Top 50 Mariner Moments, 2007: #40

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 15, 2008 10:28 PM PST in Seattle Mariners News, Regular

June 15th: Willie Ballgame tees off on Wandy Rodriguez for an inside-the-park home run.

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Some pictures aid a writer in making a point about a player. Some pictures make a writer's point about a player on their own. And some pictures are so emblematic of a player's entire career that nothing ever needs to be written about the player again for as long as he lives.

If Willie were a Planeteer, he'd be Heart.

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The best part about that thread is that

it's all about Willie and that article about his dad. Then we spend the whole thread discussing it and he hits the ITP. Awesome.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Jan 15, 2008 10:33 PM PST reply actions

You mean this isn't #1???

To be fair to Willie he did give that ball a pretty good ride. Good enough to get it out in a normal stadium? Dunno.

"Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron

by JI on Jan 15, 2008 11:13 PM PST reply actions

Planeteer.

Dude.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Jan 15, 2008 11:25 PM PST reply actions

Captain Planet>Cap'n Crunch>Captain Kangaroo

by SethGrandpa on Jan 16, 2008 1:14 AM PST up reply actions

ack

Each of your <'s should be >'s.

by TheEmrys on Jan 16, 2008 7:16 AM PST up reply actions

ack!

And vice versa.....

by TheEmrys on Jan 16, 2008 7:16 AM PST up reply actions

Captain Kangaroo is better than Captain Planet.

But Captain Crunch is certainly less than both.

Babies hate me.

by CapSea on Jan 16, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions

So...

if Willie's Heart then who's the monkey?

by ningwers on Jan 16, 2008 6:27 AM PST up reply actions

Tug

by Robert on Jan 16, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions

Man, reading through the game thread is awesome

I just read this comment Jeff wrote in the gamethread and starting cracking up.

http://lookoutlanding.com/comments/2007/6/15/16229/1594/669#669

There are some classic lines from everyone in these gamethreads.

LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 16, 2008 1:06 AM PST reply actions

Thats my favorite thing about this site

I dont have a favorite quote because there are so many good ones.

Amazing what happens when you combine wit, observation, and actual freedom of speech.

Alaska rules.

by Slica on Jan 16, 2008 1:19 AM PST up reply actions

Oh and just because-Best Robot Chicken ever!

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Jan 16, 2008 3:09 AM PST reply actions

hahahahaha

that was amazing

by mariners124m on Jan 16, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

Thanks Goose!

CAAAAAPTAIN PLAAAAANET!!!!!

Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Jan 16, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions

As a side note

Will Ichiro's All-Star performance count as a Mariner moment?

by Fett42 on Jan 16, 2008 4:33 AM PST reply actions

It won't

but his signing the extension will, and I'm going to tie those together. Because honestly, the whole ASB was an awesome moment, save for Brian Roberts.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 16, 2008 8:25 AM PST up reply actions

I may mock Willie a lot

but goddamn if that wasn't probably my favorite Mariner moment of the summer, for the sheer improbability of it all.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 16, 2008 6:57 AM PST reply actions

I remember I was sitting in the car

in a party store parking lot while my GF was shopping when that happened.

She came out of the store and I was laughing my butt off. She didn't beleive me when I told her what happened until we got to a TV and she saw the replay.

Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Jan 16, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions