5/22: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2008 9:02 AM PDT
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Jeremy Bonderman can't pitch* despite possessing all the stuff necessary to be a staff ace. Miguel Batista can't pitch.
(* Not counting 2008 however, as his fastball's down and he may be injured.)
Best Mariner lineup so far all season. Small victory.
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I was going to say that it would look like a ML lineup if we played Albert Pujols at first instead of Richie
but that seemed too obvious
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, considering that Bard is writhing in pain right at this moment...
...I thought so.
by JI on May 22, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Pujols wrecked some bitches in the Padres game yesterday
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Miles is the second fattest second baseman in the game
You know Vidro is bound to get some time there this season.
by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on May 22, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Am I crazy?
Or does a sub .300 on base percentage player not need to be batting in the heart of the order?
Which one? Sexson?
Consider the alternatives
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
If his name was Mister Awesome, he wouldn't get a crown
those are reserved for royalty. Like KA. and the King, Felix Hernandez.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
We need KG
he would have destroyed Washburn by now like Wash destroyed that sixteen year old girl’s hopes and dreams.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Kyle Gass?
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on May 22, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
And vagina
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Look at it this way,
Sheffield and his pile of suck is batting 3rd for the Tigers.
It’s sort of nice to know everyone has problems.
We'll get it just enough to lose the Strasburg Sweepstakes
it’s like the Mega Millions ticket where you only miss one number and some stupid old lady from Kansas wins the $300M jackpot.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Woot!
Reed, you better go 4-4, so maybe we’ll get more than one day of this.
No, that would just showcase him and we'd trade him for a delicious can of sprite.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
you know the Mariners would trade
for a half-opened, flat can of Sprite, though. Which is pretty much as not refreshing as you can get.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
They'd probably trade for a half-opened, flat two liter of Sprite
which is like whatever (2L/12oz)*conversion factor as unrefreshing as the half-opened flat can of Sprite
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
That's all we can ask for at this point from this team
Small victories.
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Lets put this lineup in other terms and see what it looks like
OPS
.740
.779
.696
.849
.709
Small Sample
.570
.724
.650
Boy Howdy!
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
5/22/08 Seattle Mariners: Recalled RHP R.A. Dickey from Triple-A Tacoma.
I have a feeling there will be a photoshop image in this threads near future.
we all know it was johjima's fault Dickey got sent back to AAA earlier this year
I heard his personal catcher is going to be Miguel Cairo
The best M's line-up consists of Vidro at shortstop
by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on May 22, 2008 9:33 AM PDT reply actions
That was actually the subject of a FanPost I was thinking of
“What Mariners lineup consisting only of players on the current roster would be the most amusing to you for a one game trial”
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking (before I cut my comment off because I'm stupid)
3B Sexson
C Washburn
RF Betancourt
2B Lopez
CF Burke
DH Cairo
1B Wlad
LF Beltre
SS Reed
SP Ichiro
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I am the Penultimate Fan of Jose Lopez
He’s not going anywhere.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, why not
You just can’t trade for Albert Pujols and play him at first and such
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Not to big of a fan of Lopez batting 3rd
I feel like we’ve regressed back to May ‘06.
But yaya Reed!
Someone say something witty.
At least that makes for a good meal
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't overcook them though, they get tough if you do.
I like midgets more than I should.
I prefer them a little bloody myself
Like with babies I prefer to filet most of the skin off first so you can taste the juices a little better.
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I've always found that if you get a really good sear on them to start with, they stay nice and tender.
I like midgets more than I should.
I'll have to write that down
Thanks for the cooking tip
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm here to help.
Using good quality extra virgin puppy oil always helps as well.
I like midgets more than I should.
You can buy that at Sullivan's, right?
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
My work just gave me a new 22" Samsung monitor
with the intention of dualing it… and then the IT guy realized what I hadn’t even bothered to check – my video card doesn’t support dual monitors.
Now I just want to keep the $300 monitor and dual it with my 22” Westinghouse at home… I wonder if they’d let me bring my spare 19” to work and trade it for the new 22…
I haven't even finished getting my caffeine in me this morning, and the game starts in 5 minutes?
I like midgets more than I should.
We should give Richie Sexson some more of those.
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I knew I forgot something.
I like midgets more than I should.
Would we have it any other way?
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
The Seattle Mariners: turning seasons around (except for their own) since 2008
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
They were 88-74 in 2007
so not so much.
And really, we could go back to 1977 if we REALLY wanted…
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The difference is this year, we make good pitchers look awesome.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
speaking of Giambi
I’m praying for him to have a monster year.
You guys know he's definitely signing on the East Cost right?
He’s said as much before. That’s why a lot of Angels fans didn’t want him.
~Till the Halo burns out...
How does that have anything to do with wanting him?
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, I meant within the realm of people who could actually be signed here
Who you think you WILL sign is something different of course. But if your the GM, who would you be thinking about going after?
~Till the Halo burns out...
Agreed.
If we’re going to pay $Texas for a slugger at 1B, it might as well be for best-in-breed, like we did for Beltre.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Throw enough money at him and he will sign
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
IF you can outbid the Yanks and O's for him.
Not to mention the Braves, who seem to like him well enough.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Braves have no money
This team can outbid their competitors, if they want to
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course, this IS how we got Sexson, Washburn, Batista and Silva
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as we have a different GM come FA time.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Bavasi chases big free agents
his areas of incompetence would not preclude him from nabbing Tex.
See, the guy I think he'd try and get?
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
He has Clement or Joh for that.
Basically, I assume Bavasi will do something retarded this offseason like he usually does.
I could see us bidding for Tex, too, though, but falling on our faces ala Zito.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
True enough, but "I want to sign with a team in X location"
prior to free agency isn’t usually one of the things they lie about. If everybody on the East Coast lowballed him, he might leave, but Baltimore and Yanks are definitely going to be in on that action.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Brian Cashman isn't dumb enough to keep Giambi
when Texiera is on the market. And Don’t be too sure about the O’s. If they keep winning, and appear one piece short of a playoff team they might very well pony up. And the O’s are Tex’s wishlist team.
~Till the Halo burns out...
They won't keep winning
and who says Cashman calls the shots or is even the GM of the Yanks this winter?
1 year or 8 years...
and the Steinbrennars are smart baseball people?
Even if he's not.
Jiambi is not a Steinbrenner favorite, while Tex will likely be the top draw on the ESPN lists (ie. top of the “Oooo Shiny” list)
And you seem pretty confident that they wont keep winning. Sherril has demonstrated an aptitude for closing, and Cabrera-Guthrie-Burres-Albers doesn’t look like too bad a staff right now. They could easily end the year at ~.500 or better.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Sherrill has demonstrated an ability to turn nearly 81% of his balls in play into outs.
Oh wait, that’s not an ability.
The Orioles suck.
They have a good defense, so it's it's not surprising that
Sherrill is turning balls in play into outs.
~Till the Halo burns out...
+11 according to THT
Through yesterday, good for 4th best in the AL. shrug
~Till the Halo burns out...
So, basically, the Orioles suck?
Works for me.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
For Sherril?
Because Relievers have tiny BABIPs all the time, and sustain them fairly regularly.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Overall yes.
But you have guys like Sherrill balancing out guys like, say Chris Bootcheck or Rick White. The range is way larger.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Um
The reason the spread is larger is because relievers throw less than starters.
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
That’s why .190 BABIPs are sustainable in relief. Fewer innings, less time for guys to get a read on your pitches.
~Till the Halo burns out...
They're not sustainable over time.
The more inning you throw, the more likely you are to pull to the center.
No it seems pretty likely that it's skill in Sherrils case
Take a look at his splits for last year vs this year. He’s doing pretty much the same thing this year that he was last year. The only difference is that this year he’s facing more righties since he’s a Full time closer. His numbers might come up a little bit, but I wouldn’t think too much. His leftie numbers were bumped up last year because he was always facing the BEST lefties. Whereas now, it’s whoever happens to be up in 9th.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Not below .200 necessarily
but below .225, sure. It won’t come up enough to make a significant impact on his effectiveness as a closer.
~Till the Halo burns out...
If only we had a way to statistically measure such a thing
in order to be able to quantify the spread, or variance if you will, of such a sample.
Oh well.
If only I were talking to people who had access to such numbers
And could post them, if they saw fit.
~Till the Halo burns out...
.807 DER isn't good
it’s “The Orioles manage to have 11 fielders and nobody cares because they’re boring and they suck” unsustainable.
It'll happen if he stays healthy.
You’re BABIP doesn’t stay that low unless it’s 2001 and your name is McGwire.
You know it wouldn't be totally awful if we just put the right people in the right places.
Ichiro CF
Lopez 2B
Beltre 3B
Ibanez 1B
Wlad RF
Clement C
Kenji DH
Reed LF
Yuni SS
That’s not the most awful in the world.
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Richie's done for sure.
We don’t know yet about Kenji.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
and yet, Richie's OPS is 130 points higher...
as a DH, Richie > Kenji for now.
I'm pretty convinced
that Richie’s a .200/.290/.390 player now. I’m not convinced that Johjima is completely toast.
In an ideal world I woudn’t want either of them back, but I’m a Mariners fan, I don’t get the ideal.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw Batista vs. Bonderman....
and I had to call in sick.
Not to watch but to just actually be sick, right?
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
You're kidding, right?
That’s it. I’m turning on the radio to listen to this debacle. I don’t care what anyone else in the office thinks (hell, I’m the boss anyway, so fuck ‘em!).
I like midgets more than I should.
haha, I probably should change it
actually I’m gonna leave it until Reed is in LF everyday and Raul is at DH
FREE JEREMY REED!!
Hahaha that's awesome
Nine pitches I love it
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All four of the strikes were in play, right?
All four batters made contact.
by andrewgolfsalot on May 22, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
now we just need Tits to walk 4 people in the first
and this game will be complete.
Rawl instead of Raool.
Furrin languages R hard.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I was at least hoping we'd keep the no-hitter going a full inning longer than Bonderman did.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Heh.
With this series having Mike Reilly in it, I knew the M’s were doooooomed.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
Someone should do a little chart of the ball coming out of his hand
and sinking down the screen for every loss the Mariners ‘achieve’ till we finish
with the worst record in baseball.
by lyleleander on May 22, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy things!
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
According to radio, Kenji missed the tag.
I like midgets more than I should.
He hit like 95 on gameday last year sometimes
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
just so everyone knows
Sheffield is batting 3rd because he can score on a double. Ground breaking info from the Tigers broadcast.
FREE JEREMY REED!!
Batista's first two pitches to the first five hitters
Ball, Ball.
Ball, Called Strike.
Ball, Ball.
Foul, Ball.
Ball, Foul.
That’s great. Only 7/10 pitches were balls. And now he’s getting rocked
Go Nova
I'm tempted to ask the Will Carroll chat if Bavasi has a brain injury.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I think the lights at work are giving me a seizure again
oh wait, that’s just Batista pitching
Nice start to the game for Livan Hernandez.
by andrewgolfsalot on May 22, 2008 10:26 AM PDT reply actions
I think Wash's position as team pedophile is very safe
no matter how hard Livan Hernandez tries.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Single to the pitcher?
Did he bunt and catch them napping?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
For a second I was like "Who the fuck is that guy"
Then I realized it was Reed. Too bad that I won’t see him for another week after this
Go Nova
I wonder if he thought about his extension while running...
and was just like ‘Nah… we suck, i’m paid…’
by lyleleander on May 22, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Funny story about that
Guillen bobbled and threw to first right about the time Reed was getting to second.
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait - is Gameday right?
Did Johjima ground out and not advance the runner? From first?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
It's the sort of thing I would expect this team to manage to do.
Reed takes off for second, and Guillen doesn’t try to get him, but hen Reed think the ball was caught in the air and runs back to first after Johjima gets forced there. And the Tigers are so confused they don’t tag him in time.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
For Cryin out load....
hahaha even senile ‘ol Dave knows these clowns suck.
Baserunner you say?
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, this game is IMPORTANT
We get to scout Placido Polanco, afterall. I mean, that’s gonna
be a huge free-agent signing in 2012… And will be well worth
the $10 million/year we throw at him.
It’ll be a great middle of the infield… to go along with our other huge
off-season addition that year, Rafael Furcal, who we get by trading
Strasburg.
Help is coming!
I actually had hope that Reed might bring that back.
With Raul, no hope exists.
I like midgets more than I should.
Fucking fuck, Inge is on my bench.
If I don’t say the magic words can I still talk about it?
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
We feel your pain, we just don't care.
The Mariners make you numb like that.
I like midgets more than I should.
Eh I watch the Mariners to make me feel better about life
Can’t get worse than them
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Dude, I was just wondering if your team was effected
by that PLAY!!
NO…... WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!
by lyleleander on May 22, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol well done
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Oh man we're never going to hear the end of that
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:45 AM PDT reply actions
Caught the ball over the wall, slamming into the wall caused his glove to fall off on the wrong side of the wall
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Talk about shitty luck
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Now enjoy Reed never starting again
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
So he almost robbed a hr...
but then the glove and ball fell over the wall?
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No he's not a veteran
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
But how long has he been in the league? And how much chew does he use?
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Too bad he didn't get that one
Squinty would have had to start Raul in LF for the rest of the month, just
on principle.
It's ok, We'll just bring in Baek and RRS to mop up
again in the 3rd
/sarcasm
(Yes I know Baek is gone)
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I'd just like to point out that was a phenomenal play by Reed
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 10:47 AM PDT reply actions
Yup
Wow, actual defense in LF. Is that legal?
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's an idea to save the bullpen
Have Willie Boom Boom mop up for 6 innings, I’m sure his arm could endure tossing up floaters for 6 innings.
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
That was my thought.
Just accept that we’re the Washington Generals and embrace being a total sideshow.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Reed's defense has me tripping balls.
I am used to seeing Ibanez/Duncan in LF. I had no idea a guy could cut off a ball that quickly.
What's the origin of this?
Always wondered
by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on May 22, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Technically Silva hasn't collapsed, his numbers are right in line with is tRA and FIP if I recall correctly.
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
They were...
his ERA is about 0.70 above his FIP now.
Seriously. And we have them all signed through next year right?
This team could be bad for awhile
/cry
They'd be tolerable...
if we had an actual defense behind them. We won division championships and 90 games with guys like Spiroid and Paul Abbott pitching, because we could actually convert balls in play into outs.
The problem is that mediocre -to-suck pitching + mediocre -to-suck defense = suck.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes.
Mediocre pitching + suck defense = 
runs allowed.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on May 22, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
At least the Phillipe Aumont Era will be coming sometime in the next five years
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Dick(ey) sighting
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Guess what guys....
Batista and Silva are locked up for next season too!
Shit...
I could have sworn that this was year 4 for him…..This team is fucked.
So Is WaShBuRn!
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Jarrod Washburn has front spasms?
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by PositivePaul on May 22, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Only in front of 16 year old concession stand workers
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He thoguht he was in Canada.
Lower age of consent (though we did just raise it to 16).
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
And so is Washburn!
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
It really is amazing how shitty we are.
Every day, we seem to get worse. I’m genuinely impressed. In fact, I’m sort of enjoying it.
So far my prediction
of nine leadoff hits and zero runs is painfully coming true
We couldn't score Ichiro from third with no outs.
We certainly can’t score Yuni from third with one out.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
So what are the odds the Mainers fix their OF dimensions like the Tigers did.
First to go is the hand operated scoreboard. That thing is 100% useless.
That thing was really cool and retro
until everyone else starting adding one too
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Meh, don't ask me
I just thought it was cool. I never said it served a useful purpose :(
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I would love an HO out of town SB.
But that’s too Coors Fieldsy, and Safeco borrowed a lot from that park as it is.
I 100% believe this.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on May 22, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
What I want to know is...
when are the M’s going to upgrade the “Diamond Vision” screen in Safeco? That this is like watching a 17” LCD screen in the back of a move theater.
Whoever said leadoff hit every inning with no hits after that
Sure is looking like a prophet
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I take it back
there are times when I enjoy being wrong
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
He's one of the few bright spots on this club this year.
I like midgets more than I should.
about Batista
for real, how delusional can you be coming out and saying you found a “secret” after your one good outing this year and then proceed to get battered in the games after that?
this world is a mess
how does he deserve millions
Miguel will regress
And I can’t think of a word to rhyme
Miguel “Alice Cooper” Batista
I would bet money his shortened wind up was his secret.
And it proceeded to injure him, so he had to give it up.
...and now I'm here
Raul hits so much better as a DH
It’s amazing since DHing is harder than being and outfielder or a catcher.
Huh.
We’re within 3 runs now. Weird.
...and now I'm here
I only 83.7% believe this
Coach Owens = No Fun Zone
by Scruffy Lefty on May 22, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
or 16.3% win
Coach Owens = No Fun Zone
by Scruffy Lefty on May 22, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Run?
Did I tune in and hear that correctly?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions
Clearly Raul is not handling this DH role very well.
...and now I'm here
How does he fit his thumb in the mouth with all that chaw?
...and now I'm here
No he's not
He’s just so bored in between at bats he’s eating hot dogs…
Don’t be surprised if he turns in to Pepe…
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Being put in the DH role is akin to solitary confinement I hear.
the boredom. oh, the boredom.
What a fucking warrior at the plate!!!
Good job, Ritchie.
What the heck are we doing?
We’re not supposed to score runs
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we scored run
Coach Owens = No Fun Zone
by Scruffy Lefty on May 22, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
We scored run, not runs.
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Was that as bad as Rizz made it sound?
I like midgets more than I should.
Actually, yes.
I like midgets more than I should.
So why is Batista's velocity down so low?
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He has aids I'm pretty sure.
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
I'd rather Washburn get it first
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
The 16 year old might have had it
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
He's decided to throw the suck pitch Washburn taught him
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
See, how can we throw Washburn under the bus like this
he teaches the other pitchers his pitches! What a great guy!
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
They're following Moneyball as told by Hendu.
Defense doesn’t matter. Hit three-run homeruns.
But they don't hit any of those either...
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Cuz they're doin it wrong
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
It also amuses me how many of the HS pitchers that the book talks about became successful ML starters
Grienke, Kazmir and Cain, for starters
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Eh.
I think drafting high school players is a riskier proposition.
It is
It’s just sometimes a good call
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree it can be a good call
but I’d save picking high school players for at least the third round.
But many of the upper ceiling ones will be gone by then
so you’re just picking risky players who don’t have crazy upside in many situations
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
It clearly is
it’s just that it amused me how the book spent the whole draft section talking about how stupid it is to take that risk on HS pitchers in the first round, and that’s pretty much the one year when a lot of them were really successful.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
It's when there are two players on the bases and someone hits a homer
I know, as an M’s fan it’s hard to understand. Just think back to that 1997 team if you have to.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
What's 1997?
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
The year we had the most talent ever assembled on an ML roster
won only 90 games, and got pwned by Mike Mussina in the playoffs.
And this is why you don't get too excited about the Rays
cuz damn that ‘97 team could have been great…
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
no
Top 3 starters: awesome
bottom of rotation and bullpen: crap
Dan Wilson at C: not very good
Cora at 2B: meh
Russ Davis at 3B: are you KIDDING me?
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
But it's not like you're gonna have nine All-Stars on the field every game
Cora and Davis were both passable
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
The mid-70's Reds or A's? The late 30's Yankees?
Seriously, you’re kidding, right?
There was a good accumulation of talent on the 90’s Mariners, but I’m not about to put a team that won 90 games into the same class as teams that won multiple World Series, especially since, hello, the Yankees and Braves spent the last part of that decade owning MLB.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Davis had Jim Presley disease
Where you swing at pitches being thrown at Little League games 50 miles away.
That, and he was a complete [COATHANGER] with the glove. Just terrible.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Not unless you consider him a +++ defender.
He hung around forever, but to give you an idea:
Bob Boone’s lifetime OPS+: 82
Dan Wilson’s: 80
Bob Boone had 4 full seasons where his OPS+ was over 100. Dan Wilson had zero. And Boone had the rep of being a no-hit, all glove C.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Russ Davis helped make my best game ever
A walk off job against Antonio Osuna of the Dodgers.
Best night ever
Royals rock
Mariners suck
June 14th 1997
i think Griffey went yard in this one too. the only time i’ve ever seen him go yard
Royals rock
Mariners suck
i was only 10 at this game
I do remember that this was the night that Alvin Davis was inducted into the Mariners Hall Of Fame
Royals rock
Mariners suck
His most recent Mariner home run landed
like fifteen feet from me.
Needless to say, it won’t be his last HR as a Mariner
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
You assume he's going to hit HR's when he gets here?
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
I don't believe you
You’re a liar.
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A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Johnson, Fassero, Moyer, Sanders
looked beastly on paper.
It’s hilarious they could use the change in their couch cushions to buy a halfway decent reliever.
Good top three, but only Ayala, Slocumb (cringe), and Timlin could get anyone out in the pen.
Spoljaric wasn’t incredibly awful either.
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by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to game 3 in seattle
expecting it to be like game 5 of 1995 alds. boy was i mistaken
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
A long time ago
before Moneyball ruined baseball
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Why bother trying to know?
It’s not like their jobs are on the line or anything.
by lyleleander on May 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
They think it's outdated
They’re playing around with this new-fangled “batting average” statistic instead
It's had a rough break up with the strike zone
give it a break
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
And he Raul'd a groundball.
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Playing Defense....
Like a Chicken that just met the Ax.
Lol my non baseball fan roommate walks in and is like hey the M's are losing
And suggested they give the Mariners a win if they’re within 4 runs, then after the sac fly he was like now it’s tied.
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
I'm pretty sure...
that shoving a pencil in his eyeball would be justified in the eyes of the law.
Nah, he just made a simple observation that the M's are bad, can't fault him there
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Yes you can....
He’s insinuating that you are too much of an idiot to make the same observation.
I don't know, I think it might be a good system
Like in little league when the games were finished after one team lead by ten runs.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I sorta like this idea
We’re a solo shot away from taking the lead!
It's like a golf handicap
great, the team is so bad we need a four run handicap. And that’s just to be competitive
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
If we're just going to give away games like this
Why not let me pitch? Sure I probably would hit the strike zone only 1 out of ever 100 times, and I can’t pitch faster than 60 mph, but at least it would be hilarious. Plus If you’re going to suck, might as well set some records while you’re at it, like most walks/runs in an inning.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
You'd probably do it for free too.
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Shit I was almost right
I was wondering if the Mariners have given up the most doubles of any team so far this year. They lead the AL with 106 (+4 more so far this game), and are only behind the Cardinals (119) for the MLB “lead.”
the other angels fan
Hey, guess what
My grandma is moving from Kentucky, and I’m about to go help my dad
finish off hauling all her pack-ratted, dusty, useless shit off a huge Ryder truck and into
his house, now.
Anything to get me away from this abortion.
[cOaThAnGeR]
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
by ColeFitz on May 22, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, Wlad sometimes doesn't make outs. I like that.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
Of course sometimes he does that on defense too...
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on May 22, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Needs more wanting to play for the Padres
and not getting injured by Albert Pujols
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what his number is
I like 44, and if Starsburg is 44, Richie is off the team.
win, win, win
I yell that...
at my wife when I’m jumping in bed!
DICKEY!!!!!
SIT THE FUCK DOWN
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Sounds like mostly fastballs too.
I like midgets more than I should.
To be fair, I bet Detroit has packed it in, since they know we've packed it in.
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
"Sasaki...Suzuki...they just changed one letter!"
This coming from a guy who won’t shut up about the fact he played in Japan.
Is Victor Martinez invading anyone else's mlb.tv broadcast?
Its fucking crazy, he just appears for a split second in the middle of an at-bat, introduces himself, and then they go back to the game
the mlb.tv producer today for this game is hilarious
what ack said as i was typing
i think they are doing it as a joke
“hi, this is victor martinez” randomly
Graham, do you still think
Baek, Washburn, and Dickey are roughly equal?
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
Well, now that Washburn won't realize that his fastball sucks...
He’s pretty much useless. At least Baek knows that his fastball sucks (or at least I’m assuming he does)
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
Washburn will have good days and bad days
Just like every pitcher alive
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Way to get Mac and Bavasi fired, guys.
(golf clap)
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply actions
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