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God.

Biggest Contribution: Jake Woods, +12.2%
Biggest Suckfest: Joel Pineiro, -26.2%
Most Important Hit: Beltre homer, +12.5%
Most Important Pitch: Kendall/Thomas singles, -10.1%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -12.0%
Total Contribution by Position Players: -40.5%

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Because the game went so long, and also because it's Saturday and I like to actually go out and do things, I'm runing out the door and don't have time to write anything. If you're really missing the daily recap, feel free to go back and read any of the previous ten wrap-ups I've posted after these games against Oakland, since they've all pretty much been carbon copies of each other.

Gil Meche and Cupcakes tomorrow at 1:05pm PDT. You could make the argument that winning the final games of this series would be enough to avoid that final nail in the 2006 season's coffin, so I guess that's as good a reason to watch as any. At least as far as the first three innings are concerned. After that, the Mariners'll probably be down by five, and you're on your own.

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Gil Meche
The only Mariner pitcher with a win against Oakland this season.

Too bad he's facing the Stay Puff Marshmallow Mariner Killer.

by ThundaPC on Aug 5, 2006 4:48 PM PDT reply actions  

This team is so frustrating
The moment Beltre starts to turn things around the rest of the team go to pot leaving us back at square one.  If they don't already use one, the team really should think about getting a sports psychologist in as the team (for the most part) is not struggling for lack of talent: it seems to be all in the head.

On the Schadenfreude front, there's currently a clip of a Fahey diving catch against A-Rod on the frontpage of MLB.com.

by Alex B on Aug 5, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Cupcakes!!
that was great when I read it!!

Anyways Meche has won is only start against the A's (the only game we've beaten them in)...so I guess their is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Another plus: If we win we can start calling Meche the A's stopper.

Chances of all this happening are probably around 3%.

Mariner motto: WALKS ARE FOR PUSSIES!!!!!!!!!

by MFAN on Aug 5, 2006 5:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Just read that the As beat the Yankees 16 straight
in 1989-1991. We arent there yet.
Whoopee galore!

Wrap Pineiro in an Ichiroll and feed him to marshmallow Blanton before tomorrow's game. Maybe Joel can make him as sick as he made all of us tonight.

JPWood

by JPWood on Aug 5, 2006 5:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Apparently even though it never showed up in
any transaction lists anywhere, Carl Everett was offically released on Thursday according to USSM.
Fire Mike Hargrove!

by Goose on Aug 5, 2006 7:48 PM PDT reply actions  

In our hearts and minds
Bigotsaurus was released a long, long time ago.
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cupcakes!
I think Joe Blanton thinks I'm stalking him.
Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Aug 5, 2006 10:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Is that because
you are stalking him?!  :)

by AsGirl on Aug 5, 2006 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tomorrow, once again
we get BLANTOWN3D!
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 10:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Also
Joel's performance today was just as disgusting as Aaron Sele's final, miserable performance against Cleveland last year.  When Joel loaded the bases, down 4-0, I was actively hoping for the grand slam to nail the coffin shut.

DFA him NOW.

I don't usually leave games, even lost causes, but I left after 5 today.  Yeah, I wanted to read more of <u>Fantasyland</u> for the Book Club meeting after the game today, but honestly, today's performance was just another miserable loss that cements the M's reputation this year as Oakland's Bitch.  Staypuff #5 A's Starter tomorrow for the sweep.

The Book Club meeting was a lot better.  Sportszilla, jtopps and Conor Glassey showed up along with Deanna and it was fun times.  We're meeting again Sept 9th before the Texas game and the book's <u>The Ticket Out</u>, about Crenshaw HS, the rundown inner city school that produced Darryl Strawberry.

DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 10:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Jo-El
They'll probably keep him around since he's one of their home-grown boys and all but at the very least Pineiro should be gone from the rotation ASAP.  The guy even admits that he sucks so why keep him?  At least move him to the bullpen run out Jake Woods as the #5 guy.

by ThundaPC on Aug 6, 2006 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

You're probably right
We need to watch Ghostbusters more.
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

You are correct, sir
StayPuft it is.  Ghostbusters is my favorite movie ;)

by Bodhizefa on Aug 6, 2006 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Deanna took a great pic of Duchscherer and Street
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 11:34 PM PDT reply actions  

I can see it now
She'll have that made into a poster to put on her wall.
Fire Mike Hargrove!

by Goose on Aug 5, 2006 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dunno about that
but the jokes write themselves quicker than they do for Jeter/A-Rod.
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

nah
that picture was taken from too far off, and I don't have a zoom lens yet.  I did get a pretty good one of Barry Zito today, though, which might be poster-worthy.

My new camera's cool, but I'm right now really just working on learning how to use it.  Fortunately, the A's are a really fun team to photograph.  I figure I'll probly just do a photo dump of the whole weekend to AN at some point.

Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Aug 6, 2006 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

So, predictions for the Blantowning tommorow?
I'm going with 7.2IP, 3 hits, 4 k, 1 BB, 0 runs(of course).

Duchserkjgiusahrdogihsirherhiosdufger gets the final out in the 9th, Street gets 2 outs, Beltre doubles, the Ibanez flies out to complete the broom job.

Fire Mike Hargrove!

by Goose on Aug 5, 2006 11:39 PM PDT reply actions  

I'll see your 7.2 strong innings
and raise you a Blanton no-hitter with 10 K's.  Also, Mark Ellis and Marco Scutaro hit matching 3 run bombs.
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 5, 2006 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Blanton
7.0IP, 7 hits, 2 k, 2 BB, 1 run

Broussard goes yard since he still thinks he's in Cleveland.  Ichiro will get gunned down trying to score from 3rd base.  Willie will be caught in a rundown between 1st & 2nd base.

Meche will see 5.2IP, 8 hits, 5 k, 4 BB, 1 run but will have naturally thrown too many pitches.  With Woods used up we'll be stuck with Mateo who gives up 4 runs in 1.2 innings of relief.

by ThundaPC on Aug 6, 2006 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

HMMM..lets see
I actually think we will get hits off Blanton, but again strand every runner in sight.

I'll say 7 innings 6 hits 1 walk 1 run (some sort of Raul single that drops in, with sexson grounding out the next AB)

Meche will go 6 innings 2 runs 3 walks and 4 K's, and like ThundaPC said he will have thrown about 80 pitches after the 4th (and after every ball Gil throws he will give that little look over to 1st...like how am I so dumb to throw a ball)

Mateo will blow any shot we might have of winning and JJ will pitch a meaningless 9th inning.

Mariner motto: WALKS ARE FOR PUSSIES!!!!!!!!!

by MFAN on Aug 6, 2006 1:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Boy are we a sorry sack.
No wonder the rest of the country calls us whiners.

Blanton 4.2 IP, 2 BB, 0 K, 8 H, 6 ER, 8 R, 2 HR.

Meche 8 IP, 2 BB, 10 K, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 HR.

by John Morgan @ Lookout Landing on Aug 6, 2006 1:34 AM PDT reply actions  

Whiners? How are we whining?
And who's calling us whiners? Besides you that is.
Fire Mike Hargrove!

by Goose on Aug 6, 2006 2:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

we are not whiners
we are realists

by mariners124m on Aug 6, 2006 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ok, I've looked all over the internet
and I can't find a damn thing, so I gotta ask.

Who the hell is that guy pointing in the chart?

Fire Mike Hargrove!

by Goose on Aug 6, 2006 4:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Your browser probably does a good job
of blocking ads.  It's one of the images in the SB sidebar ads.  I only see it at work because my computer there has IE.
DUDE YOUR WIFE IS A STONE COLD FOXXX with three exes to suggest TEH PORNOOOO!

by Gomez on Aug 6, 2006 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

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