6/10: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 3:10 PM PDT
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Hey look everybody! Yuni's back!
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Jeremy Guthrie looks like the guy that took photos at my wedding
you wouldn’t think he needed a day job.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Nice quotes from Morrow in Baker's Blog.
Sounds fully committed to spending as much time in AAA as necessary to become a good starter. Admits he was making excuses and taking the easy route staying the pen.
Of course this should have been done 3 years ago, but he’s still young enough to become at worst a middle of the rotation guy
He just needs to get his mechanics under control. I thought he flashed alot of
potential in his starts last year.
I just have confidence that he's not permantently screwed up from a mechanics standpoint.
I think with innings he’s going to be able to get his command to a level where he can at least miss alot of bats despite walking guys. And be capable of giving you enough consistency that he can fill the #3 or #4 starter role
That's cool.
We’ve given him a lot of shit for flip-flopping, and rightfully so, but it’s good to see him admit that he was wrong in making excuses.
You realize
based on your quote at the bottom being followed by “Sunshine & Lollipops”, it appears that you are genuinely happy for Yuni’s return to the lineup
Ugg, why is "he" back?
Wak must be a push-over parent.
by Sinking Away on Jun 10, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There are any number of explanations but sure, let's go ahead and assume the worst.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yuni, the sulky man-baby
Wandering around in comically oversized bonnet carrying a lollypop bigger than his head.
I don’t know why that line made me think of that, but for some reason I’m posting anyway.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jun 10, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently he had a meeting today with Wak. I'm sure he was helped by the fact
Ronny Cedeno is terrible
Baker:
By the way, on Yuniesky Betancourt, he apparently went in — on his own — to see manager Don Wakamatsu today to talk about why he’d been benched the past four games. Wakamatsu laid it all out for him — the part about having to show up to play every day, about joining his teammates for workouts. Both men had plenty to say to each other.
We need to stop pretending Cedeno is a valuable player just because
Jack traded for him. We won that trade because Heilman is pretty worthless, but to act like Cedeno is a intregal part of our future is silly.
Clue me in as to what he has done at the ML level that makes him anywhere close to a league average performer. Or heck let me know what he’s done that lends you to believe he’s even replacement level going forward
Please do not assume that I blindly love everything Zduriencik does.
I am not a fucking moron.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then how is he "far from terrible"? Maybe terrible is too strong, but
saying far from terrible indicates he’s bordering on being an average MLB player or even hinting he could be good.
At best, he’s a below average player, and this year he’s been pretty bad
Well, he was worth half a win last season in >250 PA.
Yes, he’s been bad this year but that’s based on 76 PA. The only previous year he’s been below replacement level was 2006, and he was clearly called up before he was ready. In AAA in 2007 he put up a .958 OPS.
I’m not arguing that he’s important part of the future or that he’s likely to be good. But “far from terrible” != league average SS.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The fact we could break the 5 games back barrier today is sourly offput by the fact Yuni is back in the lineup.
Get him off the fucking roster ahhhhhhh
RRS and, hell, Tui?
Maybe Woodword if they make room on the 40 man?
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
RRS and Morse :(
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jun 10, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That has to be one of the worst 5-8s in all of baseball
ugh.
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Yes most baseball teams would hate having Adrian Beltre and their third baseman and Gutierrez in centre
by Graham MacAree on Jun 10, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is Gutz batting ninth?
Betancourt richly deserves to bat last in the order. Possibly even on my eight-year-old’s T-ball team. Gutz has the 4th-best OPS (.691) on the team, closely behind Griffey (.716). The man should be batting no lower than fifth in this crappy, crappy order. Probably 2nd.
Ichiro
Gutierrez
Branyan
Griffey
Beltre
The Movie Star
And The Rest
I think bluemax was referring strictly to the offensive aspect of their games. By
indicating lineup order, I assumed he meant offensively.
So what you're saying is you don't want an ML average hitter with power at three and a slightly below average hitter at 9?
by Graham MacAree on Jun 10, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm saying the current performence of the 3-9 hitters in our lineup is arguably the worst
in major league baseball this season.
It has nothing to do with defense, their track record, or going forward into future seasons.
I am saying that on June 10th 2009, this is one of the worst 3-9 lineups being fielded in the major leagues.
I kind of like Endy
but I’d like him better as a 9th place hitter.
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Yes, the more fastballs Felix throws the more dangerous he is.
Fucking Krueger
It is dangerous though
The line drives that the hitters get could really hurt somebody
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
And I suppose being hit with a fastball rather than a change-up makes it more dangerous for the hitter too.
Maybe Krueger is onto something…
Is the girl singing the National Anthem on the radio as bad as it sounds in my noisy office?
Because she sounds pretty terrible
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
I'll drink to that
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
"Plugging up the whole, the shortstop Roberts..."
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Guthrie has thrown 3 breaking balls so far.
$5 says that’s more than Felix throws in the first inning.
angels fan in seattle
OK yes then I guess in order to collect you will have to be near an airport at the time.
angels fan in seattle
Yeah I fucked up the whole question though.
Was more interested in non-fastball pitches.
angels fan in seattle
I wondered this too.
This team carries weird fetishes and grudges against catchers.
Deep flyball, walk, flyball.
Great start, Felix!
Interesting if we flip the situation
I suspect there would be some GTE if we failed to score with first and second with no outs.
Happy to see it happen to someone else for a change.
I think he was safe,
but anything to get Yuni out of here quicker…
by SebastianPruiti on Jun 10, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions
Oh shit, I assumed that since the full half inning went by while I was gone for like 5 minutes it meant we didn't score
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So I was listening to NY Radio
…and some idiot Met fan was trying to figure out what it would take King Felix. I laughed…
by SebastianPruiti on Jun 10, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions
retards sticking dicks in other retards while on camera
by Dewey N on Jun 10, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So uhhh, Ichiro is still hitting for a good deal of power...
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
People can be wrong sometimes. Even the best like Dave, went out his way
this offseason to say Edwin Jackson “wasn’t good”. And now he’s been one of the most valuable pitcher in baseball during the first half.
Of course the difference is that there was every reason to believe that Jackson wasn't good
and the fact that Churchill’s track record is nowhere near as good as Dave’s.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully it's nothing serious and he's just day to day.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Fouled a ball off his knee and is out now
Chavez to center and Wlad in for him in left
Sweet Odin's Throne in Valhalla really?
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is an awesome exclamation.
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Cmon quick outs!
That storm looks quite ominous…
by seattlesundevil on Jun 10, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions
do you get it because harold shortens to harry and wieters sounds like weiners i just thought of this today
by Dewey N on Jun 10, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Speaking of which, did Corco finally get banned for good?
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Seems like he hasn't posted in quite a while.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Idaho/America/Ford/Hawk Harrelson sucks!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Hasn't logged in since May 10
could just be really busy, it is finals time at Wyoming after all
by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, are we talking intentionally or unintentionally?
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 10, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hilarious is hilarious,
and Corco’s made me laugh quite a few times.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 10, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
You guys LAY OFF. Fogel is GREAT for LL.
by Poochie on Jun 10, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is all this some sort of
post-modern reverse psychology comedy act?
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 10, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Yuni has not come that close to a ball up the middle in about 3 years.
Maybe my brain is playing tricks on me but that actually looked like effort.
Oh my God no
So tired of that ankle scaring the shit out of me
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As long as he can continue to pitch it's fine.
The bad thing is once you roll an ankle bad you have propensity to do it again. I sprained mine realllllly bad probably 5 years ago and I don’t know how many times I’ve rolled the same one since then.
That's weird, I sprained my ankle really badly about 2 years ago and haven't had any problems since
But I broke my wrist about a year ago and it’s still pretty weak
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Injury?
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So John Lackey is sucking again
3 IP 10 H 7 R 6 ER 1 BB 2 SO 1 HR 68 pitches 41 strikes
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I thought it was some new
form of poetry I wasn’t aware of.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 10, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sorry Taco Bell
but “melty” is not really that attractive of an adjective.
Yuni and I will kiss at the end and it will be scandalous because we are both black
by Dewey N on Jun 10, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
But...but...
Kutner’s dead, and that had some sort of…effect, I guess. And did you check out that bisexual chick? Yowza. Fox.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 10, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You may have just reset my sarcasm meter.
I dunno, this POS might be broken
But
wasn’t he Mexican?
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Nope.
Probably won’t this year. Not enough wins. Can’t finish his shit.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 10, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Robert's face can assure you that Felix is capable of finishing
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
I'm sure if I would let it stay on my face till it crusted or if I would try and save some for a rainy day
by Robert on Jun 10, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
You left out a word and also this is a whole new level of gross
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You need to decide who's going to have whose way between you and Felix.
I’ve heard it both ways now.
103 pitches, still cruising pretty good though.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Yep, looks like he's done.
Good job Felix.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
The Angels seem to hate John Lackey
5IP 9R 8ER 11H 2BB 2SO 2HR 58% strikes thrown.
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Perhaps it's time to consider that Lackey just isn't good anymore
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't checked velocities
is there the possibility he is still hurt? If he just sucks now that’s probably better for us than him being hurt and having a chance to get healthy and be good again.
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I don't see anything in his velocity figures
he just doesn’t miss bats like he did in his peak. He’s a #3 who’s going to be a #4 pretty soon.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if Angels fans have accepted this yet
I’m assuming no given that they think Joe Saunders and Matt Palmer are awesome.
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Considering the ridiculous amount of success Saunders has had.
I honestly can’t blame him. Adenhart or no Adenhart, that is a damn lucky team.
I can't give you an answer without a defined average
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then I guess you're just a flaming faggot
by Dewey N on Jun 10, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
What if I were one of them single gays?
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Whenever I try to use my own material people just steal the successful stuff and run it into the ground so from now on I'm just going to copy and paste other peoples' old comments
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then I guess you're just a flaming faggot
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He could end up being an excellent plahair
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe the Rays game will go into extras
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:35 PM 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
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HE LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BEAN CARLOS BELTRAN IN THE FACETICLES
by Dewey N on Jun 10, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yuniesky Betancourt tried to turn a double play but instead hit himself in the head with a hammer and yelled "derp!"
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 10, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I try to force it sometimes. Every so often I'll send a text to Matthew that says "MARINERS!" and he'll respond with a text that says "MARINERS!" and we'll both laugh and smile at the memory of it all.
by Dewey N on Jun 10, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
With a DH that hits .205 with almost no power or legs?
by Rachmaninoff on Jun 10, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
"That's why they call it average"
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The DA, Sims? Jack McCoy doesn't appreciate that nickname.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Hahaha.
Is this new as of this thread? Or have I somehow missed it. It’s great.
Did Trevor Hoffman just walk into the building?
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Putz blaming Seattle doctors for his current injury condition.
Why did he have to become such a douche after leaving?
He was traded in December.
He didn’t ask the Mets doctors whether he should have something done with the bone spur, if he was worried about the Seattle doctor’s recommendation?
Awesome.
That was a thoroughly enjoyable baseball game.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
I wish I was a professional baseball player.
Brad Adams: What did you like out of Guthrie’s pitches tonight, when you hit your two homeruns?
Katal: Well he was throwing his best stuff. Too bad I was still able to tee-off on it!
Brad: !!!
Katal: Yeah. Sup, Guthrie. Does that anger you? Do you want one of your teammates to throw at me, now? Do it, I like getting on base. That’s the only retaliation you have available, after all. Sure as hell can’t get me out.
Real baseball players are never cool enough.
by katal on Jun 10, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
These Ws are important to Felix
and the bullpen has blown at least 2 that seemed in the bag. I want Felix to be happy.
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