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9/17: Open Game Thread

Wbc_029_tiny by Jeff Sullivan on in Seattle Mariners Regular News

First Pitch: 7:05pm PDT

                   

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

Beluga Tits (13-11, 4.67)   Haren (14-7, 3.11)

From yesterday's AP game summary:

"The whole infield came to the mound, everybody was real positive telling me I was going to get out of it," Sonnanstine said of the bases-loaded, no-out jam in the sixth. "It made me believe."

We know the Tampa Bay infield isn't real accustomed to seeing pitchers work out of these situations - the D'Rays have been abused with the bases loaded more than any other team in the league. We also know the Tampa Bay infield isn't psychic, because the Tampa Bay infield is terrible, and you'd think that psychic players would position themselves better before each play. So what we're left with is that the Tampa Bay infield is either really supportive or a bunch of liars, and Andy Sonnanstine is gullible. What's that, Andy? Yes, of course I've taken good care of your place while you were on the road. No parties or candlelit dinners with your girlfriend at all. Would I lie to you?

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Jack Cust & the A's welcome you to Oakland

I can't imagine there will be too many folks at the Coliseum for these games.  Foul balls should be easy to come by.  I'll be out there on Wednesday afternoon for the Felix game, though.

Here's to a good series!

A's fan, living in Oakland

by Soaker on Sep 17, 2007 6:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Another thoroughly boring lineup
CF Ichiro
3B Beltre
LF Ibanez
RF Guillen
1B Broussard
DH Vidro
C Johjima
2B Lopez
SS Betancourt
When life gives you scurvy, make lemonade.

by Mariner John on Sep 17, 2007 6:17 PM PDT reply actions  

At least Beak is back.
No more HoRam. (Hopefully.)
My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Sep 17, 2007 6:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Go Lopez!
I have to root for him at this point.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 7:07 PM PDT reply actions  

STOP TAKING YOUR TIME
DARIC BARTON IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Maddux, Pettitte
right, Lilly was the first name that came into my head.

Mussina's deal looked like an excellent contract at the time.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ray Fosse
is praising McLaren, hoping he doesn't get blamed for the losing run. (I like Fosse, but he thinks Kendall is better than Babe Ruth.)
A's fan-hence the "A"

by mikeA on Sep 17, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions  

McLaren was a catcher
he could bomb the USA and Fosse would love him,lol.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Sep 17, 2007 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

A lot of announcers seem to like McLaren
but a lot of announcers seem to be completely ignorant of what makes a successful manager.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's really kind of incredible to look at
how quickly they've turned having the best player in baseball into whatever it is they have to show for him today. A little money and Brad Wilkerson, I guess.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

$17m for Soriano.
Way to completely overfuckingreact doucebags. Enjoy having Mike Young under contract until the year 2364.

I only bring it up because Blow mentioned "Chan Ho."

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

negative on the money
since they're still paying about $10M a year of A-Rod's salary. Which will cease once A-Rod opts out after this season.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

I feel real good about myself
because I thought that trade was a terrible fucking idea at the time. It is very satisfying to see that it has been even more awful than I imagined.

Texas just might be better of with A-Rod and Chris Young.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was Ichiro
demonstrating to those who question his grittyness that he actually doesn't need to lay out for balls by actually outrunning the ball, and then coming back for it.
Still not making fun of Willie.

by carcinogen on Sep 17, 2007 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

When leading off an inning
batters have a .374 OBP against Batista.

I think he actually goes out of his way to be excruciatingly glacial.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm done with them
this has been a craptacular year and now I don't need it to watch Ms games. And it always frustrated me how far it lagged behind even gameday.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you take the whole year in context
it's been better than the year I had EI.

Basically it was pretty damn good, I could get around FOX blackout with proxies... but their pissing away all this good will by being completely shitastic the last five days.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wonder what would happen if a baseball team
hired smart people to be broadcasters and front officers.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 7:37 PM PDT reply actions  

yeah, I was thinking about this
would the sport become boring?

It's a little funny to think that I am able to earn money solely because teams hire stupid people and piss off their smart fans who turn to blogs instead.

Would I enjoy baseball more if the Ms made the right decision everytime? The answer to this haunts me.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

In theory
if every team made the right move every time, then eventually baseball would just be consistently won by the teams with the most resources.

If the Mariners, however, made the right move every time, and only the Mariners, then I think the sport would indeed be fun, if excessively rewarding.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lopez looks really comfortable up there.
So comfortable, in fact, that he's too relaxed to have any idea what the fuck he's doing.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Lopez remembers how to suck.
way to sit him for a week and then bring him back to face Haren.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Defense wins divisions
and then promptly falls apart come playoff time

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Uglier baseball celebrity:
the woman who got drilled by Frankie Francisco's chair, or the fat kid with the Zombie Duncan autograph?

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Like both the authors at VEB
who otherwise seem to be smart people.

"HE SCARRED FOR LIFE"
"IT WAS A MEAN SPIRITED PRANK"
"HE WILL NEVER TRUST ADULTS NOW"
"ZOMBIE DUNCAN METAPHORICALLY SPIT IN HIS FACE"

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't understand this.
The kid was at a Sox/Yankees game. He was basically going to have his virgin ears raped for four hours whether he got the hilarious autograph or not.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is why I think
parents should swear in front of their children instead of whoring them out to the media.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

that should be a question on the
license to procreate test that everyone should have to pass.

If someone marks that they'd be upset, they lose the right to make smaller, dumber versions of themself.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

YOU DON'T HAVE CHILDREN
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND?11

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

another irritating argument
like having a child suddenly endows you with the ability to comprehend more in life? If anything, becoming a parent probably makes you dumber due to all the inane children's programming you end up being party to.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I will say right now having 0 children of my own
That people way stupider than me have produced offspring.

...

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

And
In spite of all my other personality flaws, I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE JOKE AT TEN. They should really let the kid out of his cage now and then.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

parents can be irrational
when it comes to anything relating to children.

FWIW, the best behaved, most intelligent children I know are the ones that get treated like adults by the adults in their life.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Detroit lost.
Who is ok to root for in the NL come playoff time?
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions  

For some reason, I'd like to see the Sillies
make October.  Perhaps it's my man-crush on Chase Utley.

by bpdawg24 on Sep 17, 2007 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

for me it's either padres, d-backs, or cubs.
Padres have Cameron.  Cubs have Sweet Lou.  My town hosts the A-club for the D-backs.  I'll decide later.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

The White Sox have celebrated Jenks and Thome
a big part of me wishes they would've had no milestones at all.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Anyone else think
that Jose Lopez is on Zoloft or something?

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2007 7:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Never had it.
If I cared about this game I'd be moderately upset.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 7:56 PM PDT reply actions  

It's still 0-0?
Guillen was about by about 26 feet.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 7:58 PM PDT reply actions  

We're only 6.5 back
IT'S MATHEMATICALLY POSSIBLE

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Broussard
Look at that guy pirouette.

by JLC on Sep 17, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice job Raul.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 17, 2007 8:02 PM PDT reply actions  

"Lines one into left...skips by Raul..."
I wasn't even watching and I bet I know what happened.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Fuck the Cubs
I don't say that often enough.

by Graham MacAree on Sep 17, 2007 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

boooo
Go Cubbies

I figure it's their turn, and Cubs fans aren't annoying douches (coughRedSoxNationcoughYankeescough).

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

AND
they have zombie groundskeepers

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Resident Evil 6:Wrigley Field
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 17, 2007 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Besides
I'm pretty sure Raul and Turbo are the reanimated dead, based on how they run the bases and field.

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

We need an All-Zombie team
I know Raul, Turbo and Shelley Duncan belong on it, but who else?

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Obviously you haven't been to wrigleyville lately
Cubs fans rate very high in douchebaggieness.

by MrIncognito @ Lookout Landing on Sep 17, 2007 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Incorrect.
There this August.

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Man
between the slow tempo and random complete losses of command, Batista can be a stunning annoyance.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

How does Sims have anything positive to say
about how Batista is pitching right now?
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

"pitching just like that right now"
Isn't Batista having a shitty game, 0 runs not-withstanding? I feel like there's been a runner on base during every Oakland at bat.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

I hate the Cubs
but I'll root for them in the playoffs-- or at least root for a quick and painless 3 and out. Crying old people make me uncomfortable.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions  

wow, Sims and Blowers are pissing me off
stop talking down about Oakland playing rookies you dumbshits. They're 100x smarter than we are.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:12 PM PDT reply actions  

As if
this affects the integrity of the pennant race.

"e's not dead, quire, 'e's just restin'. Beautiful plumage, the Norwegian Blue, eh?"

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Batista has a 94-96 MPH fastball
So he can occasionally blow it past some guys.

Especially in October's version of Spring Training games.

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's because
... while the batters can't hit his good fastball all the time, Beluga Tits can't locate it, either.

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

how much time to MLB players devote to
thinking up stupid facial hair? because it seems like they could use that time to drink or practice their craft or something.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Fabio Castro
Someone named their kid Fabio?

Seriously?

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Next year
we need to start Jose Lopez then trade him in June.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

HAHAHAHA
YUNI!!!!!!! THAT WAS AWESOME

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

TB up 4-3
odds of Angels clinching in front of us: increasing.

Jeff, you realize that this could happen on the 22nd, right?

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Funny
Look on the ESPN Gamecast window of this game. All the Oakland outs have been made all over the field except LF. All of their hits have been to LF.

by naviomelo on Sep 17, 2007 8:28 PM PDT reply actions  

MLB.tv crashes again
do you think if I were an astronaut preparing to go into space tomorrow this would make me nervous?

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Beltre completely doesn't understand
that he can refrain from swinging on a hit and run play.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 8:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Technically only on three-ball counts
otherwise you're just leaving the runner out to dry.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wecame back from 11-0
to bring the winning run to the plate. That's better than most our losses go. On the bright side Mark Mulder has an ERA of 2x$Horacio and needs more surgery.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just got on
And i noticed on the Mariners site that it said Beluga was trying to keep us in the thick of the playoff hunt? I don't get it. Is there an honorable mention that goes to the team 3rd in the WC standings?
Everytime Richie gets a hit, a small child is murdered....good thing he never gets a hit.

by shunter160 on Sep 17, 2007 8:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Ahh hindsight
"Arizona's #1 draft pick in 1997. Cust is learning left field on the fly and will probably never be better than adequate. When you hit like this, it doesn't really matter. Tremendous plate discipline and above-average power, even as a teenager. After last year's problems at South Bend, the Diamondbacks will move him up slowly, starting him this year back in middle A-ball. ETA: 2001."

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/custja01.php

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, pretty much.
He's also strong in the field. Unfortunately, he's a middle infield who turned 30 and has the legs of a six year old cub scout.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not a career year but,
excellent none-the-less.

I agree that this is probably his last hurrah, but damn that was one hell of a 2nd player for Grieve/Berroa.

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Man
that inning very literally put me to sleep for a bit.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:48 PM PDT reply actions  

You know
just once, someone needs to actually get hit by one of those.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Sweet!
KEEP HIM!
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Wait, what?
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 17, 2007 8:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Surpise guy
loses his effect if used after events that are actually surprising.

by TrashiDawa on Sep 17, 2007 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

What a meatball.
Well Haren looks about finished.
I said REFUSE to regress, God dammit.

by Double06 on Sep 17, 2007 8:56 PM PDT reply actions  

wow were has that swing been all year jose?
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 17, 2007 8:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Two things:
  1. Safeco
  2. Don't pull the ball

by eponymous coward on Sep 17, 2007 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Time for some trashy TV
thanks for making this more comfortable, Lopez.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:59 PM PDT reply actions  

That home run felt too creepy
for me to be comfortable with the lead right now.

by Graham MacAree on Sep 17, 2007 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

on TLC
Jackpot! Overnight Million

basically about hicks who win the lotto and what they end up doing with it. It makes me sad.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Edwards Guy
appears to have burned through all the money & lost his house.

The trouble with lottery winners us that they were bad enough with money to play the lottery in the first place...

Two Ice Creams Today, Bitches.

by IchirosTalkingDog on Sep 17, 2007 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

batista just refuses to get ahead in the count
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 17, 2007 9:01 PM PDT reply actions  

why the hell are we not playing adam everyday now?
Oh yeah raul has to get to 100 rbis 1st according to mac.
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 17, 2007 9:02 PM PDT reply actions  

wow 95 miguel
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Sep 17, 2007 9:03 PM PDT reply actions  

The line on Kelvim Escobar
4.0 IP
8 hits
5 ER
2 BB
3 K

DRays 6 - Angels 4 Bases loaded, nobody out top 5.

Did the ghost of Ho-Ram posses him overnight?

by 116in01 on Sep 17, 2007 9:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Lopez homered?!
SWEET. FANCY. MOSES.

KEEP HIM! :).

by Slica on Sep 17, 2007 9:06 PM PDT reply actions  

DRays 4 Angels 6, sorry
Oops! Now 6-5 bases still loaded.

by 116in01 on Sep 17, 2007 9:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Now that it doesn't matter...
did we just get out of a 2 on, 1 out situation in the 7th inning???

by LongBeachDave on Sep 17, 2007 9:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Use:
[sideways triangle bracket]img src="YOUR URL">

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks
I wrote it down this time.

by Slica on Sep 17, 2007 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

there's a guide
first link under references, LL HTML.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

is it the marlins-nats game
that 400 people went to? yeah, we've seen it.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh ok
Sorry, I havent been around for awhile.

Just in case someone didnt see it...MLB stadium in the middle of a game:


by Slica on Sep 17, 2007 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm....I just realized
Putz's last four blown saves were against the AL West. :|

by ThundaPC on Sep 17, 2007 9:24 PM PDT reply actions  

i'm off to the bar.
Way to go, Lopez!
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 17, 2007 9:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Game Over
79 wins, whoooooo!

Two more to clinch .500.

by ThundaPC on Sep 17, 2007 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey
This is the exact same score we posted against Haren on Opening Day.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2007 9:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Already?
Wow, that went fast...

by Slica on Sep 17, 2007 9:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Bill Kreuger
Was impressed by McLaren's bullpen managment today....

by ThundaPC on Sep 17, 2007 10:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Funny...
Seems like every year this team picks a really good pitcher in the AL West to pester.

Last year, the M's hit up John Lackey for 25 runs and 46 hits in 26.2 innings... this year, they've handed Haren 3 of his 8 losses and had 12 hits and 4 runs against him in another eventual win.

by patsfan on Sep 17, 2007 10:09 PM PDT reply actions  

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