Game 9, Mariners at Indians
DMZ · April 12, 2006 at 2:58 pm · Filed Under Game Threads
4:05. RHP Gil Mech v RHP Paul Byrd.
Lawton is off the restricted list after his 10-day suspension. Time went fast, blah blah blah. This set off a couple of weird moves: Jeff Harris was optioned to Tacoma, Guillermo Quiroz was taken off the roster via designation for assignment, and Rene Rivera was recalled.
I’m as baffled as you are. Why did Quiroz got the boot? It was a nice little pickup. Did he turn out to have personality issues or something?
And I’m a little surprised that they’re moving off the extra-beefy bullpen, given that the starters are getting rocked.
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Ummm… I think that M’s fan in the coma has fallen out of bed by now.
A 390 foot single. Either he’s slow or he’s blind.
They can’t keep playing with my nerves like this.
NOOOOOOOOO
Remember when the M’s were up by 5 runs? That was nice.
hang on to your hats folks…here comes lefty killer Eduardo Perez
eff!
If a Mariner ran like Martinez just did, I would be fit to be peeled off the ceiling.
Too bad Proverbs 26:11 can’t be referenced here.
“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”
Better strap yourself down there, G-Man.
Guardado’s performance has just gotten him dropped from my fantasy team (granted, it was the bench, but still…)
see what happens when you are bad Eddie???
No worries, Joe, the M’s are at bat.
TIme to go inside, Eddie??
That was just like a typical Sasaki save. Thank goodness.
Whew. Good night. Sabres win, then Mariners win. I’ll take it.
Bobby Livingston tonight:
6 1 1 1 2 4
11 groundball outs, 3 flies
San Antonio gets one-hit tonight … Bryan LaHair had a double.
Travis Blackley:
4 2 0 0 4 2
2 ground balls, 7 flies.
Shaaaaaaaaaky.
Hey, that Loaiza’s looking like a real steal for Oakland…
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
E. Loaiza (L, 0-2) 4.0 8 6 6 4 0 2 11.42
Re: Adrian’s ABs Dave, yeah: I think he decides to swing while the pitcher is taking the sign ’cause the actual effort seems to have nothing to do with what pitch is approaching the plate. What’s weird is the degree to which Beltre guesses _wrong_. I mean, for guys who guess, you’re reading pattern and looking for location, but Adrian’s guesses seem to have no correlation to anything except the fact that he’s getting cold standing there with the bat on his shoulder so he wants to take a cut and stretch from time to time.
Was Quirroz given the boot just to keep Harris on the 40-man roster? I didn’t quite get the move, I’d like an explanation. I was happy with the pickup, Rivera needs to be playing daily. From what I’ve heard, Quirroz didn’t have anything else to learn at the AAA level.
Quiroz was out of options, so they couldn’t just send him down. Also, Rivera’s blocking Rob Johnson from playing time in Tacoma.
Then trade Rivera.
Problem solved.
Jim re: Blackley, you remember, of course, that he didn’t pitch all of last year after major shoulder surgery. I wouldn’t expect instant success at the start of the year, here, regardless of final outcome. Let’s talk about the guy in June once his shoulder is used to the stress again, his arm is stretched out, and he is, one hopes, back to pitching to game situations rather than thinking about scar tissue in his body on every throw. His control doesn’t figure to be that great for a while, so throwing pain free is the goal for the first six weeks. The good news is that despite the launching pad which is San Antone Travis didn’t get shelled. He’s pitched there before with success so he knows the situation, but still.
So, what’s the over/under on Everett and the lone HR to his name on making it out of April?
The game was blacked out for me on DirecTV. Did anyo0ne else have this issue?
Bill Bavasi: “If Carl’s option vests, that means he’s kickin’ ass.”
I’m going to hold you to that, Bill.
quote of the day:
“I had a pretty wacky game, I never could find myself or find a rhythm,” Meche said. “I tried everything. Maybe I tried too many things. Nothing worked.”
I agree, Evan. I think Bavasi sees Petagine as an insurance policy against that option. Let’s hope Hargrove files a claim tonight.
If good hitting is contagious as hitters like to believe, then bad pitching is the carrier, or in epidemiological parlance, the “vector.” As in Gil “Vector” Meche.
ya but its difficult to imagine how your own team’s bad pitching could make your offense more susceptible to the ugly bug….
Exhibit A: Ryan “No Run Support” Franklin.
Of course, last night it might have been Paul “The Angels Didn’t Want Me, Either” Byrd.
I have known Guillermo for 3 years now. He played in New Haven, CT while in the Blue Jays Minor Leagues at Double-A. My family were season ticket holders, so we went to most of the home games there. He became very close to us that season – he is a very kind and emotional person, who missed his family back in Venezuela temendously. I think part of the reason he had such a great season that year was the comfortableness he experienced while playing in New Haven. He’s remained very close to us over the years and it was upsetting for us to see that he ended up out in Seattle. I actually hope he gets waived again, so he can come back East. But don’t think any of your are remotely even close when you think it could be a personality thing. More than likely, the Mariners want to get him to Triple-A so he can play every day and work on his hitting. This guy has never had a full season at that level, which is something he needs.