Game 3, Twins at Mariners
DMZ · April 6, 2005 at 2:24 pm · Filed Under Game Threads
Silva vs Madritsch
3:35, no TV, so it’s KOMO-only
Will Thornton make another appearance? Ever? Will the rest of the Mariner lineup hit? Who does Ron Gardenhire remind you of?
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And please remember that the worst thing Sexson could do here would be to hit a homerun. (Shakes head)
Don’t worry we won’t reach Wilson’s spot. Or Bloomquist’s.
Hm.
Small sample size and all…
Runs scored so far:
Tampa Bay 13
Arizona 11
Kansas City 9
Seattle 10
We’re up there with the big boys!
BTW, Rincon to Nathan looks about as Everyday as Eddie used to be…
For some reason, I’m much more annoyed at today then I was yesterday.
Add a possible injury to our team weakness and that feeling gets worse.
10 hits, 1 run for your Seattle Mariners.
WHAT A SHOW!
This game can be summarized in 24 characters…
Mads hurt. M’s Bats: 3DPs, CS.
Who do I sugest pinch hitting for Wilson? The little girl that fields the foul balls down the line, I bet she would have atleast got down to first quicker. I supose it is better to have a reality check now rather than later.
I’d suggest Mike Hargrove as a pinch hitter, NY Mariner.
I’m sure he can still hit.
I missed the game – didn’t know about the early start.
How on Earth did the M’s pull off such a 2004-esque line as 1 run on 10 hits?
I will say this again, and will continue to do so until either I’m reprimanded by the site bosses or my idea catches on: if you try to work your fantasy team into a disucssion, you should be banned from posting for a month.
For all you MLB extra innings subscribers, I just discovered that on their website you can configure email delivery of the extra innings schedule to you on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. Pretty cool.
Still no word on the offical “logic” of the local blackout restrictions.
Best injury of the season so far:
DENVER (AP)  Colorado Rockies outfielder Dustan Mohr was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained left calf, an injury that occurred during the team’s victory celebration in its season opener.
As the players charged to the field to celebrate Clint Barmes’ winning two-run homer that led Colorado to a 12-10 comeback victory Monday, Mohr was injured while jumping out of the Rockies’ dugout.
To answer the Gardenhire question, I think he reminds me of Lou.
Not only does he have the NL style ball in the AL, he’s a winner and has the temper.
I think he may even have the girth too.
Just gotta say that this play-by-play commenting is a real hoot. Especially if you are not able to see (or hear) the game. Much funner to read through 160+ comments than to read the outcome on some other site. You can almost “feel” the game this way. 🙂
I’m sure it will get old eventually but keep it up for at least a few more games!
Nah, these game threads are great.
But wow, what a crappy game.
jason
Just got back to work from the game. It was even worse live.
I am looking forward to off season.
I am not going to make any harsh judgements after 3 games, but I will say I am not too impressed with Mike Hargrove as a manager so far.
JMB, not sure if you were “nah’ing” to me but I was saying that these threads are great too!
I am not a lip-reader, but watching on MLB I could have sworn I saw Madritsch say something like “it’s the same thing as before” to BP before walking off the field. Sounds to me like he thinks he re-injured the labrum. The look on his face was truly mournful.
Some clubs are going to have more injuries than others due to bad luck. The rash of young M’s pitchers suffering major arm/shoulder injuries over the last 3-4 years could just be a fluke (and certainly Mads had been injured before). Or maybe it’s time for the organization to have a complete review of the conditioning/training regimens for their pitchers. Couldn’t hurt.
Can’t help but wonder if Grover’s tougher spring workouts aren’t somehow connected to the rash of pitcher injuries! Joel, Eddie, now Bobby. Somehow I have trouble picturing Eddie (or Julio Mateo for that matter) jogging without a big stick prodding them, and wasn’t that the reason they gave for him hurting his hamstring? Hoping it’s just coincidence…
Sheri,
Joel and Eddie were injured before Mike Hargrove was even with the Mariners.
And all we know about Mads is that he has a mild strain, no word on how long he is going to be out.
It’s only been 3 games.
Relax.
3 games.
It’ll be okay.
Yeah, I went to the game this afternoon and it was pretty painful to watch, even beyond Morneau’s beaning. The Twins seemed to have a penchant for bunting today (and successfully, too).
Boone had a pretty nice 3 for 4 birthday showing though; that was good, considering he hadn’t hit anything yet. And Ichiro’s again on track for what, 320 hits this year?
I didn’t think Franklin looked that bad out there today, especially considering he kinda came in out of nowhere after Madritsch’s injury. Better than Ron “What strike zone?” Villone, that’s for sure.
Hmm, looks like Sele’s starting on Friday against Chan Ho Park. Wheeeeee!
I’ll be at Friday’s game, hopefully Sele pitches decently.
Best seats I’ve ever had for a game too, so I’m excited.
You guys are depressing. We went 1-2 against the defending AL Central champ, throwing Johan Santana and Brad Radke against us. If you had offered me a 1-2 series before it started, I’d have taken it just to avoid the chance of getting swept to start the year.
But Dave, we were up 4-0 on Santana, then gave up a touchdown. The offense has been good early but horrid late. The pitching has been as awful as advertised.
Three games so far: good, bad, and abysmal. 159 to go, but I’m not liking what I’m seeing so far.
Of course, it can’t get worse… right?
The team has given up 13 runs in 3 games, or 4.33 runs per game. Last year, they gave up 5.08 runs per game.
Saying the pitching has been “horrid” isn’t just an overstatement, it’s just not true.
What were your expectations for the first series? That we’d beat Radke and Santana? Really?
Dave I’d feel a lot better about these two games if the outcome to the games were the same but Mads was not injured. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how that ends up. For now though, I’m worried about that.
Madritsch’ shoulder is “mildly strained”.
Morneau’s CAT scan came back negative for a concussion or fracture, and he was cleared to fly home. According to him “I wasn’t dizzy or anything, so that’s good. I’ve had a few concussions before. I’ve been kicked in the back of the head with a hockey skate once.”
Ichiro wasn’t in danger of being hit as everyone knew it was an accident.
Dustin Mohr is thanking his lucky stars that unlike Tagg Bozied he only strainjed something leaping up & down.
I agree Dave, no shame in splitting with the Twins. Especially those pitchers.
I think the problem, ironicly, is that the team got our hopes up by playing better than we expected.
That said… I think there are valid points of concern coming out of this series. For one thing… the continued Mariner infatuation with bad relievers. And putting Ibanez in right for game two – I’d like to know the thinking behind that. The inopportune caught stealings.
Meaning I am more concerned about choices than I am about performance. All the things that can be and perhaps will be corrected. And mostly things that I think you covered before the season started.
#182 John in L.A. said: “I agree Dave, no shame in splitting with the Twins. Especially those pitchers.”
and that defense. and hitting.
“I think there are valid points of concern coming out of this series. For one thing… the continued Mariner infatuation with bad relievers. And putting Ibanez in right for game two – I’d like to know the thinking behind that.”
I’m just hoping that Hargrove is a quick learner– that he sees some game-situations this week, and fixes them by next…
Dave – Maybe not. But the M’s got Santana on a day that he was off and jumped on him early. That game could have been a win.
time to thank melvin for that overuse last year (120+ pitch outings, for god’s sake)!
#177.
Thats how I’m feeling after some sleep and coffee.
The Twins have shown that they are going to be tough this year and have the pitching we wish we had. Taking the first game against Radke is a pretty good thing. I’m still a couple weeks away from doomsday mentality. Really the biggest pitching issue was Thornton. Thornton was getting himself behind in the count on every batter, throwing first and second pitch balls. Well,we all know the story. There is no way to tell, but I think Meche gets out of that inning if he is allowed to. Then the landscape of the opening series is completely changed. I think when Reed and Ibanez come into form, especially Reed, run production gets much better. Ichiro, Belte, Sexon, and as of lastnight Boone, are doing their jobs. Starting pitching really hasnt been bad at all. I dont think things are as bleak as they may seem to some. I dont see a division title, but I do see a team that makes it tough on the one who wins it. If this team can pull that off, we should be satisfied for this year.
Re: (# 9) – Mariner games not on TV –
“being from NYC its hard to imagine any game of any of our teams not being on television.”
Be of good cheer. Things could be worse. And soon will be.
Next week the Ms play three (3) games in KC. None(0)of them are to be televised.
Not only is it only 3 games, but it’s three games against a team that’s a heavy favourite to win its division again. The Twins are a pretty good team. Losing 2 of 3 to them isn’t a disaster.
We just have to make sure we don’t lose 2 of 3 to teams like KC.
KJR were announcing this morning that Bobby Madritsch’s condition was diagnosed as “strained shoulder” with return unsure, but certain to miss next start.
If they MRI’d the shoulder straight away. I understand that sometimes swelling can hide or disguise the real injury. Maybe we will have to wait several days for a more accurate diagnosis.
Why was OLIVO pinch-hit for in the Tuesday game, and WILSON was not pinch-hit for in the Wednesday game?
Anyone?
#190 and others: I think I figured out one reason why Dan Wilson was batting in that situation.
According to the ESPN Game update page I was using to watch the “live” game stats, Dan Wilson’s historical line vs. Silva was 4-5, 0 HR (.800 BA). Even after going 0-3 against Silva this time around, he’s still got a respectable 4-8 (.500 BA) against him.
I’m sure Hargrove and Wilson both thought he’d have a shot at getting a hit based on past performance.
Looking at Dan’s 2004 numbers, it looks like he batted .318 against MIN, but I can’t find 2004 batter vs. pitcher stats to verify what he did vs. Silva.