Two Things I Didn't Know Yesterday
by Jeff on Oct 13, 2009 10:30 PM PDT
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- According to Geoff Baker's entry from this afternoon, John McLaren's got work, doing domestic scouting stuff for the Rays and also serving abroad as an official at a few international baseball academies. Now, as it turns out this was news back in February, but this is the first I've heard of it, so I'll take this belated opportunity to say that I'm happy for him and thrilled that he's caught (back) on with a successful organization. In previous years I spit a lot of venom at this team and McLaren was the target of much of it, but I was angry and emotional and he was in over his head as a Major League manager, which can be an explosive combination. Now that time has changed pretty much everything, I've always gotten the impression that he's a really great guy, so it makes me smile that he's not just moping around in the house, and that he's serving as an asset to an organization that probably knows how to use him to his strengths. John: I'm sorry if I ever made things personal. I hope you never manage a Major League team again, and I hope you love it.
- The Arizona Fall League has PITCHfx. I'm not gonna lie, the proliferation of PITCHfx and the ubiquity of PITCHfx analysts has kind of made me numb to the whole thing, since so many people just give us the same ordinary information, but this is a rare opportunity to gain insight into some of our prospects instead of just current Mariners, so I encourage those of you who're curious to check it out. Of the pitchers we sent to Peoria, none of Phillippe Aumont, Nick Hill, Anthony Varvaro, or Josh Fields threw today, but they will soon and they will often, so that should be neat. For now: Joe Dunigan went 0-4, getting retired twice by Ian Kennedy and having a 1-0 strike called against him in the fourth on a slider that was well inside off the plate. The AFL needs robots too.
Here's your AFL homepage.
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How does anybody on the Rays tell McLaren and Maddon apart?
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Oct 14, 2009 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This fact blows my mind. When he confirmed that the Joe Maddon twitter was actually him I was stupified.
Hearing him speak, you hear an articulate, smart human being. I feel dumber after reading his tweets. How can the man in the press conferences be the same idiot tweeting?
Tools Whore
by Tyler on Oct 14, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy balls.
2010 winning begins w/planning andrew coaches players.We’ll wk 2 improve areas we came up short & try 2 make r gd pts beter 2010 starts now
by Teej on Oct 14, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind McLaren managing the Angels.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
by Fin on Oct 14, 2009 9:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be a great place for him.
Bonus for the Angels management: a chance to “stick it” to the Mariners by stealing one of our former managers.
by xero3k on Oct 14, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ackley's starting today, in CF
Game’s about to start. Dunigan’s in again, this time at 1B.
by marc w on Oct 14, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And pretty wild.
Juan Diaz with an error that costs a run.
Should we stop before this turns into a game thread?
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Oct 14, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
K!
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Oct 14, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three swinging curveball strikes!
You got slurved!
by Slurvey on Oct 14, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aumont retires the side on six pitches!
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Oct 14, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Ackley goes 2-4
both hits were line drives and the outs were GB outs.
You got slurved!
by Slurvey on Oct 14, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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