Colome Up, Langerhans Out
by Matthew on Apr 8, 2010 10:15 AM PDT
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PrintTalk about your quick reactions! This team is nothing if not decisive at times. Other times it is not, but this is not one of those times. Ryan Langerhans has been designated, Jesus Colome has been brought up and the 11-man pitching staff is over with. I would like to hope to tack on a "for now" to the end of that last sentence, but I doubt it is so.
I don't get the timing of this either. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I highly doubt that Colome is available for today's game. That means the Mariners just voluntarily reduced themselves to a 24-man roster for a game for no benefit. They could have waited until after the game to make the move and it would have cost them nothing. Furthermore, that would have bought them time to see how Fister's start goes. Maybe he tosses seven innings in a few hours and the pen gets saved and the pressure to expand the bullpen gets reduced.
I support almost every single major move this team makes, but boy some of the smaller ones are real head-scratchers.
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I'm not sure they've abandoned the 11-man pen
But I don’t think we’ll see it again until the rotation is at full strength (if it gets there).
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
This is an inauspicious start to the season
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 8, 2010 10:17 AM PDT reply actions
Can someone clarify this for me?
By designating him for assignment they have 10 days to do one of the following- Release, trade, or waiver him. So they can’t sign him back to the Minors? After they designate him, he’s pretty much gone?
by mariseanerhawk on Apr 9, 2010 4:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Not necessarily
We can assign him to the minors, but he needs to pass through waivers first. If no other teams claim him, we can then keep him in the minors.
Oh goody, right as I posted something that heavily involves the presence of Langerhans.
I guess this only strengthens my point, but my god go away go away go away Mike Sweeney.
I'm not really hearing enough anger here, people.
Be more entertaining.
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by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 10:21 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
No need to bring Jesus into this.
Can’t blame the Jews for everything.
I think he was just pointing out they were the same age.
Fuck the Angels
I have to agree with this statement.
Junior thinks he can still play, and has shown absolutely nothing to support that opinion. Sweeney thinks he can still play, and he busted his ass and kicked the fuck out of the entire Cactus League. As irrelevant as ST stats are, there seems to a serious difference in effort being put out by Grandpas 1 and 2.
by Matt Erickson on Apr 8, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Why don't we give Sweeney a chance to hit?
Now I want to see Griffey being benched.
Yankee Hater.
by Ef the yankees on Apr 8, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Because Sweeney isn't good at baseball.
He hasn’t been since 2005.
Griffey also has been a suckfest for 3 years?
I mean, why not giving a chance to the younger one, you know?
Yankee Hater.
by Ef the yankees on Apr 8, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
They both suck, Milton should be DHing
and left field should be a Langerhans/Byrnes platoon.
Ho-boy. We're giving him a chance in a couple of hours.
Ichiro
Figgins
Gutz
Bradley
Sweeney
Lopez
Tui (1B)
Moore
Wilson
by lemonverbena on Apr 8, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Gotta justify the move somehow eh
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 8, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
4-5 with 4 Grand Slams
The fifth at-bat should be a sac bunt. That would increase our annoying factor.
A sac bunt isn't scored as an AB.
So he’d really have 6 PA. The Mariners offense isn’t going to get anyone 6 PA.
Has Tui ever played 1st?
I don’t remember him being out there during ST
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
In the minors.
He’s only logged time at 2B and 3B in the bigs.
No shit.
I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.
by thehemogoblin on Apr 8, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Weird lineup. Understandable though. Junior looked incompetent against a bad rookie RH pitcher yesterday. No point in having him humiliate himself against a good LH today. And Kotchman has looked a bit painful against lefties….
by Matt Erickson on Apr 8, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
He's probably talking about Ross
In which case the inaccuracy in the above statement is he isn’t bad.
No
It’s evidence that Sweeney can hit lefties better than Griffey and that Tui can play first better than Sweeney
by Matt Erickson on Apr 8, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Because then you're effectively replacing Tui with Byrnes in the lineup
and Byrnes destroys lefties
Byrnes career wOBA against lefties: .366
Bradley career wOBA against lefties: .396
Fister being a FB pitcher
And Byrnes being the better LF, I’m willing to take a little hit at 1B. Plus, Byrnes gives more offense than Tui.
This isn't to say that Sweeney should be on the team either.
I’d rather both of them were gone and Dye or Delgado, or christ, even Sheffield in their place. I just think that out of the two, Sweeney seems willing to earn his job, and Junior seems happy with cashing his $2.35MM.
by Matt Erickson on Apr 8, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I second this
If Dye can play 1B in a pinch, he’d be pretty ideal. Spell Kotchman, get a few ABs against LHPs at the DH spot as well.
I agree with that
Surprised no one has really gone after Dye, I think he’d be a good fit.
Our 4-man bench (against lefties, at least)
2 DHs, a catcher, and an infielder who isn’t a good infielder.
God I wish I could rec this.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 10:40 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Baker's recent post says that Colome is available for today's game
so this move makes a little more sense at least
Geez.
They must have called him and told him to pack his bags halfway thru the game last night.
by Matt Erickson on Apr 8, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't imagine why he wouldn't be
They probably made the decision last night and it’s a pretty quick flight from Denver to Oakland
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
And only $39.00 on Southwest.
Fuck the Angels
It makes sense though
A 6 man pen is a great idea, but it doesn’t really work unless you have a legitimate 5-6 inning reliever of which Kelley and Texiera are not.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
GIRFFEY IS LITERALLY THE WORST PLAYER IN BASEBALL BUT AT LEAST HE IS OURS
FUCK YOU AND GO BACK TO KC MIKE SWEENEY AND NEVER RETURN
THIS TEAM IS BETTER THAN THIS
There's that anger!
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by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 10:57 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I know the move sucks, but...
trying to take a step back, how big a deal is it that our 5th outfielder was kicked to the curb? How many wins could we have expected him to contribute over Sweeney? I mean, even if someone gets injured, we still have Saunders in Tacoma.
2009 Mariners shock smart fans by properly valuing defense.
2010 Mariners shock smart fans by forgetting 2009.
What I mean is
if Griffey’s gonna get 450 PA at DH either way, I can’t imagine the marginal difference between Langerhans/Sweeney is huge. That Griffey is going to get those appearances is the real issue.
Or put him on the on DH forever.
Fuck the Angels
That's what I thought the plan was??
Utilize his large spring as a trade incentive. Give the Padres him and some one else for Adrian Gonzalez. The Padres have been entertaining offers, and Adrian satisfies both our defense posture and our power need. Just a thought though. Maybe in a perfect world, but not this one.
by mariseanerhawk on Apr 9, 2010 4:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy birthday, Felix.
Sorry your party’s so lame.
by abender20 on Apr 8, 2010 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
That's Felix.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 11:06 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well
http://twitter.com/shannondrayer/status/11835854636
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by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 11:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You guys might all be pissed at him
but I bet Sweeney’s pretty happy that Jesus is coming.
by pmc47 on Apr 8, 2010 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 8 recs
And we all know how far that got Kurt Warner this year.
They both need to go retire to some church in the desert…
by ExiledToSoCal on Apr 8, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
See, making digs at people based on their religion is not a good thing here.
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by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 11:08 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was meaning it more like they both are sucking and would enjoy each others company in a place they would like.
But I was trying to cut back on the coffee today and the brain is almost non functional.
by ExiledToSoCal on Apr 8, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
My mental signalz
Are picking up vague visions of Ryan Langerhans hitting a three-run walk-off homerun on June 8th.
In Tacoma.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Apr 8, 2010 11:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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by lemonverbena on Apr 8, 2010 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Is Wakamatsu really gonna let Griffey get another 450 PAs?
Despite appearances and how we used Griffey last year, it’s hard for me to accept that this is the actual plan for the year.
You guys we're just trying lure the competition in to believing this is the path we are going.
Calm down. It’s just a ploy.
I just realized that this means we're going to see even more of Eric Byrnes.
DAMN YOU JACK Z!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK ERIC BYRNES FUCK ERIC BYRNES!
In happier news,
Adam Moore is back in the lineup today, which means whatever happened yesterday wasn’t serious.
by magistermilitum on Apr 8, 2010 11:50 AM PDT reply actions
Ryan Langerhans
Would be a Hall Of Famer if he was in the Most Mistreated League.
The guy just cant catch a break.
Hey guys what's going on in this thread?
(FUCK)
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Apr 8, 2010 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Meanwhile...
The M’s put up an announcement for Griffey bobblehead night on their website. That’s why they’re keeping Griffey. All I can say is, if you go for the bobblehead then you’re encouraging bad roster moves.
Pretty sweet lookin’ bobblehead, though, with a model of the Dome and all….
by Suburban Shocker on Apr 8, 2010 1:08 PM PDT reply actions
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