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by Matthew on Apr 15, 2009 10:39 PM PDT
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Couldn't have been scripted any better (-Batista).
Ptiching (-Batista), Defense and Offense. It doesn’t get any better than this.
The length of the 7th inning on this chart brings me great joy.
by themoose on Apr 15, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Amen.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 15, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The glass is half full tonight.
I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but we must win these early series against the West. The Angels are clearly not playing at full strength (pitching or offense-wise), but that’s why we must win these games early. A win tomorrow with whoever is our backup #5 starter is important.
Tonight showed us that maybe Ichiro and Griffey can carry this through the first part the season. With both of them there, there isn’t pressure on either of them individually. They can both be heros, but there is no longer any pressure on Ichiro to carry the team. He can do it when he needs to, but he doesn’t have to do it alone. Griffrey’s got his back. In fact, Rob Johnson has his back. We don’t need one hero. They all can cover.
This is exactly what we said last year and we couldn't do it.
I’m pleasantly surprised by how well (and maybe lucky) Washburn and Silva have pitched to this point. Timely hitting (and bunting) have attributed as well.
WELCOME TO THE ZONE.
What this clearly means is that we need to bunt more
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Manufactured runs! Productive outs! Small ball! Station-to-station!
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Ibanez + Sexson
vs. Chavez + Branyan
Branyan’s no burner, of course, but he’s no slouch either. Our OF can run circles around last year’s. Overall, even with Griffey, this team has much better baserunning abilities than last year’s…
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by PositivePaul on Apr 16, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Reasons Mike Salk>>>>>>>>every other talk radio personality in the world, #345:
Caller: “I grew up in Southern California. I watched the Angels win a World Series playing small ball. That’s why this team has played so well so far.”
Salk: “Let me just jump in here; yes, the Angels played some small ball. But they also had Troy Glaus blasting homeruns, a great defense, an exceptional bullpen and a good rotation. It’s not about small ball, it’s about players doing what they do best as individuals.”
<3
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Salk has quickly become my favorite sports radio personality.
He alone puts the entire staff at KJR to shame.
I've got that saved on my computer at home.
Hearing Softy crying on the radio brings a smile to my face.
It's nice to see that the more things change, the more they stay the same
keep sucking, Miguel. Keep right on sucking.
But the other two were a sharply hit double and a sharply hit single
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think that the piling onto Batista is pretty much a carryover from last year, so far.
He hasn’t shown me anything that indicates he’s godawful in a middle-relief (or mop-up) role so far. Just some bad luck.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
Fair enough
I’ll admit that last year and his pace of play has soured me on Batista pretty quick
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
He seems quicker in relief.
But maybe that’s just it being early in the season and him not being terrible yet.
Griffey's Homer.. Just watch the replay over and over.. He stayed back on that ball
perfectly and put a perfect swing on it. I can watch that all night. It’s one thing if he’s cheating a little bit and pull happy and runs into a few homers..but that homerun showed me he can still sit back and really drive the ball to right center with a textbook swing.
Kinda
I don’t see how winning tomorrow affects the probability of winning on Felix day.
Don't worry
The Silva-Washburn landmine is only 3 games away, so if we must root for a loss just to stop tempting fate, we can take comfort knowing that’s there. I like rooting for Bedard, especially when he’s healthy… Because it’s like beating the Angels while their entire rotation is on the DL – you know it won’t last forever, but you want to make the most of it while it’s here.
*I realize Silva-Washburn is probably better than (pick a #5 guy) in terms of what odds they give us to win any game they pitch, but given their contracts and my general loathing of their peaked mediocrity, I consider them the landmine… Not a cheap #5 guy with upside.
RIP Nick Adenhart. You will be missed by baseball fans across all organizations.
by seattlecougar on Apr 16, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
No.
It’s acceptable that our 5th starter loses. I do hope that Good Felix shows up and not ZOMG MUST THROW FASTBALLS Felix.
by Mariner John on Apr 15, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe his fastball will magically gain 8 MPH between now and Friday
by seattlebruin on Apr 15, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is Good Felix? It's been so long..
"The dark secret of LL is that it only exists so I can one day moderate Graham" ---Robert
by .Taylor on Apr 16, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
The Angels announcers
seemed to think he was starting tomorrow.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
Batista should never, ever be used in a game we are winning or losing by less than 3 runs
I hope you’ve learned your lesson, Wak.
To be fair to him
He should have gotten that out, Johnson F’ed it up. But yeah, he sucks.
by appleshampoo on Apr 15, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
He did, and Batista hadn't pitched terribly out of the pen so far
But Batista was always slated for a long-relief mop up role and I don’t think bringing him in in that situation was a very good idea.
I can agree with that.
Batista should be the mop-up guy. But I just don’t think he was that bad today. He faced three hitters, getting two groundballs and a strikeout.
I say this as someone who wouldn’t mind if Batista just vanished tomorrow. But he wasn’t terrible tonight. I don’t get all the furor.
It may be the many celebratory beers
But I love this fucking team…2001? Ok, maybe that’s unfair to any team, but man this has been a fun 9 games
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
Despite Batista's usage
I saw something in Wak’s pitcher usage that made me happy (even though it may have been unintentional). Wash came out after only 86 pitches and 6 innings. I really hope he’s caught on to Jarrod’s tendency to implode after 90-95 pitches, because that could help a lot on his starts. Last outing he threw 96 pitches, so its hard to say if this was a conscious decision or not.
by Fuckmikereilly on Apr 15, 2009 11:45 PM PDT reply actions
Washburn was sick today.
He had a head cold and was feeling weak, which is why he was pulled “early.” I wish I could say Wak would see how well it went and do it again, but I’m pretty sure that if he’s feeling 100% he would have been out there in the 7th.
by appleshampoo on Apr 15, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This is not hyperbole.
That was up and down the most enjoyable game I can remember watching since 1995. It’s probably just my faulty memory at work here, and I can think of games with memorable individual performances, but I can’t think of another game since the Yankees ALDS that had this number of brilliant moments. If someone can remind me of a better game that happened in the interim, I’d honestly appreciate it. Endy’s HR to tie, Griffey’s 400th to retake the lead, Ichiro’s first hit and steal of the season, Frankie’s squeeze, the Ichislam, Kelley’s monster 2 Ks, Frankie’s catch in the 8th, taking the first series from the Angels, our bats finally showing up, all combining to wash away once and for all the stench of the last five years? I feel fan-fucking-tastic.
Which included back-to-back homers, back-to-back times in the same inning between Cameron and Boone.
And Cameron’s second home run was the best call Rick Rizzs has ever made. I wish I could get the sound clip for it.
Win #116
There were so many great games in ’01
Vidro Scores game
The Raul FUNK SLAM game against Griffey and the Reds
2001 as a season was incomparable as a whole.
And I thought about Cammy’s 4hr game and Felix’ national coming out party in Boston. But those were individual achievements without too much else going on that was really exceptional. Win 116 was nice but, honestly, kind of expected, as were all the other 2001 wins once we got accustomed to winning series after series and racking up 20W months. The way we got this win and the way it cleared the palate kinda puts it over the top for me.
This was in Chicago
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
And here I've spent all these years drawing sketches to recreate game action from still newspaper pictures
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Indeed
For some reason I read the original comment as “attended” not “watched”
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
I don't know how they've done it but somehow pretty much every game has been excellent this year
It’s not just the fact that we’re winning, almost every game has been genuinely exciting to watch. For the first half of this game I was thinking this would be the first really boring one so far this season and then things just exploded into goodness.
And not only that, Yuni hasn't been that awful in the field
FanGraphs has him at (ultra SSS) -.5/150
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Jeff really needs to come back
This is too exciting of a time to be AWOL
Just woke up early to watch the highlights before work.
Incredible. For some strange reason I have always wanted to see Ichiro hit a grand salami. It looked good.
Very good. Is this team for real?
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Apr 16, 2009 12:05 AM PDT reply actions
Audio is archived! Dave:
Fastball that time BELTED DEEP TO RIGHT FIELD NUMBER 400 IS ON ITS WAY! THERE IT GOES! KEN GRIFFEY JUNIOR HAS HIT HIS 400TH HOME RUN AS A MARINER! NUMBER 613! AND EVERYBODY, EVERY VOICE IS BEING USED HERE AT THE….UH SAFECO FIELD I ALMOST SAID THE KINGDOME BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE KINGDOME! WOW! WHAT A SHOT BY JUNIOR! THE MARINERS HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD, 3-2!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Apr 16, 2009 12:07 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He didn't even say "Fly Away."
First time I’ve not heard that on a Dave HR call.
by appleshampoo on Apr 16, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
There are some days when I miss the Kingdome...
Ah, nostalgia.
Ichiro! From Larry Stone:
The Japanese media is out in full force to cover Ichiro’s pursuit of Isao Harimoto’s hit total, which he tied with the grand slam. Here’s what Ichiro said about that hit, his 3,085th between Japan and Seattle:
“A lot of time when I have a record on the line, I have a tendency to hit a home run in those situations, so it crossed my mind maybe it would happen.
“But a grand slam? That barely happens in any situation, so it definitely didn’t cross my mind.’’
And here’s a funny quote from Ichiro (via interpreter Ken Barron):
“For me to get a home run on the same day Junior had a historical homer for him, that’s very special for me. But also today, probably the two lightest guys in the major leagues hit homers together – me and Endy Chavez. That’s very special.’’
And when someone asked him if he felt he had to do something special his first day back, he said: "I didn’t think I had to do anything special today, especially because the team made it easy for me to come back and play. I’m very thankful for that. Also today, I felt if the team didn’t win once I got back, I thought all you guys would write about that. So I’m glad that’s not going to happen.’’
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
Amazing game.
So glad to be there (thanks Fin). And, still only 18,516 fans!! I hope some people start coming to the games. Despite the probably bad (stupid fan)/(smart fan) ratio, I think it would be a good thing for Z and Wak to get some support from the city.
Of course, ticket sales trail performance…let’s keep this shit up!
The Mariners currently have the best run prevention in the game.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
This is something I could see continuing
The outfield is historically good, Beltre’s still King Awesome, and the middle infield hasn’t completely devastated us.
If Endy gives us his 2006 line or something even remotely close to it…
Not only have they not devastated us, they haven't been bad at all
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm just hoping it's not a cruel joke
and that there’s no other shoe to drop.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
By (super SSS) UZR they look to be average so far
and Yuni has shown considerably better range than last year already. I’m cautiously optimistic that they’re both going to play at the level we thought they would when they were prospects
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yuni looks like he's playing to keep his job
which makes me happy.
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Yuni didn't even try on the ball that broke up the no hitter.
I am not convinced that he is trying any harder yet.
That's distressing
I haven’t seen him play as much as you but what I have seen was pretty impressive, for him. Hopefully he keeps working harder.
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Had no chance
he was shaded WAY towards third when Vlad was up and the ball was hit to the left of normal SS positioning
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
That's silly. He had no chance.
Any effort there would be wasted.
I see guys in no hitters throw themselves around for even the slightest chance to catch a ball, and that’s good, but if there;s no chance then you’re just wasting energy.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Call it silly all you want.
Other shortstops play differently than Yuni does and I have over 16 years of watching games in person to base this assertion off of. He is one of the most disinterested infielders I have ever seen before.
That's just nitpicking, though
The shot was 10 feet away from Yuni. You’re using flawed Willie Bloomquist logic in the sense that he should leap for the ball even though he’d have to be twice the size to reach it so it shows ‘GRIT’ and it gets some stains on his jersey.
I am tired of Yuni not trying.
Same deal with Lopez. They both look like lazy slugs in the infield and when you’ve taken as much shit (and rightfully so) as they have for being lazy slugs, you’d probably better at least attempt to look like you give a shit.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Nitpicking? Isn't that what analysis is?
I’m not asking him to dive.
Run to the ball and see if you get there or not. I am tired of watching him never move. Why are you people apologizing for a man who is pissing away loads of talent?
I've seen him make plays he would have never made last year
Granted, SSS and all, but he’s moving to the ball (if it isn’t already by him) better than he has in years.
Personally, I like Cedeno a bunch, but there’s no disputing Betancourt has looked markedly better with the bat in his hands than Ronny. And right now, we need run-scoring potential in the lineup more than we need defense.
I also think he is playing a bit better this year.
I do not think he is playing to his potential.
My hatred of Yuni is based off the fact that he has all the ability in the world but he does not seem motivated to use it.
There's a difference between
“apologizing for a man who is pissing away loads of talent” and just recognizing the physics of one play. He had no chance.
I look at it like when a pitcher gives up a 500-foot homer and the outfielder just turns and half-jogs to the fence — or just stands and watches. Some fans might get upset (and maybe the pitcher, too), but going balls out to the fence doesn’t make an ounce of difference when the ball is going to land in the parking lot.
And with Yuni, chasing after a ball that was already past him and moving faster than he can run wouldn’t make an ounce of difference either.
I wish Yuni would move faster and get in front of balls instead of trying to pick them all on a short hop. He’s infuriating sometimes, and I’m not saying he shouldn’t have tried. But the fact that he didn’t doesn’t bother me in the slightest.
I look at it like this;
if someone has been (rightfully) critical of me in the past, it becomes my responsibility to do whatever I can to try and change their mind about me. It’s not that hard to look like you’re trying, and when you’ve been told “You don’t try hard enough and it’s obvious” it seems like you would be interested in changing that perception.
When you screw up as badly as Yuni has screwed up in the past, you can’t expect to get away with looking nonchalant.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
I think it would have been in his best interest to make an effort, because his job’s on the line and people are watching. But since it wouldn’t affect the outcome of the game at all, I just can’t bring myself to care.
I think that if a manager or fan lowers his opinion of Yuni because of his lack of hustle on that play, that’s unfortunate, because hustling would have been useless. But humans are humans, and effort — even if pointless — can win you some points.
I was mostly trying to differentiate between getting mad at Yuni for that play and getting mad at Yuni because he’s consistently underachieving and expanding. They’re completely unrelated. No one was apologizing for Yuni’s pissing away of his talent, just acknowledging that running after a ball that rolls faster than you isn’t going to change your skills or the outcome of the game.
It’s not like lollygagging on a pop-up only to have the outfielder drop it and you’re stuck at first when you could have been at second. That’s worthy of criticism. But that grounder wasn’t going to hit a rock and reverse course. Maybe he should have positioned himself better, I don’t know., but that’s not really relevant to this discussion.
I guess my issue is that I was at the game
And to my 20/10 eyes it sure as hell looked worth making a try.
I get what you're saying and I don't blame you
but it still annoys me.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
And on OD when both he and Lopez lollygagged towards a ball up the middle, I screamed: “C’mon you lazy middle infielders! Get that ball!”
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Apr 16, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
YOU LOLLYGAG AROUND THE INFIELD. YOU LOLLYGAG AROUND THE OUTFIELD. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAKES YOU?
LOLLYGAGGERS.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I could here 108 yelling "GOD DAMN IT!" from across the section
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A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Apr 16, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Be careful with SSS UZRs.
They’re not really ‘data’ in the sense that they contain predictive information…. you have to regress it so much, it’s basically worthless. I think we’d all agree that Yuni’s looked a bit better this year, and that means more than the UZR numbers.
Why? Because Brad Hawpe is dominating Rajai Davis and Matt Holliday in UZR right now, but even Hawpe is miles behind Jack Cust.
Attendance
Hi guys, proud to be the Mariner these days!!But, I’m little worried about attendance.
What could be better for spectators than this team to watch???
Yesterday there was only cca 18,500..If I wouldn’t have been living in Czech Republic, I’d come to every match!!..2nd match at Safeco and no interest..This year, we will hopefully start a “new way” to success.
Like appleshampoo said above,
ticket sales trail performance. A lot of people in Seattle still don’t believe the team is for real, and we’ve all seen hot starts fizzle out quickly. I don’t think anyone here would be astonished if this team fell hard and fast and ended up at or below their projection. Disappointed, yes, but not astonished. Keep putting on displays like tonight’s, though, and the city will come around in a hurry.
Outside of Yankees, Red Sox, and Cubs...
Fans only show up when a team wins. It’s too early still for people to bandwagon and come out in droves, especially with last season’s records and no truly blockbuster moves (you know, getting a big name guy near his prime) in the off-season. Also, the economy can’t be helping.
If they continue to play well people will show up.
Attendance is a lagging indicator of how the team has been doing.
This team lost more than 100 games last year. It’s kindof amazing it looked as full as it did.
I figure if they continue to play well, people will figure it out sometime around June.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 16, 2009 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Ammend that to Cubs.
Videos from the 80s of Yankee and Fenway will confirm…only the Cubs fan base will truly show up for ANY team. The media/team’s fans are the only ones that try and convince you that the Yankees and Red Sox have fans no matter what. Fenway was a joke the last time the Red Sox sucked.
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by BrettJMiller on Apr 16, 2009 4:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Thinking about the huge fan base the Red Sox have now
Its really hard to imagine Fenway park with an attendance of 20,000 or less. But then again, if the Red Sox do start sucking, the bandwagoners will probably just jump elsewhere.
it's really hard to vandalize water
the spray paint never stays where you put it.
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Umm food coloring?
Hellllloooooo what kind of crappy water vandal are you?
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
ONe that tried to spray paint my graffiti tag in the Pacific just to end up with a red blotch in the water
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I knew I should have bought a supertanker instead of a couple cans of Krylon
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
The Dodgers
have been among the top 5 in attendance since the mid ’90s, despite being mostly mediocre since ’88
I just wonder how many fans won't travel from a distance to Safeco this year
Spring Training attendance was down 15-20% for most teams, largely due to the failing economy; I wonder how many families will be cancelling their annual trip to Safeco this year and how much of an impact that’ll have on attendance?
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I was there, and was disappointed at the dropoff from opening day
However, it did get a little chilly toward the later innings. Maybe in a month or so when it starts warming up, and if the team keeps playing like this, things will turn around attendance-wise.
angels fan in seattle
This always happens this time of year
Once school gets out and it warms up, weeknight numbers will increase.
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Sorry for my English
Sorry for my english guys, I have to improve that and so my german, french and spanish:)..but it’s disapointing for me. I’ve been once in Seattle, and I’d love to live there for a while with watching every Mariners home game:)
I think that circumstances are very “positive” for us this season. Texas is crazy, Angels will have lot of emotions due to Nick’s deaths and Oakland miss some pitching..
Your English is sufficient. :)
Reminds me to brush up a couple of the languages I’ve learned over the years.
Shit, Nick died again?
We can’t catch a break.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Apr 16, 2009 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
:)
It may sounds funny but I was studying Swedish, Turkish and Korean during my stay in Stockholm…so with Chinese you’re not that far from the truth:))
Hey guys, what about today’s game…Can we sweep Halos tonight?(with Jak’s pitching..?)
Normally I would think with Jakubauskas pitching against Saunders
That we wouldn’t have much of a chance, but this team doesn’t seem to want to do what it’s supposed to do so who knows?
Also, Joe Saunders isn't particularly good
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but he's at least average
Jakubauskas is…well….
I heard one time Jakubauskas and his family were lost in the desert for weeks
And they managed to sustain themselves through nothing but vowels.
Reminds me of an old Onion article
which they don’t have on their site for some reason. Here’s an alternate source:
http://www.netjeff.com/humor/item.cgi?file=ClintonsBosniaPlan
angels fan in seattle
Clearly of Baltic (Lithuanian or Latvian) ethnic origin?
Because when I see that “baus” morpheme it fairly screams “Baltic language family” to me.
I would be embarrassed to find that the surname was actually, I dunno, Magyar in origin.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
Lithuanian is a language made of pure awesome.
Just ask any I-E philologist. It’s delightfully conservative in its morphology, vocabulary, and grammar, despite not even being written down until the 15th/16th century.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
Upon doing some research I find that, indeed, Jakubauskas is SO TOTALLY a Lithuanian name.
I am the motherfucking Indo-European linguistics BOMB.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
Or you remember the discussion we had about it a few weeks ago.
Possibly both, I don’t know.
Wasn't there for that discussion.
But when I’m not being a high-powered scumbag lawyer, I’m a linguistic geek in my spare time. So the name fairly jumped out at me as being Lithuanian.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
As it should. Latvian is fucked up though; it couldn't be Latvian
Really though, you don’t need to be a linguistic geek – just a hoops fan: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Kazlauskas, etc.
What I want to know is: where do the non-Lithuanian sounding names come from: Linas Kleiza, Darius Songaila? They don’t sound recognizeably Latvian…. can’t be Estonian (so Finno-Ugric).
Well I know jack about basketball, really.
But I would have to think that Kleiza and Songaila are Lithuanian surnames, even if the players themselves identify as something else ethnically.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
No, no, they're Lithuanian. The point is that the names don't LOOK so recognizeably
Lithuanian. So I wondered if a linguistic geek like you might know some interesting story (hopefully involving the Teutonic Knights) about how weird pockets of non-Baltic surnames survive in Lithuania or something. Maybe something to do with the Vasa? They ain’t Polish surnames, so I’ve got nothing.
Yet you could not figure out that "Washington Nationals fan "
is Serbian for “misery-laden S.O.B.”
The original spelling is "Wzshyngtyn Nâtyznalii fzyn"
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by esoteric on Apr 16, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But keep in mind, that's the Polish, not the Serbian.
Because fuck Cyrillic.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
Looks more Croatian, to me.
Polish would have more Cs.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Explain this to me like I'm a four year old
I’m an analytically oriented guy, and in fact do business analytics as a career, but I am not educated on the depths of baseball stats or the specifics of WP. I get the concept, but it is counter intuitive to me that Ichiro could have a negative stat despite multiple hits including a grand slam EVEN if he hit into a DP while the contest was still close. I can understand how he might have a low % relative to others – but what is the mechanism resulting in the figure being negative. thanks
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
In this case
The timing on his hits doesn’t help him out very much: his one out single and subsequent stolen base in the 3rd inning were more than negated by the first and fourth inning outs (he flew out with runners on first and third), and then hit into a double play, which could have hurt him worse but a 4-2 6th inning lead gave the M’s an 84.5% chance to win the game even after the DP. The slam, while awesome, came in a 7-3 game…with the bases loaded, 1 out in the seventh and that lead, the M’s were already at 98.3% to win the game, so there wasn’t much Ichi could do to lock it up…even the slam only provided the final 1.6% jump to 99.9%.
I’d recommend looking at the play-by-play log on Fangraphs, you can see how each plate appearance in the game changed the odds to win.
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
From what I understand:
The win probability of the M’s when Ichiro came to the plate with runners on base in a close game was high, but by hitting into a double play this drastically lowered the odds that the M’s would win. So for this play he would get in WPA the % that the M’s had of winning after his DP minus the % the team had when he stepped up to the plate.
The reason his other hits + grand slam didn’t bring him back to positive territory are because the % chance of the M’s winning didn’t go up very much because they were already very likely to win. So the double play did more to lower the teams win chances as the other stuff did to increase the likelihood of a win…Blah I’m rambling!
It’s this kind of stuff that shows Win Expectancy and WPA are just fun to look at and not to be taken too seriously.
i get it -
so the negative impact of the flyout and double play were not fully made up for by the salami, single and SB based on how likely an M’s win was at the time of the positive contributions. thanks.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
Early season, weeknight game, school still in session, cold as fuck
that’s not too unusual this time of year, in any season.
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It was the lowest attendence for the 2nd home game in recent years
I think the ‘average fan’ has been worn down— the winning should help, though.
Not surprisingly, the highest 2nd game attendance came the year after 116 wins
We had +25k (7k more)
On April 1st (second home game) against Texas after it snowed on opening day. So, yeah, none of those reasons really work. The real reason: we lost 101 games last year.
(Source: Baker)
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
Have you seen what the Pirates are pricing tickets at?
You can get season tickets there for less than $800.
So... Shawn Kelley needs to pitch more
like a lot more.
We should rename them softandgooeynecks
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
geonecks
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by pdb on Apr 16, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
We are so much man that when we show our soft side it's twice as powerful.
That’s my theory anyway. Most of my buddies would just tell me I have girl parts.
Fear the NPE
And your tears probably cure some sort of heretofore incurable disease so there's that
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I missed it.
I went to walk my dog and when I came back I just saw the very end of the replay. I had to call my brother to find out what happened.
I guess it because they tried to make it a replica of the remodeled one
and that looked like shit too.
by JI on Apr 16, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus it's crazy huge inside
they tried to make it grandiose but they kinda overdid it from what I’ve seen.
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I love the giant lollipops in CF.
That stadium has all the soul and magic of a tin of crackers.
I actually had the same reaction when I saw it the first time
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I heard it was supposed to be the Bellagio with a baseball diamond inside
That’s probably not the smartest decision for a park.
I think new Shea wins the battle of the New New York stadia
Yankee Stadium wants to shove itself down your throat as The Shrine To Baseball, where Shea seems to be more human-scaled.
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They would have been better off building something new
rather than trying to remake a modern version of the new-old one.
by JI on Apr 16, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it was pretty savvy to recreate the field dimensions actually
but the wrapper of that field is just so out of scale it’s ridiculous. It looks like a warehouse.
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They should have recreated the old dimensions.
I never liked new-old Yankee Stadium. Old-old Yankee Stadium was where it was at.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Polo Grounds? With better sight lines?
I can’t keep New Yorks stadiums straight.
Yes, it's stadia
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by tootthekazoo on Apr 16, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It's either, actually.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Your face is either, actually
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by tootthekazoo on Apr 16, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The Battle of My Two Favorite Sigs!
I’ve been waiting for this, you don’t even know.
Time to celebrate then, my man
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by tootthekazoo on Apr 16, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight I celebrate my love for you.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually think this is a nice looking park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Citi_Field_Home_Opener.JPG
but LF should be more open.
I think the problem is that all these new ballparks look the same, and stopped being neat after Petco opened.
I think it's dumb to push field level seats so far away from the field of play.
But I care far more about atmosphere than most people.
Sets up nicely for the renovation in 5 years though
they can add a lot more expensive seats.
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This is why I am surprised so many new stadia are built that way.
I feel the teams are leaving money on the design table.
I will be so excited when the first ultra-modern stadium is buiilt.
The retro thing is played. I want creativity.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The concept of that stadium is amazing.
The execution is laughably bad.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
SOM put together a fantastic set of concepts.
It’s almost as if no one saw the whole plan at once before giving it the OK.
That's a pretty good list.
And honestly, I like the Fremont troll as mascot idea. I never really understood the moose.
by appleshampoo on Apr 16, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that they brought the apple over
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Yeah, it does kinda tower over the whole outfield in a pretty oppressive way
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If I'm not mistaken, that's a new apple that's much bigger than the old one.
But they brought over the old one and put it somewhere in the stadium for people to come see.
either way it's awesome
in this technological day and age, when everything has sound effects and light shows and whatnot, to have a big fiberglass apple that raises hydraulically out of the wall is retro and awesome.
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Man, I wish the M's would do something like that at Safeco.
Like some sort of ship or something, rising out of CF. With bells and cannons!
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
You mean like the USS Mariner?
not the blog, the ship. They did this in the Kingdome for a few years.
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They would be the captain and first mate.
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Cabin boy.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
That's a shame.
You missed the worst stunt in the history of film.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I don't know
Jumping a motorcycle over a lunging shark (Jaws…4 I think) or Barrel rolling a car at a crane to remove a bomb?
I was talking about the dimensions
I was looking forward to Citi more than any stadium since new Busch but I haven’t been the least bit expressed by it. And like Matthew said the atmosphere is starting to really blow in these new stadiums and that upsets me.
If Nationals Park were filled with fans who cared about a team that was worth caring about, you'd be impressed.
It’s a pretty sweet new field.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
The only thing that bothers me about Nationals Park (from a TV perspective) is the green color lining the stadium.
It’s terrible. Reminds me of RFK stadium.
I don't watch the Cards anywhere as much as you
but I think only PNC and SBC parks are more beautiful. Is the Ballpark Village dead now?
I think so.
I don’t really care, but many people do because it’s their money and they feel as if they were lied to.
My favorite Stadiums from tv are
Pac-Bell, Petco, PNC, Fenway, Wrigley, and The Big A. I’ve been to Coors and it’s fantastic (except for the lack of a roof ) much more pleasing to the eye than Safeco.
it's not just the M's that do it
it’s a plague that has infected many MLB teams.
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It's hard to beat the view from the top of Safeco.
The location is so beautiful.
Safeco is a great park
But the scoreboard is too small, the out of town scoreboard should be dedicated, the HO scoreboard is pointless and robs us of homeruns, and the outfield walls are ugly.
Coors Field is pretty much flawless.
PNC is still the best ballpark I've ever been to
I love Coors, but PNC just has “it”.
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The city skyline.
Safeco really blows that part. Plus the stuff JI mentioned.
I will never understand why they didn't orient Safeco more N than NE
to bring more of the skyline into view. And yeah, the scoreboards are inadequate. But we shouldn’t cry too loud about these things or they’ll get fixed. At taxpayer expense.
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I think there is something in the MLB rule book in regards to stadium orientation
And the Marlins had to get a special exemption.
Yeah, you're right
I don’t think it’s a hard and fast rule, but MLB does recommend that stadia orient NE so the effect of the sun on the batter is minimized.
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The roof kinda screws up the possible sight lines as well.
It would be great to have something like SF’s or PNC’s right field with views of downtown, or the Cascades, or the Olympics (its crazy how it’s pretty much a 360-degree view of awesome in Seattle), but the roof gets in the way.
I love the place a million times more than any other place on this planet.
But Qwest messed up any chance of a marquee view.
Eh. A little, yeah, but because of the elevation that the CBD is at compared to Pioneer Square
you can still get a good sized sky line. Plus there’s the mountains to either side as well that aren’t well emphasized at Safeco.
On a giant swing arm so it just rotates into place.
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Safeco should have just been build on stilts and wheels
so they could rotate it for the best view every inning.
Why aren't you a Civil Engineer?
Safeco on a lazy Susan.
May as well build it like those convertible gaming tables.
Just stack Safeco on top of the rink, then take it off for hockey games.
You’d have to remove the Foosball bars first, though.
No see, hockey rinks are all domed anyways
so the Safeco floor doubles as the Metro roof!
Well hello there Mr. Fox executive.
Go fuck yourself.
If they can make the Space Needle do it...
They could’ve done it with Safeco!
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by PositivePaul on Apr 16, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
When the earthquake hits, maybe it will dissolve
into the 100-year old fill it was built on, then we can build a new stadium with new sightlines.
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
The roof makes all those flaws worth it
That and it’s not perma stick and doesn’t smell like piss. The Kingdome was basically a scuzzy movie theater and the only thing I miss is the close parking and cheap ticket prices.
I like Safeco a whole hell of a lot.
There are things I think I would have preferred they’d done differently, but hindsight is 20/20 and all.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I can see that, but I'm not the same way.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
There is not a single marquee thing about Safeco that excites me before hand.
So I remain unexcited until I get there and then I say “Holy Shit this is a beautiful park”
Probably doesn't help that you worked there
and have seen hundreds of games there.
I love that you can watch the game just walking around the lower concourse.
There are a lot of parks where you just can’t do that.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 16, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I go to 5-10 games alone every year
and I usually just buy a CF bleacher ticket and wander the whole time. It’s nice to be able to do that.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Now you are adding in random words.
Overcompensating for the constant leaving out?
by appleshampoo on Apr 16, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a big fan of The Bank as well
especially from the RF upper deck, where you’re right next to the bell, can see the scoreboard, see the whole field, get the afternoon sun and can see the whole Philly metro skyline.
Plus the whole experience there is tremendous.
Wide concourses, $1 hot dogs, decent beer selection, easy parking + easy SEPTA access.
Philly is a massive win.
If I liked the city of Philadelphia I
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'd be more inclined to agree
I have never had a positive experience in that city. Maybe I need to go check out CBP.
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Many of my friends do as well
I probably need to re-visit it, but I went there about 5 times between 1996 and 2003, and got mugged twice, haven’t really ever had a good meal there (cheesesteaks are awesome but are not a good meal), and I was just generally unimpressed.
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I wish I could give good restaurant rec's but I was there as a broke college student.
I will say that the nachos at Jones (~6th and Pine) are fantastic and there’s a ton of great (really) little Italian BYO places that are really off the buzz unless you know of them.
Also, you have to go to the Monk (~22 and Spruce).
Those restaurants should be flagged for rec begging.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
It's the BYO places I was looking for and couldn't find
that’s how I judge most Eastern/Northeastern cities, by those places. I need to go back now that I know people that might know where those places are.
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Gotta stay in Center City, and not look like a tourist
Also, the best place I’ve ever been to (in any city) is Moriarty’s Irish Pub, 1136 Walnut for those of you who are within shouting distance of the city.
Incredible food and microbrews available there.
Same here.
Half my friends moved there after we graduated and I get a bit jealous every time I visit.
Yeah, you're not going to get the experience on TV
and you’re not likely to see the RF view which is my favorite place to be re: baseball game that I’ve ever been.
Camden Yards
Is one of the best I’ve been to.
I've been there
It’s not particularly interesting, aside from the awesome view of the city and the Arch over the outfield.
Does it have a hill with a flagpole in CF?
This is the standard by which I judge all new stadiums now.
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
As ridiculously goofy as Minute Maid is, I like it.
It does feel, however, like one of those novelty fields you win in baseball video games.
I'm stating to feel that it is uglier than Enron
Which is the standard that all ugly baseball stadiums are judged by.
It was less ugly than decrepit, really
I spent a ton of time at Shea, and I liked it, despite its complete non-baseball-suitability. They just stopped taking care of it in about 1992 and it gradually decayed away.
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I was looking at pictures my dad took during the Mets pennet run in 69
And even back then it looked like a brand new dump.
It mostly looked unfinished to me
It’s like they built the stadium and then forgot to do anything on the other side of the wall outside the grounds. The neighborhood it was in didn’t help – it’s all chop shops and other shady businesses, so nobody hung out there when there was no game going on, thus the team had no incentive to develop the area around the park.
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That was basically Shea too, though
it didn’t look like the Vet or like Three Rivers, but Shea was a big round multipurpose stadium just like the rest.
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It takes everything that was wrong with the old Stadium
and amplifies it by making it look modern, thus reminding everyone they could have had a beautiful new stadium, but instead decided to mimic an ugly piece of crap from the 70s. It looks boxy cramped and has an ugly color scheme. It also has a monitor in dead center the size of a city block.
I fear the gaudiness will be dwarfed by that thing they are building for the Cowboys.
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
It looks like a beetle.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 16, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Only problem is the tree.
I love the colors.
I can see that.
Nit picks though.
I would even consider replacing the white with gray. Who has gray in their flag? It would be ballsy.
The white needs to go.
Gray would look much nicer and would be more suitable for the region.
The blue is too electric; needs to be less saturated, darker (the background color of the on LL would work well). The tree is really obvious and unnecessary. I’d go with something more like this:
That makes no sense to me.
The vertical layers either need to be:
Blue (water), Green (land), White/Gray (sky/mountains)
or
Green (land), white (mountains), blue (sky) [preferred]
I was trying to make it intentionally ambiguous
allowing for green (land), blue (water or mountain), gray/sky.
The Cascades and the Olympics, except for their caps, look more blueish gray from a distance than white.
I'm sorry, but that's retarded.
Water doesn’t go above land and mountains are not blue.
This is rapidly shaping up to be
the least most interesting argument ever.
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Those mountains could be yellow if they wanted to be.
Show me where it says that they can’t.
I wonder if you are expressing displeasure over your own comment
or over the public urination ordinance.
Still a problem though.
None of theses pictures have a gray sky. And living in Seattle, I’ve never seen a gray sky before, so I’m going to need a picture to prove it.
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
I prefer to think of it as undersunned
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by pdb on Apr 16, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We're not depressed, we're Vitamin D-challenged.
by Matthew on Apr 16, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you have that much vitamin D it's not fair to all the other vitamins
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by pdb on Apr 16, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If we got to keep Bangor, I'd like our chances.
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There's two of those sections
One on either side of the Mohegan Sun restaurant, which is what the wall contains. How you can spend a billion dollars on a ballpark and have even one obstructed view seat is beyond me.
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Fuck the Mohegan Sun.
They shuffle the shoe after only two of the six decks, so you can’t count cards there.
Fuck them.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
How dare they try to prevent people from cheating
those bastards.
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How dare they try to prevent people from gaming the system
and cutting into their profit margins.
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Yes.
How dare they.
The whole point of having systems is so one can game them.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
That's your perspective certainly.
They have systems so that they can use Floridian tourists and tipsy fratboys like ATM machines.
That's Racist
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
Frat boys aren't a race. They're a plague.
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by pdb on Apr 16, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
To my knowledge
Neither I or any of my fraternity brothers have devastated any community to the point where the CDC had to be called in
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
past performance is no indicator of future results
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Thats not even remotely true
past performance is very often an indicator of future results. You sir on clearly not an actuary
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I wish there was a way I could accurately convey my pleasure of this comment over the internet
But there really isn’t. Other than ‘well f*cking done’.
You mean automatic shufflers? Yeah. But they can do other things to throw off a count.
Like cutting deep into the shoe or burning a card at random.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
I heard about this the other day
It’s 2009, you would think the architects of today being paid millions by the wealthiest organization in baseball would have figured out how to give every seat an unobstructed view of the field.
If they actually cared about fans that can only afford bleacher seats you'd be correct
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I cannot wait for both NY teams to get hosed this year on revenue
because they’ve lost the IBanks buying luxury suites and have priced out everyone else.
I thought they were saying that Yankee Stadium was going to sell out easily, though
because of novelty of the new park. Maybe they get killed next year though
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe. We'll see.
I more expect it to end up like Paul’s comment below about Citi.
From looking at both parks, and living in the area of NYC/Philly
I can honestly say if I’ve got a desire to go to a ballgame, I’m going to CB. I’ll probably go to Citi a few times, because that at least looks somewhat decent, but if I ever have a desire to head to Yankee Stadium for a non-Mariner game, I’ll just go down to the Borgata and spend my day there.
According to my friend at Shea last night
the upper deck was almost completely full, and the lower bowl was maybe half full.
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I'm surprised the Yankees didn't force Bronx County to build a new courthouse at taxpayer expense
to make the view exactly as it was in the old place.
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My favorite part is how the sight lines in Yankee stadium suck
and they went to great pains to recreate those shitty lines. Plus the pushed back field level seats.
ahahahaha
If they were going to go retro they could have at least made it look like Old Yankee Stadium
The walls were all 20' high, too.
Someone should recreate that.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Something about the team in the dugout does seem different.
If the M’s continue doing well all the talking heads will attribute it to chemistry.
Fear the NPE
I'm going to start calling Griffey "The Chemist"
because it’s obviously all down to him.
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I did laugh when he walked over to Silva and Bedard and sat in their laps forcing them to make room on the bench.
Fear the NPE
That was fucking hilarious.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Like the proverbial mother given the burst of strength needed to lift the car off of her baby
Winning has given Washburn the strength to lift the bus off of Kenji
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Wait, you mean the chemistry didn't cause the winning?
ESPN will beg to differ sir, who am I to believe?
Fear the NPE
I'd go with John Kruk, he seems like he knows what he's talking about and he's got a great haircut
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The great haircut is the only thing that matters.
“Best team in baseball.”
Love,
ESPN
WELCOME TO THE ZONE.
Most of my friends are already telling me about how much better the team is now
because they are trying so much harder because Griffey is on the team. So annoying.
ICHIRO!
I interviewed Ichiro on the field after and it was the most relaxed, and joyful I have seen him in a long time. He gave the line of, it is nice to homer in a game Jr. homers in and it is nice to tie a Japanese record, but the most fulfilling aspect of the night was setting the record of the two lightest guys in MLB (Endy) hitting homeruns in the the same game.
This signature space for rent.
My favorite Ichiro quote from that interview
(paraphrasing)
Drayer: So was hitting that grand slam your way of saying “I’m back?”
Ichiro (through Baron): For me, “I’m back” is more like an infield single.
by appleshampoo on Apr 16, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I really wish Baseball-Reference would update more quickly than it currently does.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions
Every morning would be nice.
They still have the standings as of Wednesday.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 16, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he's talking about online access
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I know that.
I was just wondering why he gets MLB.tv since he lives in the NW, but then I remembered after I commented that he also cheers for the Cardinals.
Maybe this has been brought up higher, but a few things...
-Why exactly was Kenji lifted from the game so early? I know he doesn’t run well but Rob Johnson is no speed demon. One wonders if it had to do with Washburn or Wak not liking the pitch calling.
-Mark Lowe was throwing really fucking hard and seemed to be hitting his spots. I don’t want to extrapolate too much from an inning of work, but between him, Kelley and Morrow it’s starting to look like we’ve got a solid top of the bullpen.
-Endy Chavez now has 18 homers in some 2300 PA. Jered Weaver’s mother must be proud.
-We’re not last in walks anymore! The Giants Astros and Pirates are all less patient than the M’s. The bad news is, those teams are hopelessly bad.
-The team is currently last in LD% (15.5) and very near the top in GB%. The fact that they’ve been scoring runs in spite of a lack of patience and a dismal BIP profile suggests that the winning is not likely to continue for very long. However, I don’t think any true MLB team really ever hits fewer than 18% liners, and most tend to be in the 19-21 range. I guess my point is that as lucky as we’ve been in eking out the wins over these nine games, we’re due for an offensive boost as players like Beltre, Lopez, and Branyan (and Clement? please?) come around.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 16, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions
Kenji had a strained hamstring or something suffered running out a hit
As long as we don’t strike out a lot, GBs have a decent chance to become hits. We’re getting a lot of hits right now, so I’m not really surprised at how many runs we’ve scored.
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
This is crazy nitpicking, but
it seems like it would have made sense to pinch run with Tui or something and then just bring in Johnson to catch after the inning. For one, he’s presumably faster than Johnson, but we’d also be totally screwed in the unlikely event Johnson gets hurt running the base paths or on a play at the plate.
Worked out ok though, and Safeco might have spontaneously combusted if we even briefly added a Tuiasosopo to the awesomeness of that game.
Then you burn your only capable PH by putting him at 3B.
The risk is pretty well worth it.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, Rob Johnson is apparently not slow
by seattlebruin on Apr 16, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is our bench short? I thought with Ichiro back it'd be at full strength
You still have Cedeno, Wlad, and Sweeney, at least.
But you’re right. The 4th is too early in the game for that. For some reason I thought it happened a couple innings later
Johjima was lifted while standing at third base.
You don’t necessarily need fast legs standing at third base. I will submit, though, that Johnson almost screwed up by hesitating 10 feet from the plate and should have been thrown out. But if he had kept running, it wouldn’t have been such a big deal.
They were checking him out when he was at first and clearly gimpy.
If you were going to PR, that was the time.
by waldo rojas on Apr 16, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
But he wasn't lifted until he got to third base.
They didn’t know how bad the injury was until he ran from first to third. So when the choice was made, it doesn’t make sense to send in Tui over Rob Johnson.
By the way, since I know there were a few others here who have Directv and were having problems with random commercials like I was
I emailed their customer service last night and here’s what I got for a response this morning:
Dear Mr. Gossler,
Thanks for writing. I see you’ve been one of our long time customer and I would like to let you know that we appreciate your business. I’m sorry to learn about the inconvenience you have had with the DIRECTV commercials.
We insert our announcements based on the schedules we receive from the program providers. On rare occasions, channel programming schedules change and we may not always receive notification in time to adjust our announcement.
In this particular case, channel 687 Fox Sports NorthWest likely did not give us timely or accurate information. I am forwarding your email on to them so that we may get this resolved in a timely fashion.
Sincerely,
Mare V. – 100260692
DIRECTV Customer Service
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
Yankee Stadium is now chanting "We Want Swisher!"
This coming after the Yankees give up 9 runs and are now losing 10-1.
Yikes.
I was following that game passively and looked away at 1-1 with runners 2nd and 3rd. Check back and it’s 10-1? That’s some blowup.
Or they can go right on ahead and keep losing.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 16, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I need them to win more games than the Red Sox because of the BtB challenge.
But hey, maybe we can offload Batista on them.
nobody cares about your fantasy teams
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Well then you should have picked the Red Sox
Because the Yankees don’t look very good.
They never look good in April, and they’re without their All-World 3rd baseman, granted – but there’s something that’s just missing right now.
And it can stay missing. For ever and ever and ever.
It's amazing Pujols succeeded despite not having a position for three years
he could have ended up like Bobby Bonilla
by JI on Apr 16, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That Mark Langston trade has been given new life.
Langston —> RJ —> Freddy —> Reed —> Heilman —> Olson/Cedeno
Here is the total rundown of players connected with the Langston trade:
Randy Johnson
Brian Holman
Gene Harris
Will Taylor
Freddy Garcia
Carlos Guillen
John Halama
Ramon Santiago
Juan Gonzalez (minor leaguer)
Jeremy Reed
Miguel Olivo
Mike Morse
Nathanael Mateo
Miguel Ojeda
Franklin Gutierrez
Endy Chavez
Aaron Heilman
Jason Vargas
Mike Carp
Maikel Cleto
Ezequiel Carrera
Ronny Cedeno
Garrett Olson
That is insane. Would be interesting to know if there was another player who turned into so much. I also found this fun fact regarding Mark Langston:
Langston did several voices for the 1990s TV show “Captain Planet”.
This man is the most underrated human being in history!
by Wilder. on Apr 16, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 10 recs
Rec'd for research.
23 players? Damn.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 16, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, but you missed one:
the M’s included a PTBNL in the deal with the Expos: Mike Campbell.
I missed a lot then.
I was only including players that the Mariners received in return.
I think the most amazing thing about the list is how many generations (6) the trade goes back. And with the recent haul of players, this could continue for a few generations more.
Since this is somewhat of an OFFTOP at this point I will say
that oh my GOD Paul’s Boutique is a fucking stellar album. I haven’t listened to it in about 10 years, and I pulled it out this morning and had forgotten and am freshly blown away by how awesome it is.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It's so far ahead of anything they did before it it's not even funny
There were a few songs since that were close to it (Sabotage being the main one) but no album they’ve done has come close.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I really think that OT stuff should stay on the sidebar
by JI on Apr 16, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Narrow your browser window to three inches wide and you'll have to scroll over to see this
PRESTO
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I like the way you think
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Apr 16, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome
Yankees fan suing for being ejected last year during God Bless America:
I hope he wins.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
Those rebellious Campeaus.
The suit says the man, Bradford Campeau-Laurion, 30, of Astoria, Queens, was the victim of religious and political discrimination.
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