyes bleed.

I'll have to see if I can spot your pieces.

I will say, though, some of your regular writers should be slapped upside the head and/or fed feet-first into a wood chipper.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm doing feature writing this quarter, so I probably won't have to do any more political or opinion fluff pieces.

Hopefully I can just handle sports and A&E

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Apr 10, 2008 9:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Should I expect a piece

criticizing Squinty's idiotic bench makeup within the coming months?

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bench?

what bench?

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Steroids.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Mike Morse?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

by OlSalty on Apr 10, 2008 9:14 AM PDT   0 recs

How many fly balls

does Morse loose sight of today?

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

side question:

Better fielding today: Morse or Ibañez?

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Range or ability to read a flyball?

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

eh. overall I guess.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm gonna go with Ibanez

And typing that makes me sad

by OlSalty on Apr 10, 2008 9:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sadly, I might lean towards Raul

Yes, he's slow as shit, but he's got a decent arm and at least has plenty of experience playing the outfield, unlike Morse who looks like a man who just touched another man's wang accidentally when he's in the field

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Apr 10, 2008 9:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

haha.

Almost made me laugh out loud at work. Had to struggle to keep that one in.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Decent arm?

The only man envious of his arm is Johnny Damon.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And Juan Pierre

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Morse has a pretty good arm if I recall correctly.

At least not Johhny Damon bad.

I'm pretty sure I'm not retarded.

by Thingray on Apr 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

His arm is actually decent.

Not great, but it's nothing to complain about.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Apr 10, 2008 9:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm still running on Central time

Its 9:30 but I feel like I need to eat lunch

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It matters not.

Because Batista is a trusty groundballer. *rimshot*

by ThundaPC on Apr 10, 2008 9:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Game threading it from work today

I'll need good updates

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:16 AM PDT   0 recs

use gameday

I'm at work too. I love all the improvements they've made to it, especially the pitchfx.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

espn's gameday?

or does someone else do a better job?

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

mlb.com

It's freakin' awesome.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

MLB

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well, that didnt work too well.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oh wait, looks ok in widescreen now.

got cutoff in standard. stupid old monitor at work.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

cool thx

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

MLB Gameday updates really slowly for me

is it supposed to be like that? I feel like it's always three or four pitches behind ESPN's gametracker (enough so that I'd rather just follow ESPN and be somewhat more up to the second)

by seattlebruin on Apr 10, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't use ESPN

but for what it's worth, MLB gameday seems to update faster this year than last year. It seems pretty current with the game.

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank god for the dual-monitor setup I have at work.

Gameday on one screen, game thread on the other.

by BrianL on Apr 10, 2008 9:16 AM PDT   0 recs

Every baseball game should be played at this time.

It is perfect. Just a shame this matchup is so shitty.

Hoping to watch my first victory since opening day! Also hoping for very little need for GTE.

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

by EnglishMariner on Apr 10, 2008 9:21 AM PDT   0 recs

nice of you to join us

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

God I wasn't supposed to drink last night

and got challenged in beer pong so...

point is thank God for 940 games, other wise I'd sleep at work today

by seattlebruin on Apr 10, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

A day in the life of EM:

Woke up at 2.15am, checked game score on phone. Saw M's up 7-1. Saw that BURKE had hit a 3 run homer and proceeded to not be able to fall back asleep due to excitement.
Got up at 6.15am for work. Had to drive to Cardiff today. 320 miles round journey. Had to pay £5.30 [$10+) to cross the Bristol Channel.
Set off back home at 14.30. Arrived back at 17.00. Currently watching repeat of last nights UK Baseball show between the Mets and Phillies.
THE END.

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

by EnglishMariner on Apr 10, 2008 9:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

June?

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 10, 2008 9:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That would be nice, since I am in NYC in June to watch the M's.

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

by EnglishMariner on Apr 10, 2008 9:33 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The flights were only £250 to JFK from LHR.

My flights to Seattle last year cost £480, so as much as I liked going to Safeco, I won't be going this year.

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

by EnglishMariner on Apr 10, 2008 9:36 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Congratulations

In June, that plane flight will cost you US$ 33,600

So you could go to Seattle with that money... or buy a 1-series

by seattlebruin on Apr 10, 2008 9:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Enough

I'm off to the UK in June.
I don't even want to joke about this; it's too painful.

by marc w on Apr 10, 2008 10:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes ted that was the joke

Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 10, 2008 9:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't believe you

You're going to sit there and tell me with a straight face there is no pussy fucking in the average EM day?

by OlSalty on Apr 10, 2008 9:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Plenty of FUCKING THE MAN.

If you think I am bad here, you should see me at a football match.

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

by EnglishMariner on Apr 10, 2008 9:34 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just out of morbid curiosity

what prompts an English guy to become interested in American baseball, and then, of all teams, root for the one farthest away from England?

by seattlebruin on Apr 10, 2008 9:35 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well:

Baseball is shown twice a week here in the wee hours. Back when I was at school/college I used to stay up late during the holidays, and naturally wanted something to watch. When failing to find porn I stumbled upon something that looked like cricket. I watched casually for many years, trying to pick up the rules [baseball is very complicated for an outsider after all]. Eventually when I went to Uni I tried mlb.tv and also discovered sites such as USSM and some UK baseball websites to increase my knowledge.

I don't know why I started to root for the M's, but one of the reasons is because of Ichiro and also because I picked them in franchise mode in MVP Baseball 2005 [Boone, Sexson and Beltre were awesome in that game for opposite field HR power].

And for the past few years I have been hopelessly addicted to the game, even joining a UK baseball team and spending thousands of POUNDS on trips to games and books/merchandise.

I just love the game!

THE END.

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

by EnglishMariner on Apr 10, 2008 9:41 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Can't believe this one's gonna be on TV.

Thank goodness for the new Mariner TV deal.

by ThundaPC on Apr 10, 2008 9:23 AM PDT   0 recs

Morning baseball sucks.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phildopip on Apr 10, 2008 9:34 AM PDT