Bullpen Files: Spartan Helmets and the National Anthem.

by Slurvey on Jun 7, 2009 7:15 PM PDT

National anthem + gas + ‘300’ = one happy Mariners bullpen. To the Jump!

In case if you haven't noticed the Mariner's bullpen now has a spartan helmet on it.

That was the beginning. What happened next was inexplicable. Lowe downloaded a movie – "300" – about a small group of Spartan warriors who held off thousands of Persians before finally succumbing to the numbers.

Lowe loved the film.

"I liked it, I talked to Wetteland about it and it kind of caught on a little bit at the time," Lowe said. "I thought it symbolized our mind-set in the bullpen. Being the idiots that we are, we take it to extremes."

And wait there's more...

Lowe, after talking about the bullpen, was inspired by yet another idea.

"Maybe the producers of ‘300’ will see us and they’ll send us all the gear," he said. "We could dress a batting practice dummy in the whole suit of armor out there. That would be great!"

I already saw one too many Spartans in a sporting event...

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I am Spartacus.

by msb on Jun 7, 2009 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

Yea, I don't think the producers are going to be ecstatic after reading about how Lowe "downloaded" the movie.

me so cool

by Humongo on Jun 8, 2009 3:24 AM PDT reply actions

There are perfectly legal ways to download movies.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 8, 2009 3:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Why would a guy making a major league salary do something like that legally

when he can put his career at risk instead? You should think before you post dude.

"Even the stupidest of men, by some instinct of nature, is convinced on his own that with more observations his risk of failure is diminished."
-Jacques Bernoulli Ars conjectandi 1713

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 8, 2009 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Amazon offers a download of that movie for $9.99.

by BrianL on Jun 8, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Do you like gladiator movies, Timmy?

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 8, 2009 6:51 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Have you ever been in a Turkish bullpen, Timmy?

"Even the stupidest of men, by some instinct of nature, is convinced on his own that with more observations his risk of failure is diminished."
-Jacques Bernoulli Ars conjectandi 1713

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 8, 2009 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Our 'pen is a bunch of goddamn retards

"When our team is at-bat, you can lose your focus. So we have a rule," Wetteland explained. "Every time one of our players reaches base or advances a base or scores a run, you clap your hands at least twice.

"If you’re in a conversation and don’t clap, anyone else in the bullpen can call you on it. The penalty is a head slap to the forehead.

It’s like a kindergarten class, or a softball team.

by Robert Lintott on Jun 8, 2009 6:56 AM PDT reply actions

I can't blame them for losing focus when our team is at-bat.

It’s the worst form of entertainment you can find these days.

But yeah, that is pretty pathetic when it is your job to watch the game.

by Wilder. on Jun 8, 2009 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Their job isn't to watch the game.

by Matthew on Jun 8, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions

I wish they'd do the same for the hitters

when they don’t reach base. Implemented on-field, helmet off.

"Even the stupidest of men, by some instinct of nature, is convinced on his own that with more observations his risk of failure is diminished."
-Jacques Bernoulli Ars conjectandi 1713

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 8, 2009 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions