1-2, Chart
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2010 10:45 PM PDT
in Seattle Mariners Game Recaps
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Biggest Contribution: Milton Bradley, +15.5%
Biggest Suckfest: Mark Lowe, -24.7%
Most Important AB: Bradley homer, +18.1%
Most Important Pitch: Suzuki double, -36.2%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -44.1%
Total Contribution by Lineup: -10.9%
Total Contribution by Opposition: +5.0%
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In the grand scheme of a season, this is the equivalent of losing one 3 game series in july.
These losses sucked, but we could easily come back and split tomorrow. It’s not like the Angels or Rangers put any distance between us anyways.
Way to go, "pitching and defense" mantra. You really stuck it out today.
I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.
I was thinking the same thing these last couple of days.
Seems like a good, decent guy, who’s talented and would be normal to be around.
by TrustBaseball on Apr 7, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
Hard to hate him.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 7, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I with you.
I can’t stand how he seems to tear down my emotional walls, and then skull fuck my feelings. I hate you Kurt.
by mariseanerhawk on Apr 8, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I hate him in that regard as a baseball player.
But he doesn’t invoke the feelings of fury I get with some other players.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Apr 8, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Personally, I'd love to sleep with Roger Clemens and Alfonso Soriano
If you can’t beat ’em, fuck ’em.
Carlos Silvelite
by OceanBird on Apr 7, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Interesting combination.
Tell me how that goes.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think Roger the Rocket has moveable sperm anymore.
by Johnny Slick on Apr 7, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that why he had his trainer using linament on his testicles?
I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.
by thehemogoblin on Apr 7, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Seeing his face on the Win Expectency graph is like seeing Emmanuel Goldstein's face during the two minute's hate.
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
by JAH on Apr 8, 2010 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I sense a lot of games like this this year.
Is it appropriate to use the word this twice in sentence above. It would work if spoken.
These games could go either way, does luck regress?
Does luck regress
yes, that’s what regression means.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 8, 2010 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully A's are enjoying this series.
Because M’s will win the rest of the series against A’s
Yankee Hater.
We had this guy named Adam.
He may be sore for a few days though.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Will he be able to reproduce?
Yankee Hater.
by Ef the yankees on Apr 7, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That guy couldn't catch smallpox with a blanket.
I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.
by thehemogoblin on Apr 7, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Rob Johnson couldn't catch a cold.
Whoopie, he’s durable, but so is Yuni according to Joe Posnanski, and he thinks that’s a plus.
by TrustBaseball on Apr 7, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You can't dent/scratch/pull fat.
I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.
by thehemogoblin on Apr 7, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
As I understand it, scar tissue is actually much tougher than the flesh it replaces.
Each surgery is more durability, and retinal scarring, woo!
Joe Posnanski only thought that because he remembered he had to say one positive thing about all players
and find some reason that they were in the Major Leagues
I think Brett Myers pitched above my expectation
But their pen is worse than ours. That never helps a team to win a ball game
Yankee Hater.
by Ef the yankees on Apr 7, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I am incredibly annoyed that the A's managed to out-annoy us tonight.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Well it sounds like he could catch....
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
"Bergen also led the league's catchers with 24 errors and 38 passed balls."
by niceguysfinishlast on Apr 7, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
But he was considered a "superior defensive catcher."
I think we might be able to isolate this as catcher expecations in the era. Perhaps coaching could fix it.
Plus his death glares would have a entirely new meaning.
He could replace Bradley as the most interesting Mariner.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He had over 300 games played.
I think he is much better than Rob Johnson.
Yankee Hater.
by Ef the yankees on Apr 7, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we find a piece of DNA of him?
I would rather have him behind the plate.
Yankee Hater.
by Ef the yankees on Apr 7, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Explain to me why Rob Johnson killing himself would be a bad thing for the Mariners
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 7, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats a reach.
We would still have Byrnes.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a hit to a sizeable minority of the fanbase (here).
But I don’t see how it hurts the organization. Maybe all the counselors the FO would bring would make Bradley and Snell fart rainbows.
Now that would be a bad thing.
Bradley is way too much fun as he is.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking farting rainbows would give him the power of a Care Bear Stare.
And then he could just blast people.
by harkening on Apr 7, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Marty Bergen also axed his wife and daughter.
And freaked out the entire team the season before by being a paranoid schizophrenic (pretty sure that wasn’t a diagnosed illness at the time but crazy is crazy). And led the league in passed balls with 38. 38! Even Rob Johnson tops out at what? 5 a year?
by Johnny Slick on Apr 7, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
9 last year.
And it wasn’t even a full season. And that’s not counting “wild pitches.” Also, his CS% was 31%, which is kinda terrible.
Do they sell Rob Johnson jerseys in the team shop up there in Seattle?
Because I would be interested in burning one for a YouTube video.
by mariseanerhawk on Apr 8, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh Hyphen, you're still awesome
Btw, thanks once again for all the positivity! This team is good! Walk off losses don’t mean s+@#.
by Brian Floyd on Apr 7, 2010 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Yep just ignore that big L.
They are meaningless anyway.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That's exactly what he's saying
good job.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 8, 2010 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd for the twitter quote.
If it all goes wrong, Hyphen’s gonna make it all worth it.
RRS with the voice of reason.
I still love you dude, even if you sucked tonight.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
It would sure be nice if, you know, the 3 balls in Kurt Suzuki's final AB were actually called strikes.
I cannot remember a series with worse ball and strike calls. It’s fucking ridiculous.
At this point I have no expectations for the umps actually getting calls right.
Maybe when Selig dies we can get those robots.
by the other side on Apr 7, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't expect them to get EVERY call right.
But I’d like them to not miss 1-3 calls seemingly every AB.
by SethGrandpa on Apr 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Totally agree.
Without doing +1 or “this” or anything else that is objectionable. I shall rec this comment.
by TrustBaseball on Apr 7, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
With calls this borderline it's hard to get really upset, I think
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 8, 2010 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions
If I'm reading this right
There are two pitches called “balls” in the center of the zone, and there’s a pitch in the right hander’s batters box what was called a “strike”.
The fuck?
Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 8, 2010 3:51 AM PDT up reply actions
This has been happening all series.
There have been a few pitches right down the middle that have been called balls.
Bendy things are confusing!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 8, 2010 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions
This is okay so long as it is consistent throughout the game
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 8, 2010 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Why the hell does it go up to Suzuki's armpits while it normalizes the strike zone for everyone else?
I watched the game on Gameday, too, and Suzuki’s was the only zone that looked anything like this. I think it may be distorting the pitch f/x relativized (or whatever you call it) location on the chart Opisgod showed us.
Defensive Replacement
Seems to me that in a situation when we are in the 9th inning and beyond and we are the visiting team, it makes more sense to put in a defensive replacement into LF. If we’re the home team, I would have stuck with Bradley because he has the better bat, but I sure would have liked to have seen Langerhans or Byrnes in there.
I figured Langerhans was going into LF after he PH'd for Johnson.
And we’d put Sweeney in the DH slot for Bradley. I mean, I know Sweeney DH’ing is fucking miserable, but it was either him, Byrnes or Tui, and Tui’s our emergency catcher and general utility guy. And Byrnes, well…Byrnes is Byrnes.
That was definitely a little on the weird side. Wakamatsu is off his game early this year.
I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.
by thehemogoblin on Apr 7, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh that doesn't work
Griffey was the DH. So if Langerhans goes to left, Bradley is gone, Johnson is gone, Moore is still in the game at C. You can replace Griffey with Sweeney if you want but that has nothing to do with Langerman pinch hitting. Unless I’m drunk.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Apr 7, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, that is a valid point.
I was half-following the game because I was out and the place I was at didn’t turn it on the TV (even though I asked them to), and I could only glance at Gameday on my phone every so often.
Fuck.
It's not really a fine line. It's actually +/- 2 runs.
Hilariously annoying=Mariners win.
Insanely boring=Mariners lose.
At what point...
do we wonder if we just wasted 3 hours of our eveinings?
Either at that moment,
or when whatever SB Nation server hosting LL crashes.
Not a surprise, but if Fister doesn't pitch well tomorrow the six man pen is dead.
“We can’t keep going like this,’’ Wakamatsu told me after other reporters had left the room.
He told me that if the M’s run into similar trouble tomorrow afternoon, they’ll have to call up another bullpen arm.
“It’s getting tougher and tougher when you play these close games,‘’ Wakamatsu said. "Just trying not to abuse guys and keep guys ready for tomorrow. There are guys you don’t want to use and then all of a sudden (Shawn) Kelley’s your last guy down there. But it’s tough. These guys have done a good job. We’re battling and these guys will come out strong (Thursday) again.’’
Griffey down to Triple A???
Ofcourse not, that would hurt ticket sales. They will probably do something stupid like send down Langerhans…
by mariseanerhawk on Apr 8, 2010 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
They're not sending anyone down
the only players with options left aren’t going anywhere
Ichiro's error
From where I was sitting (at the bar), it looked like the run was going to score on that ball even if Ichiro fielded the ball cleanly. Curious what the rest of you think?
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
I was sitting in front of my computer and it looked like the run was going to score
whether he fielded it cleanly or not.
by TrustBaseball on Apr 8, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you are forgetting the strength of the Asian Man's arm...
While I think he had a good chance of still scoring, Ichiro shouldn’t have taken today to play soccer (football for someone out there I’m sure) in right field. I don’t mean to nit-pick but for a defense postured team, 3 errors in as many games on top of the lovely catching skills of Rob are hurting us.
by mariseanerhawk on Apr 8, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, Asian Man is not the preferred nomenclature.
by coolguyrob on Apr 8, 2010 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ichiro is Aslan
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 8, 2010 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he has a lot of pride.
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
by JAH on Apr 8, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, I don't think the run scores if he doesn't boot it
Doubt they even would have sent him with 1 out.
I'll always be a big fan of Raja Davis
We went to HS together and shared the same locker room (he was a senior on varsity and I was playing freshman ball at the time). He never struck me as the most talented on a pretty decent team and at least one other player from that squad got thrown a very late draft pick out of high school (never ended up playing due to injury). My understanding is that Raja really took a big step forward at UConn-AP). It was fun following Davis through the minors ( I went to an Altoona Curve game a few years back just to catch him play) but he’s been much more successful at the big league level than I ever thought he would be. He was always a very nice person (freshman players got alot of crap from JV and varsity – as they should) and now hes getting some of the success and hopefully money he deserves.
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