26-29, Chart
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 5, 2009 11:44 PM PDT
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Biggest Contribution: King Felix, +32.1%
Biggest Suckfest: Wladimir Balentien, -50.7%
Most Important AB: Sweeney homer, +10.8%
Most Important Pitch: Wlad error, -36.2%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): +44.6%
Total Contribution by Lineup: -94.6%
Total Contribution by Opposition: 0.0%
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Was at the game tonight
Sick catch by Gutierrez only made Balentien’s comedy of errors in left field look even worse. Gutierrez saved the game, only to have Balentien hand it right back. Dick.
I was there at the game and Guti's catch made me jizz in my pants and I started bowing.
The Wlad play I knew was gonna be close since he misread the ball and had to go back AND IT BOUNCED OFF HIS FUCKING GLOVE!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
The time has indeed arrived, for a new fourth outfielder.
And as of this moment, an upgrade will be an easily attainable goal.
If only Franklin was more black..he would have jumped so much higher to catch the ball tonight.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I hate you both
for making me feel more shitty
I was at this game
Denny Stark proceeded to ruin my night further.
by JamMasterJesus on Jun 6, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the best subthread of the season
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 6, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I love how he's clutching the leg that has all the dirt on it, as if his source of power ran dry.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Worst game of the year for me.
Kelly going down, plus Stark’s epic fail was a double-cockpunch that ruined my whole week.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
In retrospect it is a perfect summation of our season to this point.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 6, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
All i know about Poochie is that he's hip, and amazing in every sense of the word.
I don’t think thats too much
by JamMasterJesus on Jun 6, 2009 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha god damnit.
This shit is probably waaaay funnier to me than it should be due to the alcohol in my system, but I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time.
If thats a Johjima nut shot that im seeing, my life is complete.
by JamMasterJesus on Jun 6, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I never ever thought I would see the glory that is a Kenji and a Vidro nutshot in one thread.
I think my head might explode.
I like how Rob Johnson stands over his corpse
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 6, 2009 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
He's such a nice guy
He’s probably asking ‘are you alright?’
How caring!
by JamMasterJesus on Jun 6, 2009 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Literally the first thought in my head after I found this
was ‘How the fuck could he not get a job?’
I, for one, think it's about time that we round up a posse.
I was rooting for Balentien for months and was really enjoying his progress, but after today, I’ve become convinced that he should be hung from a tree in front of his family. Also, we should set fire to Don Wakamatsu’s home.
LIGHT YOUR TORCHES!
I didn't see the game.
What retard thing did Wlad do tonight?
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
God fucking damn it.
Now Wlad’s going to be Rob Johnson 2.0 around here for a few weeks. Fuck.
The difference, of course, is that Balentien has plate approach problems that Major League pitchers can easily exploit, while Jones does not.
Not to nearly the same extent at least. Also, Jones has hit at the MLB level while Wlad has not. And Jones is younger. And plays CF quite well.
I understand what you’re going for Marc, but c’mon. Wlad might be somewhat useful at some point but Jones is light years ahead of him.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 6, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think this is a comparison of AJ to Wlad now
it’s a comparison of AJ when he was a young Mariner to Wlad as a young Mariner today.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 6, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand that, but I don't think it's a fair comparison.
Jones dropped some balls, but his routes and jumps were obviously improving and he was still new to the position. Wlad has always been an OFer and aside from a short period of time when he looked better in LF he doesn’t seem to have improved at all.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 6, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate to be contrarian, but every time I've seen AJ play, he's taken crappy routes.
It seems like he’s just fast enough to outrun some bad jumps. I’m no scout, so my opinion doesn’t have any real weight, but I guess I’m saying even if his routes were improving, they were, and still seem to my eyes, to be pretty bad routes.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
I wouldn't necessarily disagree.
Jones is still definitely learning as a CFer but as you said, he has the speed to overcome bad routes, whereas Wlad doesn’t. I’ve only seen him play five or six times this year, but compared to last season it really seems like he’s gotten better. His first step seems correct more often than not, which I recall being a huge problem in the (rather limited) time I saw him last year.
But like you said, this is all based on an absurdly small sample of watching the two of them play the OF. I agree that Jones still has some work to do in terms of his instincts and route running. But when he first came up he made current Wlad look like vintage Andruw Jones in terms of his fielding instincts. Even is he’s still bad at reading balls and getting to them he’s way better than he once was and he’s so athletically gifted he can overcome it more often than not.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 6, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Although I suppose it's worth pointing out that 2008 looks like an outlier at the moment
but that’s working with less than two full seasons of data so yeah.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 6, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Where the fuck was the defensive replacement?
I feel like one of the things I was most excited about Wak was the fact he understands that defensive replacements late in games is important, especially in safeco, and ESPECIALLY LEFT FUCKING FIELD. The knock on him was he wouldn’t pinch hit, and today he pinch hit and no defensive replacement. The routes he took on not only the ball in the 10th but the slicing ball away from him made him look like Raul. It’s not like Balentien’s bat is so amazing that replacing his bat with Chavez’s was going to make a difference.
God fucking damnit.
I mean for christ's sake I learned when I was 8 years old that your first step is BACK.
Always. Doesn’t matter where the ball is hit. What did Balentien do on that last fly ball? Took a step in. Even in my intramural softball league guys get yelled at for not taking the first step back.
Oh good, MLB.TV finally archived the game
Now I can see the Greek tragedy of Wlad with my own eyes.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Holy shit, that error was hilarious and pathetic at the same time.
I’ve seen Little Leaguers (and Ibanez) take cleaner routes to the ball.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Shouldn't you always play deep in the field anyway in that kind of high-leverage situation?
I mean, Gutz can get away with playing in, because he’s Gutz, but what the hell was Wlad thinking out there?
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
With a man on second, you're most concerned about preventing singles
so playing shallower helps accomplish that.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 6, 2009 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions
The fuckers that open this thread deserve to have their browsers crash
by Poochie on Jun 6, 2009 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Gifs don't crash browsers.
Tis an urban legend.
"I do not buy numbers defensively. At all," Amaro said. "I look at fielding percentage. But that other business? I don’t buy it a lick."
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