Wait What
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 26, 2008 4:39 PM PDT
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Print"I'm astonished to tell you the truth when I look up and I see Vidro's average is what it is, because I feel like every time he goes up there I'm very confident that he's going to give us a good at-bat," Riggleman said. "And for the at-bats that he has, he's knocked in quite a few runs ... he's been fairly effective in the way we want to use him.
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"It's not a classic DH situation, but I feel good every time he walks up to the plate," Riggleman said. "The numbers may say otherwise, but I think he's going to give us good at-bats."
Jim Riggleman on Yuniesky Betancourt:
"I don't have the solution. But he has to be more selective at the plate. He needs to study pitchers to have a better idea about what's coming. He needs to study pitching sequences. He's a very good major league player right now. But with his ability, he should be an All-Star."
..."He told me how much he wants to play, and I appreciate that," Riggleman said. "I had to let him know that the day off wasn't for him but to get other guys in the lineup. But the thing is that he's making it easier for me if his on-base percentage stays at .275.
"He's giving me reasons to give him days off. He has to understand that."
Jose Vidro: .226/.271/.329
Yuniesky Betancourt: .261/.273/.364
Jose Vidro
-has been having good at bats
-has awful numbers
-ergo, has smarts, can't hit
-has not disappointed Jim Riggleman
Yuniesky Betancourt
-has been having bad at bats
-has less awful numbers
-ergo, is stupid, can hit better than Vidro
-has disappointed Jim Riggleman
A diagram:
This team cares far too much about the red line, and not nearly enough about the black one.
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One conclusion: This team is racist.
I fucking hate you Mariners
(You got the joke)
But to be honest, I’m not sure M’s management/Riggleman know that.
Riggleman: “Hey, one is really dark, they can’t both be Latino.”
Perlozzo: “Yeah, but maybe they are both Latino. They are easy to control.”
I fucking hate you Mariners
Someone needs to write Riggleman a letter
(And no Robert, don’t send him a letter that’s ‘ticking’)
I fucking hate you Mariners
haha that's totally something robert would do
he crazy
Romanes eunt domus
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 27, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
There's another way to look at this
Jose Vidro
Expectation – is fat
Reality – is fat
Jose Vidro fulfills expectations
Yuni Betancourt
Expectation – is not fat
Reality – is fat
Yuni Betancourt does not fulfill expectations
Maybe somebody's been reading this blog and USS Mariner.
And since Jeff and Dave and everybody all call Vidro one of the most, if not THE most, finished hitter in baseball their expectations for him are super low.
"Hole in one, eh?"
I'm pretty sure Vidro > Cairo though right?
by Edgar for Pres on Jul 26, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
As far a hitting probably
Cairo has more overall value
by JI on Jul 26, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Miguel Cairo has more value than our DH, who hits cleanup.
Miguel fucking Cairo.
I just…I mean…hmm.
FanShots are underrated.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 27, 2008 2:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Vidro is the best!
Riggleman has advanced baseball knowledge and is way past using these results based batting statistics to evaluate players.
I think you mean Vidro4MVP
We don't negotiate with terrorists.
by Mariner John on Jul 26, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of STUPID, there's this:
“Seattle is looking to dump money,” an NL source said of the Mariners, who fired their GM, manager, released Richie Sexson (signed by the Yankees) and could be moving third baseman Adrian Beltre and left fielder Raul Ibanez before Thursday’s trading deadline.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262008/sports/yankees/cashman_gets_ok_to_add_washburn_121699.htm
Please tell me this has no basis in reality.
We're going MONEYBALL now bitches!
I fucking hate you Mariners
It's the NY Post
We don't negotiate with terrorists.
by Mariner John on Jul 26, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
*Opens Evan Williams bottle*
I fucking hate you Mariners
Drunk posting is so last May.
I fucking hate you Ryan Franklin.
by JI on Jul 26, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That's when I started this particular binge.
Truthfully, I have no excuse for fucking up my reply. I’ve yet to switch from diet soda to the booze
You're like a random drunk who wanders into a small house party.
I fucking hate you Ryan Franklin.
by JI on Jul 26, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
A friend and I stumbled into a house full of Filipino college kids once
They had piles of oyster shells in an empty pool and were smoking some bright green hash. They seemed friendly but girl whispered in my ear to high tail it or we’d get knifed, and we GTFO pretty quick.
You can't trust those folks.
I’ve cut my feet on oyster shells in their pools before. That’s racist. White people have sensitive feet.
Is that so hard to believe?
Is it his inherent smugness (and affinity for strippers), or his debilitating addiction to numbers on horses that surprises you?
You have been the only Angels fan posting here of late.
The_Optimist rarely posts here nowadays.
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Jul 26, 2008 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yuni not meeting expectations?
Maybe Riggleman would seem more credible if he hadn’t expressed how high he thinks of Vidro.
JI/Robert '08!
I don't understand how the Mariners can be disappointed in Captain Bananas
They should have known what they were getting when they found him following a man in a bright yellow suit on the streets of Cuba and signed him.
Romanes eunt domus
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 27, 2008 7:34 AM PDT reply actions
That raft ride must have been one wacky road trip.
I fucking hate you Ryan Franklin.
by JI on Jul 27, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I think his first idea for getting to America was to hold on to 5 balloons and fly across the ocean
Romanes eunt domus
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 27, 2008 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
I love this comment.
I fucking hate you Ryan Franklin.
by JI on Jul 27, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This team cares far too much about the red line, and not nearly enough about the black one.
Sometimes it feels like they are running a little league team and not a professional sports franchise.
I fucking hate you Ryan Franklin.
I like how this looks like a MO diagram
Look at that ligand field splitting for Betancourt.
by JLC on Jul 27, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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