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5/18: Open Game Thread, Part 2

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Ken Griffey Jr. is lucky that Casey Kotchman isn't as 100% impossibly terrible as Ken Griffey Jr.

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This team's baserunning is painfully hysterical.

It’s understandable though, since they don’t get on base a lot.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 8:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Did you guys forget?

FELIX IS STILL PITCHING!!! That’s at least something.

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by jameslcrockett on May 18, 2010 8:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy smokes, the A's have 11 hits.

What're ya gonna do with those pies, boys?

by rickpo on May 18, 2010 8:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Pitchcounts be Damned!

I wish Felix could pitch the rest of the game… at least that way if he screws up it’s his fault and not the Bullpen’s… again

by ambrosia2112 on May 18, 2010 8:57 PM PDT reply actions  

FIGGINS!!!

FINALLY. You are now who you were supposed to be all along.

by TrustBaseball on May 18, 2010 9:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Figirific!

It’s sad though that when he hit that, I just naturally assumed that the M’s would find a way to screw it up

by hiskeyd on May 18, 2010 9:07 PM PDT reply actions  

WHY IS SEAN WHITE UP

IT’S BEEN ONE BATTER AND IT’S YOUR LONG MAN

by Eyeball Kid on May 18, 2010 9:14 PM PDT reply actions  

SEAN WHITE OH MY GOD

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on May 18, 2010 9:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Sean White

Awwwwwwwww yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh

by JLC on May 18, 2010 9:16 PM PDT reply actions  

This is absolutely entirely fucking ridiculous.

Wak is one of the dumbest pieces of shit to ever enter that stadium.

by Matt Erickson on May 18, 2010 9:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Free Shawn Kelley!

Attica! Attica!

You can't be a catcher if you can't catch. Rob Johnson will henceforth be listed as a traffic cone on the roster.

by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Whoa Sean White is good

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on May 18, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Cool.

Can you stop using White now, Wak?

by ThundaPC on May 18, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions  

FUCK SEAN.

GET SHAWN IN THIS GAME RIGHT NOW!

by TrustBaseball on May 18, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions  

I was trying not to get emotionally involved in this game

because I’ve sort of given up and shit, but Chone’s hit made me want Felix to win even though he gave up 11 hits. Because he’s pitched so great so many other times without reward.

OK, forget that. This team is fucked.

ignacio

by ignacio on May 18, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

This wasn't an insult and I'm not saying I think he's a bad GM

But it seems like the only thing he’s really good at is acquiring talent. If you give me examples of other things he’s done well, I’ll concede.

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by Griffin Cooper on May 18, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's like 99.6% of a GM's job.

That’s like saying Da Vinci was good at painting but kind of a bad salesman.

by Aaron Campeau on May 18, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dude made awful coffee

Seriously hideous.

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by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hence the "I'm not saying I think he's a bad GM" part

It seems you guys took my original statement like I was saying he sucks. That’s not what I was saying at all. I’m simply saying that he could have put an end to a lot of the problems we’re seeing and the fact that he didn’t, and still hasn’t, is really hurting.

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by Griffin Cooper on May 18, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

God damn,

I turn my back for 2 seconds and we are back in this mess.

by Slow Country on May 18, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

Dear Wak:

This team isn’t good enough for you to keep making these awful strategic decisions.

Please, figure out how to get better, because aside from your ingame strategy I think you’re awesome.

by Jeff Nye on May 18, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

That's my sentiment as well, and to a lesser extent with Sweeney.

I’m willing to pin things like crappy reliever usage and lack of pinch hitting on Wak, but that’s about as far as I’m willing to go.

by Jeff Nye on May 18, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't get me wrong, I'm unhappy with Wak too.

But:

-Like Jeff says, we really don’t know if Wak has the final call on who plays how much, and there’s good reason to suspect he doesn’t;

-Who are we going to get that is better than him?

by Jeff Nye on May 18, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

He is actively terrible.

I haven’t decided if this is a recent development or not, but he is costing this team wins.

by Aaron Campeau on May 18, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep.

He’s not a retard at all, which is why admitting he sucks kind of sucks. It’s frustrating.

by Aaron Campeau on May 18, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is my hope, also.

Some of the skills that Wak DOES have are quite valuable.

He just doesn’t understand what players to use when, and that can be fixed.

by Jeff Nye on May 18, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, he also has a fundamental lack of appreciation for what matters.

Rob Johnson plays despite being good at nothing other than apparently 2010 Ben Sheets. Tui plays despite being a AAAB (he’s not AAAA yet, right?), and he’d rather keep Sweeney around than Langerhans. This stuff is demonstrably and unforgivably bad.

by abender20 on May 18, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think some of his good qualities actually are also his bad ones.

He’s very very patient with veterans and wants to use them to help with his belief system, which is great… until they shouldn’t be playing.

My point about Earl Weaver and Casey Stengel being assholes sort of applies here- they were pretty damn ruthless about players and playing time, because they wanted to win, and THEY were in charge, and THEY knew what was going on.

by eponymous_coward on May 18, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Being a Wak apologist is sortof an awkward position right now.

I think he has the makings of a good manager, but I agree he is definitely costing the team games right now due to poor management choices.

I just don’t think what’s wrong with him is unfixable, and I also don’t know if we can get a clear picture of his skills while we’re running this terrible roster.

by Jeff Nye on May 18, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ya, that's gotta be awkward

You’re essentially saying he could be a good manager if he, you know, learns how to manage.

You can't be a catcher if you can't catch. Rob Johnson will henceforth be listed as a traffic cone on the roster.

by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

.
So the guy made a mistake by coming back but get off his back. He’s a freakin Seattle icon and one of the best players of ALL time without shooting a needle in his rump. Just throw him in the 7th whole once or twice a week. He did have 19 homers last year or have you all forgotten. Yes he had a poor average but batting average is overrated. It’s about OBP and RBI’s.

by Eyeball Kid on May 18, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

And Hitler was a decent painter, when you got down to it.

The problem is being a good at the people side of managing and crap at the ingame side means unless you’re Bob Brenly and you luck into hardware while doing some of the most bizarre decisions ever, you probably won’t get a long career.

by eponymous_coward on May 18, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Typical,

and my hopes were almost up, just a tiny bit.

by Slow Country on May 18, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

I swear to god he only gets first names and he's got the two of them backwards

There are no other reasonable explanations!

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by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Please capitalize.

Though the Mariners don’t deserve capital letters, we still try to do that here.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on May 18, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Too long - didn't read.

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by kevin_ess on May 18, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dag fucking gum it

z

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 9:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Hit it out, Rosales

I’m up for anything that makes Wak look even more idiotic, if possible.

by tait644 on May 18, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions  

God dammit

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions  

MORE ANGER!

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

THYIS FUCKING TEEAM FUCKKING PISSES ME OFF

I DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS FUCKING SHIT IT’S SO FUCKING STUPID BURN GRIFFEY SERIOUSLY JUST BURN HIM HELL BURN SAFECO FIELD DOWN THIS FUCKING TEAM AND THIS FUCKING CITY NEEDS TO STOP CLINGING TO FUCKING MEMORIES IF I HAD CONTROL OF ANYTHING I’D DELETE 1995 AND 2001 AND GRIFFEY AND EDGAR FROM EVER FUCKING EXISTING BECASUE WE GTET TOO FUCKING CAUGHT UP IN HISTORY AND CANT’RECOGNIZE THAT STUFF SUCKS

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Much better

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sure this stat exists somewhere, but I have no idea where to look

can someone show me where I can see inherited baserunners scoring? It seems like White always comes in with other pitchers men on base, lets them all score then gets out of the inning to further inflate his shiny ERA

What's the deal with corn nuts?

by BaronVonBullshit on May 18, 2010 9:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks! I'm fairly new to sabremetrics and advanced stats

Is there actually a stat I can look at that translates that into something like ERA? I know there’s a ton of numbers on fangraphs I still don’t know exactly what they are

What's the deal with corn nuts?

by BaronVonBullshit on May 18, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I found that on ESPN

I pretty much never pay it attention. Not sure how to work with it.

by Jeff Sullivan on May 18, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Time to kill Whitey.

Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on May 18, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Even Gameday knows Sean White sucks

Not one of his pitches has had a “nasty factor” of over 45. Not that that means anything… just kinda funny

by Matt Erickson on May 18, 2010 9:31 PM PDT reply actions  

I have lost all hope...

Buying season tickets was such a mistake

by oscartehgrouch on May 18, 2010 9:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Fuck it

Kool Aid time.

You can't be a catcher if you can't catch. Rob Johnson will henceforth be listed as a traffic cone on the roster.

by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 9:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Great.

Poor Shawn Kelley. He gets to come in at the worst possible time, and if he does something wrong, Wak won’t use him again for a week. White, on the other hand, is exempt from such consequences.

by Matt Erickson on May 18, 2010 9:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Yay!

Maybe Wak will remember this next time he wants to use Colome or White

by ambrosia2112 on May 18, 2010 9:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, got that too.

This is just a word of advice – You don’t need to let your thoughts be known quite so much. I comment too much as well, but really, if it’s already been said by 10 other people, you don’t need to say it yourself, let alone twice.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on May 18, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tonight's apperance...

Leaning significantly more towards “White Flag” than to “White Power”

by SankTheTank on May 18, 2010 9:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Jesus Colome and Sean White are not terible relievers.

they just shouldn’t be used in high leverage situations, situations where strikeouts are very valuable and contact is not. There are, in fact, situations where I would prefer Sean White to Shawn Kelley, just not when the game is on the line.

by Slow Country on May 18, 2010 9:38 PM PDT reply actions  

They're replacement level

That makes them pretty bad, but not terrible, yeah.

by Cantu Easley Winn on May 18, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Opposite field single?

Does not compute

Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on May 18, 2010 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

It's funny to me

that Langerhans is the better hitter, yet he pinch-runs for Griffey instead of pinch-hitting in the first place.

#52

by Cablinasian on May 18, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Basehits!!

WOOOO!

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 9:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy shit....

We could tie it again only to lose it later

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on May 18, 2010 9:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Coaching 11 year olds....

There are certain situations where you send the runner on first into a suicidal stolen base attempt, have him get into a pickle, and the runner on 3rd scores like 90% of the time. Let’s try it Wak, it couldn’t be worse than our previous attempts!

by SankTheTank on May 18, 2010 9:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't forget

We get to see Tui at short next inning!

by seiferguy on May 18, 2010 9:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Well this is going to set up some fun infield defense

On the other hand, the inexplicable return of Zombie Sweeney continues!

by Nick S on May 18, 2010 9:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Rob Johnson is trying his best to make up for his home run.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 9:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Saw this legendary Sweeney moment yesterday....

Sweendawg starting the 7th greatest fight in baseball history! Especially cool because the pitcher on the mound was Jeff “Dream” Weaver

by SankTheTank on May 18, 2010 9:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Haha I love this.

I was at the game with sexton rushed the pitcher. It was awesome, I’ve never seen a fight in baseball in person before, but I’ve seen jr high kids have better fights than that.

by LeftArrow2 on May 18, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

FUCK YES!!!!!

THE CONDOR STRIKES!!!

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Woooooooooooooo Saunders

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by wadswerth on May 18, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Can we go back in time?

Kidnap Sasaki and bring him to 2010?

by level on May 18, 2010 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Make sure you get the 2001 Sasaki, and not the later edition.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hell yeah, we just pitched a scoreless eighth!

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

My prediction

Ichiro homerun. You heard it here first.

by level on May 18, 2010 9:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Maybe so, but Saunders isn't slow.

And if it comes down to a play at the plate, I’d rather have Condor running over the catcher.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks.

I really needed to see Reynolds adjust himself.

by msb on May 18, 2010 10:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, whats with Figgin's batted ball numbers?

His 2010 BABIP is a whopping 80 points below his career number. Also, his linedrive percentage is all messed up. It’s down 7% from his career mark, while his flyball percentage is up 6%.

by Tyler is a G on May 18, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whooooooooooooooooooooop

Wooooooooooooooooooooooo

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on May 18, 2010 10:08 PM PDT reply actions  

All right everybody, THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS!!!

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:10 PM PDT reply actions  

By the way, I just learned that Dave Cameron was elected prime minister of Great Britain.

Funny, he doesn’t have a British accent.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

He talks pretty fast.

"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93

by kevin_ess on May 18, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

According to Wikipedia

She only has two kids (both sons). Doesn’t it seem like she’s been pregnant for about 10-15 years?

by SankTheTank on May 18, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

H-hey!

That’s what happens when good relievers pitch the ninth. And face Kevin Kouzmanoff.

by mjhhiv on May 18, 2010 10:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Sigh, watching the Mariners in 2010

Misses the 2001 Mariners. If we had Sasaki, we would have won a handful of games we shouldn’t have lost.

by level on May 18, 2010 10:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Wak is prolonging our misery by making as many pitching changes as possible.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Kenji'd already be up and ready for the next pitch.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on May 18, 2010 10:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Watching Rob suffer just increases my admiration of Beltre.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:20 PM PDT reply actions  

I

I want to be a hippie, but I forgot how to love.

by BRKLN M'S on May 18, 2010 10:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Goddamnit

I wanted Bard to get in there and get the GWRBI

Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club

by Two Rs and Two Ls on May 18, 2010 10:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Ballsy move

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by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   5 recs

Gameday's gone nuts.

It’s 1-0 on Lopez and Unknown has just stolen 2nd!

by drblacknwhite on May 18, 2010 10:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Uh

Pitch 6 Ball
Pitch 5 In play, outs

Sympathy ball?

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by Drew_D on May 18, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

He was out on that throw.

No matter though, now the question is whether I should actually stay up to watch us lose….

by WestCoastBias. on May 18, 2010 10:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Gameday:

“With Jose Lopez batting, Unknown (0), steals 2nd base.”

Sign this Unknown guy for five years!

by Coach Owens on May 18, 2010 10:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Jesus our luck is bad.

Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on May 18, 2010 10:27 PM PDT reply actions  

shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup

shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup

by seattlebruin on May 18, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ryan Walkoff!

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:28 PM PDT reply actions  

I think the DH should automatically be eliminated in extra innings

It would speed things up considerably

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Who's left in the bullpen? Aardsma or Colome...hmmmm.

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:33 PM PDT reply actions  

TUI? TUI!!!

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 10:34 PM PDT reply actions  

That didn't involve Boston or the Yankees

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by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

In Mariners franchise history maybe

Otherwise I don’t believe you

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

It feels really long

I’ll grant that.

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by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate when we play the A's

Worst game I ever went to in person was a game vs. the A’s in 2008 where Miguel Batista started. That was brutal

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

You should join the metal band he and I are starting.

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by kevin_ess on May 18, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mane Danger.

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by kevin_ess on May 18, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was either that, or Steel Cock Sparkler.

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by kevin_ess on May 18, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Runner on base, time to switch pitchers.

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by JY on May 18, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions  

What a graceful fall

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Vargas, RRS, Lee, Fister and Felix

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by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

We did

Fucking finally

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by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Too close

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by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Bahahahaha

Fitting as hell.

Everything is Rob Johnson's fault.

by the other side on May 18, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Dammit Rob

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

God

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Ass

Get stuck in the nuts.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on May 18, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Well since I know you know League isn't a rookie.

Quit being a douche? Cause League did throw that meatball to Suzuki to end it.

by Ender15 on May 18, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't recommend this line of action.

"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93

by kevin_ess on May 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hate Rob

But that was a crappy ptich

by short on May 18, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow

Suzuki to get to Kouz

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Walk Suzuki too

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by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions  

I still honestly can't care about this game.

I have absolutely no faith we can win this.

Everything is Rob Johnson's fault.

by the other side on May 18, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions  

When will scorekeepers realize that theses should be passed balls.

Especially when the catcher has a history of balls getting away.

by Tyler is a G on May 18, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions  

:(

:(

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 10:44 PM PDT reply actions  

HOORAY ITS OVER

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Whatever.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on May 18, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks, Rob.

Hope you feel the pain of your nutshot linger for months.

by dkulich on May 18, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions  

The Seattle Mariners will never win another game of baseball.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on May 18, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Uh let me see...

Nick Franklin drew his first walk of the month?

Erasmo Ramirez keeps getting groundballs?

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by JY on May 18, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Positives!

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd rather this happen then win once in a while

If we’re going to suck we may as well really really suck

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by Corco on May 18, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

We are going to be nearly as bad as th 1899 Cleveland Spiders and then choke at the last minute.

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by JY on May 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hell, I'm sort of beginning to doubt him myself.

Does that make me stupid?

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by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

You know what's a meatball?

A pitch with 12+ horizontal movement and 8" vertical break. Fucking meatball, man. That’s exactly what that pitch was.

Don't worry; I'm a writer.

by harkening on May 18, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Look where the pitch ended up?

These are major league hitters we are speaking about.

by Ender15 on May 18, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

*

Then there was a “wild pitch”…

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by harkening on May 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mariners baseball!

Based on my reaction to that single I’m assuming that I no longer care

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by Griffin Cooper on May 18, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Yup

LOST SEASON!

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

This has officailly become a lost season

FUCKKKKKKKKKK!

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on May 18, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions  

I liked the part where it looked like we might win

I’d also like to add, thank you to Rob Johnson for getting thrown out at third and, after all’s said and done, costing us the game.

by hiskeyd on May 18, 2010 10:47 PM PDT reply actions  

I felt sorry for you Rob, but no more. FUCK YOU.

I hope your balls swell up to the size of a watermelon.

Everything is Rob Johnson's fault.

by the other side on May 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope they turn black, shrivel up, and fall off.

Tale of a franchise: the Seattle Mariners average one playoff appearance for every eight seasons played.

by angrypachyderm on May 18, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

There's a Mt. St. Helens special on NWCN right now!

Quick — it’s time for Operation Volcano Distraction 2!

by Jeremariner on May 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT reply actions  

And perhaps Aardsma

He’s not strictly needed with League, Kelley, and Lowe around. And if he has a decent first half, could return a decent prospect.

by hiskeyd on May 18, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Boy am I glad I gave up on this season before it started.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on May 18, 2010 10:49 PM PDT reply actions  

So how long of a leash do you guys think Wak still has?

It seems to me he’d be very close to getting canned if he were on another team. But on the Mariners it’s hard to tell.

by svart aske on May 18, 2010 10:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Normally I'd agree

But considering Z apparently puts stock in sabr and he sees how Wak is managing this, he might have a shorter leash than we think. Firing a hitting or pitching coach usually is the first step. Then if things continue, down goes the manager. Step 1has already been done.

by hiskeyd on May 18, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wak is Z's guy.

He’s not going to bail on him because of a lousy start when there are all sorts of injuries and unlucky games that you can point to as excuses. Plus, Z’s still got a lot of old school in him, putting some stock into sabermetrics doesn’t mean anything in this instance.

by drblacknwhite on May 18, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Even if he made perfect in game strategic moves, like with the bullpen.

There’s still a crapton of under performing players at the plate. We’d still be hurting for wins with this offense. Also depends on how much of Griffey is his responsibility. This is a really big problem to get a handle on accurately.

by Kermit. on May 18, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Q/PM!!

Karma police, arrest this man.

by wyte_lightning on May 18, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bill Kreuger keys to the game

1) Rob Johnson get hit by a bus.
2) Rob Johnson spontaneously combust
3) Rob Johnson snort fire ants and die.

by RustyJohn on May 18, 2010 10:51 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Additional keys to the game

4) Rob Johnson pour pixie stick powder down his pee hole
5) Rob Johnson get kidnapped by the Yakuza and get disemboweled
6) Rob Johnson get a staph infection in the A’s visitor’s clubhouse shower

by RustyJohn on May 18, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know how he keeps it up.

I just don’t have it in me to still be angry.

Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club

by Two Rs and Two Ls on May 18, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know seriously.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on May 18, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I still have it in me, and it hurts.

"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93

by kevin_ess on May 19, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why isn't everyone talking about how hey, it's okay, because we've been unlucky and we still have really great pitching?

Sorry. I’m not trying to bitch and come across like a troll, but the Mariners have left me depressed and frustrated. I just don’t care right now, and I’m not looking forward to my trip to Safeco tomorrow.

by katal on May 18, 2010 10:53 PM PDT reply actions  

My apologies.

Other posters have me in a foul mood.

by BrianL on May 18, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's all good.

Seriously, it reads as a troll-ish comment, and I hate coming off that way. But the Mariners really have me in a foul mood.

by katal on May 18, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I don't mean to, but I need to vent.

This team has been painful to watch for the past month.

by katal on May 18, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

The hard part is that those stories are always hopeful.

I mean, we’re not as bad as the record indicates, and I know this. But if I just ASSUMED that we were this bad, then each loss would become expected. Instead, I go in thinking “hey, we’ve got a good chance to win today!” and then get kicked in the balls repeatedly.

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by Two Rs and Two Ls on May 18, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Exactly. Well put.

Although at this point, I’d rather see us continue to lose until drastic changes are made. No good comes out of Griffey hitting a double tomorrow, Fister getting the win, and everyone on FSN and ESPN radio breathing a sigh of a relief.

by katal on May 18, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I literally don't care anymore.

This is the part of the season that if it wasn’t for LL that I wouldn’t actually watch or care about games anymore.

by Robert on May 18, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't had a television since May 1, thank God.

Although that’s kind of why I feel the need to go to a few games this next series, because even if they’re bad, I still feel obligated to follow them.

by katal on May 18, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish I could make myself have a dream with Rob Johnson in it.

So I can know what it feels like carve Rob’s face and the joy of piercing his torso with a blade.

by russak on May 18, 2010 11:03 PM PDT reply actions  

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