7/2: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 3:05 PM PDT
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Jason Vargas looks like a guy you've been chasing on foot for twenty minutes but just when you run him into an alley and think you have him cornered, he turns around, pulls a blade out of his pocket, and gives you the "what now?" face. CC Sabathia looks like he sees muffins. Why did the Yankees get the angelic white backdrop while the Mariners got stuck with Vicente-Padilla's-bedroom black?
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I prefer the black to the white.
This is not going to end well is it?
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
Carlos Silva?
Didn’t he pitch for the Twins?
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Hooray!
Speaking of lefties, Jason Vargas is feeling a little under the weather with flu-like symtoms that caused him to lose his lunch earlier in the day. Vargas will start, but they’re going to keep an eye on him.
Pitchers as a group seem to be iller than Sudenese refugees.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 2, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
That's unpossible
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Jul 2, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Everytime someone does this to us, they completely dominate.
We could be that team!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 2, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It's because he's left handed?
Ronny, TAKE
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 2, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This is good too.
Geoff Baker:
Wakamatsu had a funny flu story earlier.
Turns out that back when the Mariners were playing tyhe Oakland Athetics. Wakamatsu couldn’t understand why Russell Branyan was standing so far away from his bag with Jack Cust leading off first base.
Finally, he called Branyan over.
“Aren’t you going to hold the runner?’’ Wakamatsu asked.
“He has the flu,’’ Branyan replied.
Wakamatsu shook his head.
“I told him ’That’s one for the book.’ I never heard of such a thing.’’
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
CC kind of looks like Yogi the Bear.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
Yogi the Bear crossed with Forest Whitaker
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jul 2, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Vargas looks like he's about to throw up
and Sabathia looks like he’s about to laugh at Vargas for throwing up.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I know this might not be the right way to look at it but...
I think a 4-5 finish to this trip will be a success, if we can steal this one and one against Boston, we reach 4-5. I’d much rather have a winning record during this trip, but 4-5 isn’t terrible.
It's funny because I would have been happy with 4-5 before it started
but after taking two from the Dodgers I will be a bit disappointed if the trip ends at 4-5.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Jul 2, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh same here, but still a 4-5 finish would be nice....
by SebastianPruiti on Jul 2, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we have a chance of taking 2 of 3 from Boston, although it'd help if Bedard was going to start
I like our chances a lot in the Texas series though.
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I agree with the original view
CC sees some kind of pastry, and he assumes he is seconds away from receiving one/some. At the same time, he is trying to play it cool though – because he doesn’t want to get too excited in case they are for someone else.
Curious.
Why is your user name Greg Briley? Were you a fan?
Who wasn't?
This game was awesome, except for Bill Krueger getting the vulture win.
Wow. I was just looking at some stats, and while I know this is no surprise to anyone here
Branyan is having, hands down, a better season than Teixeira. This pleases me immensely.
Shockingly, he's getting very little recognition from people who aren't Mariners fans
The ‘shockingly’ was sarcasm
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Is he getting much recognition outside of the LL/USSM crowd?
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
My mom loves Branyan.
And she’s as ignorant/mainstream as you can get.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 2, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad to hear it.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
He's having a better season than any AL 1B except for Youkilis, and possibly Morneau.
And he’s probably like 10th in all-star voting.
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 2, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Why consider anything but 2009 numbers when voting for 2009 All-Stars?
Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I will make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
Good point.
Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I will make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
Because three months is a tiny sample size?
Fans are free to vote however they want, but I’d vote for the best players. Mark Teixeira is better than Russell Branyan. (Though I’d make exceptions for my home team perhaps, but I wouldn’t expect others to vote for Branyan over Tex.)
And that's just how I see the All-Star voting. It's whoever the fans want, so I don't really care either way.
But I’d rather watch Jimmy Rollins than Marco Scutaro, for example.
Fair enough.
You’re right that it’s each fans prerogative on how they want to vote. I don’t take the All-Star game all that seriously, and I believe in rewarding a player for having a good first half.
Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I will make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
I'm pretty sure if the M's were in a WW2 movie
Vargas would be named Brooklyn.
by Kunkoh on Jul 2, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Jersey.
Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I will make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
I'm going to the bar to watch the game.
Yahoo.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
Padilla's bedroom is actually dark blue which oddly enough set the tone quite well
The bathroom is just garish however.
by Fett42 on Jul 2, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Eastern time.
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Lineups from Baker
The lineups:
Mariners
RF Ichiro
1B Russell Branyan
2B Jose Lopez
DH Mike Sweeney
CF Franklin Gutierrez
C Kenji Johjima
LF Ryan Langerhans
“3B” Chris Woodward
SS Ronny Cedeno
LHP Jason Vargas
Yankees
SS Derek Jeter
“LF” Johnny Damon
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
RF Nick Swisher
DH Hideki Matsui
CF Melky Cabrera
C Francisco Cervelli (token guy who doesn’t belong)
LHP C.C. Sabathia
We’re boned, aren’t we?
Looks like one of those lineups that somehow outs up six or seven runs,
then you look back and go, how?!!??
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Langerhans is taking CC deep.
You heard it here.
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 2, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions
That sounds dirty.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
It sounded better in my head.
I was going for the CC likes to eat (how original). Instead, utter failure.
I’m going to take myself deep to the Sizzler now.
You guys want rain?
How about bees?
I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.
Bees are the worst thing in the history of the universe.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Bees scare the hell out of me for some reason.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Bees are the smallest thing on the planet known to make me wiggle my hands in fear and disgust
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I just run away in fear whenever they are in the vicinity.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
I hate bats.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
Spiders are awesome and I have collected a number of them including two brown widows in a plastic box in my backyard
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I am so fucking glad you can collapse comments again
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 2, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
It kind of looks like Chris Shelton when he tried to grow a beard
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
Brown widow?
is that the ultra-poisonous unholy offspring of a black widow and a brown recluse?
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Only because they can sting you AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
any they will chase your ass down to do it some more
Giant Japanese Hornets!
http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
I would probably faint like a little bitch if I saw one of those.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
[S]pray flesh-melting poison
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
There's a nature documentary
that shows like a dozen hornets killing a whole hive of bees. I hate them both, but I was kinda cheering for the hornets, because hey, fewer bees.
I think this is it, can’t open it from work
angels fan in seattle
When they were worried about honeybees dying off last year
I was like “Well, so much for pollination and plants and food and all that, but fuck off and die, bees.”
angels fan in seattle
We'll find other shit to eat.
Bees need to cease to exist.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
"If it was killer horses, I could understand. That's scary shit..."
Fuck bees.
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
The Royals are starting Bruce Chen today.
Why exactly were they a trendy sleeper pick by the mainstream media?
DELAYED(RAIN)
PERFECT!
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"
The highly anticipated Langerhans debut! Yay.
Fuck a rain delay.
LaRue
Meanwhile, the start of tonight’s game has been delayed not by rain but the threat of it. Radar shows a storm due in shortly – so the Mariners and Yankees will try to wait it out.
Let you know when we hear more.
Baker!
UPDATE: 4:12 p.m.: We’re in a strange rain delay situation. No tarp on the field, very little rain. I have a feeling we’ll be getting underway soon.
Only in AMERICA!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 2, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
No Politics
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
It's NYC
People don’t want to get their gold-plated iPhones wet.
Yankee Stadium and Manhattan in general, yes.
Other places, debatable
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 2, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Also maybe Williamsburg.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 2, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Comprehension fail.
For some reason I thought you were talking about a batter. Time to be quiet for a while.
I thought you were being extra clever
The double bluff gets me again
This is fucking ridiculous
They could be in the bottom of the second right now if they had just played. Of course, the Yankees wouldn’t want precious CC to be wasted in case there’s a long delay later.
Yes I am absolutely 100% sure that this is all the Yankees fault
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 2, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Home team decides when to delay a game
So, yes, I am 100 percent sure this is the Yankees’ fault.
I should say, whether to delay a game at the start*
During a game, it’s the umpires’ call
Gameday is now into "Warmup".
I can vouch for the rain though. I’ve been hearing thunder for a while and it’s been pouring off and on for the past hour.
Time to head out.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
Ichi
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
This is a Mariners game thread.
If you want to root for the Yankees, do it at PinStripe Alley
Just switched from watching my DVR'd Sounders/Timbers match to the Mariners game.
1) FSN should have had their camera focused on the ECS for the entire 90 minutes. Pretending that the fans were predominately for Portland is utterly foolish and dishonest.
2) Go Ichiro Go!
I already switched over to Here Comes the Cake
on HD Food Network.
That sounds tremendous.
I’m going to have to check this program out.
It sucks on my work computer and I'm about to leave
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't get to watch any of this and will have to see the score later tonight >:(
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Then avoid it altogether.
Type mlb.tv into your browser (bypassing mlb.com) later on and watch the archived game without checking the score.
I remember I watched the M's on archive against the Orioles last year
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a brilliant question.
It’s probably why condensed game is such a great feature.
Won't have time
busy holiday weekend. Which means no writing!
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently Jakubauskas is throwing in the pen? According to Shannon Drayer's twitter feed
My Mariners blog - SodoMojo Twitter Feed
Vargas' flu must be worse than initially thought.
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"
If Vargas was in the lineup card...
does he have to pitch to one batter?
by edgar is good on Jul 2, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
At least no one can say that we trailed the entire series.
No one truthful, anyway.
by katal on Jul 2, 2009 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
If only Vargas was a sinker ball thrower
than Mike Blowers could go on and on about how Vargas was poised for a good start because he would be more tired and weak and therefore get more sink on the ball.
Yuni could feed on them on the eve of their starts
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
But very durable.
If you dug up a WWII vet and reanimated him you could literally have a veteran that’s been through the wars.
by PDXTai on Jul 2, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't recall.
How well did James Baldwin field?
by msb on Jul 2, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
These days it's trendy to have fast zombies in film.
So who knows. They could be all right defensively.
Perma Flu for Vargas
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
In that picture, CC not only sees muffins, he thinks fondly of them.
Muffins with butter, muffins with jam, muffins with marmalade…
GUTZ
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
GUTI GUTI GUTI GUTI GUTI GUTI ROCKING EVERYWHERE!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
by Slurvey on Jul 2, 2009 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Joh
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
I love the fact that we could have gotten everyone we did in exchange for Putz and Valbuena, except for Gutierrez, and it still would have been a good trade.
Franklin Gutierrez helps me get over Adam Jones.
Baker noticed Guti today
he thinks he is valuable.
by msb on Jul 2, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Langerhans is from San Antonio
he has won me over again.
There might be a joke in there.
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
Terrible.
I think Hans sounds better. It makes him sound evil and German.
Boo Boo Kitty Fuck?
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
What the the holy hell is going on?
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
Now we get Cedano and Woodward.
No double play, please.
I'd let Langerhans do me in the butt
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Dude, it's only the first date.
I’m not disagreeing with you or anything, but at least pretend that he needs to work more for it.
Johnny Damon has a vagina for an arm, amirite??
by Matthew on Jul 2, 2009 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Not as much as Erik Bedard has one for a body
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 2, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I should ask Driveline Mechanics this.
Mainly because tormenting Kyle Boddy with stupid questions amuses me to no end.
Well shit.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
MORE OF THIS PLEASE
the dugout has made this joke never
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
As a non-M's fan, I was wondering
why is Ronny Cedeno on your team? Seriously. I don’t get it. He has a -.7 WAR. Why don’t you just send him to AAA or cut him or put him blindfolded on a plane to Antarctica or something?
We need a untility guy and his MiL numbers suggest he's got more in him
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Can play defense. Can play a lot of positions.
Potentially better than his numbers suggest.
Because he has cancer and his mom called Wak and said Mister, mister please my boy wants to play so bad, and he's got HEART, you know?
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Alrighty
Thanks for the answers everyone.
I had an argument with someone awhile back
who thought that walking Adrian Gonzalez 100% of the time was safe because the Padre’s line up sucks.
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"
If you're willing to just give a player away - a player who isn't being paid all that much, and who has produced very good numbers in his carer, no less.
Then why are you calling the yankees first? There isn’t another team you’d rather pawn him off to first? Really? Screw you, Williams.
Ken Williams
has never heard of babip before
You didn't see Silva's starts in April?
or did you mean literally?
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I did wonder about that.
If you were on the mound in Yankee Stadium, and knew you were going to puke, do you just do it, or do you run towards the dugout?
by msb on Jul 2, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
What? Where?
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"
Well, even if he catches the ball,
There wasn’t any guarantee that he’d throw Cano out at homeplate with his body going the opposite direction of his throwing motion.
Yeah, if he doesn't get Cervelli
I can see how this might effect him later in the game even if he gets Cervelli.
Out.
If Matsui gets stranded,
There’s no real effect on the outcome of the game beyond a few extra pitches.
And the fact that Cervelli doesn't lead off the next inning
Which would have been a big help
Not only is Langerhans human
but Ichiro is as well, apparently. Crazy.
I don't think they're going to let him pitch for very long.
My Mariners blog - SodoMojo Twitter Feed
The Yankees have a way of sucking all hope out of a man in a matter of minutes.
If they could bottle that Steinbrenner could be a genuine villain.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:22 PM PDT reply actions
Has CC looked bad?
Or are we getting a bit lucky offensively?
Did Ichiro kind of taunt the fans there?
I think he did.
Haha I'm loving the Ichiro fake throw into the crowd.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Everytime a fly ball goes to Ichiro now, I am scared he will drop out.
by eri_yoshida_is_a_stud on Jul 2, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
Ichiro and Griffey both hate the Yankees!
I love these guys
by calim on Jul 2, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Griffey will always be remembered by Yankees fans
for scoring the deciding run against us in the 95 divisional series.
Ichiro doesn’t really register in the rivalry, such as it is.
I don't care what you think
They both have stated or acted their hatred toward the Yankees, and therefore I love them
Old Yankee Stadium was near the top of my "Stadiums to visit" list
New Yankee Stadium is probably last.
It actually handcuffed him
because it didn’t sink enough; he expected to catch it lower and wind up for the throw.
Is Branyan showing his true colors?
by eri_yoshida_is_a_stud on Jul 2, 2009 5:29 PM PDT reply actions
Well I don't think that was ever really hidden
I’ll take the Ks, it’s just part of his style
AHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAAAAAAA!!
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
Hey guys, why is Branyan hitting second?
by Teej on Jul 2, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
This is why I hate yankee fans...
Their text poll is “which player would the Mariners been better off keeping?”
Really?
I was expecting something like “Jones – Lowe – Moyer” or something. They’re that stuck in a decade ago?
Well, obviously they shouldn't have kept Alex
‘Cause with Safeco he’d never have hit another A-Bomb!!!!!!!!!!!! from A-Rod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by msb on Jul 2, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate the way we've been teased this series. Why can't we just get
pummeled. This false hope is dring me crazy.
Get used to seein him at the Staples Center in the NBA Finals
for the next 3 years
With Artest
it’ll be the next 5
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
We'll see
If you get good Artest, you might be right. If you get bad Artest, Kobe’s nose’ll be broken by December
If he has actually settled down. It'll be a good signing.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a 3-year contract
a 4-peat is solid enough.
How so?
Im not saying youre wrong, Im just listening to the radio instead of watching right now
Yankees fan, obviously a Lakers fan
Just the two most reviled teams in their sports probably.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
There should be a rule against being a Lakers and Yankees fan at the same time
What, does he root for the Patriots too?
I mean I love his work but thats just not fair
Fuck you guys.
I’ma Cowboy, Laker, and Mariners fan. I
It's not bandwagoning as long as you stick with em
through thick and thin in my opinion.
That was my point
The cowboys aren’t as dominant as the Patriots for example, so you still being a cowboys fan isn’t really bandwagoning.
Death to Flying Things
is also Death to Lefties, apparently.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:47 PM PDT reply actions
I wonder if Rob Johnson's tongue baths for the pitching staff will keep hiim in the lineups
with Kenji swinging the bat as well as he has been
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions
HELL YEAH!
Thank you Jeter for not being black.
So what the fuck happened to Sabathia's velocity being down this season?
Has he even thrown a fastball under 95 yet?
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions
Didn't someone say the radar gun was high a night or so back?
by msb on Jul 2, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
but I’m lloking at the Pf/x readings and those are more objective than radar guns.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Is that Ichiro's enormous johnson flopping behind him?
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 2, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh, That really does look like a penis.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Its not the first time I've posted it.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I was trying to remember the first time it showed up
by msb on Jul 2, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It was right after the Rally Puppy days.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Sims answered somebodies question from earlier.
Most consecutive PA’s with a K is 12.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
A small part of me wants Russell to have this record.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
I think he might be trying too hard to park one to right field.
He just needs to relax and pepper the ball out of the stadium.
A day off?
Let’s get some Carp.
Favor the Bold
Someone get him a Fat Chick.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually.
I think I overreacted. And I think most people are too. Pettitte and Sabathia.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If it were anybody else that posted that, I might click on it.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
You know me all to well.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
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You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
I thought Detecto had turned into a clearinghouse for links to other sites?
I’m not sure if clearinghouse is the proper term, maybe you get my meaning
I know what you mean.
He has a new blog, though, where he posts pretty frequently. My appetite for all things Mariners forces me to read it.
Well I'm late as hell.
Let me just say San Francisco blows and I will not being back.
Has nothing to do with Politics.
Its just a dirty fucking city with to many Hobos
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
They have the worst J-walkers I've ever encountered. I'm shocked that a thousand people don't die from cars every month.
by JamMasterJesus on Jul 2, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
A friend of mine got run over there while on his Motorcycle.
While he was driving in FRONT of her. She dragged him for a hundred feet before people got her to stop.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Always thought the sideshows in San Francisco were pedestrian
and there was always a ghetto audience.
You have something against Vargas?
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 2, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you have something against going away?
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Really? I missed that.
I would have a hard believing that
Cedano.
Remember when we hated Richie for batting .200?
Wooooooooooooooooooo Branyan!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Hahaaaaa...
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
I'm aware.
All the more reason to use robots.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially if they were real robots.
“Real” meaning “cool looking.”
If the robots looked like humans
and were given the ability to argue, would people be happier?
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That depends.
Would they look like (a terminator who has come back to the past) or resemble (C-3po) humans?
They'd probably look like those fucking fox robots.
by JamMasterJesus on Jul 2, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The glare from C-3PO would probably distract pitchers.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but that's just one model of protocol droid.
They can be all different colors. Take R-3po, for instance.
That's going to come back to haunt us.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
That isn't a bad sign at all.
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Please do
I’d hate for Swisher to add to your angst going into the Bosox series.
We need you guys in your best form going in
Ichiro rocks! Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!
by JamMasterJesus on Jul 2, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
At least I'm hearing it in a Mariner blog
rather than a Yankee blog.
It’s even worse when it comes from someone claiming to be a Yankee fan.
Because we're trying to beat the Red Sox, just for you!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Batista showing some emotion with the fist-pump...
For as much shit he takes, he’s actually pitched decent this year…
The time between "In play, run(s)" and figuring out what happened
is actually very entertaining.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That's actually my favorite part! LL game threads make it really, really fun.
by JamMasterJesus on Jul 2, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed
It makes my mlb.tv lag, but it’s worth it
use 2 different browsers
I watch the game in chrome, LL in firefox
I do the same thing.
MLB.tv rocks in Chrome.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Nick Swisher is a TTO player =o
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Keep Batista in.
The more relievers we bring in, the more likely one of them will have a bad night.
I want to trade Lowe
now that USSM told me it was a good idea.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck the Wave.
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
Sorry about the lack of subject line!
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
Hey! Seattle talk radio lied to me.
I was told only the stupid Seattle baseball nonfans do the wave and talk on their phone at games. Next thing you’ll tell me the Yankees have dancing groundscrew and the Red Sox play games on the big screen between innings.
Oh GOD not again...
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
Please be ok, Please be ok, Please be ok.
I don’t want more Rob Johnson.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
So Burke again?
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Did anyone else see the "oh shit..." on Wak's face in the background when they showed the replay?
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
Mutton Chop time!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
This makes me feel dirty
Somebody in here had it right:
Tie.
Mariners lead.
Tie.
Mariners lead.
Tie.
Mariners Win.
Is Matsui the Yankees Gutz?
At least for tonight?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:00 PM PDT reply actions
Except for the whole good defense vs. bad defense stuff.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Except for race too.
And head size. Definitely head size.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I get really arbitrary whenever Mark Lowe is pitching.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
How bout a slider or a change-up?
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
His K/9IP has been going south but at least he's getting GB's I guess...
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Has Jeter always stood so upright?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions
There it is!
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
This comment was pretty pimp shit
My Mariners blog - SodoMojo Twitter Feed
by gregrabble on Jul 2, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll set up an account soon.
Or I’ll just hold it over your head forever, as the time Ronny Cedeno hit that home run. And I called it.
by JamMasterJesus on Jul 2, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
BENDY STUFF OH GOD!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Oh Woodward.
You small silly man.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
Two in a row!
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
That hit sounded loud as hell.
Traveled the same distance as Gutz last at bat’s hit. Weird.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions
Fangraphs!
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Curse of Knoblauch
All down hill from here, Mark.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
BRANYAN BITCHES!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Branyan is better than sex
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R.I.P. Ball that Branyan Just Hit
“Never forget.”
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
And is it just me or has Russ Branyan been racking up strike outs lately?
Yes, homers and walks too and I don’t think those are going away, I’m just a little worried that his on base percentage is about to start it’s slow painful descent.
On a more positive note, anybody else ready to bat Gutierrez third yet?
He has always been a strikeout machine...
A sexy machine, but a strikeout machine…
by SebastianPruiti on Jul 2, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The DA? Is this Aardsma's official nickname?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
Apparently.
Sims has some sort of government-themed nickname fetish. Oh for the days of the “Governor”…
by Liebkartoffel on Jul 2, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Does he called Ichiro the Emperor?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
*call
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Christ a Pokemon reference
and I got it
what’s worse
Relax, if you're
within a certain age group (19-24, say) you can claim you’re just being ironic.
by Liebkartoffel on Jul 2, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
What if he's 75 and watching the game on his portable TV in the ball pit of Chuck E Cheese?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
If it were still just 6-4, I'd be scared shitless right now.
Thank god for you Russell.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
from MLB.com
The most recent update had Josh Hamilton of Texas leading the way in the bid to join front-runners Jason Bay of Boston and Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle, but over the past 72 hours of online voting, Ellsbury has received at least 16 percent more votes than the other three challengers — Hamilton, Torii Hunter of the Angels and Carl Crawford of the Rays.
There, there's your bone
Now sweep Boston, please.
So if we get out of this clusterfuck
Aardsma gets credit for a save now right?
No.
Can’t get credit for putting yourself in a save situation.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we ban this fucker? I'm tired of him.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Yeah, fans of other teams are obnoxious
by abender20 on Jul 2, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
You would think they would be smart enough to NOT FUCKING COMMENT IN THESE SITUATIONS!
YOU’RE MERE FUCKING PRESENCE IS PISSING US OFF!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
If you're a fan of another team
A) It makes very little sense to post in a Mariners game thread
B) This guy being a douche in the past makes everything he says super douchey.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 2, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't wait until this game is over so we don't have to hear from you anymore.
At least until next time we play New York.
Petition to ban:
Need 5 people to support
by Graham MacAree on Jul 2, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't actually need five people I just like showing people that nobody likes them
by Graham MacAree on Jul 2, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The DA does not approve
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 2, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We have a 91% chance of winning this game, but it feels like 40%.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
THERE. IT. IS.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 2, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
I went and saw him pitch in the WBC.
He’s exciting as hell, but he appears to have no control. I don’t know how accurate the Petco gun is, but he hit 100 more than once. He just doesn’t know where it’s going.
Don't toot your own horn.
But whoa, links to the same page no longer require opening a new page or tab!
The series is over?
Does this mean no more delightful Yankee fans?
No, there are still Yankee fans
But they’re gone for a while, which gives SBN time to implement blog-specific bans
I was hanging out with some okay Yankee fans.
At the very least, they seemed somewhat knowledgeable re: Branyan, Langerhans and they weren’t pretentious.
Of course they were losing the whole time.
AHAHAHA, Mariners win!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 2, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
3-3 after the Dodgers/Yankees. 3 games out.
By god, I’ll take it!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
I'll be pleased if we go 4-5 on this trip.
If we can go 5-4 I will do a happy dance.
Definitely.
Not getting swept by Boston makes this roadtrip a success. Anything else is gravy.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
Sweeping Boston would just be orgasmic.
Not a chance it would happen, though.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 4-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 8-4
by Fin on Jul 2, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions