Game 78, Blue Jays at Mariners
Dave · July 1, 2007 at 12:27 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Weaver vs Marcum, 1:05 pm.
Mike Hargrove’s fairwell party hopes to end with the Mariners celebrating their 8th straight win. Let’s hope the pixie dust Weaver used in June came with a supply for July as well.
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What kind of reception does Mike get when he comes out of the dugout with the lineup card?
Have you guys happen to take a look at our lineup for tonights game?
Here it is:
Ichiro
Beltre
Ibanez
Guillen
Sexson
Broussard
Johjima
Betancourt
Willie
For those that wanted Hargrove gone, they are getting what they wanted. He is on his way out, so there’s really no reason to boo him today. I expect him to get a standing ovation from the crowd.
BTW, the All-Star selection show is on tbs at 1 on tbs. Hopefully Ichiro starts in Center and J.J. makes the team. They are locks but is there anyone else who will make it?
No Vidro?! OMG!
Hey, Jose Lima and Aaron Sele have had decent supplies show up every now and then. I don’t see why Weaver can’t keep going for a couple of months and do decent.
*farewell (this message will self-destruct in 5… 4… 3…
What a weird season this is.
2: loving Beltre in the 2-hole.
Good to see Raul back in the lineup..
4…I can’t imagine anyone besides those 2 on there.
Johjima’s been good, but way too many good catchers in the AL, I can’t imagine him going instead of someone like Posada Martinez or Mauer.
JJ seems to be a lock, and I assume Ichiro would make it even if he doesn’t win the voting for OF.
Do they ever put middle relievers on All-Star teams??
is the announcement just for the fan vote, or does it include the manager’s selections and the player votes?
#11– Shiggy went.
Maybe when they have to pick a player from a team not already represented, and the only remotely palatable choice is a middle reliever. Otherwise, no.
Undercut by msb!
I have no idea what Miguel is saying right now.
Talking about cutting heads off cows, of course.
@16
I can understand Miguel just fine. Jose Lopez the other night after the extra innings game, that was a lot more difficult.
when Donnelly went on a player vote, he was “one of only seven non-closers to be selected for the All-Star Game since 2000″
I can understand Miguel’s english good enough but after that God knows what he is trying to say.
#20– well, he is a philosopher, poet and all ’round deep-thought-thinker
20, exactly what I meant. It was like he picked out a bunch of words and cliches, put them in a blender, and randomly picked them out to form sentences.
maybe when writing he has a really good editor.
#11 Also our own Jeff Nelson in 2001 went.
Angels Watch:
Baltimore has 2 on with 1 down, down by 1 with the top of the lineup coming up in the 9th. K-Rod is in.
Angels Watch update:
Brian Roberts flied into a double play. I assume a guy got thrown out at home for the final out.
I guess there is also a ballgame today.
Supposedly, no tag was put on, but the out was made…according to the posters at Lookout Landing.
lots of fine man-hugging going on in that dugout.
Hmm, Weaver’s slider actually looks pretty sharp.
another reason baseball needs cheerleaders…
THANK GOD GROVER IS LEAVING!!!!! Now Morse and Rivera can take their rightfull spots as the M’s stars of tomrrow.
According to MLB.com, TBS unveils the the AS rosters after the Braves MArlins game which just resumed following a rain delay…so the announcement is delayed.
32. I agree with Morse. He should be on the club as soon as he is healthy again. Jones can wait until one of our outfielders goes on the DL. Rivera, I don’t think so. You may be sarcastic about Morse, but he is a good player, there is no doubt about that.
33. Are they going to announce the reserves as well? If so I am making my pitch here that Granderson should be on the team. The guy isn’t even on the ballot can u believe that?
35: it just says “rosters” so I assuem so….
“the American and National League rosters finally will be introduced on TBS at approximately 4 p.m. ET today during the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Chevrolet.”
THANK GOD GROVER IS LEAVING!!!!! Now Morse and Rivera can take their rightfull spots as the M’s stars of tomrrow.
That is just wrong on so many levels.
Regardless of what you intended to say, you didn’t say it.
That’s just wrong.
Well, no style points for Ben, but that was a good catch.
Past a diving Sexson!
Yeah!
No Vidro?! OMG!
I’m guessing Raul was put at DH to let him bat but keep him out of the field to reduce strain on the hammy.
Matt Stairs runs like an old newsreel of Babe Ruth in his late career. His steps looked like they’re two feet apart.
Great throw!!!
Three very well-hit balls. Hmmmmmmm…
How big was that throw by Guillen?
Weaver’s really fooling ‘em today.
39: I guess it was a good catch if you suck at LF, but Jones makes that look easy.
Hopefully Weaver recognizes they are just sitting back and waiting on the loopy floating Curve of his.
Mix it up Jeff.
I wasn’t sure if thebig708 was serious before, but now that he is suggesting Rivera as the star of the future, obviously he’s simply DMZ’s evil alter-ego. Notice how you never see the two of them on the same message board.
Wonder why Bruke is out of the lineup today.
What IS the deal with that freak visible in about the fourth row, during shots of left handed hitters? I’ve seen him in a number of games (and I hate him because he’s got such a great seat); he’s usually just visible for his exploding hair and beard, but today he’s got some kind of weird makeup on and is stuffing hankies in his nostrils.
Just tell me he’s not active on ussmariner.
Burke too.
Freak? You wouldn’t be talking about Red, a/k/a Courage the Rally Lion, would you?
http://radscientist.com/joel/mariners/courage2.gif
52: I know you’re not disrespecting Red that way.
I don’t care who he is, stuffing things up your nose on national television is distracting and disgusting.
He’s always got a crazy jersey on too.
No, of course not. No disrespect intended.
Some posters dislike Blowers because his speaking voice is so… uninspiring.
But listening to him today, I have to think he’s about the brightest of the M announcers.
57 – You can tell he’s a big time Beltre fan, cause that’s the only jersey I swear I see him wear. He even has the Dominican Jersey.
Other than the time he excused playing Vidro at second base because we “needed his bat in the lineup” I coun’t myself a Blow fan. A statement like that really shows a lack of fundamental baseball knowledge however.
You guys suck, Red’s a better fan than all of us combined.
Ignition!
Does Ichiro! rule, or does he rule?
Rizzs says Ichiro has a 5 game hitting streak going.
I can see mentioning a 5 game streak if it’s Bloomquist, but for Ichiro it’s really not worth talking about.
He may be a big fan, but he is a grown man shoving objects up his nose on national television. I just call them like I see them.
I was hoping Beltre would hit one out for Red there.
time to earn another U
or lose one
Great play Willie.
Boom Boom!
When are these stupid Fries signs going to stop??
Who the heck is that guy with the goggles and the wild red beard and hair?? I see him in every home game making weird faces.
Don’t people read the threads?
we’ve done pretty well when rally fries come in to play, so maybe when we start losing?
Oh quit being a hater, the rally fries rule.
So Willie’s now batting over 300 w/11 RBIs in 89 ABs and Vidro’s at about .300 w/23 RBIs in 278 ABs. Did we somehow manage to spend the off season bringing in an incredibly overpriced DH that is a less effective hitter than WFB? That’s almost impressive in a sad and depressing kind of way.
They aren’t going to stop. But they don’t dwell on them as much as they did at first.
Less annoying than some of the between innings stuff at the ballpark.
Dont people give others slack and stop being pricks?
Isn’t it obvious that the Rally Fries are single handedly responsible for all 7 wins?
If Vidro was a slick fielding middle infielder, his .300 BA could carry his non-existent slugging and lack of walks.
But as a DH, yuck.
Some of you seem to really enjoy finding things to complain about as opposed to enjoying baseball and just having fun. It’s OK to smile guys!
75: They still play Louie, Louie every game…
Jeff Sullivan: If that’s what it takes to be a fan, I’ll pass.
The walrus tusks are not what make him the greatest fan in Safeco.
I hate being told to smile.
That was a nice play by Willie in the top of the 4th though.
Why is Lopez out of the line-up? Did I miss something?
Lauren:
Then perhaps smile some more? It feels great!
I really hope Rally Fries isn’t a reference to those putrid pseudo-garlic fries that make me want to vomit every time I go to the ballpark. Truly, not to offend anyone, but those things are to garlic what Velveeta is to cheese.
An’ another thing…how come I can get “red carded” for standing up and yelling “You suck!” at an opposing player, but not for ruining someone’s night with a disgusting, greasy, vomitous, vile, foul, repugnant paper tray of soggy, not-even-a-fly-would-land-on-these garlic fries that I am devouring and gassing everyone in a three-row radius with? Talk about backwards priorities!
Lay off of Red, alright?
Um, because they’re YUMMY.
Duh.
Question: What is the role playing game of choice for the Seattle Mariners lineup?
Answer: Hackmaster
My main complaint about the garlic fries is that I always get a sub-standard amount of fries. I also have to brush my teeth 8-10 times to get the garlic taste out of my mouth.
Difference in preferences, I guess. Enjoy your Bud Light…I’ll have a Redhook. Enjoy your “garlic” fries, I’ll bring a sandwich in from Salumi. Keep chanting Raaauuullll, I’ll try to start an Adam Jones chant.
dammit, I don’t want to have to choose whether to associate myself with the elitist or the smiler. I’ll just be over here on the couch.
Wish Dave was here to analyze Weaver’s pitching.
I wish Safeco would sell Pabst Blue Ribbon. They’re just too hoity-toity for that I guess.
So at what point is it okay to start calling yourself a Weaver “believer?”
93: Why do you want the garlic taste out of your mouth? That lingering thing is why they’re goooooooooood.
Now, I could understand why other people would want that taste out of your mouth …
94: What can I say. I’m a man of the people.
Well Lauren, you can join the 90% of us other fans who fit somewhere in the middle.
I’m sure everyoen knows by now that USSMARINER got a link and quote over at ESPN on Rob Neyer’s blog?
…
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=neyer_rob&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fname%3dneyer_rob
98 – My girlfriend’s a vampire.
PBR would bring in a lot more people from Kenmore, Lynnwood and Everett. They need some supplier diversity.
Also, just as an FYI – Olivo just homered to tie up the Braves/Marlins game in the bottom of the 9th to (more thna likely) further delay the All Star enveiling.
Has Dave ever said anything about Neyer? I am a huge Rob Neyer fan, and a huge Dave fan…I’d be sad to hear it if Dave lumps Neyer in with the rest of the ESPN schlocks.
I had to go back & see what Baker said about Marcum the other day
“there’s Marcum, a recent draft pick and “swingman” type of call-up the past two seasons who has come out of nowhere to be a rotation mainstay in 2007. Marcum threw six no-hit innings back in May and has steadily gone deeper into games. “
Dave, I think, believes Neyer has now become irrelevant.
95. He would probably say something similar to what he said in a post a few days ago, that Weaver is putting on a clinic in how to pitch, varying speeds, changing pitches, hitting his spots, upsetting the batters’s timing.
Jeez Ms! How ’bout some run support for the Dreamweaver here!!
S-Mac,
From a peer perspective I can definitely see that. Neyer sure isn’t innovating and bringing value to the frontiers of statistical analysis like Dave does. But as a casual fan, I love to read his articles anyway. There’s room for some semi-fluff out there…at least Neyer isn’t an idiot like so many others.
For those of us without insider, what did Neyer say?
I hope I don’t get sued for this…
Over at U.S.S. Mariner, blogger Dave Cameron tried to guess the purpose of the Mariners’ press conference this morning:
I don’t know what the news is, but here are my guesses.
60% – Ichiro extension
25% – Bavasi/Hargrove extensions
10% – Trade Announcement
5% – Free Nintendo Wii for Derek
An extension for Ichiro would make my day.
He might have added: 0% — Mike Hargrove is quitting
Because when’s the last time a manager resigned with his team riding a seven-game winning streak? Probably never. The first person who comes to my mind is Eddie Stanky. A fairly successful manager in the 1950s with the Cardinals, and in the 1960s with the White Sox, Stanky was hired as Rangers manager in June 1977. In his first game, the Rangers beat the Twins 10-8.
Then he quit. Stanky had left his job as head baseball coach at South Alabama — he’d turned the Jaguars into national powers — and that’s where his heart still was. As he explained, “After the excitement calmed down, I started getting lonesome and homesick.”
But this is nothing like that. Hargrove is an established major league manager. With the exception of 2004, he’s managed every season since the middle of the 1991 season, when he took over in Cleveland.
Maybe this is the cynic in me, but I can’t help but wonder if there’s something we’ve not been told yet. I worry that Hargrove’s been diagnosed with some serious illness. All we can do is hope that’s not the case. And then there’s the possibility that he wants to quit while he’s ahead. Hargrove’s last six teams — four in Baltimore, two in Seattle — finished in fourth place, most of them with records well below .500.
But Hargrove’s 2007 Mariners are riding high. They’re in second place with a 44-33 record. Can they maintain this pace, though? The Mariners have the fourth-best record in the American League, but only the eighth-best run differential. Maybe this particular Mariner knows when it’s time to jump ship.
Actually, if they can post Dave’s copywrited material, why can’t we post theirs here? Touche!
The Jays’ 96 OPS+ kind of shocks me, because I think of the hitters they have, how they hit last year (106 OPS+), and how they added Thomas. I guess having Lind, Clayton and a bad Wells playing everyday will really drag you down.
Weaver is looking as good as he once looked bad. If his second half is reasonable solid, as it was last year, we may only have mediocre starting pitching instead of horrible starting pitching.
smb – As I speculated in the “M’s to make announcement” post it sounded to me like Hargrove may be suffering from depression, based on observations made by those around him and on his own behavior and comments. He said that the highs weren’t high enough and the lows were too low, which sounds like someone struggling with depression.
Like many here I wasn’t a big fan of him as manager but if he is indeed dealing with some illness or personal issue I wish him well. Suddenly resigning is surprising; not even waiting for the All-Star break is shocking.
112. I don’t buy the official explanation either. Something probably went on behind the scenes that we will never know about.
BTW, Weaver’s ERA has dropped below 7. Time for a drink! (of water.)
Broussard!!
Maybe Burke, Lopez, and Vidro asked Bavasi to fire him, and that’s why they aren’t playing today.
Ben’s making quite a good case recently for being a starter.
smb: They excerpted Dave. We could probably excerpt Neyer too, but posting the whole thing is probably verboten. I expect Dave will nuke it later.
Anybody know how often Broussard played when Mclaren was coaching? Our lineup is so much stronger when he is in it intead of say Vidro…
Dave says “Willie Boom Boom on deck”
Yes, that sounds plausible. Speaking from experience, it’s a tough position to be in to know how good you have it and still have those feelings of depression. Recognizing it and seeking help, if that is indeed the case, is something for which Hargrove should be commended. Again, if that’s the case, I’m glad he left of his own accord rather than getting canned, which may have made it worse for him. Whatever the impetus behind his “lack of passion” is, I sincerely hope he regains his zest for life and gets himself back on track.
Lauren,
Yeah, that was lazy of me, I should have known better. Oh well, I’ve been getting ripped off on that Insider package for so long, it’s kinda hard to feel badly about it. Lesson learned.
Do you think they’ve figured out that Yuni can’t hit the ball low and away?
Another wasted two hits.
Well, hit and a plunk
Braves game is over…on with the All Star Show
Marlins-Braves game just ended so the All-Star selection is coming on now.
They’re doing 62 players so that should be starters and reserves
Ouch, that hurt big.
“He said that the highs weren’t high enough and the lows were too low, which sounds like someone struggling with depression.”
Could also be a case of mild bipolar.
that Hurt
I like how they kept the McLaren interview running while Thomas hit a home run.
Ichiro starting for All Star team.
Ichiro! All-Star!!!
“He said that the highs weren’t high enough and the lows were too low, which sounds like someone struggling with depression.”
Or it could be a figurative way of saying that after 37 years, I’ve had enough and want out.
Is it me, or have there been WAAAAYYY more Blue Jays fans at Safeco than usual this series?
I’ve been to tons of Blue Jays games in Seattle and there are usually hardly any Jays fans at all. There seem to be more Jays fans than there were BoSox fans. Really strange.
Is it just me, or are we hearing more and more of the fans cheering on the team? You’ve never heard them this way in the past.
Ugh. Broussard is no Griffey, that’s for sure. It looks like Weaver is out of gas…
That Thomas homer shattered Weaver’s concentration. It’s too bad too because he was throwing a great game. Let’s see if he can get out without too much damage.
143… more like the homer reminded Weaver that he’s Weaver.
That’s a tough catch to make knowing that the wall is right on you…especially for a guy who is a converted 1B.
This turned sour pretty fast.
Call time out on me, you little twerp!
I hope that brushback pitch and subsequent out worked out some aggression for Weaver so he can settle back down and get out of this.
144 – Really? He hasn’t looked anything like “that guy” in his past few starts. He’s located his pitches, changed speeds, and buckled down under pressure. That makes him the anti-Felix right now and that is a good thing.
who’s bobblehead is red holding now ?
Not for long..
Unfortunately, he is clearly getting tired and leaving his pitches up a little bit…
DP!!!
Whew!
Double play to hold the 1-0 Toronto lead.
Hells Yeah!!!
Phew. Beautiful double play.
Niiiiice.
Way to stop the bleeding Jeff.
Nice. Now c’mon, offense, do it for Grover!
Wow… I officially believe in the new Jeff Weaver after that.
We’re into the Jays bullpen now, let’s get it rolling.
I’m even finding Weaver more physically attractive since he started winning!
J.J. Putz in as All Star!
…or not. Marcum is still out there. Not bad for a converted shortstop turned reliever.
C’mon Raul
wooooooooo!
Downs coming in, now we are in the Jay’s bullpen.
Marcum threw a hell of a good game.
Sherrill should be in right now.
Some times it looks like Weaver just makes up his arm angles and just throws crap up there. It seems to work now so I will take it.
FUNK BLAST!
a federer like swing
I love angry Jose Guillen. LOVE HIM.
Wow, Guillen delivers.
Guillen getting Funky!!
Woot!! Nice one Guillen!
Time for the back to back jacks.
Guillen with some nice WPA there!
Sexson doing what he does best.
Here we go…Ellison in to run, Kenji-time at the plate.
AJ with his 19th HR, why hasn’t he played EVERY GAME Raul hasn’t played?
Janssen is clearly another converted player. His pitches are flat and his delivery is ugly…and don’t get me started on turrets thing he does before he winds-up.
182 – Clearly Jason Ellison serves no purpose. Ben Broussard is earning ABs, Jose Guillen keeps getting it done with the glove and arm (even the bat today). Unless this team is willing to deep six Vidro and clear up the DH spot for Raul, we won’t see AJ or Wlad until Sept.
Why the hell isn’t Ryan Howard in the top 5 NL 1B vote? Did fans forget that he won (though he didn’t deserve it) the MVP last year? Sure he was injured, but he’s played 63 games with a 142 OPS+
Is Lopez unavailable?
AJ with his 19th HR, why hasn’t he played EVERY GAME Raul hasn’t played?
Because Ellison is out of options.
I’m not saying it’s a good reason, but I think the roster logjam is the reason.
Good thing Ellison was out there to hold up at 3rd instead of Broussard.
Time for Ignition.
Bases loaded for Willie!
BUNT!
That was a base-hit all the way! Comon Ellison.
Dang it! Broussard could have at least gotten to third…you have to score, Ellison!
184, what about a soft-platoon in RF/DH with Guillen, Ibanez, and Vidro? Vidro plays the least, but still plays when there’s tough righty (sit Guillen) or a tough lefty (sit Ibanez). Assuming Jones also gets a day off here and there (or Ichiro, giving Jones a CF start), all of those guys get a fair amount of playing time. Now that Hargrove’s gone, maybe that’s not such an impossibility.
Broussard I’m assuming will be dealt for pitching, since I can’t imagine Bavasi not deciding he’s a “buyer” and he’s one of our most valuable chips.
SUICIDE SQUEEZE!
Suicide squeeze – Part 2?
There must be someone we can pick up who could equal the contribution of Ellison…
Sac Fly will work for me.
I don’t think anybody has a problem with DFA’ing Ellison and bringing up Jones, EXCEPT that their are no ABs for Jones. I don’t see him sitting on the bench being a good thing.
Now if you remove Vidro, have Ibanez DH and rotate have an outfield rotation of Jones and Broussard in left, that would work. Too bad it won’t happen.
Aaaaaaaaargh.
saved us from the GIDP
should be 2-0 here…damm Ichi!
Well on the bright side, he didn’t hit into a DP
Why is willie batting there, unless the squeeze is on? Which is clearly exactly what Toronto was thinking, with the infielders in. Bad call by Grover, a waste of an at-bat.
0 for everything with runners in scoring position. That’s gotta be at least 0-7.
My passion for Willie has begun to fade.
who could they have subbed in? DP vidro?
194 – I don’t really see the M’s dealing Broussard for pitching because he wouldn’t fetch anything of value unless you package him with Clement or Balentien. I’d make that deal if it brought a quality arm in return but it would take all three to get a Buerhle (maybe not even then).
199 There are at bats for Jones if you drop Ellison and put Vidro on the bench. Trade either Broussard or Sexson for pitching.
Another great outing for Weaver…is it really possible that his injury was what had him pitching so miserably, and that his recovery from said injury is going to have him pitching like this for the rest of the year?
194 – Also, you don’t want to sit Guillen on a regular basis. He is not a guy who handles a diminished roll very well. Better to trade him and just bring up Jones to take his spot.
Putzzzz!
Hey dipshit! Let Beltre catch the ball!
Someone needs to give that fan the smackdown.
Great play by Beltre…if he doesn’t win the gold glove this year I’m going to be upset.
209 – That is a great idea. But do you think the M’s will bench Vidro? It hasn’t happened yet and I don’t think it will, not for Jones. Veteran players don’t like to see rookies just handed starting jobs. It’s an unspoken rule for veteran ball clubs and one that McLaren won’t break. Especially not with the wins rolling in.
Bring Jones and Reed up. Send Ellison down and place Vidro for assignment. This solves your Offense and Defense in the outfield for now.
Well, at least Hargrove is leaving us with one last good use of the bullpen…
I disagree that you can get decent pitching for Broussard or Sexson, teams usually want at least one quality prospect in addition to a player than can help right away, and the mariners don’t want to lose balentien, clement, or jones. If Buerhle is traded, he’ll go for a lot more than a Broussard.
What I’m afraid of is Bavasi deciding that he likes some mediocre pitcher than he CAN get for just Broussard or Guillen or somebody and sacrificing a quality hitter for a second Horacio Ramirez.
216 – Why Reed? That suggestion baffles me…
all-star indeed.
Has experience, playing solid in Tacoma, better than Ellison and a great clubhouse guy.
Something I am surprised no one mentioned is Gil Meche being on the all- star team
222 Well if they didn’t have the rule about every team being represented, I don’t think we’d be seeing Gil out there.
I beg to differ if he was on a team that gave run support he would have a damn good record
Better than Ellison, sure, but how does that get Jones ABs? Another outfielder isn’t the answer, we need additon by subtraction that equals ABs. Vidro won’t get cut. It’s a great thought but not going to happen. What regular could actually be moved (realistically)? Raul? No. Ichiro? Not a chance. Guillen? Maybe, but he would be a salary dump to somebody. Vidro? Nobody wants him.
Guillen, Broussard, and Ellison are the most likely pieces to be moved. I just don’t see it.
Meche has clearly been KC’s All Star.
I wish they didn’t have the ‘every team’ representative thing…would mean a lot more deserving guys would go otherwise.
/game
Ballgame baby!!!!!
woo hoo walk off hit!
Dave:
“My oh my…it just continues as we approach the all star break!”
That brings back memories.
Wowzers. Nice game.
That’s Opening Day Starter Gil Meche to you.
Holy Crap!! We are red hot right now!!!
Actually pretty sad to see Hargrove especially with how the team is playing this year.
Hot damn.
They won one for the Gipper. Err, the Grover. Way to go out.
Glaus can really pick it.
/sarcasm
Thanks Mike! Been your best season so far!
Move Ibanez to DH or 1b. Let Jones play Left and Reed can platoon. Give them a good left handed bat later in the game.
Did it look to anyone else like Glaus wasn’t even trying on that one? Maybe it was the slow-mo, but that looked like a bit of a lackluster attempt.
241: I was thinking the same thing. Pretty weak, but I’ll take it!!
Well, it would give them a left handed bat anyway. As far as the good part?
If Detroit loses tonight we are tied for the Wild Card!
I have to agree with Dave that the change probably isn’t going to affect the team that much, and it’s not like the new guy is a stranger to the team.
Go Hargrove!
And take Bavasi with you!
If you told me we’d be 12 games over .500 on July 1 in Spring Training I would have called you quite the optimist.
It hasn’t been pretty, but, my god I am excited for a playoff run.
It get’s Reed a chance to perform again. If he does pretty well it gives him trade value before the dealine. Yes? No? Maybe So?
I don’t want Reed anywhere near the Seattle line-up right now. Give those ABs to Adam Jones instead.
Ahh…the old “showcase” theory. I don’t think “showcasing” a guy for a trade is a reason to play someone in a pennant race.
Reed has had a chance to perform every day in Tacoma this year. He’s done OK — not great. Other teams can look at him and figure out his trade value (if any) based on what he’s done. Giving him 50 at bats isn’t going to add trade value even if he hits a ton in them.
The trick as someone said is finding AB and a roster spot for Jones. Reed doesn’t help with either of those issues.
Excellent win!! Thanks Grover, I was never a huge fan, but I was this year, you did a great job!! Best of luck.
And although a lot of people rag on Guillen, I think he’s responsible for a lot of the good attitude this year. From his reaction before the game to Hargrove leaving, I think he feels like he belongs here, and I’m glad to have him! Good job today Guillen!!!
Reed’s OPS in Tacoma: 758
Vidro’s OPS in Seattle: 714
If you reduce Reed’s number to its major league equivalent you get something like Vidro: a guy who will hit for some average but without much power. Mehhh.
I have to wonder if a new manager will get Jones any closer to a spot on the big league roster?
Alert: Jeff Weaver, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, has tested positive for pixie dust for the third time this season. Experts say that pixie dust initially leads to a certain euphoria in the user, but in the long run results only in broken dreams and crushed expectations in friends and fans. Mariners pitcher Horacio Ramirez, when asked to comment, said “Don’t look at me! I’m clearly not using the stuff.”
I’m even finding Weaver more physically attractive since he started winning!
You going through a Matthew McConaughey phase, Lauren? Should we get you some bongos?
Did anyone notice the scoreboard flashed ‘EXPLOSIóN DE FUNK’ following Gullen’s funk blast. Is this a new variation on funk blast? I found it rather humorous…
Alert: Jeff Weaver, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, has tested positive for pixie dust for the third time this season. Experts say that pixie dust initially leads to a certain euphoria in the user, but in the long run results only in broken dreams and crushed expectations in friends and fans. Mariners pitcher Horacio Ramirez, when asked to comment, said “Don’t look at me! I’m clearly not using the stuff.”
Has he been hanging out with Dock Ellis?
Boom-Boom and Guillen both in the top 10 web gems. It’s like with Grover making headlines ESPN remembered that there’s a baseball team in Seattle.
Ew. Jeff Weaver might not be god’s gift, but at least he isn’t a perfectly manscaped surfer boy.
Lauren, did you catch the footage of Yuni salsa dancing on Friday night?
C’mon, Twinkies. Dump the Tigers for a sweep. The M’s have helped you out in the past…
Next 3 Series:
3 game series vs. KC – A great opportunity to extend the current winning streak
4 game series vs. Oak – This could be one of the most important series for Oakland in a while (obviously important for the Ms as well)
4 game series vs. Det – A key series in the wild card race against a very tough opponent
wait, Jermey Reed is still alive?
Yes he is. Waisting away in AAA with Jones.