Series Preview: Anaheim Angels @ Seattle Mariners

by Matthew on Jun 4, 2010 4:00 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Previews

Seattle: 22-31
Anaheim: 28-28

	MARINERS	Δ Ms	ANGELS	EDGE
HITTING (wOBA)	-47.5 (28th)	-4.1	-17.5 (24th)	Anaheim
FIELDING (UZR)	11.9 (7th)	0.0	-16.3 (28th)	Seattle
ROTATION (tRA)	2.9 (14th)	0.1	-10.0 (22nd)	Seattle
BULLPEN (tRA)	-4.4 (20th)	-2.5	-7.0 (22nd)	Seattle
OVERALL(RAA)	-37.1 (24th)	-6.5	-50.8 (26th)	SEATTLE

Al lright! Everyone back on the pile! Wooo! Playoffs! Disregard that the series was at home and that we got to use both Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee and that we won one of the games in part thanks to an umpire mistake. Playoffs!

In actual good news our starters went 7.2, 7.0, 8.0 and 8.0 innings this past four game series. That was a really nice gift they gave the bullpen with 13 consecutive games left to go in this stretch. All things considered, I'm calling that Felix's best start of the season and getting him back into 2009 form would help alleviate some of the pressures on the offense. Cliff Lee is in peak stride so having those two pitch back to back the way they just did gives us a lot of winnable games.

Too bad about Erik Bedard. He's still not even back to throwing bullpens yet so you can imagine the time frame that he still have to overcome.

Fri Jun 04, 19:10: Ian Snell vs. Joe Saunders*

Sat Jun 05, 13:10: Doug Fister vs. Ervin Santana

Sun Jun 06, 13:10: Jason Vargas* vs. Joel Pineiro

Not that Doug Fister or Jason Vargas have been unimpressive this season, but this is certainly an uninspiring stretch of pitchers to run out there against a divisional foe that we badly need to reverse the latest trend against. Then again, neither are their pitchers. Joe Saunders again? Thanks, Anaheim! And hey, the return of Joel Pineiro.

Ian Snell

Doug Fister

Jason Vargas

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	58%	92	55	35	35
Slider	26%	84	70	55	40
Change	14%	84	45	25	50
Overall	--	--	70	45	40

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	59%	88	20	65	55
Change	20%	81	40	80	70
Curve	9%	75	55	25	70
Sinker	7%	88	25	45	60
Slider	6%	83	35	80	70
Overall	--	--	20	70	65

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	48%	87	50	35	35
Change	21%	80	80	70	40
Sinker	21%	85	30	50	30
Slider	7%	82	20	40	45
Overall	--	--	50	45	30

Joe Saunders

Ervin Santana

Joel Pineiro

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	55%	91	55	45	65
Change	19%	82	55	50	40
Curve	13%	77	25	25	35
Sinker	10%	89	30	65	65
Overall	--	--	35	35	65

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	58%	94	45	60	45
Slider	32%	83	75	60	35
Change	8%	84	40	45	50
Overall	--	--	65	60	30

Pitch	%	Sp	K	BB	GB
Fastball	50%	89	45	80	75
Slider	16%	85	35	50	65
Sinker	13%	89	35	60	80
Curve	11%	77	35	60	50
Change	10%	84	50	75	55
Overall	--	--	35	75	80

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I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for this since post...

Well, yes I can. Since we one yesterday. This is the most excited I’ve been for a series in awhile. Even if we do have to see Smell tonight. Let’s get some W’s.

by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 4, 2010 4:12 PM PDT reply actions

Since we won* yesterday.

I guess I mean “Lets get some O’s” Hmm.. anyways, Im just excited to talk about the Mariners today.

by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 4, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions

If we can win tonight it'll be HUGE

I always feel like anytime we win with this turn in the rotation it’s a bonus. And not losing the momentum we’ve got after last series would be awesome.

by BigR on Jun 4, 2010 4:20 PM PDT reply actions

Sounds like RRS will be starting tomorrow in place of Doug Fister.

Shoulder fatigue, per Matt Pitman.

by BrianL on Jun 4, 2010 4:20 PM PDT reply actions

Dammit.

Milton Bradley apologist

by sanford_and_son on Jun 4, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions

...

by Decatur on Jun 4, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs

We're boned.

by melenious on Jun 4, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh no

ignacio

by ignacio on Jun 4, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow, I thought it sucked to be going to tonight's game and having to watch Snell...

Now it seems like I picked the right night to go!

by NWade on Jun 4, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Ruh roh.

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

by JY on Jun 4, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Sonuva...

Lose tonight, RRS gets bombed tomorrow, and Pineiro gets 20 GBs on Sunday and panic will return.

by tait644 on Jun 4, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks like a road map south of the tropic.

Last series was fun though!

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

by the other side on Jun 4, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I think you're all overreacting a little bit.

Fuck the Angels

by InSpokane on Jun 4, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

The drop from Fister's performance to RRS's performance this year is massive.

And dead arm is often just that, but sometimes it’s actually a worse arm issue. I’d say we’re reacting appropriately.

FUCK THE MARINERS!

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 4, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions

It had better not be anything serious.

I would hate to miss out on any jokes about how Fister’s arm is just tired.

by FairWeatherFred on Jun 4, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, and also he's been good at pitching the ball.

by FairWeatherFred on Jun 4, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I know that RR-S has not pitched nearly as well as Fister, but RR-S is not an automatic loss.

Fuck the Angels

by InSpokane on Jun 4, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions

He is a pretty automatic won't-pitch-7-innings, though.

by joey90 on Jun 4, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, I hope he does well.

And at least Fister is probably not as bad off as Brett Anderson.

FUCK THE MARINERS!

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 4, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions

We need to not freak out until we have all the information.

Fuck the Angels

by InSpokane on Jun 4, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

The way he's been pitching he is an automatic loss.

Didn’t look much better from the bull pen.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

by the other side on Jun 4, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Underreacting?

Yeah, I agree.

by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 4, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions

It's okay, our offense will pick us up.

…

FUCK THE MARINERS!

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 4, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Son of a bitch.

Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...

by SeaKoala on Jun 4, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Tonight is going to be another painful game,

whether or not we win or lose.

by killer_ewok18 on Jun 4, 2010 4:22 PM PDT reply actions

Am I reading this right?

I’m still new around here, but given the numbers I see under Vargas’ name – is it safe to say that he’s not just pitching over what his numbers would predict; but rather that he’s pitching wayover what his numbers would predict? I mean, everyone says he’s got good “stuff” (and the overall K rate kinda reflects that), but the small spread in velocity between his pitches and the overall GB of just 30 – eeewwww!

…Or am I not catching some of the meaning in the numbers?

by NWade on Jun 4, 2010 4:29 PM PDT reply actions

It's on the standard scouting scale of 0-80.

So 50 is above average. 45 is… I think that’s considered average. Both of those are not bad. His GB rate isn’t that good because he’s a flyball pitcher. It’s not ideal to be a fly ball pitcher, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s a bad pitcher. Some really good pitchers are flyball pitchers. They just tend to be a little home run prone.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Jun 4, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions

20 - 80 scale means 50 is average...

Two ways to “prove” that 50 is the middle:
1) Its the same as a 0 – 100 scale, you’ve lopped off the same amount at both ends.
2) 50 is equidistant from both the maximum and minimum values: 20 + 30 = 50. 80 – 30 = 50.

And that’s the extent of Maths for me on a Friday as I head over to Safeco Field!

by NWade on Jun 4, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, that's true.

I don’t know why I thought it was 0-80. Still, the point stands on ground balls.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Jun 4, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Why is it 20-80 anyway?

by greymstreet on Jun 4, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, Joe Saunders is fucking brutal to watch

But facing him does come with an upside. He’s terrible, and I like watching our offense when it works.

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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 4, 2010 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

Langerhans starting tonight! Not dead!

Rejoice!

@ERiC_UW

by lailaihei on Jun 4, 2010 5:18 PM PDT reply actions

Yay! Langerhans!

BUT TUI WHY GOD WHY?!?!

Milton Bradley apologist

by sanford_and_son on Jun 4, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Tui can smash AAA pitching, so I don't mind this so much.

@ERiC_UW

by lailaihei on Jun 4, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions

I see what you did there.

His glove worries me more than his bat, though.

Milton Bradley apologist

by sanford_and_son on Jun 4, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't have much of a preference between Tui and Kotch at this point

Kotch’s glove is awesome but he hasn’t got a hit in what feels like weeks. Then again neither has Tui. Neither contributes enough for me to care. I just wish we’d put Langerhans at first, Saunders in left, Bradley at DH.

FUCK THE MARINERS!

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 4, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions