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4/24: Open Game Thread, Part 2

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Griffey!

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DP!

I like those!

ROB JOHNSON IS THE WORST PERSON EVER

by I Lick Squirrels on Apr 24, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice end to the inning!

Too bad Rob Johnson and Tui are due up.

by Heydude on Apr 24, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

I was actually going to go with "Rob Johnson isn't completely useless."

Same sentiment, less overstatement.

I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.

by thehemogoblin on Apr 24, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Runs

Score them.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Cool DP.

I’m starting to really trust Fister (whereas I completely distrust Snell).

ignacio

by ignacio on Apr 24, 2010 3:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Sweet its Sergio Santos

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:05 PM PDT reply actions  

What is it with Seattle teams

and not being able to win on the road? I’m pretty tired of this trend. Seeing the Rays win away from TB makes me sad :(

by Mario Shawn Hayden Jr on Apr 24, 2010 3:08 PM PDT reply actions  

SUCK IT PIERRE

ROB JOHNSON IS THE WORST PERSON EVER

by I Lick Squirrels on Apr 24, 2010 3:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Please come through here, M's.

I’m gonna kill someone if Andruw hits another one.

by craig3410 on Apr 24, 2010 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

GRIFF TIME

Still at war with Fred Peete

by blueside714 on Apr 24, 2010 3:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Loafie SB!

ROB JOHNSON IS THE WORST PERSON EVER

by I Lick Squirrels on Apr 24, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Griffey looks so bad up at the plate

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions  

YES

Kotchman is better than Griffey

My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed

by Griffin Cooper on Apr 24, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Woo!

[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]

by bluemax on Apr 24, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions  

THAT DUMB FUCK FAN

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions  

YAY DUMB FUCK FAN!

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

WOOOO KOTCH!!!

ROB JOHNSON IS THE WORST PERSON EVER

by I Lick Squirrels on Apr 24, 2010 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

HAHAHAHA STUPID FANS

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

YES YES YES

THANK YOU CASEY THANK YOU DUMBASS FAN

My Mariners blog SodoMojo, My Twitter Feed

by Griffin Cooper on Apr 24, 2010 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Bahahahahahahahahahahaaaa

Well, it’s not like Andruw Jones would have got anywhere near there anyway.

@ERiC_UW

by lailaihei on Apr 24, 2010 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

HAHAHA I <3 OZZIE

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Idiot's on twitter

And security can’t figure out to eject the guy.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Apr 24, 2010 3:31 PM PDT reply actions  

It is

Culbreth pointed that out to field security, but apparently said “fan” had already taken off.

by msb on Apr 24, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Safe!

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2010 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Careful Byrnes. We don't want...

Who the fuck would play left if Byrnes got ejected?

by Jackle Mackle on Apr 24, 2010 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Why? Wilson would have scored easily

He was halfway to third when the fan touched the ball. By the time Jones reached the ball, Wilson would already rounded third and headed for home

by Coug1990 on Apr 24, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Before that amazing turn of events, I was thinking to myself,

“You never know what’s going to happen. This is why baseball is exciting.”

by RunningFool on Apr 24, 2010 3:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Two more

This game cannot end soon enough

by cwel87 on Apr 24, 2010 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Predictable

[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]

by bluemax on Apr 24, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Good pie

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Yep.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, at least we had a two run lead

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, it's a little irrational, but I have disliked him for a while.

I know that he’s a pretty good reliever by rational evaluation, but it seems like every time I actually WATCH him close, he is always trying to tightrope his way through the 9th inning.

It’s going to happen when your entire pitching strategy is fastballs up in the zone, all the time.

by Jeff Nye on Apr 24, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmmm......

Ok…………………………………………….(deep breath)

by BeerDrinking on Apr 24, 2010 3:38 PM PDT reply actions  

After that I'm kind of pissed about that Byrnes play.

I’d hate it if that was a make-up call, because of course there was no bad call to begin with.

by refuse2lose2010 on Apr 24, 2010 3:39 PM PDT reply actions  

This is making me very nervous

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Aardsma: more Fastballs?

Rob Johnson: MORE FASTBALLS!

You got slurved!

by Slurvey on Apr 24, 2010 3:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Enchantment?

Enchantment!

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Finally Aardsma is back.

Getting hit hard, scaring the shit out of everyone.

by refuse2lose2010 on Apr 24, 2010 3:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Dinger time.

ROB JOHNSON IS THE WORST PERSON EVER

by I Lick Squirrels on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

GOD NO

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

HOLY SHIT

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Of course

[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]

by bluemax on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

AHAHAHAHA

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

GOD FUCK

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

FUCK

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

ARGGGGHHHHH

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

WHAT THE FUCKING HELL

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Great

Jigsaw falling into place

by esoteric on Apr 24, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

SEA!!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Apr 24, 2010 3:45 PM PDT reply actions  

HAWKS!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Apr 24, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate baseball.

Why the hell do I put myself through this?

by zeeehjee on Apr 24, 2010 3:45 PM PDT reply actions  

.500!

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2010 3:46 PM PDT reply actions  

At least Anaheim is behind and Oakland lost

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot

by beastwarking on Apr 24, 2010 3:48 PM PDT reply actions  

You have got to be kidding me.

I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.

by thehemogoblin on Apr 24, 2010 3:48 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't understand why Aardsma can't throw a pitch at least NEAR the zone when he gets ahead.

Maybe if he had Brandon League’s splitter this wouldn’t be a problem? Or if you just give League the job after Aardsma gets shelled a few more times, we can figure out who will close a playoff game at Yankee Stadium.

by refuse2lose2010 on Apr 24, 2010 3:51 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm going to write your number

in every bathroom stall in Ellensburg and all up and down I-90.

by RustyJohn on Apr 24, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Apparently, he's in Oregon.

The lonely truckers and bored college students will have an issue getting to him.

by harkening on Apr 24, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

If they're bored enough

they’ll call or drive to Oregon. After all, they are truckers. “I’ve got a load of sows in the back, you wanna hop in my cab?”

by RustyJohn on Apr 24, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

A third call!

It’s another song. It is cheering me up ever so slightly.

by RunningFool on Apr 24, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

A fourth call!

This time the song was the Bill Nye The Science Guy theme!

by RunningFool on Apr 24, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I want to rec the caller.

But since I can’t, I’ll rec the comment.

Bill Nye the Science Guy (Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!) [Science is cool…] Bill Nye the Science Guy

by harkening on Apr 24, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bill Nye your mom's a guy

Ahhh middle school seems so long ago.

by JBell523 on Apr 24, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least the six man bullpen will be fresh for tomorrow...

remember, you’re only two days away from needing all six men in the bullpen.

by RustyJohn on Apr 24, 2010 3:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Assuming they don't run Aardsma out

tomorrow to give up two more homers. Other wise, they can use all seven.

by RustyJohn on Apr 24, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whatever happened to that Josh Fields fellow.

Thanks for missing all of 2008 cause you had to hold out on signing. You douche.

by Ender15 on Apr 24, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're signing your life away.

You can’t really blame him.

You got slurved!

by Slurvey on Apr 24, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

He has every right to maximize his earning power.

Players get absolutely fucked on value until their first free agent contract and a lot can happen between signing and free agency. It is entirely possible his rookie signing bonus is the only big paycheck he will ever get.

by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah.

Fuck making a few million dollars a year to play a game!

by harkening on Apr 24, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Do you think Longoria signed the contract because he thought it was fair market value?

I imagine he and his agent, given his priorities, thought it fit Longoria’s needs and desires. There was no invisible hand at work here. Longoria chose to sign it because he felt it fit him, which suggests that raw economic value wasn’t his chief concern. This means it was not the prime factor in his decision-making process.

There are any number of values to the contract for Longoria. He likes the organization; he feels he doesn’t need gobs of money personally, and is happy to play the game; he has decided he likes living in Florida. Or he has a personal moral dilemma with the size of MLB salaries. I don’t know, but the reality is a human is making this decision, not a machine.

I don’t have a problem with athletes seeking “fair market value.” I get annoyed with the booing of A-Rod here in Seattle. He was offered gobs of money, and he took it. Good for him. But to suggest Longoria was “raped” while making millions of dollars all the same? When he chose to sign it? Sorry, I can’t buy that verbiage. There were other factors in his and the team’s decision.

by harkening on Apr 24, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is not at all the impression I got from your first comment.

And while I agree with parts of what you say, Longoria is making far, far, far less than his fair market value for a very long time. That’s unusual.

by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're right wow.

I’m still amazed he would take that deal knowingly though.

You got slurved!

by Slurvey on Apr 24, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's pretty amazing, I'll grant.

But, personally, were I in his position, I’d probably sign it, too. Maybe he likes the simple life. I just don’t know. I know I personally don’t have any great ambitions of millions of dollars. I’m content with being upper middle class. And even league minimum throws a player into the top 3% of earners.

I just find it weird that we are surprised when athletes do this. It’s like we have this underlying expectation that everyone is out for the money. Technically, even Ichiro signed a lowball contract. His value versus earning on Fangraphs is 2:1. People aren’t raw economic computers. They don’t calculate the break even point. They have different values and expectations.

by harkening on Apr 24, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think he knows how much a million dollars actually is...

“And knowing now that I’m pretty much set for life, that’s just very assuring to me,” Longoria said. “The money is one thing. … What I wanted was to be set and just worry about going out and playing the game and winning.”

by Andrew E on Apr 24, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I got fucked when I got my first full time salary job out of college I guess?

When I graduated college I could do everything I do now and I make at least 20k more than when I originally started.

I do not feel bad for any baseball player.

by Ender15 on Apr 24, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

And then he had to have that oblique injury and get his mechanics out of whack.

Fucker.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/

by JY on Apr 24, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Alex Rios walk off home run....you will probably never read that again, anywhere, ever

Aardsma just channeled Brandon Morrow

Peace, Love and West Coast Hip Hop, Go Mariners!

by E2ESQUARE on Apr 24, 2010 3:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Let's look at the positive

Kotchman came up big, clearly proof that Wakamatsu’s Belief System works and slotting him down in the 6 spot is a stroke of genius. Tomorrow he should bat 8th, to take the pressure off him even more, and maybe he can go 2 for 4.

by RustyJohn on Apr 24, 2010 4:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Is there any history of a manager not using his closer in parks that are a terrible match for the type of pitcher the closer is?

I mean, something about this didn’t even surprise me at all. After he walked that guy I just braced myself for it so much that I didn’t even react to it with the typical anger. I mean, the ball is flying out and it’s the home run guys in the order. I’d love to see a non-flyball pitcher out there with the two run lead. Managers don’t want to destroy the confidence of their closer, but damn it if putting him in a position to fail doesn’t kill confidence. The guy just isn’t the same with short walls, he gets less aggressive some times. For good reason, too. The guy gets fucking shelled deep.

by refuse2lose2010 on Apr 24, 2010 4:29 PM PDT reply actions  

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