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9/12: Open Game Thread

Wbc_029_tiny by Jeff Sullivan on in Seattle Mariners Regular News

First Pitch: 7:05pm PDT

                   

Stewart LF Ichiro CF Barton 1B Beltre 3B Swisher CF Ibanez "LF" Cust RF Guillen RF Ellis 2B Broussard 1B Johnson DH Vidro DH Suzuki C Betancourt SS Hannahan 3B Burke C Murphy SS Ballgame 2B ---------- ----------

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2007 post season priority
Someone is living in living in the land of gumdrops and chocolate.

by Ben in Va on Sep 12, 2007 5:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Somebody is an optimist.
But I can't say it's me (at least when it comes to the M's playoff chances).
"Send lawyers, guns and money. The s**t has hit the fan"

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2007 5:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Post-Season Priority
That's like holding the option on any sequel to "Dragon Wars."

by G_ on Sep 12, 2007 5:24 PM PDT reply actions  

huh?
give it like 10 years to become official. they're already mostly there.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Really?
I've never heard Axl say anything to that effect.

by Paul Campbell on Sep 12, 2007 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Axl says that about twice a month
So much so that it's long since been a joke.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Sep 12, 2007 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

non-refundable
glad they make that clear.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 5:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Heh, now that made my day.
Coolstandings: 0.2%
Postseason Odds: 0.53643%

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 5:43 PM PDT reply actions  

I'll bet
WFB's mother put that deposit down so fast her checkbook caught on fire.

by CKremer on Sep 12, 2007 5:55 PM PDT reply actions  

here's an example

I have no idea how they pertain to paying for tickets or how you get a "book" of them.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Isn't Mark Ellis a free agent after this season?
Is this season just a fluke or can he be a decent hitter going forward. i know he is very good defensively.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 6:37 PM PDT reply actions  

He's 30-something
Secondbasemen don't typically age well, and Ellis isn't exactly textbook representation of health.

This season is probably his last hurrah.

by JI on Sep 12, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

are there any free agent 2b worth looking at?
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

2B FAs, ^s donate options
Marlon Anderson LAD
Craig Biggio HOU
Luis Castillo NYM
Damion Easley NYM
Mark Ellis ^ OAK
Marcus Giles ^ SD
Tony Graffanino MIL
Tadahito Iguchi PHI (if not signed to extension)
Jeff Kent ^ LAD
Mark Loretta HOU
Kaz Matsui COL (if not signed to extension)
Luis Rivas CLE
Jose Valentin NYM

other words: no, crop sucks harder than Horacio when he's thirsty for a protein shake

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd take Kent for one year.
Or Castillo for one discounted year, if Lopez brought back an interesting return.

by JI on Sep 12, 2007 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

LA has team option on Kent
Luis Castillo will be 32, sports a career 93 OPS+, and is making 5.5M this year, I'd rather give Lopez another year.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me too.
I'd only trade Lopez for someone else's Brandon Phillips.

I was taking Castillo @ 1/3, at that point you might as well go to Nick Green.

by JI on Sep 12, 2007 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Okay what about free agent ss?
Then maybe we can move them to 2b, I'm desperate here.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

nope
we could sign A-Rod and move him to 2B.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

A's have a $5 million option for 2008
They have said they intend to exercise it and keep Ellis.  His OPS has varied from .684 to .861, so .779 is just a few HRs above his .753 career OPS.  He's actually been fairly durable, after missing the one season completely after Crosby creamed him in a collision in spring training.
A's fan, living in Oakland

by Soaker on Sep 12, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

McLogic
From the M's site:

Ramirez stays in rotation: After Horacio Ramirez's tough outing Monday (1 2/3 innings, five runs), there was thought that he would lose his spot in the rotation to young Ryan Feierabend. But after sleeping on it, manager John McLaren said he's going to keep things as they are.

"I'm going to give Ramirez the ball Saturday," McLaren said. "Really, he's not struggling any more than our other starters..."

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mariners/

Well... at least he's not totally wrong.

God. Dammit.

by CapSea on Sep 12, 2007 6:43 PM PDT reply actions  

true
Horacio actually has the lowest ERA among SP over the last 17 games.

Of course, it's right in line with his season ERA, which sucks, while the other 4/5 SP have pitched significantly better over the year...

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Haren, huh?
We're boned.

Not that that is unusual...

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 6:43 PM PDT reply actions  

At least Miguel Batista's pitching
He'll pitch an excellent ballgame by only giving up 5 runs in 6.0 innings.

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions  

All of our pitchers are pitching great
you just have to take away things to realize it.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well at least horacio knows his fantasy football
you always go running back with 1st 2 picks.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 6:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Brad Adams
"..still conceivably in this Wild Card race."

Really now?

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 6:59 PM PDT reply actions  

"Brought to you by EQC
where this Friday, the laughs are on us!"

As opposed to the rest of the nights, where, as Mariner fans, the jokes are on us.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 7:11 PM PDT reply actions  

fitting start for batista
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

"Here we go, ball three."
Dig in, Dave. It's gonna be a long one.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Just for fun
Ichiro would've grounded out to 2nd.

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 7:14 PM PDT reply actions  

jose makes that play
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 7:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Alright
Good to see the Mariners have turned on the reactor and started the meltdown early.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions  

257 avg 401 obp sounds like an a's player
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 7:18 PM PDT reply actions  

We're losing already?
I've just about come to terms with the fact that we're gonna end up in third place.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 12, 2007 7:19 PM PDT reply actions  

We end the season with three
against the Rangers..we might end up last

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hit & run
Jack Cust does not understand either of those words.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

It would've been nice to see Clement get the start
at Catcher tonight.  But like the Mariners are telling us, we're still in it, right?

by BrettJMiller on Sep 12, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Sure we are
when everything we do is crumbling around us, and the Yankees can't lose a game where they only get 4 hits.

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

At this rate
we're looking at 100 pitches by the fourth inning

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Seriously....
That was the longest 1 run inning in the history of baseball.

The fucking A's can put anyone to sleep. If anyone plans on introducing baseball to a non-fan DO NOT pick an A's game to get them started.

They'll hate you.

by PLU Tim on Sep 12, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey whatever happened to Francisco Cruceta?
I remember him having a high k ratio at tacoma last year then he started that 1 game i think against the royals and got lit up.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Let go
Got rung up for PEDs, ended up with Tejas and spent the year with their AAA club.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Angels still up in the 9th
against Baltimore, leading 16-6...can they score 14 more this inning?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 7:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Even Red agreed with me
that despite getting more at bats, Beltre in the 2 hole is stupid.  He should be in a position where his XBH's drive guys in, instead of letting Vidro's high OBP and Terrible SLG be in that spot in the order.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 12, 2007 7:29 PM PDT reply actions  

But he did give up the double
that scored, right?  Must have been an error that scored him.  Yankees got a whopping 4 hits tonight, and the Blue Jays left the bases loaded the inning they got that run.

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

"can't get [my sixth grade teacher] out of
my mind even to this day" - Niehaus

Hey Dave,

she's probably dead.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 7:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Poor D'Rays.
I'd feel bad for them if their organizational talent didn't run circles around our own.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 7:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Mariners
"Going all out!  Everyday!"

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 7:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow...I have some packing to do...
I am moving to Chile...was so happy the Mariners were in the playoff race this last year before I move out of the country...I think I'll go pack some boxes.

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 7:37 PM PDT reply actions  

When you die and go to hell
Miguel Batista will be pitching for both teams.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 7:39 PM PDT reply actions  

How come he's walking away?
I thought the green men were supposed to go to first.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 7:40 PM PDT reply actions  

FSN has given up
Did anybody else notice that that two-week schedule they put up coming back from the break showed an M's loss on Sunday, the day we beat Detroit?

by KENtastic @ Lookout Landing on Sep 12, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions  

NO
NO MORE LEADOFF RUNNERS THEY MAKE YOU SLOW

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions  

So....
can anyone here ever cracked a rib?

I have no freaking clue what I did, but I am in some massive pain.

by PLU Tim on Sep 12, 2007 7:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Yes.
3 while skiing. I was in a lot of pain. The doctor gave me 800mg Motrins and a device that went around my chest that I had to wear for 3 weeks. Almost like a girdle.

Because they were only cracked they did heal very rapidly.

by Ben in Va on Sep 12, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

That throw...
took 42 seconds to go about 90 feet.

Jack Cust's roids do not help him run fast.

by PLU Tim on Sep 12, 2007 7:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Burke
has done an incredible job as the back up catcher. But i don't see this going past this year.
Everytime Richie gets a hit, a small child is murdered....good thing he never gets a hit.

by shunter160 on Sep 12, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

The losing is even getting to Gary Thurman
He doesn't look nearly as frightening as usual.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

And I thought Reggie Willits
was the queen of those types of hits. Willie Bloomquist is the new master.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow
That hit even made me annoyed.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

a broken bat hit maybe we have luck on our
side now.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice one, Ichiro.
Y'know what would be nice, Beltre? 3 instant runs.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 8:02 PM PDT reply actions  

the orioles bullpen might not hack in the penal
league. I wonder how the o's have allowed 12+ runs this year.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 8:02 PM PDT reply actions  

many times*
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions  

You know, compared to this slump
last year's Colorado game was a naked picnic.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Bases-loaded
Time for first pitch grounder to 2nd.

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 8:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Rauuuul!
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 12, 2007 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Memo to Adam Jones
Keep working on that ass splinter collection.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Why did Beltre
only get to third on a two-out double?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:08 PM PDT reply actions  

The ball was hit hard
and I imagine Carlos Garcia is going to spend his remaining days being extra cautious.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was unexpected.
haha nice job by the fan down the line.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 8:08 PM PDT reply actions  

yes! we might have 3 guys with 100 rbis
that means everything.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 8:08 PM PDT reply actions  

What's that thing, when the score is in your favor
I forget what they are called, since I'm a Mariners fan...

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 8:09 PM PDT reply actions  

I think it is called
the inning before the opponents score 6 runs

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh boy!
more batista!  How many pitches before he coughs up the lead?
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 12, 2007 8:09 PM PDT reply actions  

eat shit and die
you talented dirty hippy.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Interesting
2006 AL average left fielder: .804 OPS
2007 Raul Ibanez: .804 OPS

by naviomelo on Sep 12, 2007 8:13 PM PDT reply actions  

This is like watching the Globetrotters
beat the Generals, except without the jokes.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

That was the same pitch...
Ichiro popped up to the left fielder...they get a single, we get an out

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

Crap
That would've been a sweet Triple Play.

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

2 outs!
it only took about 20 minutes.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 12, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

During the commercial break
FSN played the JJ Putz Mariners bumper.

I actually forgot who he was for a second.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:22 PM PDT reply actions  

alright pussy hits galore.
willits and eckstein would be proud.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 8:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Vidro
He should've ran home standing up.

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Pitcher on the ropes
...there's that first pitch swing...

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

cmon vidro lay suzuki out.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 12, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Jamie Burke
career 26% LD rate

dude deserves to be back. and to play another game per fortnight.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Three hits...
one run

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Five straight leadoff baserunners for Oakland
this has singlehandedly extended the game length by nine hours.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:34 PM PDT reply actions  

the whole "don't believe in pitch count"
old-schoolers are just stupid.

You know what else they didn't have back in the old days? Batting helmets and penicillin. Real ballplayers don't wear any protection and avoid antibiotics.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 8:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks, Raul
What part of stay the fuck out of Ichiro's way do you not understand?

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:41 PM PDT reply actions  

no guys
that's just Ichiro fucking up

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 8:41 PM PDT reply actions  

There's your proof
that absolutely everything is going wrong.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:41 PM PDT reply actions  

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
I thought this team could not possibly find any other ways to lose.

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions  

honestly
why not just bring JJ in?

The season is over, try something creative for once.

LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Creativity?
That's like a great poison to team chemistry.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bases loaded..
"Ball in Dirt"

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:43 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm glad RRS is warming up
He can come in and give up another unlikely soul crushing grand slam.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:43 PM PDT reply actions  

nothing's unlikely at this point
we could be winning by 10 in the 9th then have a meteorite crush the entire team forcing a forfeit and I wouldn't bat an eye.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously
stop blaming that on Raul. Ichiro has to make that catch.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:43 PM PDT reply actions  

And run right into Raul?
If Raul is a step slower or a step faster, I'd agree completely.

And I think Ichiro would've caught that.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Raul holds a runner?
it's bizzarro baseball tonight.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 12, 2007 8:45 PM PDT reply actions  

wow!
simply mariners-esque on the A's part there.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 12, 2007 8:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow
I cannot believe Ichiro of all people is the reason that inning went south.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions  

fuck you Pemco
sandles with socks is never okay.

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions  

of course they are
sandles and socks are a fine combo
Only it turned out drug dealers and pimps appreciate art.

by wadswerth on Sep 12, 2007 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

that coulda been worse.
Everytime Richie gets a hit, a small child is murdered....good thing he never gets a hit.

by shunter160 on Sep 12, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Someone get ahold of the A's
and let them know that they are playing according to the plan

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:48 PM PDT reply actions  

excuse me..
that they are NOT playing according to the plan..that should have been a 5 run inning

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Coors Light Cold Hard Blast
Uh, that happened yesterday......

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 8:48 PM PDT reply actions  

I think that flyball
flipped Guillen off as it came down towards Stewart.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Wonder how many guys
will get on base before the first out next inning?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Kid with a new hat
he's beginning his Mariner fandom at an ominous point. Born to be a diehard.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Pickoff attempt???
They think we might get a hit???

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Next AB: call his shot
Problem solved.  Unless he K's.  Then it's just dumb.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

HAHAHA
This Chuck Olson Kia commercial is even more hilariously awful than the last one.

Chu... Chuck Olson... Kia- that okay?

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Amazing
The first 4.5 months felt like 1995 all over again.  This last 3 weeks has felt like 2004 all over again.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 8:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Somebody go drive to Oregon
and go get Bucky.  It'd be a start.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

And then, keep driving to Fresno
to get Leone.  And while you're there, pick up Dan Rohn.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Sep 12, 2007 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Edgar can be the designated driver
so we can get Rohn and Leone drunk and find out what they really thought of Hargrove.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Sep 12, 2007 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

And then some tears
followed by "hesssssshhh really my besshssst friend" before Leone pukes all over the backseat.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Sep 12, 2007 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

On Bucky
whose rather rotund self had already passed out across it.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kurt Suzuki just ran away.
I think that should count as his at bat.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 8:57 PM PDT reply actions  

WHAT????
A leadoff OUT???

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Good Lord
Why isn't Garret Anderson done yet?

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 9:00 PM PDT reply actions  

I could get excited about 2 outs...
but I remember we had 2 outs and no one on last night...and then the A's got 3 runs in the inning

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:00 PM PDT reply actions  

are you as psyched for his
.300/.310/.300 + 3 clutch hit postseason MVP performance as I am?

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Turbonic!
Can't blame Swisher for his shallow position.

by Paytheline on Sep 12, 2007 9:04 PM PDT reply actions  

What the hell was that?
Was Murphy trying to give Ellis a hug?

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:07 PM PDT reply actions  

NOOOOOOO
they killed Vidro
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Lopez hanging out with Wlad
Quick, name two guys who probably won't be Mariners in 2008.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:11 PM PDT reply actions  

You (Expletive) suck, Bloomquist!
Ichiro, on the other hand, does not.

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 9:12 PM PDT reply actions  

I dunno
Home games in 2004 seemed like church.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

And then as I post that
FSN comes back from commercial to a shot of some kid sound asleep.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

George Orwell wrote...
"Virtue consisted in winning: it consisted in being bigger, stronger, handsomer, richer, more popular, more elegant, more unscrupulous than other people--in dominating them, bullying them, making them suffer pain, making them look foolish, getting the better of them in every way.  Life was hierarchical and whatever happened was right.  There were the strong, who deserved to win and always did win, and there were the weak, who deserved to lose and always did lose, everlastingly."

When I think of Seattle sports teams, this is what I think of.

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Yet another jam-shot base hit
this bullpen is getting abused in all the wrong ways.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:18 PM PDT reply actions  

is that Huber??
where the hell have you been.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

I think that Ichiro
hit was the most predictable run-scoring base hit all year. He still looks pissed off from missing that fly ball. Anyone got the Ichiro death glare? Raul better let the batboy open and clear his locker from a poisonous snake in the morning.

by Emerald on Sep 12, 2007 9:21 PM PDT reply actions  

GameDay said
Pitch 5 was a swinging strike...that would have been Strike 3...what happened???

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Those don't exist.
Umpires were so confident that they get the call right all the time in fact, that they bitched at Gameday to take the strikezone off of it.  ...wait...

by BrettJMiller on Sep 12, 2007 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did Sims say
the A's are TRYING to build a threat?

Mission accomplished.

by Paytheline on Sep 12, 2007 9:28 PM PDT reply actions  

NO MORE
POTATOES
POTATOES
POTATOES

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 9:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Huber
woooooooo

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 9:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Huh?
Should've left him in.

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 9:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Huber has never been through a war
yet gets high leverage outs...go figure.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 9:32 PM PDT reply actions  

No wonder our bullpen
has been so wasted lately....8 pitchers come in to pitch 3 innings.

And we all know GS52 will probably come in and be wild a little and walk a run in...

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2007 9:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Right
and then Sherrill won't pitch for two weeks.

I honestly think McLaren's scared to death of seeing a right-handed pitcher face a left-handed batter.  Like, seriously.  Like he'll keel over and die if he sees it.

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Sep 12, 2007 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

The TB defense
has been 138 plays below average this season.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Gee, who'da thunk it
Sherrill gets a PH.

Way to overmanage, Mac.

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 9:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Mr. Extra Medium on to pinch hit!
As Red calls him.  Look at those painted on pants.  Try a Large, Piazza.  Extra Medium down to pinch hitting...wow.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 12, 2007 9:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey good
our overmanaging has now been negated.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Not so much.
Awesome. :(

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

What I meant was
McLaren went to all the trouble to get to a lefty, only to have the A's predictably pinch-hit.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Because the umpires
have never seen a team lose 23 in a row, and figured we'd be the perfect team for this.

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hahahahaha
One of those 'just in case you thought things were gonna change' moments.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 9:36 PM PDT reply actions  

I still blame Mac
keep throwing the same over-worked pitchers out there day after day without looking at things called stats/splits.  F U Mac
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2007 9:36 PM PDT reply actions  

"Long run for Raul"
Everything is a long run for Raul....

by BrettJMiller on Sep 12, 2007 9:37 PM PDT reply actions  

After 30 years...
I am finally ready for this team to move to Tampa Bay

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Good news.
The Angels and Indians may clinch before we play them.

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 9:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Statistically...
Dan Johnson...

vs. LHP=.758 OPS
vs. RHP=.743 OPS

Mike Piazza

vs. LHP=.711 OPS
vs. RHP=.752 OPS

Leaving Huber in gives you the better option vs. Dan Johnson.  Sherrill is a better match for Piazza.  Both managers overmanaged, but ours failed because he's stupider.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 12, 2007 9:40 PM PDT reply actions  

I might be wrong...
but I have the feeling we are going to end this game with a whimper, not a bang

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

To hell with your Rally Fries.
I think the new rally fry girl has been eating the rally fries before arriving at the destination.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Vidro needs to get on again
So he can get thrown out at home by 5 feet again.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 9:47 PM PDT reply actions  

OK, I cannot see the game
but how do you not score the tying run when you are on first and the batter hits a 2-out double???

Or was it a ground rule double?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Jose Vidro
has his best and worst doubles of the season today.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Why can't we be the team
that gets the clutch hit...have we had even ONE the last 18 games?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 9:55 PM PDT reply actions  

We know how this goes
Mariners take the lead in the bottom of the 8th, then a rusty JJ falls apart.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 9:59 PM PDT reply actions  

No.
We never take the lead, then JJ demonstrates a need for a cockpunch.

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 10:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Adam Jones WOOOOOOOO
Play him, more, Mac.

by eponymous coward on Sep 12, 2007 10:10 PM PDT reply actions  

HOT DAMN AJ!
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 12, 2007 10:10 PM PDT reply actions  

ADAM JONES FUNK BLAST
AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 10:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey, Mac...I think he's a veteran
Has as many HR this year as Willie..so play him more!
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2007 10:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Interesting.
Because veterans are SOOO much more reliable...
Yes. Shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is Rogerthe Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies.

by PositivePaul on Sep 12, 2007 10:12 PM PDT reply actions  

so
BK Kim went from the Marlins to the d-backs and back to the Marlins.  Odd.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 10:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Somebody tell Dave Sims
that they don't have to GET TO JJ... they could just use him anytime if they wanted to.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Somehow in a tie game
Thunderstruck just doesn't strike the right chord.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 10:18 PM PDT reply actions  

ROB JOHNSON
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I feel like he deserves some enthusiasm)

by Matthew on Sep 12, 2007 10:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Wait
They pulled Jones for Rob Johnson and left Raul in LF?

Of course.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Ohio State
Isn't it appropriate that their logo is a freaking marijuana leaf?

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Whose the new guy
pitching for us?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 10:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Bucky Jacobsen
WATCH THIS BIG FUCKER COME IN AND WALK THE WORLD

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Michigan beats ohio st.
only time that's happening this year.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 10:22 PM PDT reply actions  

he has 33 career home runs
he has no pop Blowers.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 10:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, let's leave Raul in vs the lefty
Then again, we used all the viable subs for him.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Guillen!!
walk us off Ben
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 10:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Heh
Blowers:  Well, it puts a runner in scoring position-
Gomez:  YAY
Blowers:  ... for Vidro.
Gomez:  BOO

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:35 PM PDT reply actions  

I hope Yuni walks
I want a Rob Johnson walk-off.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 10:35 PM PDT reply actions  

BETANCOURT AGAIN
YUNI YUNI YUNI YUNI YUNI YUNI YUNI YUNI YUNI

by JLC on Sep 12, 2007 10:38 PM PDT reply actions  

WE AVOID THE SWEEP!!!
This could be the start of a 2 game win streak!

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 10:38 PM PDT reply actions  

hahahah, awesome
although I wanted a Johnson walk-off
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 12, 2007 10:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Huh
Wha...wha...why did the game end after we took the lead?

by ThundaPC on Sep 12, 2007 10:38 PM PDT reply actions  

I LOVE WALK-OFF WINS
EVEN WHEN THEY ARE HOLLOW AND MEANINGLESS

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 10:39 PM PDT reply actions  

OK, not as dramatic
as David Ortiz's walk-off 2 run homer in Boston, but I'll take it!

by LongBeachDave on Sep 12, 2007 10:40 PM PDT reply actions  

I DEDICATE THIS WIN
to the people of Cuba, and Dave Niehaus's sixth grade teacher, who was muy caliente.

by Paytheline on Sep 12, 2007 10:41 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't care what the context is
these are always awesome. Just like Beltre's bomb to snap last year's 11-game losing streak.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 12, 2007 10:41 PM PDT reply actions  

At this point...
there ARe no cheap wins. This one was dearly bought.

by eponymous coward on Sep 13, 2007 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Cara Capuano talking
TV off.

I wonder if her husband feels the same way sometimes.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2007 10:45 PM PDT reply actions  

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