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The 2009 Draft: Open Thread

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I'll start this one off with the news that BA thinks the first four picks are locked down: Strasburg, Ackley, Tate, and Sanchez.

Knock yourselves out. GTE is in effect when the Nationals go on the clock. I'll throw up reaction threads after each of our picks, too.

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Dustin is my new favorite player already.

…assuming he plays second base in the majors.

by JamMasterJesus on Jun 9, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

In happy news

Only two people in baseball have told me that my “Case for Dustin Ackley” was the dumbest thing they read today. Yay.

by davidcameron on Jun 9, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions  

It made me happy

Or at least more satisfied with the M’s consolation prize.

Then again, I’m still convinced that if we drafted Strasburg he’d be converted to a closer inside of 6 months.

IF I WAS MANAGER I'D HAVE A FIST FIGHT WITH YUNI RIGHT NOW AND KNOCK HIS FUCKING MONKEY HEAD CLEAN OFF (~EM)

by seattlecougar on Jun 9, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

We will break every one of SBN's servers

it will be a 4,000 comment, all caps thread, and it will be glorious

by seattlebruin on Jun 9, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

The "new comments" notification

will be so large, we’ll all get JI’d and banned from our accounts.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 9, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I imagine it would be something like a Puputan:
A Balinese mass ritual suicide is called a puputan. Major puputan occurred in 1906-1908 when Balinese kingdoms faced overwhelming Dutch colonial forces. The root of the Balinese term puputan is puput, meaning ‘finishing’ or ‘ending’. It is an act that is more symbolic than strategic; the Balinese are “a people whose genius for theatre is unsurpassed” and a puputan is viewed as “the last act of a tragic dance-drama”.7

by Decatur on Jun 9, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll drop my pants at work.

and will post a picture.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 9, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now we're talkin baseball!

Like Reggie, Quisenberry. Talkin baseball! Carew and Gaylord Perry

by royalcurve on Jun 9, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Isn't that what got us the rashy ass in the first place?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jun 9, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would be so upset!

I don’t know what would make me happy again!

by mark sobba on Jun 9, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

He's scary smart

How did he know this would happen!?

IF I WAS MANAGER I'D HAVE A FIST FIGHT WITH YUNI RIGHT NOW AND KNOCK HIS FUCKING MONKEY HEAD CLEAN OFF (~EM)

by seattlecougar on Jun 9, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Silly Beane

He should have known we’ll just trade for Everyday Eddie if we don’t get Strasburg.

IF I WAS MANAGER I'D HAVE A FIST FIGHT WITH YUNI RIGHT NOW AND KNOCK HIS FUCKING MONKEY HEAD CLEAN OFF (~EM)

by seattlecougar on Jun 9, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me too!

It will be a glorious day! On cheezburger day at safeco, Jeff will become so enraged by the Mariners that he will enable my glorious coup and this will become an Angels site, at least for the day.

It will be awesome.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 9, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is my most favorite picture ever.

I don’t even mind watching him pitch because just the thought of him reminds me of that picture.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jun 9, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have a soft spot for it too.

Even though that series SUCKED.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 9, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Stupid work, I'm only gonna be able to catch the first half hour of this.

Please Mariners, do good.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions  

I hope I don't get fired from work this afternoon

Because from 3-5 I will not be accomplishing anything. Or even pretending to.

IF I WAS MANAGER I'D HAVE A FIST FIGHT WITH YUNI RIGHT NOW AND KNOCK HIS FUCKING MONKEY HEAD CLEAN OFF (~EM)

by seattlecougar on Jun 9, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

They're both still in the league?

I hate them both for different reasons.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Insiders Mock Draft Pick Drew Storen? at # 27

Reliever to be turned into a starter who likely is going to be a reliever again? Dude imagine 9 closers, Shorten that game!

by superJAYdude7 on Jun 9, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions  

The only thing

Remotely interesting about today’s game is that Yuni is out for the fourth straight game.

by ThundaPC on Jun 9, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions  

His chances of getting cockpunched are at a fairly constant 75%.

His chances of getting cockpunched by the LL mods, on the other hand…

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 9, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not sure where to post this, since it's not draft related, but this is where the people are, so whatever.

Per Baker, Yuni is not playing again today; Cedeno gets the start at SS. Burke also gets catching duties.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions  

HAHAH!!!1

Oh wait, you jokers are serious?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jun 9, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Reggie Bush hate is so passe

he’s actually better than most of the haters give him credit for.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ingrained reaction

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by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

OJ Mayo is a fine young man

and an up and coming basketball player.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

MLB TV broadcasting live

at 3. But isn’t this a conference call? I can just picture a bunch of analysists commenting on a speaker phone and it portends awesomeness.

More looking forward to #27 and #33 than I am #2

by Benjamin(not Ben) on Jun 9, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Rounds 4 through 50 will be on a conference call.

The first three are televised, with a grumpy commish at the lectern and everything.

by Teej on Jun 9, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fogel, ladies and gentleman!

Try the Mung Bean Frittata and tip your waitresses.

by abender20 on Jun 9, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

jason churchill talks rumor of seattle looking at Max Walla

Conor Glassey has a baseball America write up about him as well on his blog :)

by superJAYdude7 on Jun 9, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Can we take

a baron? Think of the monocle promotions!

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 9, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone can be a baron

Now on sale for under $200!

IF I WAS MANAGER I'D HAVE A FIST FIGHT WITH YUNI RIGHT NOW AND KNOCK HIS FUCKING MONKEY HEAD CLEAN OFF (~EM)

by seattlecougar on Jun 9, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

It kind of delights me that Americans

are so pathetically gullible—in a queasily depressing way, of course.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 9, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Friend in non-M's organization

“If you guys are feeling spendy, you might get Ackley and Crow. I don’t think he’s going in the first round if Seattle doesn’t take him.”

by davidcameron on Jun 9, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Wizzle wozzle

I need to have a change of pants handy

by Graham MacAree on Jun 9, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe this is what the payroll cut was about?

"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 9, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, payroll is separate from draft budget

but it is not unheard of for an organization undergoing changes to shift resources from one department to another. But I have no idea how they handle these things and I don’t see why they would ever disclose such a thing. Certainly it is the kind of move they would want to keep under the radar so as not to tip their hand for the draft.

"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 9, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know what I would do if this happened.

But it may not be legal, and I may not remember it.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Callis now saying the first seven picks look "fairly certain."
1. Nationals: San Diego State righthander Stephen Strasburg.
2. Mariners: North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley.
3. Padres: Georgia HS outfielder Donavan Tate.
4. Pirates: Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez.
5. Orioles: California HS righthander Matt Hobgood.
6. Giants: Georgia HS righthander Zack Wheeler.
7. Braves: Vanderbilt lefthander Mike Minor.
8. Reds: North Carolina righhander Alex White.

by Teej on Jun 9, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Used to?

Yeah, Howie’s still in charge…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jun 9, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Call me skeptical...

Or a victim of learned helplessness…

With 27 I can see it. Certainly they’re going to have to go over slot for #2, and all signs do point to opening up funds at 27. But I will literally shit my pants if they take over-slot guys with 2, 27, & 33. I’m pretty sure the talent’s going to be there at 27 & 33. I don’t see them not picking Ackley due to slotting vs demands, but I can see them going cheap on both 27 & 33. I really really really hope what McNamara said in the TNT this morning is true. Screw slotting. Screw bonus demands. Get as much talent as you can in the draft. That is, after all, the point, right?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jun 9, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right.

All I’m saying is that Howard’s still in charge of the funds. If, say we’ve already picked Ackley (duh) and Crow happens to fall to 27 because of bonus demands, you think this organizational philosophy has changed enough to say “eff the slotting system!” and the M’s “bang” him there?

I’m skeptical, that’s all I’m saying…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jun 9, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate the idea of going under slot at #33

when there’s still top shelf talent available.
Seems like we’ll be cutting enough payroll in other places to justify maximizing our attempts to rebuild.

by johnbai on Jun 9, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Break the bank there too!

Anything to start a serious push to build a .600 club. Mortgage the future! Let the kids figure out how to pay for it!

by johnbai on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's dumb, John.

The team doesn’t have an unlimited budget.

by Matthew on Jun 9, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was being a little hyperbolic there.

But I would like to see the team take an investment risk on the whole. They’ve been very fiscally prudent in the last decade… but they need to make some calculated gambles at some point. Their revenue stream is going to collapse more because of being perennial cellar-dwellers than because of the poor economy. After all, the great depression didn’t really hurt booze or Hollywood. People will always spend for escapism… so long as the quality is decent.

by johnbai on Jun 9, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

They've pumped out top 10 payrolls + huge outlays in latin america and elsewhere abroad.

Criticize how the money has been spent, but criticizing how much money is spent is just dumb.

by Matthew on Jun 9, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Even with Rick Porcello in the ROY race?

I’m going to be pissed if the Yanks/Sawx grab him.

by marc w on Jun 9, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not when you were 7.

Original, only, of course.

Fruity sugar rush.

by msb on Jun 9, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I used to love it when I was a kid

I’m guessing because when you chew on it it’s like 10 different kinds of sugar are having an orgy in your mouth

by OlSalty on Jun 9, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

BP's live roundtable is up.

Link.

KG:

Speaking of high school arms – all of those guys looking for huge money? They’re all dropping . . . bigtime. Could all clear the top ten picks unless Detroit bites. Matzek, Purke, Miller and Turner will create a lot of tough decisions for teams picking in the middle of the first round.

Finding a home for Kyle Gibson, as well as last year’s unsigned arms (Scheppers and Crow) is becoming more and more of a challenge.

by Teej on Jun 9, 2009 2:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Amazing

I had a feeling this might happen this morning but I thought some teams would over pay. Guess everyone is getting smarter in baseball.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm

Maybe smarter is the wrong choice as passing on top talent isn’t necessarily smart.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wilbon recommends that the Nationals not take Strasburg.

I can’t believe I ever watched ESPN and took it seriously.

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions  

It's actually Link from Legend of Zelda.

I don’t know where from, though.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Incorrect

It’s from the CD-i Abominations.

link

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's from a shitty CD video game.

They paid Nintendo for the license to his image.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jun 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

doh!

Beaten.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

See my link above

there was a terrible set of games for the ill fated Phillips CD-i based on the Legend of Zelda.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

No I did not.

Not even close.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jun 9, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Things that make me happy I still live in DC

The huge Draft Party Strasburgasm they’re hosting at Nats Park with the free t-shirts and the broadcast of the draft at 6pm EDT before the game against the Reds. But especially the fact that I don’t think that’s going to happen in the midst of the considerable thunderstorm that rolled in about ten minutes ago.

by pmc47 on Jun 9, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Tony Gwynn is still getting fatter.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Strasburg's got the cliche's down.

Crash Davis would be proud.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

It should still be in the morning.

3 in the afternoon is stupid.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

MLB.com is making it sound like

Drew Storen is #10.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 2:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Time is moving too slow

Lets go ahead and jump forward 5 minutes

by Brian Floyd on Jun 9, 2009 2:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Teehee!

Wheeler’s makeup is attractive.

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Wait...

Because he has a BROTHER who played in the Yankees org and his other little brother has survived surgeries… that means HE is a poised pitcher?

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions  

'He has a brother who has survived more than 6 heart surgeries!'

I don’t actually think that’s a point in Zach Wheeler’s favour

by Graham MacAree on Jun 9, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions  

START NOW GODDAMNIT!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:00 PM PDT reply actions  

mlb.com feed is ahead of the MLB Network broadcast

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh god oh god oh god this is exciting.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

PICK NOW I HAVE TO GO TO WORK IN A HALF HOUR GODDAMNIT!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions  

JUST DO THIS FUCKING THING!

GET IT OVER WITH!
CRUSH MY HEART AND GET IT OVER WITH!

by mark sobba on Jun 9, 2009 3:04 PM PDT reply actions  

IT HAS BEEN FIVE MINUTES, PICK NOW

PICK NOW PICK NOW PICK NOW

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions  

I HAVE TO GO TO BED GET PICKING YOU FUCKTARDS

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions  

lol maths.

Division by 10 makes it simpler!

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's a minor issue, but it still bugs me.

The difference between a guy having 55 power and 65 power is a great deal, but hearing that a guy has “5.5 power” versus “6.5” power" makes it sound like it’s “only” a point’s worth of difference. It’s dumb, but the 2-8 scale has always bugged me.

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

No I'm with you.

I’m just trollin’.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

START THE DRAFT YOU RETARDS!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions  

"Aside from signability, how do you assess talent?"

Well personally I would think you’d synthesize talent and signability as two independent components to figure out how to draft. But that’s just me.

by pmc47 on Jun 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions  

A FUCKING COMMERCIAL?!?!?!

FUCK THE UNITED STATES, MORE BBC LESS RETARDED AMERICAN TV.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Only in America do we think it's actually okay

To PAY for cable television and still get commercials.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pet Peeve: "the number one pick is coming up in minutes."

Yeah? So is the 2010 first pick. The 2043 first round pick is also coming up in minutes. There’s no difference.

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions  

BS

How many kids are unhappy with two doubles and one K?

by Rachmaninoff on Jun 9, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions  

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Selig seems sober this time.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions  

LEARN HOW TO STATE THE OBVIOUS LESS YOU FUCKTARD

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions  

AckleY!

wait what?

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions  

AND WE'RE OFF!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions  

ARGHHHHHHHHH WHAT NOW?!?!?!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions  

I hope Buhner has tied up the Washington reps

and has them in the coat closet. Don’t let them pick!

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Our lives are about to be changed forever.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions  

FUCK FANS OF THE NATIONALS

I WANT THEIR PAIN TO BE TOTAL IN FIVE MINUTES TIME.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

20 years ago stats sucked!

McDonald probably had a lot of wins and a great defense behind him in college! Things are different now!

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow

I wasn’t expecting this level of….excitement around here. I’m eager too, but yikes!

by jimmimoose on Jun 9, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

CAPS LOCK ON BITCHES!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Ben McDonald....

Maybe there shouldn’t have been the hype, but seriously, McDonald was every bit as hyped as Strasburg coming out of LSU.

by marc w on Jun 9, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

The Nats have 1 minute left!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions  

15 seconds!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Here comes a shocker.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

AWW DAMMIT!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

NOOOOOOO

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

STRABURG!...

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Poo

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Booooooo!

Ah well. Better the Nationals than a team in the AL.

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

There's a surprise

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

FUCK YOU WASHINGTON

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

We're on the clock!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

God well that sucked

there was just this tiny little part of me that really thought they’d pass

by seattlebruin on Jun 9, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

I figure a thread that's just ripe with potential GTE

Needs proper emotional visual response. To be fair, that picture doesn’t work shrunk down…

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sadly yes

he keeps posting Anime :(

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me?

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

They're completely worksafe.

I’m not posting anything questionable.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jun 9, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm over it already!

Go Ackley!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions  

STARTING TO SWEAT...

Don’t say Crow, Don’t say Crow. Don’t draft a reliever…

by Mariner Optimist on Jun 9, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions  

I am so sad that Jay doesn't get to announce the pick.

That was always the best part about the phone calls.

by msb on Jun 9, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions  

I believe we've played more than 18 games since September 10 2008

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

On the bright side.

By the last week of the season, we were in a three-way race with Washington and SD. At least we get the second pick.

by katal on Jun 9, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bone!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions  

Who is he sat with?

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

50 seconds!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions  

That was like going over to your girlfriends house to get dumped.

Everyone knew it was going to happen, but still they fucking took forever to do it.

by mark sobba on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions  

HERE WE GO!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions  

BUM BUM BUM!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

WOOOO!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

ACKLEY!!!!!!!!! WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

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by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

PHEW

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

ACKLEY!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

there we go

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

WHAT THE FUCK SANCHEZ?!?!?!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

WE DIDN'T FUCK IT UP!

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions  

His first name is Dustin god dammit

I’m on a level of humor so far above you fuckers

by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 9, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

A Dustin who can hit the high inside fastball!

You got slurved!

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by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:22 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I had gotten over Strasburg...

And bought into the Ackley anticipation so much, that I probably wouldve been disappointed if the Nats passed on Strasburg and we had got him.

by ARock on Jun 9, 2009 3:23 PM PDT reply actions  

OH yeah I forgot SD is on the clock...

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Donovan Tate eh?

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Can I just say how goddammed happy I am to see the Nats draft Strasburg?

And that said happiness will be exceeded only when they actually sign him?

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions  

I was in a win/win situation.

Either the Nats took him or the M’s did.

But Nats deserved and needed him more.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I can only speak for myself.

And it was Lookout Landing, ironically enough — oh the irony is ever so briny, salty-sweet, isn’t it? — that brought Strasburg to my attention.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

They're a pathetic joke for a reason.

Need, sure. Deserve? What does that even mean?

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 9, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

There's no denying that you're right.

But their symbolic sins have hopefully been purged away with the shitcanning of Bowden, so let’s have a glorious rebirth!

(Nevermind the fact that Lerners are beginning to look like Loria North.)

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well now that we're even

You can give us Bryce Harper in 2010

by JLC on Jun 9, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

That blog is a travesty.

I wish Chris Needham hadn’t hanged his spikes up. The Nats blogosphere is terrible.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Soon they won't!

Not with a Cy Young/MVP pitcher anchoring their rotation!

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Which is more than you can say for Jim Bowden.

Although I will give him Nick Johnson.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Andy MacPhail has Adam Jones.

And Chris Tillman!
And George Sherrill!
And that other guy!

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually, I got it just fine.

I merely preferred to creatively reinterpret the meaning to go off on my own little Don Quixote ride.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

(for the record: your point was that one or even two CYA quality pitchers does not in any way guarantee a competitive team.)

But here’s the thing: at least it was something to root for, to really focus your love upon. That would be Strasburg for the Nats, even if they continued to be abysmal in the immediate future.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't we all?

But you sure loved it when Felix hit that Grand Slam…(wait was that in May?)

Bedard being hurt and ineffective all season long sure didn’t help things either.

Also, Sexson.

Also, Cairo.

Also, Jesus Christ nearly everything about that season.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

My past was already miserable; I'm inured to it by now.

And honestly, that’s a better kind of miserable than “Pirates” style miserable. It was the sort of miserable that built character. Bad character.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

SAnchez meh!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Jorge Sanchez?

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 9, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

JORGE SANCHEZ

AHAHAHA I LOVE YOU SELIG

by JLC on Jun 9, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Bahahaha

He is drunk

My Mariners blog - SodoMojo

by gregrabble on Jun 9, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

It's GMZ!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

GMZ LIVE ON MLB.COM! NOW!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't pay extra for it

and I probably wouldn’t. It’s nice to watch when there is nothing else on, and because they show games but its not something I couldn’t live without.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Could quite possible see the field in a few

years"

I’m sure they hope he sees the field at some point!

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Where is Selig?

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:34 PM PDT reply actions  

HAHAHAHAA

YOU SUCK BALTIMORE FUCK YOU AND YOUR CHRIS TILLMAN

by marinerdan on Jun 9, 2009 3:34 PM PDT reply actions  

...Hobgood? Really?

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by BrettJMiller on Jun 9, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Hobgood was a better pick then sanchez

in my opinion

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Jun 9, 2009 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Hobgood's throwing motion looks scary

but I’m no analyzer of mechanics.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 9, 2009 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

As a highschool guy he's fucking enormous

People tend to get bigger as they age, he’s going to be a man beast.

by marinerdan on Jun 9, 2009 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

True, true.

I just want some sort of bad things to happen to Baltimore because of the Bedard trade, even though it isn’t their fault.

FUCK BAVASI.

by marinerdan on Jun 9, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

SELIG IS PISSED

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 9, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions  

19- Wait I mean 2009...

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions  

The goes Zach Wheeler

Signability has really fucked up the HS draft order

by Graham MacAree on Jun 9, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Callis has been right so far

Aaron Crow drop please please please please

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 9, 2009 3:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Cincinato Red?

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Matzek is STILL on the board.

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

MATZEK IS STILL ON THE FUCKING BOARD!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Turner is a good pick

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Jun 9, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions  

You know who the Nationals need to draft?

Matzek.

Or maybe Aaron Crow.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions  

If I remember correctly

a team can’t select a player twice unless that player gives them permission to

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Jun 9, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sadly, they can't.

He would have needed to sign a release allowing them to.

I don't know how to stop.

by esoteric on Jun 9, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Storen!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 9, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions  

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