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by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 31, 2009 10:09 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Game Recaps

Biggest Contribution: Jose Lopez, +24.4%
Biggest Suckfest: Jason Vargas, -27.0%
Most Important AB: Lopez homer, +15.1%
Most Important Pitch: Byrd homer, -27.4%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -14.8%
Total Contribution by Lineup: -35.2%
Total Contribution by Opposition: 0.0%
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Another disappointing loss. Lopez was the only bright spot tonight..

Back to back nights our starters our the biggest suckfests, go figure.

by M'sin.. on Jul 31, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions

are the biggest suckfests not our,er.

by M'sin.. on Jul 31, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Olson and Vargas in Texas is a recipe for disaster.

by MFAN on Jul 31, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Great caption Jeff

On the photo. The storm was a lot worse here in Ft. Worth than at the ballpark, still a pretty long delay. One thing I don’t fathom – Angels and how they snatch games away that they have appeared to have lost. TX is 7-2 head to head with them so far, with 10 games with them left. Can’t anybody else kick their anthropoid tails?

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -

"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce

by Ed Coffin on Jul 31, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions

With all the errors made by the Twins they kind of handed the game to the Angels.

Plus Blackburn is really no where near as good as he is advertised to be. He has been shelled badly in his last three starts.

Mike Napoli speaks softly and carries a big stick.

by 44FAN on Jul 31, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks like it's Lopie's turn to carry the offense

Do the Mariner’s draw straws every 4 weeks to see who has to carry the offense for the entire month?

"Ichiro is death by handkerchief." -- Bruce Jenkins, The San Francisco Chronicle (July 28, 2004)

by YahoohaY on Jul 31, 2009 10:36 PM PDT reply actions

I'm not sure if Loafie's got the back to carry this offense.

by russak on Jul 31, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions

But his luck is turning around lately which is good news.

by russak on Jul 31, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Padres scored 11 runs tonight

We’re only 6 runs ahead of the Padres now for the year.

Just did some searching and here are the AL teams dating back to 1973 (DH) that scored fewer runs than all NL teams for the entire year

1978 Oakland A’s 532 runs 69-93
1979 Oakland A’s 573 runs 54-108
1981 Toronto Blue Jays 329 runs 37-69 (strike shortened)
1983 Seattle Mariners 558 runs 60-102
1988 Baltimore Orioles 550 runs 54-107
1991 Cleveland Indians 576 runs 57-105
1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 620 runs 61-101
1999 Minnesota Twins 686 runs 63-97
2002 Detroit Tigers 575 runs 55-106
2006 Tampa Bay Rays 689 runs 61-101

Mariners have the opportunity to be the first DH enhanced team to have the worst run production for the year and yet have a winning record

"Ichiro is death by handkerchief." -- Bruce Jenkins, The San Francisco Chronicle (July 28, 2004)

by YahoohaY on Jul 31, 2009 11:30 PM PDT reply actions