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LaHair up

Per Baker

Tuglett is the one who goes down. LaHair was running a .263/.357/.467 line in AAA. An .824 OPS. That will surely translate to the big leagues well.

Also with that article is this gem...

"Yes, Jose Vidro is still here. Riggleman sounds like he's going to keep batting him cleanup against righties, saying no major lineup changes are planned -- other than LaHair, who hits further down in the order to break into the majors. Against lefties, who the M's will see three of this coming series, it's Adrian Beltre hitting fourth and Jose Lopez batting fifth."

So -gasp- Churchill's source was wrong and Vidro's still with the team. I swear the only reason he's still here is because the M's hate it when word of their moves get leaked before hand so they have to make it look like they didn't cave to fan pressure. The Adam Jones thing Churchill talked about last year is pretty much exactly like this.

Anyway, at least our suck at 1B will be interesting suck now...

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Nothing would shock me less than, after the poor

first showings of Clement and Wlad, seeing LaHair light it up over the next week.

by katal on Jul 17, 2008 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jose Vidro is here and batting cleanup on account of locking up Strasburg

LaHair will alsoactually help the M’s in this regard.

by Gomez on Jul 17, 2008 6:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Translation:

“I like try to ground out on the first or second pitch—you know, be aggressive. I like to get things going, put the game in motion by trying to steal all the time despite my lack of speed. I go out there every day and fall over near balls that I can’t reach. All the things Mariners like to do.”

by Teej on Jul 17, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's going to keep batting Vidro cleanup huh?

Let me see if I can wrap my head around the logical progression to this idea. Apparently it has something to do with his splits now…

Vidro has a .513 OPS vs. LHP. Definitely not a hitter you want in your lineup…..Let alone batting cleanup.

On the other hand, Vidro has a .585 OPS vs. RHP. Better! It’s better! Still not a DH you’d want anywhere near your lineup, but it’s better! Therefore he must bat cleanup!

by OlSalty on Jul 17, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The logical progression is actually this:

The MLB team with the worst record after 162 games gets the first pick in the 2008 entry draft, and the pitcher projected to go #1 is really, really fucking good.

by Gomez on Jul 17, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess it's possible they were told they had no chance of earning a position next year

But unless they were explicitly told that by the ownership (and that likely means Chuck/Armstrong have already been told they’re gone too) I doubt that they would just purposefully sabotage the team based on an assumption like that. Riggleman in particular probably has the best chance of keeping his job if he can show he is a good manager and can win over the new future GM with vastly improved performance from the team in the second half, I don’t buy that he’d just throw that chance away for the good of the team. He certainly hasn’t helped his case by batting Vidro cleanup so goddamn often.

And assuming he is sabotaging the team, uhh….he could do it better, because even with Vidro batting 4th the Nationals are still worse than us. He could make us much worse if he wanted to to make sure this team was properly fucked up, but he hasn’t.

by OlSalty on Jul 18, 2008 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the thing, dude! They're not sabotaging ther team

There is nothing to gain this season, except a good draft pick. Why not get the best draft pick they can?

What happens on the field this season is largely irrelevant otherwise.

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the Mariners are planning to tank

[and I have no idea if they are]

then keep the situation as is, getting Riggleman and Pelekoudas to do the dirty and unpopular tanking work and move them out at the end of the season when the job is done.

Then the new bosses look great. They get the top draft pick and replace a couple of guys who looked and they aren’t tainted by the stink of 2008.

by Central Coast Mariner on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Still does, although not as much.

84/87 overall/peak in my BBM ‘09 game. Predicted to hit .295/.357/.491 with 20 homers and 93 RBI.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Jul 18, 2008 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Baseball Mogul:

almost as interesting as my fantasy team.

by johnbai on Jul 18, 2008 2:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BBM is much more fun than fantasy :o

Yesterday's Pants
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 18, 2008 3:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BBM07 is the only game

where I can get the M’s to finish with 125 wins in the regular season, and still not have to pick last in the draft (Mets win 126). There are some serious balance issues there.

by AnotherAaron on Jul 18, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mogul is no OOTP

That game is a stats fan wet dream… I love the game…especially taking a horrible team and signing “league avg” players and playing the team to a respectable record.

by MattoB on Jul 18, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't want to buy it though and can't find a torrent.

Money sucks

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, for the illiterate:

My layout.spellcheckDefault goes to 11

by PositivePaul on Jul 18, 2008 9:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't you want that intimidating face up to bat in a close game

Rather than Jeff who looks like he’s about to receive his 5th place medal in the Special Olympics?

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm. Bad angle.

He looks more like Jason Bateman in some photos. From the same photo shoot as the LaHair shot above:

My layout.spellcheckDefault goes to 11

by PositivePaul on Jul 18, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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