Friday Morning Quick Hits (to the ribs)
by Matthew on Mar 26, 2010 10:17 AM PDT
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PrintI can't believe I'm sourcing all of this from a Larry LaRue column, but here goes...
Cliff Lee still felt the strain while playing catch yesterday and the club has shut him down for a week. Wakamatsu mentioned the previous time frame in healing (six weeks) and that he "hoped" new treatments would get Lee back on the field sooner. My concern at this point isn't really in the injury, but in the timing. With it coming midway through Spring Training, Lee doesn't only have to heal, he has to stretch out still.
Like we saw with Ryan Rowland-Smith last season, injuries to starting pitchers at this juncture can cause them to take longer to get back up to game speed than at any other time of the year. I'm not predicting doom or anything, but if you haven't already prepared yourself for April without Cliff Lee, then I would start. On the plus side, maybe we add Cliff Lee and Erik Bedard to the rotation at the same time in early May! That would be fun, right?
Jack Hannahan is flying to Philadelphia to get checked out for a possible sports hernia on his groin injury. While that may come back negative, it does indicate that he is not progressing too well back to recovery.
Apparently, Don Wakamatsu confirmed that Casey Kotchman is the team's everyday first baseman and not a platoon player. On one hand, Wakamatsu also just said that about Milton Bradley in left field and that's clearly a fantasy. On the other hand, welcome back Mike Sweeney!
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Really?
I don’t think he’s that bad…
I’d rank him above Sweeney.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I have to say I have a soft spot for the Garko.
by the way, if you just google ‘Garko’? you get some completely other glamour type boy.
Incredible second half run once everyone's healthy!
Who’s with me?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Mmmmmmm ...
That Kool Aid tastes good!
I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh
A furious surge
From deep in the basement of the division at the AS break, passing the A’s to reach a solidly uncontested 3rd place by September!
You asked!
When areas of the abdominal wall become weakened, the abdominal organs can press into these weak areas, and even form pouches through the weakened abdominal wall. In patients with a sports hernia, these outpouchings do not form, but the symptoms exist.
Medicine ruins words like pouch, sac, and fluid
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
You think that's bad?
The most notable clinical sign is dilation of the superficial inguinal ring on the affected side, which can be palpated by the examining doctor when the scrotum is inverted with the little finger.
So someone's gonna touch Hanny's balls
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I recognize about 30% of the words there
and it was still MORE than enough to give me shivers all over.
Doesn't it seem oddly specific to mention "the little finger"
Why? Are the other fingers too large? What if the physician has small hands? Is it because any other finger would be weird? Isn’t using the pinky like you’re raising a teacup more than a little weird in itself? Is it because the doctor is expected to do this with one hand and the other fingers are needed to do the “palpating” ? Why? What’s he doing with the other hand? Are they afraid the doc is going to do some medical version of monkey steals the peach?
by wandergeist on Mar 26, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And I disagree! I think it makes them more impactful when you use those words in non-medical contexts.
Just like ‘moist’
by Matthew on Mar 26, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Moist and palpated inverted scrotum in the same thread, this is the worst post of all time*.
At least since I’ve been reading.
Baker has a little more on the Sweeney situation here
(link)
So, I asked, was [Wak] comfortable having Mike Sweeney play first base once, maybe twice a week if need be?
“If he was on the team, yeah.’’
I can’t believe everyone got scooped by LaRue.
In that case he goes on the DL
So they don’t have to cut him. They can keep him around as a babysitter mascot clubhouse presence.
I don't know if I'd label it a scoop.
But he does seem motivated when it comes to Baker
by Ryan Divish on Mar 26, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Seemed like he had the Sweeney story before anyone else
although with LaRue, it’s impossible to differentiate between a scoop and hopeful speculation.
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Is "I bet you did?!" really a question?
Of course they did! There’s no need for it to be a question?
A Mariners fan in Seattle
Great, now it happened to me.
Curse you, Jeff Sullivan.
A Mariners fan in Seattle
by Coach Owens on Mar 26, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn't even notice.
That’s my bad.
A Mariners fan in Seattle
by Coach Owens on Mar 26, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
People think Baker writes everything on his blog, even when Larry or Condotta stand in
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
True, and it annoys those guys immensely
How hard is it to look at the byline on there?
by Ryan Divish on Mar 26, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
That's one thing about me and LaRue
people never confuse our blog posts
by Ryan Divish on Mar 26, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
.
Does the World Series trophy come with a plate of bacon?
by PositivePaul on Mar 26, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
And besides...
When did the TNT let you out of your cage long enough to let you post non-anonymously on other people’s blogs? :-)
Does the World Series trophy come with a plate of bacon?
by PositivePaul on Mar 26, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not even just the byline
Even the writing styles of said bloggers are distinguishable.
Maybe it’s Baker’s picture at the top of the blog that’s confusing people.
It's almost as if he's trying to create a brand
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Geoff Baker's face
Burned into hides with hot metal instruments.
The stuff of nightmares.
by wandergeist on Mar 26, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I will never understand people
Big blogs aren’t one-man performances, Internet.
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, the byline doesn't show up in Google Reader
So, unless somebody clicks through for the whole article (and yes, I know it has to be done to read the whole thing) then it can go missed
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Mar 26, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying that you're LL's third best writer?
A Mariners fan in Seattle
by Coach Owens on Mar 26, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Well then
Curse you, Jeff Sullivan.
Curse you, Matthew Carruth!
A Mariners fan in Seattle
by Coach Owens on Mar 26, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a backhanded compliment
Didn’t actually miss the byline.
by lemonverbena on Mar 26, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Re: Sweeney
At least this ensures the clubhouse to be depression-proof. He better produce like mad though.
Question?
So if Bradley plays LF nearly everyday. Is it going to be the old men Griffey and Sweeney DH platoon again? Is this really happening?
Fuck the Angels
Appears to be the likelihood
Griffey/Sweeney platoon, Kotchman & Bradley everyday, Byrnes as the backup. We’ll see what happens when Lee comes back and we presumably go to an 11-man pitching staff, but that could be a long way off.
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I still don't believe it.
Fuck the Angels
How is Wak comfortable with Sweeney playing first if he hasn't done so at all in ST?
One Emeritus roster spot is more than enough already.
by lemonverbena on Mar 26, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
With that setup,
I would put money on one of Bradley/Griffdawg/Sweeney getting injured before Lee comes back, necessitating some kind of move to bring back Garko or Langerman (assuming we sneak him through waivers again). Wait, is Langerman on the 40-man? This shit gets so confusing.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Langerhans
Random nickname Fin gave him that for some reason I picked up.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of the Griffey/Sweeney platoon
What’s the deal with Sweeney’s reverse platoon split? With over 5600 PAs, 37 OPS points seems substantial. Why is the org convinced that at this point in his career Griffey can still perform better than Sweeney against RHs?
by Manzanillos Cup on Mar 26, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure they are
I suspect if Griffey had no more history in Seattle than Sweeney, and wasn’t being counted on to keep Bradley under control and Ichiro happy, we’d be hearing about how Griffey was getting cut and the “veteran position race” had been won by Sweeney.
So Chad Gaudin was released by the Yankees
With Cliff Lee on the shelf indefinitely and Ian Snell a bit of a wild card, I kinda think it’d be great to bring him into the rotation. He’s better than Fister, probably better than Vargas, and possibly better than Snell. And no commitment.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 26, 2010 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
OK Lee's not on the shelf indefinitely
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 26, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't know what got into me there
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 26, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Because it's almost opening day
Which makes us like children. And you try telling a child he has to wait over a month for something he really wants NOW.
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Mar 26, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus we're M's fans
And tend to lunge from tentative joy into worst-case despair at the first hint of a setback.
by wandergeist on Mar 26, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There is a lot of history to support this reaction.
Fuck the Angels
I think you mean a drink.
Fuck the Angels
Screw donut...
I want bacon ale!
Actually, Rauchbier isn’t that far away…
Does the World Series trophy come with a plate of bacon?
by PositivePaul on Mar 26, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So what you're saying is a .577 batting average is likely unsustainable
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually I don't even know what I was trying to say here, I'm just pissed
I guess I was thinking the justification for this in other people’s minds is “Well obviously he’s not going to hit .577, but he couldn’t possibly be THAT lucky, some of it must be him riding that hot streak from last year.”
Which I was just saying, yes, in 26 at bats he certainly could be just that lucky. Ground breaking stuff I know.
It all seemed so perfect and exciting before spring training happened.
How foolish of me to get my hopes up.
no lead is safe.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 26, 2010 11:31 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So it's not about the beginning of the day?
by Dewey N on Mar 26, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
The end of the day is the beginning of the next day.
And if there’s a new day, there must be a new way… so I think it’s kindof a wash here.
Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 26, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
At least if it goes poorly enough for you,
You can always give it all up and go be with Elizabeth
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Mar 26, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Weee she says to forget about Washburn because she wants someone who can pitch now.
Shannon is good at her job.
GAUDIN!!!
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 26, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
She is good
She’s smart, well informed, has rational opinions and isn’t afraid to air them.
I want to have her babies.
What I don't get about Washburn
It’s obvious he would have to build himself back up again, meaning he’s not ready to go for a few weeks either. But for someone in his position trying to latch on to replace someone injured, isn’t it in his best interest to try to get as much work done on his own as possible? I know he can’t pitch to live batters or anything, but it seems like with all his millions he could afford a trainer and some facilities to at least get out there and throw max-effort pitches in a simulated game or something to at least get his arm conditioned. Then if he gets a deal, it’s a much shorter delay to get back into the game.
I would love to go get him (irrational like for the guy), but if he really won’t be able to pitch until mid-April if we signed him right now…meh.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
Winners don't need to train. They roll out of bed ready to pitch 6 innings and give up 4 runs.
by Sec 108 on Mar 26, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But if he guts it out and throws 110 pitches in the effort then he officially qualifies as "a gamer".
As in “yeah, but he’s a gamer”.
"Look,
there’s actually a little gas gauge here that shows E after 95 pitches"
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
According to the piece by Hickey a week or so back
“It’s all about the right situation for Jarrod,” Boras said. “He’s on the same kind of throwing schedule that other clients have been on when it’s taken them a three-to-four week schedule to get ready.”
Cool, thanks.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The caption for Sweendog is awesome
I think it’s time for a new Ichiro!/Griffdawg/Sweendawg cellphone .gif, don’t you think?
Heh.
@ kirbyarnold U.S. Navy parachute team impressively drops into Peoria Stadium before the M’s game. No, they didn’t bring Jarrod Washburn with them.
by msb on Mar 26, 2010 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Bradley at DH
Via Baker’s latest blog:
“Sweeney…will be a right handed DH on some days and a pinch-hitter on days when Milton Bradley assumes some of that role.”
So assuming your bench is Moore/Sweeney/Byrnes/Tui, it seems like you’ve essentially removed the possibility for Bradley to play DH and have any backup options in the outfield. You put Byrnes in LF, and of course Guti and Ichi. If any of them go down, now you’ve got no backup outfielder, unless you send Junior out there to flail around or lose your DH.
Unless I’m missing something. Fucking hell.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
As Tui played OF yesterday, I think that'd be the plan.
I’m uh…. that’s… goooooo health!
Riiiiiiight.
I forgot about that. Like I honestly forgot. But it doesn’t really make me feel any better about it.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on Kansas City
You know you want a reunion tour.
That's what I've been hoping for
C’mon Dayton, you know you want him back now that the M’s have given him the stamp of approval you value so highly.
That's the last bit of hope that I'm cling on to.
Hopefully all of this is just PR fluff designed to land Sweeney a job somewhere that’s not Seattle.
Ichiro stole home and also got a forced a runner out at 2nd on a base hit to right field.
This is a strange game so far.
Unless I missed something (listening with half an ear)
Ichiro got caught off the bag at first and went into a rundown between first and second with Wilson on 3rd. Wilson (not Ichiro) stole home while that was going on and came in head-first under the tag at the plate. Since Ichiro ended up safe at second he’d get creditted with part of a double steal, I think, but not of home.
Yep.
Also Ichiro advanced to 3rd on a balk directly afterward, which could confuse things.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Mar 26, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave & Ken Phelps in a discussion of boning bats.
it really needed some Beavis & Butthead snickering.
As much as this all hurts
At least we aren’t the Cubs.
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5030935
Ken Phelps! Ken Phelps! I got to have Ken Phelps' bat!
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
Terrible news about Cliff Lee, however for me at least, good news on Sweeney.
That meathead Chris Snyder can go to hell.
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