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Dave · April 7, 2006 at 12:41 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Happy Felix Day.
The King takes his throne in just over five hours.
Oh, and he turns 20 tomorrow.
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It’s such an appropriate title – the kid has majesty on that mound.
He might as well be Trogdor.
Play the guitar or watch The King? Thank god for TIVO!
He will burninate the A’s lineup tonight.
Evan, yes he most definitely has majesty on the mound.
Yea! I get to go see KKKing Felix! First time to Seattle since October of last year. I know he will put on a good show! I’m very excited, in case you couldn’t tell.
His last teenage start. It oughta be a song.
So how many of the USSM crew will be there? I’m trying to talk friends into going but they all seem to suck.
Do you see a marked jump in attendance for the King’s debut tonight? Last two games were obviously pretty meager. Here’s to hoping they come out in full force to cheer on the present/future.
In other unrelated but terrific news, Mr. Spiezio went down looking in a noble pinch hit spot for the Redbirds this afternoon.
7: It’s also the first game that doesn’t have a work day immediately following.
Expect a big crowd.
Burninate indeed.
felix navidad, felix navidad, hmm hmm hmmm hmmm hmm um hmmm….
If we win tonight …4-1. Good start
What a great idea! Can we get Trogdor as a starter? I know he wouldnt be cheap, and we’d only be able to use him on road games just in case he went on a burninating rampage through the countryside. If any team every renamed to “Peasants” and played in a stadium called “thatched roof cottages”, WATCH OUT. Also, there’s the one arm issue. I hope it’s his pitching arm.
Until then we’ll just let Felix do the burninating.
I’m going tonight! My second game in a week. Oh, the extravagance.
Reference for those who don’t know who Trogdor is:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html
We already have J-ROD THE WASHBURNINATOR. Duh.
I’m going to the game tonight. VOTE FOR FELIX!
Seriously, though, if you live anywhere near Seattle, you should go to Safeco tonight rather than sitting at home posting to the game thread.
unless you are socially obligated elsewhere and can’t feign a serious illness in order to sneak Safeco-ward for Felixity.
and I wanted a calendar, too.
I’ll see if I can find you one, but I actually want the calendar too. Maybe someone else here is going that *doesn’t* want it…?
Can you believe in Portland we “get” to watch the Blazers-Sonics instead?
Normally when a game is on Channel 11 it is still shown on FSN down here, unless there is a Blazer’s game:-(
Eric in Portland –
Double-check once 7.05 rolls around, I’ve found that the m’s tend to sneak onto FSN here even if the listings say it’s basketball…but if I have to listen on the radio I’m gonna be not happy.
So far, so good for the year. Jose Lopez on the way to a breakout year and Kenji being All-Star caliber is EXACTLY the way to hit the high end of the winning projections. Going from replacement-level or below at 2 positions (C and 2B) to good to very good makes a world of difference.
That being said…I just look at the staff and outside of Felix I see lots of 8-7 games in our future…
Felix’s one-time-only theme song tonight ought to be “Baba O’Riley (Teenage Wasteland)” by The Who.
He doesn’t have to fight to prove he’s right.
Yeah, I live in Portland, too, but I’m hitting up the Cheerful Tortoise. They have MLB Extra Innings, so the game will be on and the beer will be flowin’.
I thought about it, but I have to ration my games. Twice in a week would be overdoing it.
Jim, they oughtta play “Baba O’Reilly” for someone, anyone, just because that synth intro creates such a great sense of anticipation. When the guitar chords come in . . . . ooooh, shivers.
I guess that kinda dates me.
Last minute change and I can make it to this game… anyone know if tickets are still availiable? The Mariners site doesn’t have them through Ticketmaster but I am hoping that is just because it is so close to game time.
Surely Felix Day doesn’t count against any rations you may have set for yourself.
Funny, I was given tickets to tommorows game. I had a choice of last night, tommorow night, or sunday night. Not tonight. Hmmmmmmm.
Center field bleachers, we walked up and got 4 together on Weds at the stadium. $7 each, no handling or any of that garbage. That is crazy, since those seem to be the first tix to sell out.
I always love years like this, when it is so much easier to upgrade from the cheap seats.
Jim, they oughtta play “Baba O’Reilly†for someone, anyone, just because that synth intro creates such a great sense of anticipation. When the guitar chords come in . . . . ooooh, shivers.
In about 1990, Mr. Big covered that tune on a live album in Japan. They did the intro on the guitar, and replaced the guitar part with huge bass chords. It worked.
Rationing? Hmm. Tonight’s my third M’s game of the week, tomorrow night (BOOK CLUB!) will be my fourth. After 6 months of no games, it’s quite refreshing to have games to go to — I’ll just catch up on sleep next week. And seriously — Felix Day doesn’t count against game rations. It’s sort of like how food snatched from someone else’s plate doesn’t have any calories, when you’re dieting.
Try again – .091
Can you believe in Portland we “get†to watch the Blazers-Sonics instead?
Normally when a game is on Channel 11 it is still shown on FSN down here, unless there is a Blazer’s game:-(
Dish network is doing the same thing here, except the FSN alt channels are “blacked out” because the game is being shown on our FOX affiliate. Although at least this time, unlike Tuesday’s game, it wont be pre-empted 3 hours so people can get their Friends re-runs.
Friends or Felix? Not a hard choice.
Sorry folks, no sympathy for you here in Colorado. I rarely get to see any games.
Heck I’d even take Blazers-Sonics at this point!
I wanted to go to tonight’s game to see the King in person for the first time, but my better half wanted to go to Dan Wilson night. I could only afford one game this week, so Dan Wilson it is. I’ll just have to see Felix some other time.
Either way, I get to spend some time at Safeco, which is always a good thing!
I can’t beleive Felix turns 20 tomorrow. I’m just sitting here thinking of what I was doing around my 20th birthday (nothing useful, in hindsight!), and trying to imagine what his life must be like..
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Off topic.
It’s obvious from this blog but I thought I’d point it out. There are a LOT of M’s fans that end in Colorado. I used to be one, then moved back home to Seattle. But now that i htink of it, when the M’s came to Denver in 2001 for interleague play those were sellouts with the crowd almost 1/4th M’s fans.
Just an observation.
Jim,
Hopefully the next line of Baba O’Riley doesn’t come to fruition for Felix even after retires: “I don’t need to be forgiveeeen. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!” Yes, this song juices me up, too.
(15) Unless your at work until 8 pm in an office.
I’m excited. Leaving work (early) in about ten minutes in order to hustle down to the Safe. Friday night at the ballpark, the King on the mound. Yeah, all’s right with the world…
Deanna – I expect to be buying a car in the next few months so I have to be a tad frugal. Plus the girl isn’t a fan so I have to spend some time with her you know
“Put out the fire, and don’t look past my shoulder ….”
Off topic, then out:
The best non-Who version of Baba O’Riley I’ve ever seen is the Guided By Voices version. And I suspect it always will be. It’s the song they were born to cover.
Yahoo is listing Bloomquist as starting at 2B and hitting second in the lineup. Fannnnnnnnntastic.
For those of you that are outside of the Seattle area but have a friend/relative in the Seattle area with cable and broadband and they are willing to let you use some of their bandwidth, consider a Slingbox. I have one that I use so that I can watch N.W. sports (Mariners, Seahawks and Huskies) while I am in Taiwan. The cost is a bit high initially at $250.00 but there are no monthly or recurring fees after that.
I can accept Willie making an occasional spot start, but why on earth would you not bat him ninth? The Mariners’ blindness to his weaknesses continues to stagger me in its width and breadth.
While I can’t really understand pulling a red hot Lopez in favor of starting Wee Willie, I can’t even come close to figuring out the Groverian logic of putting Bloomquist 2nd in the order.
I realize that Grover has no intention of moving players out of their assigned roles but couldn’t he at least swap Reed & Bloomie in the batting order?
ESPN.com also listed WFB as the the 2B, batting second. Petagine better pinch hit for him after Grover has Yubet bunt Reed over to second thus allowing the A’s to intentionally walk Ichiro!
Jim…great minds think alike.
#49 — Grover’s lineup is the easiest to predict. Borchard subs for Reed, so he must bat 8th. WFB subs for Lopez, so he has to bat 2nd. I would not be surprised to see Quiroz bat 7th whenever he makes a start.
We’re all wasted.
PENTLAND not Penfield, UPN lady!
P-I blog has word (suspiciously promising word) on Doyle…
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/archives/102441.asp
This will be my first fully-watched game this year. Go Felix!
Tonight’s lesson – Berries and Cream Dr. Pepper, not all that.
Where as the Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper Slurpee at 7-11 is as clutch as Marco Scutaro.
Of the Mariners currently still on the ballclub who have faced him, this is how the Mariners have done against Joe Blanton in the past:
4 Games, 63 AB, 18 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 31 TB, 4 BB, 10 SO, 1 SF, 1 HBP, 2 IBB.
Line: .285 / .333 / .492
This takes out the contributions (or lack thereof) by Boone, Morse, Dobbs, Bubela, Torrealba, Winn, Wilson, Olivo, Valdez, and Rivera. I did that for obvious reasons (they’re not on the team anymore, so their stats shouldn’t reflect the remaining members’ stats against Blanton). Obviously people like Johjima have no at bats against Blanton to go by, but apparently neither do Bloomquist, Everett, Lawton, Borchard, Quiroz, or Petagine.
Lopez, who’s been replaced by Bloomquist tonight (0 ABs), is 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts against Blanton.
TAwful pre-game show. Is this the game thread? Where are the overseas posters. Barking????
The Orioles have walked 13 batters so far tonight. I wonder what the record is.
I looked it up. It’s 18.
Listening to the game on MLB.com here in Portland. 10minutes of pregame and I’ve heard 15 times the words (agressive baserunning). Can you see Lincoln, Bavasi, Hargrove and Evil Rick Rizz sitting around a table brainstorming and coming up with these buzzwords.
And Felix walks the first batter. So much for the King
Don’t the Orioles now have the best pitching coach in the ML.. Intentional walks?
Boy, if he gets that pitch all night, he’s going to be rough on the A’s.
Um-I think Hendu just gave a simple explanation of DIPS. I’m stunned.
#1
65- In what context? I don’t listen to the announcers
He just explained that Felix got the ground ball he wanted, and it just didn’t happen to find a glove-that it was still a good result despite that. Simplified yes, but still…
WOW! Frank Thomas just looked STUPID
#2
How weird is it to see Frank Thomas on the A’s.
That ball had movement. I mean, it looked like Cesar Chavez was leading it.
pat – exceedingly
No-no you don’t have to give Bloomquist playing time.
but, but, but, he’s SCRAPPY! He just had a scrappy strikeout!
Alright, nothing like giving up free outs right before the heart of our order. Wonderful strategy by Hargrove.
So when Lawton finishes his suspension, who gets cut from the roster?
And also, if we have to find at-bats for those role players: Where’s Petagine? Or is he just a PH and not a role-player?
They said that Blanton was 240. He looks like he ate a 240-pound pitcher.
BTW this is my first real game-thread posting…really a huge moment for me.
Wow, those were the M’s we remember from last year…
Hargrove didn’t want the Mariners to get too overconfident with their 3-1 start and improved offense, so he put in Willie Bloomquist to keep them humble.
Brilliant!
Is it just me, or is this Umpire’s strike zone all over the place?
Updating numbers against Blanton:
5 Games, 66 AB, 18 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 31 TB, 4 BB, 12 SO, 1 SF, 1 HBP, 2 IBB.
Line: .272 / .347 / .469
My original OBP% numbers were off.
Damn A’s. I don’t know how the hell they can recognize a pitch better then anybody in the league.
Man Felix is throwing a lot of pitches
DP!!!!
well, the innings total just went up by 20 since the last report I heard. Nice DP though.
Sweet. That’ll keep the pitch count down.
Nicely done!
He’s obviously nervous.
that is, Felix’s season innings cap. It was 170, now Dave’s reporting 190?
How many pitches so far?
It’s either 190 or 200. 10x age.
It’s the new number. He’s got to live up to it.
man, then I can’t wait til he’s 32…
He just did an Everett.
The new number comment was why Felix was nervous.
5 Games, 69 AB, 18 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 31 TB, 4 BB, 12 SO, 1 SF, 1 HBP, 2 IBB.
Line: .261 / .333 / .449
Blanton isn’t this good, people.
Nah…but he’s large, and that should count for something, right?
Maybe not, but he sure looks like the better pitcher so far.
How many games in until Beltre is considered a bust?
1 pitch, 1 out… good start to the 3rd.
Thanks Swisher. You protected yourself from striking out 4 times again by getting yourself out on one pitch. Felix and I thank you.
Bummer, I gotta go walk the dog…I’d really rather wait til the M’s are hitting, but that’s not really something to delay by too long.
What happened to the Pirates?
#47 Do you know if the tv has to be dedicated to the slingbox. In otherwords, can my buddy put it on his tv and watch something differenct while I watch the m’s?
At $140.00/yr MLB Extra Innings is pretty spendy. But its looking pretty good while I watch felix’s pitch chart on cbs sportsline and listen to Rick and Ron….”Gee whiz.”
you guys notice that the time we post if of by an hour?
As much as the Mariners broadcast team annoys the hell out of me, at least they are our bunch of annoying miscreants… I just can’t get into the game listening to the Oakland broadcast… stupid extra innings.
Extra innings rules because I can watch two games at once.
Nice easy 3rd for the King.
Does anyone know how Extra Innings chooses which feed to use?
49 pitches through 3 isn’t bad. 16.3 per inning = 6 innings pitched (roughly). Unless he really starts dominating from here out, which The King is certainly capable of doing.
Let’s go Jo!
Wow…what going on in Seattle? All 5 starting pitchers having decent outings in a row? Amazing!
Very frustrating to be an M’s fan in Portland right now. MLB Extra Innings has blacked out the game here and FSN has the Blazers-Sonics playing pop-a-shot. Grrrrr…
I still need to put another feed from my cable box into my tv so I can watch two at once… if only extra innings was HD
Plenty of seats available by the look of it.
I think Chavez and Jo are helping.
115 – I have two direct tv receivers, a cable feed, and an external antenna feeding into my tv.
WE HAVE A HIT!!!
91 mph fastballs that don’t move very well. That’s basically all Blanton is throwing. The heck? This should be relative batting practice to major league hitters.
way to go Reed, breaking up the Perfecto!
I am thinking about the roster. When Lawton comes back, someone has to go down. I don’t want to lose any of the position players. So I guess I would send Woods down. Or try to trade someone for another pitcher.
That’s three “agressive”s in the same sentence.
Frick. I misspelled “aggressive”.
Im out fellas…Go M’s!!!!
Very frustrating to be an M’s fan in Portland right now. MLB Extra Innings has blacked out the game here and FSN has the Blazers-Sonics playing pop-a-shot. Grrrrr…
Not on broadcast TV?
Reed has got take that guy out….thats weak baserunning
5 Games, 72 AB, 19 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 32 TB, 4 BB, 12 SO, 1 SF, 1 HBP, 2 IBB.
Line: .264 / .325 / .444
OBP% was off again.
For the record, Chacon might be the most boring pitcher to watch in baseball. He takes forever between pitches. The M’s game is a full inning and a half ahead of the Angels/Yankees as a result.
Loaiza was pretty bad last night. Get a guy on base and you could drive to Spokane and back and he’d still be trying to pick the guy off first.
Gotta love watching field his position as well
“Is [Thomas] a HoFer?”
That’s a question?
Greatest right-handed hitter of the 90s and you’re arguing whether he should be in the Hall?
There’s been what, 1 fly ball so far?
Seems to be a lack of energy in the Ballpark, the announcers ( Dave N must be tired tonite). Perhaps still abit early.
Wow… where was that?
King was doing fine on pitch count until Milton Bradley came around…
wtf was that pitch?!?!?
“Greatest right-handed hitter of the 90s and you’re arguing whether he should be in the Hall?”
Yeah, I think Edgar’s a no-brainer for the Hall of Fame, too.
It’s two outs, Felix. STOP CARING ABOUT THE GUY ON FIRST.
Felix’s control has been way off tonight. Hope it’s not a sign of things to come.
Kenji needs to go talk to the young man
Felix is not happy with himself. You can see it as he walks off the field.
Felix threw 7 more pitches then he had to that inning because that numbnuts umpire didn’t call that 1-2 change on Bradley. God.. DAMN…
We may only be seeing 5 innings Felix tonight
How good is Pagliaccis Pizza? Need to order something to go.
Wonder why Felix is not showing his heat very often tonite.
The King was similar in his debut last year.
I just checked. 12 outs, 2 k, one outfield fly out, the rest were in the infield.
gritty pop out there.
Might be time to change music. This show doesn’t seem to have much luck in it.
Damnit!!!!!! Why the hell do we insist on castrating our offense by batting Willie in the 2 hole !!!!?!?!?!?!? Please someone explain this to me. I want to believe that the ignorance lies with me and not the management.
Gotta love the ignitor!
Yarrgh! Banished from FSN in favor of the Blazers… as if I needed another reason to hate them.
I miss 25 minutes of game and it’s already the bottom of the 4th? Felix has induced so many grounders that my public-school education didn’t teach me to count that high.
In fairness to WFB, it’s not like the rest of the boys are mashing tonight.
So how many atbats does WFB need to go hitless before Hargrove realizes that the “Ignitor” isn’t worth it?
5 Games, 76 AB, 20 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 33 TB, 4 BB, 13 SO, 1 SF, 1 HBP, 2 IBB.
Line: .263 / .321 / .434
Okay…. Blanton’s career K/9 is not good. His career BB/9 is not good. He’s not Brad Radke or Carlos Silva even. Yet he’s been absolutely consistent with his control. Bah and double bah. We’re guessing badly and making him look like a Cy Young candidate.
#3
That’s the Felix Hernandez we’ve come to know and love. That’s a nasty, nasty pitch. I feel for Perez. Utterly unhittable.
The Angels just got a horrible call against them. A-Rod was called safe (claimed that 1b’s foot was off the bag) on a play that wasn’t even close.
Felix’s shirttail is coming out… just like Freddie’s used to.
Frackin’ Yankees.
Felix hasn’t been all that sharp tonight, but does it seem that he has been getting squeezed a bit?
There’s fly ball out #2. I don’t mind pop ups though.
“Felix hasn’t been all that sharp tonight, but does it seem that he has been getting squeezed a bit?”
Maybe a little, but against Oakland it’s pretty much expected that the counts are going to be deep.
Damn, where did that come from :/
Bah
Well, don’t be so hard on the guy. Only a handful of pitchers have ever been like ‘05 Carolos Silva.
Is this game on TV in Seattle? What is Felix hitting on the gun? Are the walks because he’s nibbling or just plain wild or something in between?
Heh, coming out of the highlight, they accidentally used the Angels’ logo.
Probably last batter for Felix
#166: One would hope so.
Well not Felix at his best, but 5 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, and 4k’s isn’t that bad.
And that was just an ugly, ugly breaking ball. That’s as nasty a pitch as you’ll ever see anyone throw.
yeah, not too shabby on the breaking pitch and the overall line, only thing that he needs to improve on his his control, which should come as he gets some more work.
Not gonna keep track of the hitting stats anymore. Needless to say they went from somewhat respectable coming into the game to pathetic.
I know… Everett can foul a ball off his foot, break it, and be on th DL for 2 months!
We’re not even making him work.
And someone needs to take the chew out of the King’s hands.
I know its been discussed in length before, but do we know what Jurassic Carl needs to accomplish to vest his 2007 option?
Meanwhile, down on the farm:
Tacoma 9, Colorado Springs 2 in the sixth
— Adam Jones: 2-3, double, triple, two runs, 4 RBIs
— Astrubal Cabrera, 2-2, two RBIs
— Bobby Livingston, 6 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks, 5 Ks
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you 2007.
Where will we put Cabrera in 2007?
Now 10-2 ….
— Shin-Soo Choo, 2-3, RBI
— Livingston 8 ground-ball outs, 8 fly-ball outs
How about, y’know, throwing a strike.
These announcers are terrible, its not hard to lay off the crap that Mateo was throwing.
Who’s to say Cabrera won’t force his way into the lineup? Plans change.
Mr Thomsen–Where does A. Cabrera play? Doubt he can break into existing infield.
Now they are talking about Johjima’s catching abilities, as if he is a rookie that has never caught before.
To me, Cabrera is trade bait.
I have to mute my set when Rizzs is on. The very sound of his voice enrages me.
Looks like Mateo is getting in touch with his inner Paniagua.
Don’t insult Pudgy Paniagua like that.
What ever happened to Rich Waltz?
I remember growing up, with him calling Spokane Chiefs games. Then he was with the M’s and now?
Jim, that actually made me laugh out loud.
I thought Fosse had good point about Johjima catching the ball palm down — i.e., it’s a risky technique without much to say for it.
Waltz is now the voice of the Marlins.
I don’t think I miss anything by putting on music during the game. It’s not like I can’t see what’s going on.
I doubt Paniagua will notice … I don’t think he got the night off from his dishwashing shift at Azteca.
This could be the game right here in this at bat.
Wow.
Actually, now that I think about it, it does make sense, re: the catching position of his glove. They just made a comment about how he has been taking strikes away, and I think they might be right.
#191- Thank you. Well that’s good for Rich.
Oh crap.
Well, thanks, Milton – we needed that.
They keep going on about Johjima’s catching, and while I think they’re right, it’s already tired.
Wow. Never seen anyone miss a base before.
Ok, heh, there was a time where listening to the announcers was useful. I had to rewind to figure out what happened. Good TiVo.
For all the crap they take about it, one would think that the A’s try to make sure they run the bases cleanly. A weird baserunning mishap seems always to be just around the corner with them.
Beltre makes that play
The bit about Joe’s catching is annoying. But I too think they may be on to something. Something minor perhaps, but now that it’s been pointed out, it sort of bothers me…
Oh well.
Well some days you just don’t hit….
If it’s against Randy Johnson, I’m fine with it.
Against Joe Blanton, I’m screaming.
I’m looking forward to the Blanton years being very much like the Tim Hudson years.
OK, I’m ready for the M’s to get a hit or three.
#188 I’m pretty sure Rich is the voice of the Florida Marlins now.
Extreme flyballer gets a groundball. Gotta have something to ratio against I suppose.
Time for Petagine and Borchard. Regulars need a rest.
Willie Ohfer
Neihaus just dropped “Willie Boom Boom” on the radio. Classic.
Way to gut out that strikeout, Willie. That’s just smart, hardnosed, intangible baseball.
Blanton had such a horrible spring. This has been the A’s best start to date.
87, 88, 88 mph….
For God’s sake…
The agressive baserunning seems to really be paying off for the M’s today.
Oh man we are getting owned. On the plus side, A’s can’t really hit either.
And apparently, I can’t spell aggressive.
We all know that Spring Training doesn’t mean anything, though.
At this point, I would rather see the bullpen.
The M’s new reality show: “American Idle.”
Kathleen…the A’s bullpen? I wholeheartedly agree. 2 runs is not an impossible task! Go M’s…late rally!
This catching thing that they pointed out of Johjima’s is really starting to bug me now.
Prediction: Mateo sent down or DFA’d by May 20.
Well, we clearly have a team effort going here tonight.
How is that an error since the ball hit Bradley?
If he takes the extra base they have to charge him. If he didn’t move, it wouldn’t be one.
Tacoma wins, 10-2.
— Cabrera 3-3 with a walk
— Bohn, Choo and Jones, 2-4
— Cortez and Looper each with 2 innings of scoreless relief
That might be it :/
Way to go Mateo!
Is this 2005 or what?
Yup, I meant the A’s bullpen. Blanton is in a groove and I’d like to see them try someone else
We are Screwedaroed.
Felix pitches well, Mateo pitches like crap, Felix gets the loss.
Life isn’t fair.
Why did Hargrove stick with Mateo for so long?
Well, that’s it for me tonight. Can’t take this crap.
Anybody else noticed that is twice in this game that ichiro could’ve gotten to the ball and maybe had a chance to get an out at the plate with his arm, but instead deferred to Reed?
Well, never mind then. Pooh.
And what is up with all the intentional walks?
Mateo, thou art sucking tonight!
“Time now for our Harborview Medical Center call to the bullpen…” sez Rizz.
Have them send out a tourniquet and some aspirin as long as they’re at it.
perhaps the m’s can run aggressively from the dugout to the on deck circle to the batter’s box
The intentional walks came round to score, not that it would have mattered otherwise, anyway.
11 walks is not good.
Wonder what the win percentage is in games where the team walks more than 10 in a game.
probably somewhere south of 10%
Most walks in Mariners history – Rick Jones (’77) – 11.
So Mateo has that going for him…
…which is nice.
Is the ball not allowed to hit hte baserunner in the hand? I thought thats why you went in hard and made them throw around you.
See Grover, this is what happens when you put Willie Bloomquist in the lineup.
Man am I glad that I wasn’t talked into going to this one…
Oh well, we’ll get them tomorrow.
Another “Harborview Medical Center call to the bull pen” and I think it’s time to let the docs pull the plug on on this one.
“Is the ball not allowed to hit hte baserunner in the hand? I thought thats why you went in hard and made them throw around you.”
I think it has more to do with where Beltre was than it has to do with the ball hitting him. I’m not sure about the letter of the law, but I think the spirit of the rule is that the baserunner is supposed to be near enough to second base to touch it. If Beltre had reached out more with his left hand, he probably would’ve touched second base. But, he didn’t actually reach out to brush over the base, so I guess if the rule says you have to actually touch the base if you go past it, then Beltre would’ve been in violation of the rule.
Still, I can’t think of a time I’ve ever seen that called.
Petagine to pinch hit for Willie Ballgame here. Too little, too late.
Once again, I’m drunk, but unfortunately couldn’t see most of the game. But what I learned today is No Willie in lineup = HITS!… Willie in lineup = No Hits
I want Jose.
Well, that sucked.
ouch…man alive that was a stinker :-S
So, with Betancourt having hit for himself in the ninth, the question now becomes:
What’s the likelihood of Petagine setting an all-time club record with a 5.000 season-long OPS (1 or more plate appearances)?
(Translation: Will they just send him down for Lawton’s return, without even bothering to get him off the bench again after his one swing against the Angels?)
From rototimes:
Manager Mike Hargrove stated on Friday that there would be times when Felix Hernandez (P) Sea would be skipped in the starting rotation, according to the AP. The Mariners’ plan is to limit the youngster to 200 innings this year. However, if the team is in the hunt for a playoff spot at the end of the season, the skipper is willing to reconsider. If we’re in the mix in September, I’m sure we’ll revisit that,” Hargrove said
If I have to listen to another Hendu rant about how the A’s don’t steal bases I’m gonna stab someone.
It may also prove useful to have another backup infielder so we can PH for HACKING MASSters like WFB and Betancourt. Pertagine probably should have led off the 7th(???) for WFB. Oh well.
Also, did Grover really walk Jason Kendall, or did I just imagine that?
I don’t worry about skipping Felix as much as I worry they WON’T skip Moyer in the six ballparks in which he absolutely can’t pitch effectively (Fenway, Yankee Stadium, Tropicana, Comerica, SkyDome, Network Associates). His ERAs there the last few years are insanely high. Yet, nobody talks about this.
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Hey, we talk about it.
I don’t see why we’d need to skip El Rey. 32*6=192 I believe, and he only went five tonight, and there’s bound to be a couple stinkers where he only lasts 3 or 4 IP.
Hey, I went to Safeco to see a young pitcher pitch a great game, and I saw that. Unfortunately, it was Joe Blanton. But still.
Willie Bloomquist tossed me a baseball before the game, too!
Did you throw it back?
Man, that was SO 2005…
Willie Bloomquist tossed me a baseball before the game, too!
Man, what woman won’t he hit on?
Uh, excuse me?
Well, at least the M’s have solved their problem of guys getting thrown out trying to take the extra base….
Hey DW, I went to you link on your name and I could not keep this private so I’ll say this and I hope you read it before our friendly moderators delete it but please read your last post. Why would you insult someone like that?
Fuggedible, dat.
Er, that didn’t come out right at all. I need to hire an editor.
I was referring to someone at the feed saying that WFB was hitting on his girlfriend. So, that was supposed to be, “Hey, he just doesn’t stop!”
Sorry, Deanna. Feel free to thwap me really hard next time you see me. Maybe my brain will start working again if you do.
The Mariners score a grand total of 0 runs against the A’s, and Willie Bloomquist just so happens to be in the line up.
Coincidence? I think not.
I blame Willie. He brings some kind of weird negative aura to the lineup.
Everything is Willie’s fault.
“Blanton isn’t this good people”
“91 mph fastballs that don’t move very well. That’s basically all Blanton is throwing. The heck? This should be relative batting practice to major league hitters.”
“We’re guessing badly and making him look like a Cy Young candidate.”
” If it’s against Randy Johnson, I’m fine with it.
Against Joe Blanton, I’m screaming.”
Funny quotes when Sexton said Blanton’s fastball would come out of the dugout and break over the plate. Last year, Blyleven said Blanton had the best right handed curve in the AL. Blyleven would know a thing or 2 about a right handed curve. After a tough May, Blanton’s June-on ERA was 2.5.
He is a very good pitcher and should have had 15-18 wins last year in his rookie year had the A’s not put up fewer runs per game for him than any pitcher since 1984.
He does not have the stuff Felix has, but who does? Still, Blanton has very deceptive stuff to the average fan.
Don’t be dissing on Blanton. He was, after all, the second player the A’s took in the Moneyball draft.
Right behind Nick Swisher wearing the Golden Sombrero on Gil Meche night.
daaron, that sounds ominously similar to what people said about some guy named Greg Maddux.
So Felix was up in the zone, frequently missed his spots, and his velocity was about 2-3 mph less than we’re used to. And the A’s still couldn’t do much other than make him leave after 5 instead of 7 or 8.
Good times.
Gomez,
It seems like every finesse pitcher that comes up now days gets compared to Maddox. Maddox is/was a very special athlete who could field and throw.
I don’t think he will ever have a Maddox career. Watching Joe run to cover first is scary to say the least.
However, my point was that losing to Blanton is no shame. He is a very good pitcher. Probably the best pitcher on the A’s staff not named Harden.
Ironically, Blanton had a better ERA last year than Randy Johnson.