Jason Vargas is almost certainly starting the second game of the season

I wonder if Major League Baseball realizes that the two teams it's sending to Japan to kick off the 2012 regular season are the Mariners and the Athletics. Isn't it enough that we take all their best players? How rude are we?

3 months ago Jeff Sullivan 38 comments 0 recs |

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Given how this offseason turned out, I'm sure MLB wishes it was M's-Rangers

That would be, as they say, kind of big in Japan

by J0SER on Feb 12, 2012 8:46 PM PST reply actions

The A's always manage to fuck things up.

by the other side on Feb 12, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions

For what it's worth,

During one of the Yu Darvis press conferences, the Rangers said they are working on being included in this…initiative?… in the coming years.

OurDailyBears.com

by Prashanth Francis on Feb 13, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, but that won't match this year, with Yu debuting against Ichiro

Totally.
Those first games against the Rangers, the reporter scrum is going to remind Ichiro of the old days (now crossed fingers he’ll respond by hitting like the old days)

by J0SER on Feb 13, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

I don't understand why the MLB couldn't make that happen

think of the storylines!

by valencia on Feb 13, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions

Ya, I don't either

But words not generally associated with MLB: “nimble,” “responsive,” “clueful”

by J0SER on Feb 13, 2012 6:00 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah

Thought for sure it would be Iwakuma getting the ball in game 2.

by Aly Edge on Feb 13, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions

I remember a time when we were talking about starting Felix and Pineda twice each in the first four games.

by JY on Feb 12, 2012 9:01 PM PST reply actions

I remember a time when Miguel Olivo was going to start 100 games at catcher.

by UW2010 on Feb 12, 2012 11:55 PM PST up reply actions

This could still happen.

Doug Fister. :(

by Mothy on Feb 13, 2012 3:15 AM PST up reply actions

Dingers!

I’m awaiting the response here the first time Wedge bats Olivo in the middle of the order against a RHP.

by Paul AB on Feb 13, 2012 7:03 AM PST up reply actions

I think this means he' starting opening day at Safeco!

Again!

by Poochie on Feb 12, 2012 9:36 PM PST reply actions

I'm settled.

But I’ll always be sad/angry about the 2011 home opener.

by sanford_and_son on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

That was a hard one to watch.

by voltron27 on Feb 13, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe the off-day on 4/8 means they skip the #5 starter the first time through

Rotation could be Felix-Vargas-Iwakuma-Millwood-Felix-Vargas, and the next game would be the home opener.

by Aly Edge on Feb 13, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions

Millwood! Ha! Totally forgot about that guy.

by sanford_and_son on Feb 13, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions

Beavan/Furbush/Noesi/whoever

That part isn’t important

by Aly Edge on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions

I got this impression when I asked him that question during the Dugout Confessions or whatever it's called at Fan Fest.

by Zewerr on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST reply actions

I just hope we don't lose in the exhibition games versus the Japanese teams.

by Chipanese on Feb 12, 2012 11:28 PM PST reply actions

Wouldn't that be the polite thing to do as guests?

by J0SER on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 AM PST up reply actions

AMERIKA FUCK YEAH

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Feb 13, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions

Am I crazy to think that if Hisashi Iwakuma has a pretty good ST we should really start him Game 2?

It’s not like Vargas is super awesome. If Iwakuma pitches even close to as good as Vargas in ST, I think it’d be a so much cooler to start him in Japan.

by SethGrandpa on Feb 13, 2012 1:33 AM PST reply actions 2 recs

Wedge sometimes seems clueless unfortunately.

I couldn’t stand his Peguero-love last year.
Hope this year it won’t be irrational Figgins-love.

by daveinny on Feb 13, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions

Agreed. I can't believe we're not going to let him pitch in Japan.

by Rudy4three on Feb 13, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions

It would be cooler but that's probably why they don't want to

Because there’d be a lot of pressure to perform in front of the Japanese crowd

by OlSalty on Feb 14, 2012 4:26 AM PST up reply actions

At least this year we don't have to start at the Oakland fucking Coliseum this year

Because, you know, that’s just been so much fun these past few years.

by cwel87 on Feb 13, 2012 7:53 AM PST reply actions 4 recs

Playing the A's in Oakland and playing the Padres anywhere are the two things I hate the most about our schedule

by Kermit. on Feb 13, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions

Tokyo Dome

While looking into how hitter or pitcher friendly it was two things stood out: NPB loves symmetrical outfields and tall ass fences. Seriously, robbing someone of a home run must be the rarest of rare feats over there.

Look at that thing, it’s like if the LF scoreboard went all the way around. And the Tokyo Dome isn’t even in the top 5 for tallest fences in NPB!

by C Dubya on Feb 13, 2012 12:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

"Seriously, robbing someone of a home run must be the rarest of rare feats over there."

Have you seen this clip? Pretty unbelievable play, a Hiroshima Toyo Carp centerfielder robbing a Yokohama BayStars batter of a home run – with incredible athleticism.

Even if you have seen it before, come on, you owe it to yourself to watch again ;\

by Aly Edge on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs