5/4: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 8:30 AM PDT
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Darrell Rasner blows so whatever
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So for Rasner I'm guessing
6.1 IP
1 R
7 hits
3 K’s
0 BB
W
I think I’ll skip this game.
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
I think a fight might actually do this team some good.
I doubt it hurt.
paging Mr. Ellison
Lowered Expectations = More Fun
I’ve become a fan by geography these past few years and only now am I experiencing a fraction of the pain M’s fans have had over the years.
At this point, I’m not expecting much from the team in terms of winning and have decided to just enjoy the games for what they are. More fun that way. It’s not a bad thing to cheer for a godawful team. It’s actually more entertaining.
With that said,
Rasner today = 8.1 IP, 2H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 22 K’s
It's a suck off!
Who wil suck worse?
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on May 4, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
This was the kid who was pitching for the Yanks when this happened right?
All I remember about that incident was that the ESPN anouncer was on the verge of tears becasue that blown call would rob the pitcher of a hard fought W. Gotta love that east coast bias.
Kazmir back today
Something to look forward to.
Go M’s! Go Rays!
What the Hell?
1. Ichiro - CF
2. Lopez - 2B
3. Ibanez - LF
4. Beltre - 3B
5. Vidro - 1B
6. Betancourt - SS
7. Clement - DH
8. Johjima - C
9. Balentien—RF
Mac is either retarded or simply doesn’t give a rat’s ass about winning anymore
by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on May 4, 2008 9:53 AM PDT reply actions
I don't think it's that bad
I mean considering what we know is gonna be thrown out there every day, this is a minor change and not bad. Yes half of our lineup can’t hit but we know that.
Huh
I wonder if all attempts at interspecies breeding in the wild have failed because of this.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
No Sexson? I think I know what happened...
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
indeed..
I actually typed awesome first, then realized how creeped out I was looking at it.
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
What would we do without Beltre?
Suck slightly less?
That's reality
If Bavasi gets his wish and signs Delgado instead of Beltre….
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
He was trying for Delgado instead of Sexson
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you sure?
If memory serves, I think he was trying for Sexson and Delgado. At least I remember talk of Sexson moving to Left Field if they landed Delgado. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure I remember that…
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that was never actually going to happen
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I blame Jim Street
His article…
“Actually, the organization is still talking to Delgado and Beltre, although it seems unlikely that both would sign with Seattle.
‘I’m not surprised; I’m thrilled,’ Franklin added. ‘I’m happy for our team, the organization and everybody. I knew they were going to have to do something about our run production, which was the lowest in the league, and they added a home-run threat to the middle of our lineup. And he’s a good dude, man.’
At the moment, Sexson is penciled in at first base, though he would move to left field if the Mariners are successful in signing Delgado.
‘I’ve played it before and if I’m playing left field, that means we’ve got a pretty good first baseman over there,” he said. ‘If I’m not playing left field, I’m very comfortable at first base.’” – Jim Street
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
hopefully its a trip to the DL
so they’ll have to find a new outfielder.
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by MfaninAlaska on May 4, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Noooooooo
The M’s already can’t hit righties worth a damn, and Raul’s one of the few LHB in the lineup.
Unfortunately, the M’s collect DHs like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates collect dollar bills. :(
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
God dammit.
Good on you King Awesome. Fuck my computer for not being able to turn on
Vidro makes play at 1B, does not eat ball.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:15 AM PDT reply actions
Mariners Baseball!
Wait till he starts at second during interleague play.
by JI on May 4, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I can.
He’d be OK as a PH and occasional 1B (read: VERY occasional) in the NL. Sort of a Dave Hansen kind of role.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
What happened to Shelly Duncan batting cleanup?
Those were good times.
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Richie Sexson is not our "main power hitter"
Richie Sexson is a pile of crap. I can see how Paul O’Neill got these confused.
Finally
Total time taken to boot up computer and start TV tuner application: 23 minutes.
Michael Kay
Shut the fuck up. Carlos Silva is playing very well for us.
Let's be honest, that was and will always be a wild overpayment
and Silva’s just doing what Washburn did early last season.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
True.
When Silva sucks, he’ll give up lots of GB singles. When Washburn sucks, it’s 3 run homer time.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah kinda an overpayment
but i mean its still a supply/demand thing. the market for FA pitchers is insane.
Neither of those options would be very good for the drainage system.
Clogged shower drains sure do suck.
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
He and the bag haven't sunk into the center of the earth yet?
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
One wonders wether it might be worthwhile giving him more food if we're sticking him at first
Might as well take advantage of local gravity effects.
by Graham MacAree on May 4, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
I’m surprised physicists aren’t using Vidro for confirmation of special and general relativity.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Yankee team stretegy today
Hit the ball at Vidro.
Bad strategy.
Consider: Vidro’s gravitational field attracts balls anyway.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
and yet he's been the only infielder who can play defense this series
funny how things like that can happen
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
No, that's Lopez. Yuni was Alfonso Soriano + defense
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
He's the SS version of Raul.
Meaning: he’s consistent at the plate, but has more range than a block of cement.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Mac is an impatient buffoon....
by the looks of this lineup he’s already at the end of his leash with Clement and Wlad. It’s only a matter of time before they’re relegated to the bench and/or minors.
No, he's doing the Lou thing...
Where he tries to play people to keep them fresh. I wish the fuck he’d remember RRS is in his bullpen, though.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
he's played Wlad and Clement everyday they've been up
I think he’s just mixing up the order for the hell of it.
FREE JEREMY REED!!
24 million
According to the four letter, that’s how much Sexson and Vidro are making this year. Damn it people, if we don’t let Vidro’s option vest, that’s a formidable chunk of the payroll to throw at Teixeira.
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Six pitches
Really? I just tuned in to hear that? Fuck my life….
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
Hey look it's AK
How’s your sister? Drooling?
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
That subthread where I changed my name makes very little sense now
by Graham MacAree on May 4, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it?
I thought it’d still be around in old threads.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Verbal reprimands get you 6-pitch innings?
Jeff Pentland needs to go away like 3 years ago
by Susheel Ramasahayam on May 4, 2008 10:30 AM PDT reply actions
The Yankees are better
Than the mariners training staff… when’s the last time they got a workout out of him?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
HE'S HANDLED THE MOST CHANCES IN THE GAME
SEE RAUL SHOULDN’T PLATOON AT 1B! VIDRO IS BETTER!
I wonder what the Dodgers want for Matt Kemp
Come on Torre, you can’t relegate Pierre to fourth outfielder. It goes against your very nature. We’ll give you Washburn. Please?
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Shit, I'd take Pierre too.
Fast, big defensive upgrade, ok hitter.
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
If we can take Washburn
we can take on that contract. We’re ready.
by JI on May 4, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
No.
Try “hitter with no power and not enough walks and SBs to make up for it”.
Basically, Juan Pierre is the crappy version of Ichiro.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
^^ or not
I thought he was a consistent, high average singles slap hitter…
(checking) .302/.348/.374? I’d consider that ok. No power, but makes up for it with speed.
Meh, not really a great fit in our lineup but I’d take his range in LF, at least.
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Use last 3 years, not career
And he doesn’t use his speed effectively, either.
by Graham MacAree on May 4, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
bit of a dropoff
plus he does have a lot of CS.
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Question....
You think Beltre would allow us to clone him? That would be awesome. King Awesome even.
Even if he would, would the Yankees?
Because the home team makes the rules…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
If I'm not mistaken, cloning Beltre comes at a price
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course you are.
Is Leone recovered from his “incident” yet?
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Currently experiencing an existential meltdown
Not really sure what effect that has on my soul on the moment. But I’ll throw in my Master Chief helmet and Jay Buhner bobble head doll if that helps.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
You should have used half your soul on the SB.
Moron.
by JI on May 4, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn.
Yuni, you had better report to camp next season in “the best shape of your life.”
I really hope he comes to camp in Octagon shape now
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
My ex girlfriend always told me
That my hearts looked like butts with a V underneath them…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
"Slumps have been around for over 100 years in baseball"
No shit… god what great analysts
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
....
....
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly...
It’s more banal that Rick Rizzs
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
So Vidro>Sexson on defense? Sure has looked like it so far.
Pretty disgusting when playing Vidro in the field gives you a defensive UPGRADE.
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Atleast it took Wlad 6 pitches to make that out
by Susheel Ramasahayam on May 4, 2008 10:41 AM PDT reply actions
Hey Loafie if you work the count to 3-1 this time you don't have to swing because it's a hitter's count.
Please tell the rest of the team. Thanks.
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Because Jose Lopez is awesome
And for about 3 months after I bought that jersey he was really really awesome.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Ichiro having a conversation with Jeter
Wonder what they’re saying
I love how people insist Ichiro can't speak English
How the hell does he have these conversations while on base if he’s not speaking English?
by Graham MacAree on May 4, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
You don't know?
Ichiro is so selfish he demanded that everyone in the league learn Japanese.
"You wanna play left field for us?"
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I want to be writing my paper so little
That I am instead watching this offense…. Stupid paper…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
Dude, write your paper
I did this instead of writing my Finals paper. I have an F an a picture of Vidro’s decapitated head to show for it.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a fair trade
Did I mention this is the last semester of senior year? That could explain motivation issues
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The Yankee play by play guy
Is one of the least annoying in the league… I really don’t mind him
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
More so the color guy
The pbp guy is pretty minimalist, I like it…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
And drops it 3 times?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
That'd have been a tough play for anyone
by Graham MacAree on May 4, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
'cept Mike Cameron
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Except for Nightcrawler from X-Men.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
What about Professor X?
He could use telekinesis.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't root for DC Heroes. I'm a Marvel Zombie. But Batman is ok.
And with that my inner comic nerd is no longer hidden from anyone.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday it was domestic issues
Today its your inner dweb. I can’t wait till we get to hear about your priest tomorrow
I'll have to look to find a priest by tomorrow then.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Worth it
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Barry Bonds doesn't catch that
But still wins us the game.
Clement to catch!
Or Burke!
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't do that.
If Clement leaves DH to catch, the team loses the DH.
So we put in Nick Punto
Right?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, sorry
These rules are so confusing….
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I saddened that with the addition of Clement
Raul moves even further down the depth cart at catcher.
Amazingly this doesn't hurt the team at all
by Graham MacAree on May 4, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Hope its serious
then more Clement at Catcher.
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by MfaninAlaska on May 4, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Uh-oh?
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss John Olerud
Hell, I miss David Segui.
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This team is so predictable.
I woke up, saw it was 2-0 and said to my friend “Beltre 2 run bomb in the 1st”.
It’s too bad that all our O comes from the same people
Go Nova
I can't wait for Mac to make good on his promise
and use him at second.
by JI on May 4, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I, on the other hand, can wait.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Ahahahahaha
That slow-mo of the vidro dive is hilarious…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
at least this ass-kicking will serve the greater good
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
What good is that?
Watching our hopes swirl around the drain?
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Raul.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Not meant to be there.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Despite what I said about Michael Kay...
Who in the hell has a three-man booth?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
Celebrate Good Time Come On!!!!!
Fucking shit we’re about to get swept by a team that was floundering.
Though I guess we’re worse than floundering right now.
Thank God for Marty Biron, RJ Umberger and the rest of the Flyers
Go Nova
So if I'm a Canucks fan...
Oh fuck me
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Argggg
Stupid color guys… “The longer run you have for a baseball, the tougher that play is.”
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
In response to Matsui's double that scored Jeter
Paul O’Neill came up with, “More importantly, it puts a runner on third with less than two outs.”
Right…
Oops
I would apologise to Paul O’Neill, but he’s Paul O’Neill so fuck him instead.
How the fuck does Melky Cabrera have 6 HRs?
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That doesn't make sense.
He has 5 vs. everyone else.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
It just wasn't good sarcasm.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Can he share them with the M's?
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I swear she said she was 18!
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Christ.
Well, the good pitching was nice. Time to lose while looking like crap now.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:07 AM PDT reply actions
So a 1-5 road trip.
How close are we to season over time?
Not that close
It’s not even Memorial Day.
Basically, hitting double digit deficits by Memorial Day-July 4 means you are mostly dead.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually see a brawl happening today.
Maybe it would do some good, too.
Anyone have the Dancing Red .gif?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
This makes me happier than words can say
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm mesmerized by this
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Eff
I leave to go shower and the M’s are winning.
I return, and Silva has given up 6 runs.
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At this point
I’m hoping for another 100-loss season. Get the hell away from this team, Bill Bavasi, Howard Lincoln, Chuck Armstrong and John McLaren.
We now have a better chance of losing 100 games than we do of winning 90. Or even 80.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
Armstrong and Lincoln will never be fired.
This team is going to have them at the helm until the retire or die.
I'm pretty sure Howard Lincoln is inexorably tied to the team
As long as Yamauchi/Nintendo of America own the controlling share anyway.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Team's too good to lose 100.
Felix+Beltre+Ichiro+Bedard= not enough stiffs.
90 would be possible, with some bad luck. I won’t root for that, though, or for losing seasons. Console yourself that 77-85 still probably gets people fired.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe we had back to back sub .500 seasons
with Edgar, A-Rod, and Griffey
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Look at the bullpen and 3-4-5 SPs for those teams.
John Halama as your 3? uuuuuggggh
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
There's no excuse for that level of asshattery
they couldn’t even build an average bullpen.
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
When I was broadcasting Bowie baysox
Games last summer (Baltimore’s AA) I remember the yankess AA being pretty good… Better offense than ours
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha this team sucks.
Shame we won that first game in Cleveland.
Any RHP vs. M's = huge disappointment
I’m pretty sure there are beer league RHPs who could shut the M’s out right now
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
At least it's Washburn Day, right?
Aw fuck it…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
My family chose a good year to get season tickets.
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
*shudder*
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we scored eleven runs once.
So maybe?
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn't Silva kick our ass over his career?
Too lazy to look it up, but I think I recall him having a good w/l versus us.
by AtomicGarden on May 4, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
He's done pretty well against the AL West as a whole.
Not so the AL East, I think.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
We get reminded that it's still early?
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Triunfel gets traded
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
That was dumb
you could have totally recycled that.
LL clip show!
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd counter that this is the AL, and no lead is safe...
But you’ve probably already taken into account that the Mariners offense is inept, and therefore it isn’t very sporting to steal with a four run lead.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
3 More Years of Kenji!!
Goddamnit this team crushes my soul
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
He won't make it
If he embarrasses the team in some way like Sasaki did, Yamauchi will force him to retire.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Is not hitting the Mendoza line embarrassing?
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
One can hope
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
This game needs less sober
Liquor cabinet, here I come.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions
Or good
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by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Dave: "beleaguered John McLaren walks to the mound"
Hopefully, this becomes “fired” at some point.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
why would he walkk to the mound if he were fired?
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Why?
Earl Weaver couldn’t save this team.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
because the players
aren’t doing their jobs because of McLaren.
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by MfaninAlaska on May 4, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
McLaren's the first domino
With front office dominos behind him.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
No, the front office will just hire more puppets, Chuck and Howie somehow think they're doing a great job.
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A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
They have been known to occasionally NOT get in the way of good teams.
Basically, they need to stay away from the lifers in the Old Boys Club, and try for an Antonetti, and they will be fine.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
...only if said prospective GM
can convince Howard and Chuckie that they can make them more money
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Winning pennants makes you money.
Hint: M’s attendance peak was in 2001-2002.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Prolonged rebuilding doesn't make you money
that would be the first thing a smart GM would do with this franchise.
also true
and no
With our pitching, a few INTELLIGENT fa moves could go a long way. This team does not need to be blown up.
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
This is true
but Howie and Chuck are entrenched with their old-boys club hires. They look at an Antonetti and only see money lost.
You're right
but I still don’t see any reason that they’d abandon their Bavasi/Gillick type GMs in favor of the younger, smarter variety.
With Felix, Ichiro, Bedard and King Awesome? Not so much.
They need to be less stupid with the roster (read: quit signing bad DHs), and they’d be fine.
by eponymous_coward on May 4, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Only going to happen if they hire a smart GM.
In their minds, GMs like Beane/Antonetti/DePodesta = lost revenue. Ergo, never going to happen.
Paul Depodesta
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Hire him
Or he has nice hair. You can pick.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure the Dodgers current foundation
Is partly because of him
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
He's a pretty good GM
Problem is that he’s very set in his ways and would easily conflict w/ the FO. That’s why he’d make a good adviser to a dumb GM like Bavasi.
bad with people
great baseball guy, there’s more to the job than just spreadsheets.
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Even the good ones they meddled in by being cheap among other things.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on May 4, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Remember when there was hope?
That was nice… I miss spring training
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
I love that song
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
No, I think MNF is more like
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNN
DUN DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 4, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it's Beethoven's 5th
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I was thinking, I just couldn't name the song because I'm not a huge LOSER
Just kidding and jealous
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 4, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
No, it’s fair. Music major tends to = loser
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
You one too?
I’m going to grad school for it in Sept…
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't fun having no job prospects?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yes, fucking awesome.
That’s why I double-major in IT Management.
I actually really wish I could name classical music just by listening to it.
It would make me feel better than everyone else
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 4, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
It's fun
But really nerdy… I take crap from my friends all the time
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 4, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I can name Pearl Jam songs
by listening to the count ins
by JI on May 4, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
We have our classical and baroque music
you have your girly flicks.
So in conclusion this could be all kinds of things
by Jeff Sullivan on May 4, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
He's a scientist!
“Batman’s a scientist”
“It’s not Batman!”
by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on May 4, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Good thing...
Squinty tried to cut off that all important 8th run… Else we’d have 2 outs now!
Hooray, I decide to check up on this game and I see this happen.
1. Goddamn this team.
2. At least people will shut up about Silva
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 4, 2008 11:36 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, I checked the score before I went to lunch.
I was very disappointed when I camed back 45 minutes later.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
"A lot of area to be defensed"?
Defended perhaps? Or do they mean to remove the fences from…?
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
Get a Ford Excursion
It’s the Vidro of SUVs.
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by Frosty Raptor on May 4, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
My brother's ex-wife has a 1998 ZX2 with 250,000 miles on it
never had any trouble with it, clutch lasted to 180,000
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Thank you Yankees announcers...
This is not a good team, now tell that to our front office.
OK I officially don't give a shit anymore
Here’s to this team going 13-149
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Hopefully we'll get a good draft pick
And then keep him in purgatory behind Vidro for 3 years a-la Jeff Clement
On a side note, this season is shaping up to be more depressing than the Sonics's season
because I went into every game thinking the Sonics would lose. This is just heartbreaking.
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 4, 2008 11:44 AM PDT reply actions
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