What's exciting in Everett?

by Llewdor on Aug 10, 2010 11:24 AM PDT

I'm going to see the Aquasox on Thursday (I'm in Vancouver, and they'll be up here to play the Canadians). Is there any player in particular to whom I should be paying attention?

Nat Bailey Stadium is a great place to watch outfield defense, incidentally, as it's enormous (335' down the lines - 420' to centre). And the wall is always at least 20' high, so single-A hitters aren't hitting many jacks there.

Let me know if we (we being Seattle) have anyone interesting in Everett these days.

Thanks.

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So shouldn't this be "Who is exciting on the Everett team?"

Rather than “What is exciting in Everett?”

Two different questions really.

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by Thingray on Aug 10, 2010 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Can you answer either question?

I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh

by HitKing69 on Aug 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Getting stabbed by a crackhead on Grand Ave. is pretty exciting

by OlSalty on Aug 10, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

If you like Salsa dancing and Mofungo,

I highly recommend Marimba on Hewitt.

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by Thingray on Aug 11, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Their bus station looks nice

by Poochie on Aug 10, 2010 12:05 PM PDT reply actions

They have a Gordito's

by pdb on Aug 10, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I've always been fond of the logo

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by OceanBird on Aug 10, 2010 12:31 PM PDT reply actions

I think they changed it this year. Because I don't remember it always being this awesome.

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by the other side on Aug 10, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

That's a sweet logo.

Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!

by joof on Aug 10, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions

This is true.

It is totally sweet

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by JY on Aug 10, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

That's the awesomest thing I've ever seen

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by Corco on Aug 10, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yes, it was unveiled at the Opening Day Mariners banquet for Aquasox Season ticketholders

And yes… we all thought it was awesome as well

by ambrosia2112 on Aug 10, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I still see that as a sideways M rather than an E

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by Fin on Aug 10, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

It is very cool, but I kinda miss the super 90s lookin' frog.

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by sanford_and_son on Aug 11, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmmmm

Kalian Sams is ‘interesting’ as he’s running historic two true outcome numbers – (HR+SO)/PA. That’s kind of fascinating, but as he’s not been able to crack the short-season to low-A full-season divide, he’s clearly a non-prospect.

Steve Baron may fall into a similar camp – lots of attention, lots of interest in his defense and ARL, but the questions keep piling up about is ability to hit pitched baseballs at any sort of acceptable level.

Anthony Phillips is from South Africa, and that’s interesting right there. At least until Dylan Unsworth gets promoted.

Kevin Rivers and Ryan Royster can hit a bit, but are old for the league (esp. the latter).

by marc w on Aug 10, 2010 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Sams hit 2 home runs at the game on Sunday.

Sams hit 2 home runs in a game I saw him in last year. Sams has been in Everett part of every season since 2007. He has power and can hit, but that’s about it. He is constantly shuttled between A clubs.

Baron has had some good games and some NOT good games, but he is young and an interesting one.

Last week 5 or 6 guys got promoted because they were doing so well, but the Aquasox were in first place for the first half, and are tied for first for the second half. No Fluke, they have a solid team this year. As “Z” says, we have some solid people coming up through the minors to build the team from the ground up.

Mailloux, Rivers and Royster can hit. Terry Serrano can hit, but his inability to actually play a field position makes me want to throw things at him every time he boots a ball…

I have enjoyed every game I have been at this year because the Aquasox look much better than they have in the past 3 or 4 seasons. I hope you can enjoy them as a whole, because they are a good team this year.

by ambrosia2112 on Aug 10, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Baron has actually hit well lately.

Mailloux also has an advanced ability to handle a bat. Other hitters… well, there’s local boy Hawkins Gebbers. Evan Sharpley used to be a quarterback and is pretty athletic though I don’t know if he hits enough long-term. Anston might be a poor/penniless man’s Johnny Damon.

Seco has a lot of potential, moreso if the strides in command he’s made in the past two months are legitimate. If not, I like Anthony Fernandez better in the rotation. Kesler’s supposed to be a guy who might start next year.

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by JY on Aug 11, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions

"at any sort of acceptable level" doesn't preclude sporadic success in the NWL.

Edlando Seco is a poor man’s Yoervis Medina.

Evan Sharpley… probably a NP at this point as well.

by marc w on Aug 11, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

This was my situation coming into the season.

I look at the roster and think “on a prospecting level, none of these guys interest me. This team’s going to suck.”

And now they have a .700 winning percentage or something.

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by JY on Aug 11, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions

In the minors, the correlation is often strongly negative.

Lots of college-trained bats, older DSL/VSL arms at Everett? WINS!

HS prospects? Losses!

I see this all the time in AAA. It was awesome having a 20yo Adam Jones, Wlad, Choo, Felix, Cabrera, but man if you want to win you get yourself a Brad Nelson, a Chris Woodward and some David Pauleys.

by marc w on Aug 11, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions