Lookout Landing: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:

Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
Around SBN: Cal RB Jahvid Best Seriously Injured, Carted Off Field

9/3: Open Game Thread

Tiny by Jeff on in Regular News Comment 589 comments

First Pitch: 10:05am PDT

                   

Ichiro CF Damon LF Vidro DH Jeter "SS" Guillen RF Abreu RF Ibanez "LF" Rodriguez 3B Beltre 3B Matsui DH Broussard 1B Posada C Johjima C Giambi 1B Lopez 2B Cano 2B Betancourt SS Cabrera CF ---------- ----------

Hernandez (10-7, 4.08)      Clemens (6-5, 4.15)

Offense during the losing streak:

.253/.294/.333, 3.2 runs per game

Pitching during the losing streak:

.337/.400/.542, 6.1 runs per game

I'm right at the top of the list of people who want John McLaren to go away, but it's not his fault everybody on this team simultaneously forgot how to perform. Unless you believe that a different manager would've been able to light a fire under these lifeless assbags, this slump (although maybe 1-8 or 2-7 instead of 0-9) could've happened to anyone. John McLaren sucks because of his philosophies, not because of his results.

I suppose this is another one of our make-or-break series. Because we've done so well in all the previous ones. Let's just get this over with and move on with our lives.

0 recs  |  Comment 589 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

10 am game on a Monday? Ugh
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 3, 2007 2:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Mari....
ah, fuck it...
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 2:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Posted on Mon Sep 03, 2007 at 04:58:03 AM EDT
Up early or up late Jeff? Either one probably sucks.

Bold prediction of how the game will go:

Felix will look good, not great, and take a 1 run lead into the bottom of the 8th inning. McLaren will wake up and realize his team has a lead and rectify the situation by bringing in Parrish to set up Putz. Parrish walks 2 men on base and gives up 2 runs without yielding a hit. Mariners put up 3Ks in the 9th to end the game with Lopez batting for himself as the last out.

Nah, that could never happen.

by PDXTai on Sep 3, 2007 6:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Last time I saw Felix live
He threw a one hitter. Let's hope I see a repeat performance at Yankee stadium today.

If any of you see a young guy in a dark Mariners t-shirt and a light blue trident Mariners hat, that's me. Say hi and we can hopefully celebrate the end of a losing streak and gaining a game on the Yanks. Please God. I can't deal w. seeing this team lose 10 in a row, this one in Yankee stadium surronded by those idiots.

by phil333 on Sep 3, 2007 6:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's already a 2 hitter
and a 1 run deficit...

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We beat the angels twice
Your welcome.

by TexGoesYard on Sep 3, 2007 7:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

your company's computer guy!
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We don't need you to beat the Angels
we need you to beat the Yankees...unfortunately, you don't play the Yankees, but you could help by beating Detroit the 3 games you play them up there...and, oh, we need you to lose 3 to us the last 3 of the season...thanks!

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

cheers: Happy Felix Day!
jeers: Rick Ankiel murdering the Reds.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 7:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Grr....
Enough of these morning games.  I may have enough in me to watch the pre-game show and the first 30 minutes of the game but I'm going to bed after that.  Time to play 'nother round of "TiVo that game!"

by ThundaPC on Sep 3, 2007 8:17 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

night-shifter?
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too...
I'm in Mountain time so i might make it through a few innings.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

from shannon dreyer's blog. . .
discussing college football.

J.J. is a Michigan fan.  Ouch!

Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 9:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's not just a fan.
He kinda went there.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always called him "Joe-Bah."
But apparently it's "Jobba."  And that's retarded.
Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Sep 3, 2007 10:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

By the way
Did anyone read the thing on Putz in ESPN the Mag?
Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Sep 3, 2007 10:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Florida was even worse.
Extremely humid, making it seem even hotter.
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 3, 2007 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

vidro being vidro.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 10:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jose Vidro...
You get in this house RIGHT NOW!

by weebs on Sep 3, 2007 10:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

See
swinging at a first pitch splitter. That is stupid.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And we already know,
that's Felix's zone will be the size of a postage stamp. Thank you east coast bias! And thank you elder respect rules of society!
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 3, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you take away the 18
GIDP Vidro has hit into this year, he's a pretty good hitter to have up there, with a runner on first and less than 2 outs!
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 3, 2007 10:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

<3 little big league
He's 4th in the American league in batting against left-handed pitchers he's never faced before, in domed stadiums, east of the mason-dixon line! So that's something to keep in mind!

by weebs on Sep 3, 2007 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So
do we see Mediocre Felix or Hilariously Embarrassing Felix?

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully, Hurricane Felix.
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 3, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yuni has hops.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 10:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm an idiot.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stupid cheap hits.
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 3, 2007 10:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Finally
I get to see a full game for the first time in about...10 tries.

I feel good luck coming.

Then again, it might be that whole Seahawks will go 14-2, win the SB thing.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok
Good luck AFTER the first run scored.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate 2 out runs
by the other team.

by hcoguy on Sep 3, 2007 10:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Felix runs pretty fast for a
guy his size.
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 3, 2007 10:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NOW!?! they made a Dane Cook M's commercial
Hmmm, wonder if that caused the losing skid

by hcoguy on Sep 3, 2007 10:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There's only one Dane Cook
and he gets on my fucking nerves.

by Gomez on Sep 3, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dane Cook is attracted to losers.
Like dissolves like, and all that.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man
These hitters have shitty eyes.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DP coming
Unfortunately.

Come on Joh!

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on Jlope!
Ben Grieve is jealous of you!

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

nice bunt, joh.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha, you old fart, Clemens!
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 3, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woohoo
Jlope!

: ).

His career...isn't...dead...yet.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Suck on that, roidbag.
You get cheap hits, we get cheap hits. I hope you're injured for life.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well
at least they didnt take the lead so they can coast the rest of the game.

I have a feeling Yubet wont be doing Ozzie-flips anytime soon.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What happened on that Wild Pitch???
Why didn't Broussard go to 2nd base on that?

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 10:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Poor Rocket.
Somebody misses the comically pathetic NL.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Like HoRam?
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 3, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ECB.
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 3, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm
I wonder why noone pointed out that Selig was always a Yankee fan when Giambi got off with a slap on his wrist?...

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

bullshit
other than the foul, only two pitches were out of the strike zone
THANK YOU. NOW BENCH RICHIE FOR BEN.

by dbroncos31 on Sep 3, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sweet jesus!
that was awesome.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Im sorry
but I feel awkward saying 'Melky'.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh
and why does Felix always get squeezed? You'd think they are over the rookie thing by now.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's still one of the youngest
pitchers in baseball right now, umpires almost always give the older, more veteran, pitchers a little leeway and squeeze the younger, more inexperienced pitchers.
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 3, 2007 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yay for double plays
THANK YOU. NOW BENCH RICHIE FOR BEN.

by dbroncos31 on Sep 3, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well that pitch was a huge mistake.
Good thing Cabrera has the power of an eleven year old cub scout.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ichi.....
200 hit homer!!!!

by gblady on Sep 3, 2007 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ICHIRO!!!
Good way to wake up.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ICHIRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUNK BLAST!!!!!!!! 200!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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 3, 2007 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

POWER SWING!!!!
Ichirooooooooooo!!!!!
THANK YOU. NOW BENCH RICHIE FOR BEN.

by dbroncos31 on Sep 3, 2007 10:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is Ichiro one of the greatest signings
in baseball history?
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 3, 2007 10:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha
This rocks.

If you've seen the billboard near American Airlines Center, you might think the Stars should be sent to the penalty box for slashing another sport when it's down.

Or you could soak in the message - "The only thing our refs shave is the ice" - and do what Mavericks owner Mark Cuban did.
...
 Most of the billboards use clever phrases to focus on the aggressive nature of the sport. A billboard by Central Expressway and I-635 states, "One game a week? Is the N in NFL for Nancy?" The club takes a jab at major league baseball, a passion of Stars and Rangers owner Tom Hicks, at I-635 and Old Denton with a sign that reads, "Maybe baseball should stop using the word sacrifice."

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Too bad
they're my least favorite team in the NHL.

Thats a shame.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't like them either
but it's a hell of an ad campaign. I wish they wouldn't have scrapped the Vick idea.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Almost hit Clemens."
Yeah, that'd be a shame.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BULLSHIT YANKEES UMPS
That was not interference, was it?

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 10:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah it was.
Guillen does that all the time. Finally got caught.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was interference
I'm just surprised they finally called it.

by nfreakct on Sep 3, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the heck?
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 3, 2007 10:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay, Jeff, I understand what you were saying
aobut first swinging at pitches....and I am watching GameDay...that pitched looked inside, not even in the strike zone, but Raul just had to swing at it...why???

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 10:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah
Beltre swung at a bad first pitch too.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice job raul
THANK YOU. NOW BENCH RICHIE FOR BEN.

by dbroncos31 on Sep 3, 2007 10:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that was a strike.
Yu Bet! Cuba, si! Yanqi, NO!

by Patrick517 on Sep 3, 2007 10:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hear the part cut from ther
real interview, only on LL TV! "I am an idiot and don't know how to run a baseball team! I make terrible mistakes and I admit, Rick White paid me half his salary to put him in close games!"
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 3, 2007 10:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

captain clutch
that was a clutch double play, naturally

by Eldukey on Sep 3, 2007 10:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jeter does the little things.
Too bad he occasionally sucks at the big ones.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 10:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank you, guys...
hopefully we don't have to see Rodriguez this inning....

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 10:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What is with all the DPs in this game?
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 3, 2007 10:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Have you not been watching the last 9 games?
M's have GIDP'd something like 500 times.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I haven't actually.
I was in Florida and wasn't in the hotel much.
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 3, 2007 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i love double plays
THANK YOU. NOW BENCH RICHIE FOR BEN.

by dbroncos31 on Sep 3, 2007 10:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The reason the YES announcers
were so surprised by that DP is because Jeter would have had to jump five feet in the air to make the play...

Not that it wasn't a nice DP.

by Fuckmikereilly on Sep 3, 2007 10:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, it's nice to have a lead again
even if it is only the 4th inning

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This game needs another
Igawa/Bean/Vizcaino inning.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know why the strike zone suddenly shrinks..
...on Gameday?  As in, you can see the "box" suddenly growing shorter.  Am I correct in assuming that has something to do with height of the batter?

Nice hit AB.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 11:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think so, yeah.
Does the Sexson zone fit on your monitor?

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good job Adrian!
If we would just be a little patient today...Clemens is all over the place...Raul, are you listening????

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is it just me or is Clemens getting a bigger zone
than Felix???

I am watching on game day and it sure seems that way!

Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 11:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was a ball.
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 3, 2007 11:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

clemens is trying
to walk Ben and the ump won't let him

by hcoguy on Sep 3, 2007 11:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He should've walked.
Six balls, 3-2 count.  Fuck the "Clemens is a superstar" strikezone.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

God darn it Joh!
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 3, 2007 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's cool
we totally don't need insurance runs against this lineup, Kenji.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on JLope!
Resurrect your career!

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fuck you Clemens.
I bet that shit was intentional, because Lopez made him look like a fool.  Clemens is an asshole.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey Roger...
do that to Raul next time...that way he can't swing at the first pitch

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No, I wonder what would happen
if he swung at a pitch that hit him that was for strike 3...would he be out, or go to first???

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YUNI DOUBLE!!!
What the hell?  The Mariners LEADING?

by Gomez on Sep 3, 2007 11:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YUNI!!!!!!

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yowzah!
First pitch swingin' . . . .

by Paytheline on Sep 3, 2007 11:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

thank god lopez and yuni
are making up for kenjis SUCK

by kbd24 on Sep 3, 2007 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love it
First pitch, off speed, probably out of the zone and Yuni ropes it for a double

by Nick S on Sep 3, 2007 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah
that was a splitter at the ankles.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro! OMG..he just ran off the field
said fuck the run down
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro believes in Japanese efficiency
You know, why waste time and effort on an exhausting run-down?  Just say "fuck it" and grab your glove.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro is a hilarious baserunner.
KISS IT CLEMENS!
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 3, 2007 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ICHI- ro.
Nice work but was there really a need to turn for 2nd?

by Gomez on Sep 3, 2007 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ICHIRO!!!!!!!

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro cannot be stopped.
HA! DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO GET TAGGED.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think we would all hate Ichiro
if he played for any other team.

by TrashiDawa on Sep 3, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely.
Almost as much as Willits.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not so sure.
We would be immensely pissed off at him and frustrated with him, but would nevertheless grudgingly tip our caps to his awesomeness.  Sort of like Vlad, really.

Besides, his entire attitude and approach to the game is refreshingly different to your typical major league player.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Damon's arm.
I also love watching when Ichiro gets in a rundown.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WELL, I'LL TAKE IT...
it was great to see a 3 run inning....I hope they keep Clemens in there for another couple of innings...

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

5-1 after 4
lookin' good!

by gblady on Sep 3, 2007 11:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

After three and a half
don't get ahead of yourself, not against this lineup.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its just a new way to lose we are trying
the whole, 'get a big lead early' type of thing.  I still am wary about this squad ever winning..I honestly forget what it feels like
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We already tried that against Santana.
Oh shit, our losing streak is looping.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mussina warming up
this would be an embarrassing game to lose.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:17 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Excellent!
Mussina is warming up in the pen. What a beautiful way to end a summer.

by TrashiDawa on Sep 3, 2007 11:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

where was that first pitch to Matsui?
Clemens gets that call...and 6 inches more inside too...bullshit
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Having been hit in the head,
I say get out of the way." Not having been hit in head, I say stand there and take it off the dome like a man!

by DCMariner on Sep 3, 2007 11:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah
Because clearly you need experience getting hit in the head to know that getting hit in the head is bad for you.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man
this guy does not like to call Felix's curveball a strike.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Beltre and Ben! WOO
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

60 pitches in 4 innings...
maybe we won't need Rick White today....

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap
the infield ate its Wheaties today.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sexson's gigantic ass
falls over on that scoop attempt

by DCMariner on Sep 3, 2007 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Then he goes to argue the call
gets ejected and takes three swings at the umpire, and misses.
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Adrian tries to grab him to stop him
and Richie knocks him into the LF bleachers and injures him for the season.

by Gomez on Sep 3, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WTF is going on?
When life gives you scurvy, make lemonade.

by Mariner John on Sep 3, 2007 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No more Clemens :(
Way more Mussina :)

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mussina is bad, he goes to bullpen.
Ho is worse, he continues starting.  Huh?  

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

To be fair
we don't have an Ian Kennedy. But, yeah.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish M's fans
booed HoRam when he started out his day 2-0 on a hitter...that'd be entertaining.  Mussina already hearing it a bit
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, Mussina out of the bullpen?
This is exactly what they said wouldn't happen.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I would like
100% evidence those pitches were all strikes.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In mariner lore
Is there anyway we win a game in which both Mussina and Clemens pitch?. I wonder if the yanks will bring out Chris Hoiles to hit a walk off slam.
This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Sep 3, 2007 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Way to watch
the only strike of the at-bat

by DCMariner on Sep 3, 2007 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yankee bloggers at Pinstripe Alley
have already given up on this game...after they saw Mussina come in...

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mussina
is getting a bigger zone than Clemens...

by TrashiDawa on Sep 3, 2007 11:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mussina's K/9: 5.53
Mussina's career K/9: 7.15
Mussina's 2006 K/9: 7.84

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I yelled that too
and it hurt my lungs
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For us
Gamedayers

How is Felix looking?

Good, Bad, Ugly, Rany Winn-generic?

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 11:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Really good.
Not Boston-good, but good.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you
Im glad he hasnt gotten flustered with the strike zone.

In fact, gameday just said a pitch to Damon was down the middle and called ball.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Very good, mixing his pitches,
getting a lot of groundballs. He's a little wild though.
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 3, 2007 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes...we need every run against the Yankees...
GameDay scoreboard has us with 1 run in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th...can we check those scores on the last 9 games????

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant strategy by the M's
By not scoring off Mussina, Torre will insert him back into the rotation in September where he can blow critical games early!

Guillen≠team player

by Fuckmikereilly on Sep 3, 2007 11:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Two of those pitches were strikes...
when Clemens was pitching

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

All four of those pitches to Damon
Were arguably strikes!
Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

His control could be better.
I suppose I'd rather have him miss off the plate than miss over it, though.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

way to jinx him Jeff
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

COME ON UMP!
Felix getting SERIOUSLY squeezed now by the ump!
Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh
Hes getting fucked
Every time Ibanez is in the lineup, God kills a mariners fan

by cougfan on Sep 3, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

JEEZ, WHAT IS UP??
On GameDay, those are strikes.....

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

THAT WAS ANOTHER STRIKE
COME ON
Every time Ibanez is in the lineup, God kills a mariners fan

by cougfan on Sep 3, 2007 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

THAT WAS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE!!!!!!
HOW THE HELL IS THAT A BALL?!?!?!?!
Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That... was... a ... ball?
You suck ump.
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 3, 2007 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I turned the game on...
as Damon was walking to the plate.

I haven't seen a strike yet.

It's about to be 5-4.

by PLU Tim on Sep 3, 2007 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Stupid ECB, Yankees, America's team.
mumble...
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 3, 2007 11:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

*Gasp*
A strike?  Whats that?
Every time Ibanez is in the lineup, God kills a mariners fan

by cougfan on Sep 3, 2007 11:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

all EIGHT balls to Damon
and Jeter were arguably strikes.

They were certainly stikes for Clemens and Mussina.

Get out ther McLaren and do some yelling!

Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 11:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Abraeu gets a hit and A-rod goes deep. watch
I have a Jeff quote on my facebook!

by andyboi on Sep 3, 2007 11:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Honestly, and I know it's not a popular opinion,
I think with Gameday being able to call balls and strikes accurately, there is no need for the home plate umpire to call balls and strikes anymore.  Just plays at the plate.  If we have a 100% accurate way to call balls and strikes, then fuck the "integrity" of the game and the umpires.  Isn't it more important to get the calls right?

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gameday isn't infallible.
However, I agree with your point, even though it's never going to get much public support.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I know it will never happen.
But getting calls right should take precedence over the tradition of the game.  Instant replay and a game day strike zone would make the game so much better...

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think they should have a little
handheld electronic indicator to immediately check the close pitches, that way they can still keep the classic look of the game as much as possible

by Eldukey on Sep 3, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Bobby
for taking the inning away from the umpire.

by JOlderdude on Sep 3, 2007 11:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is why gameday should call balls and strikes
And umpires should only be used for plays at the plate.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy shit...
I turned the game on in time to see Jeter walking. Has it been this bad all game?

by sammy on Sep 3, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's been bad.
But I don't want to sound like I'm bitching so I'll leave it at that.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeter is so clutch he clouds the minds of the ump
Who's calling balls and strikes?  He's sucked nuts all day.

by esoteric on Sep 3, 2007 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was the most pathetic home plate
umpiring I have ever seen on GameDay.

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So, if the Mariners can score a few more
then next inning I say Felix throws a fastball towards Kenji's head, and Kenji ducks out of the way at the last second.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am sure there is a rule somewhere
that says if the Yankees swing and miss at a pitch out of the strike zone, it is still a ball...

by LongBeachDave on Sep 3, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

fuck the yanks,
felix is getting ridiculously squeezed
THANK YOU. NOW BENCH RICHIE FOR BEN.

by dbroncos31 on Sep 3, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That DS thing
was actually pretty interesting. I wonder if they could put gameday on it.
This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Sep 3, 2007 11:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"You can only imagine what's going through
(Phillips') mind as he watches his team play without him."

Hey, they look better.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GREAT at bat Ben!!!
Richie could never do that
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good AB Ben
keep it up
This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Sep 3, 2007 11:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cant get much more down the middle than that
Every time Ibanez is in the lineup, God kills a mariners fan

by cougfan on Sep 3, 2007 11:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

FUCK
you mclaren
This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Sep 3, 2007 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HE WAS SAFE!
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 3, 2007 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If Olerud were at first he'd be safe
I have a Jeff quote on my facebook!

by andyboi on Sep 3, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Way to ruin an inning
I'm tired of this sacrifice shit
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2007 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If we weren't up by 4,
I'd be extremely upset by that.

by sammy on Sep 3, 2007 11:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So uh, Moose gets hit hard.
Sac bunt?  God I hate traditional managers so fucking much.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lopez is terrible.
That wasn't a bad idea.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand Lopez sucks.
But still...I mean, Lopez has been pretty terrible at bunting as well lately.  I think letting him swing has less room for error (K, IF popup, strange 1B)....

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2007 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YUNI!
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 3, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Damon
looks like a Manny style LF
This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Sep 3, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate the bunt
too bad McClaren plays for the 19th inning instead of the current inning at the wrong time and decides to be traditional at the wrong time.

Can he do any right?

Yubet is tearing it up.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Im referring to
nothing going right no matter what he does.

But yeah, im torn on the bunt in that position.

by Slica on Sep 3, 2007 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Almost a YuniBomb.
I love watching Johnny Damon play defense. It's like track and field at the special olympics.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That pitch was a foot outside
but it was thrown by a Yankee!
It's a strike.

by JOlderdude on Sep 3, 2007 11:54 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Do you all realise that that was Yunis
THIRTY FOURTH double of the year!

looks like the blog-o-shpher was wrong about Yuni!

Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 11:54 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Where, exactly?
  1. .289/.310/.403
  2. .285/.307/.414

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At the end of last year
the blog-o-sphere was touting Yuni as a singles hitting, all glove SS, who had PEAKED in 2006 hitting wise.

I would say this year has been an improvement over last year, and that there seems to be more upside in his swing than he was given credit for, thats all.

Go M's

by OBF on Sep 3, 2007 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's almost exactly the same player.
None of his peripherals have changed. The slight boost in ISO is just random fluctuation.

I still don't see the power upside. He doesn't have it in him.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2007 12:39 PM PDT up