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by Jeff on Aug 6, 2008 12:43 AM PDT in Game Recaps Comment 54 comments

I'm dead tired and falling asleep sitting up, so I'm just going to wait and put up a few bullet points in the morning. But needless to say, outside of Opening Day, these past 24 hours have been the greatest 24 hours all season long.

Biggest Contribution: Jose Lopez, +62.7%
Biggest Suckfest: JJ Putz, -30.6%
Most Important AB: Lopez double, +58.0%
Most Important Pitch: Lamb double, -50.3%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -43.9%
Total Contribution by Lineup: +89.7%
Total Contribution by Opposition: +4.2%
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This season has suddenly gotten a lot more interesting

Instead of not giving a crap about 5/9th’s of our lineup and most of our rotation, suddenly we have Jeffie, Wlad, Reed, Dickey, and soon RRS and Morrow to watch and it’s pretty fun to monitor their progress (and I guess, to a much lesser extent, LaHair too). Even if they don’t pan out, it’s so much more entertaining to find out what you’ve got in them than to watch people who are proven to be terrible day after day after day playing meaningless baseball. Because with this fresh blood in the lineup the baseball isn’t meaningless anymore, it has great meaning for the future of the club, and that just makes it a million times more entertaining.

It almost makes you want to care about this team again.

by OlSalty on Aug 6, 2008 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Amen amen AMEN!!

It is good to see a team that might actually havce a brighter future…

Happy to hear (earlier this week) about Joh’s role being lessened…then seeing Jeffie get playing time is great since i am a proud Jeffie fan
We could actually have an interesting lineup that wont make u want to roll over in agony over half the time! I don’t expect EVERY one of above names to become “aces” or “all-stars” but at least we can have some fun rooting for them!

by Smith18 on Aug 6, 2008 1:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

As I was saying...I know Morrow's starting tommorow but how cool would it be for RRS & Morrow to tag team a start (RRS pitches 5, Morrow 4)?

That said I know it’s probably a bad idea to mention “tag team” and RRS in the same sentence. Jeff and NOLA will probably get all hot and bothered.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 6, 2008 1:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Uhh.

That’s not their roles. BUT, you know what would be cool, if Morrow and RRS become our 1-2 punch one day (after Felix ditches the Mariners for being to stupid to extend him).

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 6, 2008 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or we could have a sick 1-2-3 punch because

my mind will not allow me to conceive of Felix leaving. And we have a bunch of very high upside arms in the low minors. If a couple of them pan out, our new GM won’t have to rely on the shitty FA pitchers anymore (although he shouldn’t anyway)

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 5:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Felix will be a Mariner for many years.

I know this because I have crystal balls.

This is currently my signature.

by kevin_ess on Aug 6, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Make sure you wear a good cup when playing baseball.

Crystal shatters easily

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We should probably stick to fighting over RRS rather than any sort of tag team situation.

Finally, some recognition.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 6, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vidro looks a bit like Loafie in that older pic of him.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 6, 2008 2:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Then over time Canada gradually turned Vidro white.

by Alex B on Aug 6, 2008 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't ever want to see that face again...

by TroutMask on Aug 6, 2008 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That first picture is Loafie and Felix combined. I swear.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 6, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOPEZ

Look at him bailing out the team. Look at that big line.

by Slica on Aug 6, 2008 3:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

.348/.384/.551 since the All-Star break

has hit safely in 26 of past 28 games

The Jose Lopez Watch - 140 H, 16 BB, 49 G Left

by seattlebruin on Aug 6, 2008 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love that we all seemed to forget how young he is.

I basically wrote him off after last year, forgetting that he was 23.

Hopefully his Fielding Bible +/- this year is flawed for some reason.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not sure I can possibly accept him going from average-above average to awful in one season

especially when individual fielding metrics aren’t as advanced as hitting metrics yet. On the other hand, after watching Yuni… anything is possible :(

The Jose Lopez Watch - 140 H, 16 BB, 49 G Left

by seattlebruin on Aug 6, 2008 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

RZR has him as 16/20 MLB qualifying 2B, but he’s #3 in OOZ (behind Utley and Roberts). The Baseball Analysts had him slightly below average (-2 runs or so). I feel like he can’t be that bad; I’d peg him at average-slightly below average based on what I’ve seen. And if this is his real bat, then he seems to be a .770 OPS guy who gives you ~slightly below average D while cheap. That is an asset.

I wish he was the SS and Yuni was the 2B. That way we could easily replace Yuni (Hudson, Ellis, etc). Instead we will either have to find a cheap okay guy at SS (Cedeno) or get in a bidding war with the Sawx for Furcal. And that’s assuming we even recognize that Yuni is a problem and do something about it.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have to think that even the scouts have noticed Yuni's range has vanished.

The team can’t be completely oblivious to it.

by BrianL on Aug 6, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really hope so.

But if we knew he was slipping, don’t you think we would have tried to sell him to other teams when he still had good value? The Dodgers would have given up something shiny for him; but from all accounts we never really discussed him with any teams.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's the problem with rooting for a stupid team

Ever notice how it’s always the smart teams ripping off the stupid ones, not the stupid ones ripping off one another [cough] Dodgers [cough]?

The Jose Lopez Watch - 140 H, 16 BB, 49 G Left

by seattlebruin on Aug 6, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, maybe our new gm new gm new gm new gm

can trade Yuni to someone this off-season and get Furcal or something. Otherwise we will play the Limbo with Yuni’s range. (How Low Can You Go?)

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interestingly, this may the one case where there is a floor

his name is Derek Jeter

The Jose Lopez Watch - 140 H, 16 BB, 49 G Left

by seattlebruin on Aug 6, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Watch Jeter in 2010

that’ll redefine his floor.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 6, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

I think Derek Jeter in 2012-2014 would be the Mariana Trench of SS defense.

by craig3410 on Aug 6, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I, for one, can't wait

because I’m really looking forward to seeing if the fan reaction to that is more Knoblauchian or Mattinglyesque. I’d love it if they turned on him like a feral dog on an injured squirrel, but I have a feeling they won’t.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 6, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My boss still says he's the best defensive shortstop in the MLB.

Then I laugh at him and start repeating “under a diving Jeter” over and over until he makes me leave.

by Faux on Aug 6, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always wanted to open an Italian restaurant when I lived in Hartford

just so that every day, my daily special could be “Pasta Diving Jeter”.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 6, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs

I will give you a Rec

to help get you started

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's amazing how many fans ignore any sort of analysis and rely purely on their "feelings."

I’m so glad I found USSM and LL.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Aug 6, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its funny how THT

has him as the second best shortstop in baseball (based on RZR) for qualified shortstops….. which means he’s probably going to win yet another gold glove… uggggh.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Aug 6, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pathetic # of OOZ plays

(but better than Yuni’s…damn). Justin Inaz’s rankings that turn both in- and out-of-zone plays into a total number of runs saved would be handy in this situation….

by marc w on Aug 6, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn't the Mariana Trench be a good shortstop?

It would catch everything.

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

by Llewdor on Aug 6, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poor arm.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Aug 6, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good range, though.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 6, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

España is better

by Gomez on Aug 6, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think...

Pelakoudas and other baseball people know this.

Somehow, I doubt HowChuck know this.

by rtang on Aug 6, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm, interestingly, post ASB seems like he's not hitting the ball as hard

64 BIP, 10 LD (15%), 23 FB, 31 GB

For the past 28 games though, 106 BIP, 20 LD, 37 FB, 49 GB

So in conclusion, he may just be getting a little BABIP lucky right now, but his HR/FB is only standing at 6.4% and I think he has more power than that so yeah… for whatever that’s worth

The Jose Lopez Watch - 140 H, 16 BB, 49 G Left

by seattlebruin on Aug 6, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs