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San Diego Padres @ Seattle Mariners


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San Diego Padres @ Seattle Mariners

05/17/08 7:10 PM PDT

San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners
Scott Hairston - CF Ichiro Suzuki - CF
Tadahito Iguchi - 2B Adrian Beltre - 3B
Brian Giles - RF Jose Lopez - 2B
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B Raul Ibanez - "LF"
Tony Clark - DH Kenji Johjima - DH
Kevin Kouzmanoff - 3B Richie Sexson - "1B"
Khalil Greene - SS Wladimir Balentien - RF
Josh Bard - C Jamie Burke - C
Justin Huber - LF Yuniesky Betancourt - SS
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Erik Bedard 2-2 6 6 0 0 0 0 33.2 27 17 13 6 18 27 3.48 1.34

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Randy Wolf 2-3 8 8 0 0 0 0 45.1 45 26 26 3 20 40 5.16 1.43

Erik Bedard

Performance: mediocre
2008 Outlook: okay; tainted by injury concerns
Cost: future

Randy Wolf

Performance: mediocre
2008 Outlook: okay; tainted by injury concerns
Cost: $4.75-8.75m

Baseball's a funny game.

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Getlemen

I have seen the promised land and it is good.

by Robert on May 17, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If I may be a total dick:

I can’t decide whether my favorite part of this morning’s raid was this or this.

by JI on May 17, 2008 4:58 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I should raise tomfoolery and hijinx

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 17, 2008 5:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also, you guys should start the "Hire Paul DePodesta" campaign.

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 17, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Between him and Bonds

there’s only so many things I can hope for that will never ever happen

by JI on May 17, 2008 5:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Royals vs Marlins

This game is more exciting then whatever the M’s have in store

Royals rock

Mariners suck

by mariners11 on May 17, 2008 5:22 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In all seriousness

The amount of excitement provided by a Rays game blows our Ms games out of the water. There’s no contest.

by BrianL on May 17, 2008 5:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Our baserunning sucks.

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 17, 2008 5:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Until Strasburg.

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sternberg saved us.

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 17, 2008 5:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woo, go Padres!

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's not start this again, okay?

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fine

I’m gonna go a Brettbaiting

by Robert on May 17, 2008 5:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wrong.

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If House isn't a dead meme then Seinfeld isn't.

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm going to explain this

It’s like Stairway to Heaven.

I an vacuum Stairway is a great great song, but the overhype, overexposure, and the title “The Greatest Song Ever!” have turned it into a cliche.

by JI on May 17, 2008 5:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Besides, Goose has a Seinfeld quote

as his signature last year.

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*Had.

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's been off the air for 10 years

It’s not relevant enough to make for a good meme anymore.

MST3K is the only real exception to that rule, it’s relevance will never die.

by OlSalty on May 17, 2008 5:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ironically

if Seinfeld has died a quicker death it would still be alive in memedom.

by JI on May 17, 2008 5:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not that the last two seasons were bad per say

But the show BIG! and less clever. It’s kinda sad that most people got to know it through it’s weakest episodes.

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if done right

Seinfeld can still be funny.

FREE JEREMY REED!!

by MFAN on May 17, 2008 6:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

but still, c’mon Seinfeld is too easy a reference

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For shame.

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ugh.

Never going back to Baker’s blog comment section again. It has become the PI Sports forum.

by BrianL on May 17, 2008 5:42 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I tried to hang around there a few months back,

and I would seriously go to bed angry. It’s just not good for me, so I’ve given it up.

by Teej on May 17, 2008 5:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's even worse now.

Adam got driven off so the lone voice of reason there is gone.

Now it’s a Logie/Mr. X Carousel of Incompetence.

by BrianL on May 17, 2008 5:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Am I going to have to save it?

If Anti-GTE came into contact with Independent GTE, then the GTE we all know and love would cease to exist! Worlds are colliding!

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 5:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha!

"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 6:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Man, that sucks.

Adam was doing God’s work over there. I don’t know how he did it.

by Teej on May 17, 2008 5:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My final mistake was posting Beltre's LD% and BABIP

to show that he’s been damn unlucky so far this season.

And the casual fans descended upon me like locusts…

by BrianL on May 17, 2008 5:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am going to petition to make an LL entrance exam

it will consist of two questions:

(1) What is your opinion of Adrian Beltre as a Mariner?
(2) What is your objective as an LL commenter?

I will receive each person’s answers to those questions and give the user a thumbs up or thumbs down.

It’ll never be implemented but it’s a nice fantasy.

by Jeff on May 17, 2008 6:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

3.

Ken Griffey Jr. is __

A) Mediocre
B) Worse

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like this idea.

1) Adrian Beltre is an underrated ballplayer who puts up fantastic numbers despite the fact he plays in a ballpark that is death to right-handed batters.
2) To seek the Holy Grail.

by BrianL on May 17, 2008 6:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ooooooooo

1. He is fucking the man. He’s one of the best 3B in the AL, a master with the leather, and can’t hit low and away sliders .
2. To become closer to God (asterisk)

(asterisk)BrianL’s response was better

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on May 17, 2008 6:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MLB.tv ad on the radio:

“It’s the highest quality of live baseball available on the Internet.”

I was going to go with MLB’s main competitor, but the ad swayed me.

by Teej on May 17, 2008 6:09 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

in all fairness

it’s a pretty good product

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That costs a whole lot of money.

"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 6:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not if you get a job at Burger King.

Take the $20/month you spend on porn/candy and channel it into baseball.

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd rather live in Seattle and get every game

for the price of cable.

"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 6:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

because moving to seattle is less expensive than MLB.tv

FREE JEREMY REED!!

by MFAN on May 17, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't see how this is relevant

people who live in the same city as their favorite team aren’t the target market.

by Jeff on May 17, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When you grow up and get a job,

you’ll realize that it’s kind of stupid to base your career on your favorite baseball team.

by Teej on May 17, 2008 6:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry.

Trust me, there are two or three times a year that I seriously consider quitting and moving back. But I have one of the approximately nine decent, safe jobs that exist in the newspaper industry nowadays, so I should probably stick around until I figure out how to leave newspapers.

by Teej on May 17, 2008 6:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Get somebody to split the cost with you

And MLB.tv has the benefit of mobility and archives of our suck.

by Robert on May 17, 2008 6:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh I agree. I have a few beefs, but overall it's wonderful.

Especially for someone like me who lives 1,200 miles away from the Mariners.

I just found it humorous that they used “we’re better than the other live Internet baseball providers” as a selling point.

by Teej on May 17, 2008 6:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Interesting lineup

shaking things up quite a bit.
Ichiro
Beltre
Lopez
Ibanez
Johjima
Sexson
Wlad
Burke
Betencourt

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why the fuck is Beltre batting second?

Waste waste waste waste waste

At least it’s not Cairo though.

by OlSalty on May 17, 2008 6:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm ok with the lineup

it’s not like we’re gonna fall out of last place.

FREE JEREMY REED!!

by MFAN on May 17, 2008 6:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now's my chance! I'll take over LL

while they’re busy arguing!

"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 6:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whenever I see this

I think unibrow + comical mustache

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes they were

I still remember the baseball to the head incident. :-}

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

and your battles with Frozenlemonademan and DallasMariners…. the good ole days of your youth.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ahahahahaha....

the memories.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

was that entire site drunk posted?
For example if you look at the statistics for both Randy Johnson and Roger Clemons you will see that Randy’s statristics are slightly better than Randy Johnsons.

by Matthew on May 17, 2008 6:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nope

that was just the way he was….

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes you did

mostly over Leone those were hilarious to sit and watch.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if you just sat and watched

it was frickin hilarious…. just don’t interject yourself because there was no logic on one side.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FLM

Hilarious.

I still have a bit of a crush on FoE.

by Garces on May 17, 2008 6:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh god

I forgot all about that stuff too…. damn I’m laughing hard.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I actually met her at a game

along with phred, bat, susan and a couple others I can’t remember.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bat was much taller

both were pretty comfortable if you know what I mean….

I only met Bat once he reminded me of a guy going thru mid life crisis….. drove a Mustang convertible.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 17, 2008 6:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Internet hadn't even been invented yet!

"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 6:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay, I'm going to sober up a bit for this.

Will, do you think this is funny? I’m being serious here. Do you?

Because it’s not. Blanket statement asserting someone in ancient isn’t funny when that person is in their early 20s. Maybe if they were in their late 30s it would be sort of half-funny.

by Matthew on May 17, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I usually distill this as

funny!= random comment

(did I do it right?)

by JI on May 17, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so teamworkonline.com

is a site that caters to jobs in the sports market. They solicit resumes from various people and most of the posted jobs are filled through that site online.

You know who doesn’t hire through them?

by Matthew on May 17, 2008 6:25 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've been playing MLB 08 The Show.

Vasgersian is the play-by-play. I’m ready to head out to the park and stab him.

by BrianL on May 17, 2008 6:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, I'm not a loser!

"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"

by Coach Owens on May 17, 2008 6:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd do some nasty things to Cameron

and then I’d demean her and her gender because she seems like the type to get all upset and I prefer when they’re angry

by Jeff on May 17, 2008 6:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Everyone in the LL House club is important

even the ones with regrettable taste in women.

by Jeff on May 17, 2008 7:02 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs