Visualizing The Mariner Offense

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 11, 2010 7:27 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Stats

The Mariners' run pace, by day:

On Opening Day, the M's scored five runs, putting them on pace for 810 at the end of the year. On the second day of the season, the M's scored one run, dropping their pace to 486. Since Opening Day, the highest pace figure has been 630 - reached on April 24th - and it hasn't been at least 600 since the first day of June.

Right now, we're looking at 521(!). If the Mariners want to avoid finishing in the 500s, they'll need to score runs at at least a 793 pace over the rest of the season.

I don't think they're gonna do it, guys.

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Even worse, Jose Lopez is unlikely to finish the season with 50 walks.

by ThundaPC on Aug 11, 2010 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

Unbeliever!

You’ll see, Lopie will start getting three walks a game!

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

by JAH on Aug 11, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions

He's only not going to make it because our offense is really poor.

If it turned over more, I posit he would easily make it.

Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!

by joof on Aug 11, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ryan Langerhans leads all current Mariners in wOBA at .344 and he is also currently running a 50.7 K%

I like that one of our only above average offensive players to date is also one of the most frustrating to watch

by PolarBearKid on Aug 11, 2010 8:26 PM PDT reply actions

Mariners!

by PolarBearKid on Aug 11, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Ryan Langerhans has 92 PA.

He’s also amazing ♥♥♥♥♥♥

by MT Olson on Aug 11, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Before we shipped Sweeney off to the Old Folks Home, he was our team leader in wOBA.

He also earned lovely nicknames like 6-4-3. When the only actually productive players are frustrating, the offense is in really poor shape.

by Jon S. on Aug 11, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

When the only productive players are more notable for grounding into double plays than helping the team, you're in poor shape

by seattlebruin on Aug 12, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions

And a .394 BABIP :(

by vivaelpujols on Aug 12, 2010 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions

And like an 80% BB rate

by seattlebruin on Aug 12, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions

They can also avoid finishing in the 500s by scoring runs at at most a 448 pace the rest of the season.

by RunningFool on Aug 11, 2010 8:28 PM PDT reply actions

This is what I'm rooting for.

by Jack Swan on Aug 11, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions

You're going to eat your words when they score 230 runs tomorrow.

by killer_ewok18 on Aug 11, 2010 9:37 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

they don't play tomorrow

unless it’s an exhibition against Eric Byrnes’ softball team.

by brownypts on Aug 11, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

That would be so awesome

by zehavi on Aug 11, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Too risky. They might lose.

by Eyebrows on Aug 11, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions

This is how I see it going down

Tied at zero in the bottom of the final inning with two outs and a runner on third, Byrnes will attempt a suicide squeeze. He will inexplicably pull it back, but Rojo is behind the plate for the M’s and he drops the ball, it goes behind him, and the runner scores for a Byrnes softball team victory!

by scottg02 on Aug 12, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Envisioning this is making me crack up at my desk. Well done!

Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...

by appleshampoo on Aug 12, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Regression!

by Jon S. on Aug 11, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions

We were on pace for 800 runs once. That's cool.

Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!

by joof on Aug 11, 2010 9:47 PM PDT reply actions

We were also on pace for 162 wins once.

by RunningFool on Aug 11, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I really wish we would've scored once on Opening Day and five times the next game

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 11, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Is it kosher...

For me to be rooting foR the Orioles and Pirates?

With that in mind, I hopE Jose Lopez contiNues to bat in the miDdle of the order, and wOuld it be too much to ask for RRS and Snell to be put back in the rotatioN? Felix certainly needs the rest.

by Adam B on Aug 11, 2010 10:40 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs