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Seattle @ Texas


Lineup

Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers

05/12/08 5:05 PM PDT

Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers
Ichiro Suzuki - CF Ian Kinsler - 2B
Jose Vidro - 1B Michael Young - "SS"
Adrian Beltre - 3B Josh Hamilton - awesome
Raul Ibanez - "LF" Milton Bradley - DH
Jose Lopez - 2B Brandon Boggs - LF
Jeff Clement - DH Gerald Laird - C
Kenji Johjima - C Chris Shelton - 1B
Wladimir Balentien - RF German Duran - RF
Yuniesky Betancourt - SS Ramon Vazquez - 3B


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Erik Bedard 2-2 5 5 0 0 0 0 31.2 20 11 7 4 14 25 1.99 1.07

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Vicente Padilla 5-2 8 8 1 1 0 0 50.2 53 21 17 6 18 33 3.02 1.40


Griffey blows. Ken Griffey Jr is an absolutely terrible baseball player.

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That can't be real

I refuse to believe that anyone with Carlos Delgado’s reputation as a generally good guy would have that person as an agent…

by seattlebruin on May 12, 2008 3:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Real or not, it's hilarious.

“So’s your Mom.”

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on May 12, 2008 4:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is Griffey worse than GMJ right now?

Just wondering if I could somehow be thankful (relatively) for Gary.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on May 12, 2008 3:43 PM PDT   0 recs

Worse than Ibanez?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 3:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm sure there is

but it the same time I find it hard to believe that Griffey has worse instincts and skills than Ibanez does.

by JI on May 12, 2008 4:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So is Ibanez

I know he’s horrible but I refuse to believe that he is Raul horrible.

by JI on May 12, 2008 4:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Churchill wrote

"Griffey is at least better defensively than Ibanez is.

What USSM and LL probably don’t see yet is that Griffey is at a disadvantage when it comes to all the sabr stats for defense.

Without formulating it in (it’s totally unintentional) the stats skew to players that play in bigger ballparks.

He’s got more room to cover and gets to this % of balls hit out there, so he must be better…

Ridiculous."

I do not know anything about defensive stats, just wanted someone’s take on this who knows how to measure defense, since Churchill’s is an opinion I respect.

by ASUBoyd on May 12, 2008 4:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Seems like it would be the opposite, and they would skew to the smaller parks

because the guys in smaller parks turn a greater % of balls in zone into outs (conceivably) because the zone is smaller

by seattlebruin on May 12, 2008 4:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I respect MGL's more

to say nothing of Churchill. MGL is just really smart. I tend to believe what he says.

by Jeff on May 12, 2008 4:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Loafie's OPS is .710.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

he plays 2B

and plays it pretty well.

Do you understand how that makes a straight OPS comparison dumb?

by Matthew on May 12, 2008 4:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder if Lincoln will order Bavasi to acquire the Whiffster

Just to placate the unruly masses.

Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack

by Frosty Raptor on May 12, 2008 3:56 PM PDT   0 recs

As a DH he'd be somewhere at or below average

As a position player he’d be nothing short of an apocalyptic nightmare.

by Jeff on May 12, 2008 4:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is Griffey worse than Andruw Jones?

I went to the Dodgers game on Saturday and holy shit Jones looks DONE. Why they continue to play him and not Eithier I do not know.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on May 12, 2008 3:58 PM PDT   0 recs

Wait they're not playing Eithier?

I thought they got smart at the beginning of the season and said that Pierre was the 4thOF. What happened?

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on May 12, 2008 4:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Kemp was the odd man out at the start of the season

Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack

by Frosty Raptor on May 12, 2008 4:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He's now everyday and Either is odd man out.

They’re both on my fantasy team, so I know this. Ha ha.

by SethGrandpa on May 12, 2008 4:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

For awhile Ethier was playing every day

but then when Juan Pierre started walking more they put him back in the line up and started playing Kemp every day. Andruw Jones continues to get starts for whatever reason.

I don’t understand Torre’s thinking. First Ethier is every day and Kemp is not, then it is the other way around. They both need to be in the lineup in order to give the Dodgers their best chance of winning.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on May 12, 2008 4:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I hate the Reds' trainers.

They can burn for all I care. >:(

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:01 PM PDT   0 recs

You know what?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Can you stop, please?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, if you think about it, it's actually pretty obvious.

He got hurt with the Mariners right? But they were all from smashing into walls and stuff. With Cincinnati, they’ve all been stupid injuries that, with a decent training staff, could be prevented.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I doubt this is true.

Plus (forgetting the 10 years he played in the Kingdome) they had turf in Cincy too. Turf will fuck you up.

Again, make more sense, you can’t just say a bunch of random stuff and expect everyone to know what you mean.

by JI on May 12, 2008 4:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

See: Jose Vidro.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hilarious

coming from you.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on May 12, 2008 4:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bob Finnigan has a hit out on Jeff right now.

Be afraid Jeff, be very afraid.

Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.

by ColbyInBoston on May 12, 2008 4:09 PM PDT   0 recs

Finnigan will eventually catch up to him.

It may take one year, two years, or even a couple of decades, but he’ll catch up to him!

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Padilla pitching again?

Hmmm, I might just have to watch this game for the potential fireworks.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

"I eagerly await the day when I can shit in the living room"
~Robert

by Goose on May 12, 2008 4:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Let's trade Felix for Upton!

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

"I eagerly await the day when I can shit in the living room"
~Robert

by Goose on May 12, 2008 4:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well duh. I was being sarcastic. You know, about

your signature?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

With you Coach, I can't be to sure.

And I was saying no from Arizona’s perspective.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

"I eagerly await the day when I can shit in the living room"
~Robert

by Goose on May 12, 2008 4:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

.....

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

"I eagerly await the day when I can shit in the living room"
~Robert

by Goose on May 12, 2008 4:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

......

No good?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Griffey may blow

But he’ll be a Mariner before the end of the year. Maybe even in Center Field, but probably DHing.

by Smegmalicious on May 12, 2008 4:11 PM PDT   0 recs

But he played it.

Morse isn’t a real outfielder either.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fine then.

How about Ibanez/Griffey/Al Martin? Good enough for you?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 12, 2008 4:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

With Jarrod "The Magic School Bus" Washburn on the hill

Can I petition to make that Wash’s new nickname? He throws his teammates under the bus and was caught with girls who belong on school buses. I think it’s a win.

by seattlebruin on May 12, 2008 4:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fuck it

Bring on Junior!

We’re not winning anyway, so we might as well lose at hard as we can.

by Garces on May 12, 2008 4:14 PM PDT   0 recs