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Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners, May 6, 2008 7:10 PM PDT


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Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

05/06/08 7:10 PM PDT

Texas Rangers Seattle Mariners
Ian Kinsler - 2B Ichiro Suzuki - CF
Michael Young - "SS" Jose Lopez - 2B
Josh Hamilton - CF Raul Ibanez - "LF"
Milton Bradley - DH Adrian Beltre - 3B
David Murphy - RF Richie Sexson - 1B
Brandon Boggs - LF Jeff Clement - DH
Frank Catalanotto - 1B Yuniesky Betancourt - SS
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C Kenji Johjima - C
Ramon Vazquez - 3B Wladimir Balentien - RF


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Miguel Batista 2-3 7 6 0 0 1 0 32.2 36 17 16 1 18 24 4.41 1.65

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Sidney Ponson 1-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 13 6 2 0 3 9 1.35 1.20

Team Defense Watch

After 33 games, the Mariners have turned 12 fewer balls in play into outs than expected. This ranks them as having been the second-worst defense in the American League. The worst? Texas, at -20. The Rangers are complimenting a below-average pitching staff with an average infield and a below-average outfield, generating all of the results you'd expect and none of the ones that you wouldn't. Only making things worse is the fact that the pitchers have a collective K/9 of 4.7, meaning that not only is the defense bad, but it also has to deal with a non-stop barrage of balls off the bat. I guess this is one way to keep Josh Hamilton busy and out of trouble.

By the way, I might've been too quick to call Miguel Batista a liar. Ever since he "figured something out," he's put up a staggering swinging strike rate of 23% 16% (three starts), versus 13% a year ago and just 9% over his first four starts of 2008. Whether this actually means something has yet to be determined, but it's absolutely something to watch going forward. Swinging strikes are awesome.

LET'S GO MARINERS!!

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Ponson? Ewww.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 5:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Clement!

Keep Pepe, Jose and their vesticles in the dugout. Woo.

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 5:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LL, like life, has no edit button

I was trying to think of another way to mention the vesting option in their contract.

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Miguel: "I'm serious... that's it"

Wlad: “You try NOT to hit HRs, in order to develop a reputation as a flexible, gritty veteran who can ‘relate’ to the kids? That makes no sense.”
Miguel: “Swear to god, dude – it’s called the Sojo plan. I haven’t said 3 words to Lopez since I’ve been here, but people assume I’m ‘helping’ or something because I’m from the same country and theoretically play the same position.”
Wlad: “Yeah, I’m going to focus on hitting the ball hard.”
Miguel: “Heh. Worked wonders for Wil Cordero, Raul Mondesi and Henry Rodriguez”
Wlad: “Uh, Vlad Guerrero?”
Miguel: “Fine, go ahead, risk it all for a shot at being the next Guerrero. It’s safer to be the next Miguel Cairo.”
Wlad: ”....I’ve gotta take some BP now. Good talk.”

by marc w on May 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he is asking for advice on how to get on base.

Wlad’s OBP is 2.38* times higher than Cairo’s.
*if that number is off blame Batista

by nwtrev on May 6, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The good news is that we return

to our 1-2 punch tomorrow!

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 5:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pseudoscience + Explosions = Awesome

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Semantics!

But funny. Now I want to read Zombie Survival Guide again.

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

House followed by donuts.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All the MLB players from Dutch holdings get that eventually. Andruw Jones was, too.

It’s only a matter of time for Wlad.

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

by Llewdor on May 6, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I saw that Ponson was knighted, I actually assumed Jones must be as well.

But, I couldn’t find anything on it. All I’ve found for baseball players being knighted is Eugene Kingsale, Calvin Maduro and Ponson.

by borgy on May 6, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't you see that South Park episode?

Crabs have lived peacefully and undisturbed for generations…

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always wonder which dirty fucker has crabs and keeps spreading it

Isn’t that something that should have been wiped out a while ago? I get lice are tough because people share hats and can rub up against each other easier but I don’t see how crabs gets spread and is still around.

by Edgar for Pres on May 6, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blue Jays

have lost botch Eckstein and MacDonald to injuries in the same game.

Ouch.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on May 6, 2008 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Eh.

They can probably live without their scrappy little ball of fire.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw that

I’m praying he either goes Saturday or if he does start tomorrow that they push everyone back and Lincecum goes Saturday against Moyer.

by Matthew on May 6, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4-3 Halos now

:(

At least my GF will be happy, this will offset her PMS.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on May 6, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're dating an Angels fan?

She had better be smoking hot.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She's actually pretty smart

she’s a research biologist at a sports doping center.

And she is of course attractive.

She became an Angels fan because one of the first people she lived with when she moved to SoCal was a life long Angels fan. I’m working to convert her to Mariners fandom. She actually roots for the M’s whenever they aren’t playing the Angels so that I will be happy.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on May 6, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vidro isn't starting!

Woo! Teixeira ‘08!

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm looking forward to that.

When Griffey was here, he said he’d only allow a trade to Cincy and thus we, at the time, got a pretty shitty package for him.

Now, Griffey’s in Cincy and will say he’ll only allow a trade to Seattle. Bill Bavasi will trade Cincy more than fair value.

by Matthew on May 6, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What did that trade land us?

Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko and someone else…

Cameron panned out fairly well, but the rest of the trade was a failure.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Antonio Perez

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's right.

What happened to him? I remember him being one of the organization’s top prospects at one point in time.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh

Looks like he retired?

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, just a free agent.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bavasi should sign him and offer him for Griffey

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Jake Meyer.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Goodbye Triunfel and Aumont!

In slightly unrelated news, searching for Teixeira images through Google with safe search turned off produces some NSFW results on the first go. Rather unexpected.

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha. That is awesome

I’m going to go home and try it on booble.com which is definitely NSFW

by nwtrev on May 6, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Canada has a futbol team and there's a booble.com

I’ve reached my learning quota for the day

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by Frosty Raptor on May 6, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh.

Sure enough.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"you you're"?

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rays win!

Only mortals cannot score against Toronto.

by JeffS on May 6, 2008 7:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, take that down BT.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 7:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey Safeco be quieter

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on May 6, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Safeco be quieter.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the joys of weeknights

and two pretty sucky teams playing.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 6, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw we got a PTBNL or Cash considerations from the braves for Greg Norton

This happened yesterday and I missed yesterday’s game thread, so its news to me

by MsinDC on May 6, 2008 7:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They should get Jason Alexander on BT

to talk with Showalter.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Batista=sucks.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy smokes

What a shitshow

by BHP on May 6, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Everyone in Seattle

is rushing to Safeco right now. Tits is throwing a no-outer!

by CruzConnection on May 6, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Crap.

I’ll send Tits five bucks and a clue.

by CruzConnection on May 6, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Richie, you're slow.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wlad helps

the outfield defense.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 6, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The White Sox need to hurry up and make outs.

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 6, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The good news is...

that, at this rate, Batista will be out of the game soon.

And our bullpen will be able to…. oh crap…

by CruzConnection on May 6, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's go Floyd!

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 6, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe the game at Safeco shoud be called

due to a more interesting game happening elsewhere.

by CruzConnection on May 6, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

one more walk

and he’ll start acting like his back is hurting…..
what he figured out was if he starts off bad fake an injury and you won’t get as crucified.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on May 6, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BOO BATISTA

YAY POSSIBLE NO NO

by deacvision7 on May 6, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont believe i can jinx people

that i dont give a shit about.

no if a Mariner was doing this i would STFU

by deacvision7 on May 6, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmmmmm

perhaps i should rethink this stance

nah, i blame swisher and his alcohol abuse

by deacvision7 on May 6, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

K!

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 6, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh god no. It's the Hawk.

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 6, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YES!

SIT DOWN FLOYD!

by Wilder. on May 6, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ah fuck.

Screw you Mauer.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha!

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 6, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank god. Those 20 seconds I had to deal with Harrelson was more than enough.

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 6, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty wierd.

Shutout over….no hitter over.

by ThundaPC on May 6, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey look

inning over.

by BrianL on May 6, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Only 44 pitches!!!!

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on May 6, 2