Comments on: Good news

By: SFMsFan

SFMsFan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:42:12 +0000

We will look back at this game as the back-breaker loss for the year. Angels shut us down while they kept getting key hits at the plate, as a quality team will do. Had Guerrero not been thrown out at the plate to end the eighth, the score would have been much worse. M’s lose tomorrow and head back out on that grueling road trip while the Angels enjoy an easy home schedule, and we can add 2007 to the many disappointing Mariner seasons that should have gone better (1985, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003). All part of being long-suffering fans.

By: SFMsFan

SFMsFan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:43:25 +0000

I know how this is going to go. M’s get a 5 run first, then won’t be able to do much else. The M’s won’t stop the Angels the rest of the way. Final will be something like Angels 13, M’s 6. I want to be wrong, I’ll be here to the end and I’ll admit I guessed wrong if I am, but I’m usually good at this. If I’m right, giving up a dozen unanswered runs at home to the team you’re trying to catch will kill us, and here come the Yankees. Hold ‘em M’s.

By: msb

msb — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:47:50 +0000

What really ticks me off is that the “gritty” veterans like Ibanez, WFB and others act like they are the ones who got the team into this position.

huh?

By: Sidi

Sidi — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:04:28 +0000

Queen Anne, even. Bah.

By: Sidi

Sidi — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:03:55 +0000

117- I count 5 with Dunn. Ibanez, Sexson, Vidro should not be in the field at their positions and Broussard should barely be out there. Adding Dunn without clearing the roster first would be a disaster.

Well, they could always set them out in Queen Ann with a “free to good home” sign. I’m sure you could manage to adopt out a couple of them.

By: HamNasty

HamNasty — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:09:48 +0000

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:11:42 +0000

Oh, man, I want them to play Sexson one game in left field, for sheer comedy value.

Maybe in spring training next year, though, not in a playoff race!

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:09:11 +0000

Plummeting below the Yankees? If things go especially wrong we could plumment below Toronto.

I’m not saying they will – I just think you’re underestimating the variance.

By: Crushgroovin

Crushgroovin — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:05:32 +0000

This is going to be a very exciting last month of the season.

The Mariners combine an average defense behind sub par pitch to contact starting pitchers with run support from overly aggressive extremely streaky offense closed out by a nails bullpen.

At any moment they could produce a 7 game winning or 7 game losing streak. Which could result in them running away with the AL west or plummeting below the Yankees in the Wild Card race. The M’s are a fun to watch edge of your seat team. I love it!

All that said.

What really ticks me off is that the “gritty” veterans like Ibanez, WFB and others act like they are the ones who got the team into this position. When in reality the bullpen carried the team for the first three or so months. I keep hearing talk about all the “gritty” come from behind victories the offense has produced this year. When in fact those come from behind victories were only possible because for the most part the opposing team only had 6 innings in which to score runs. So the M’s offense had limited success against decent starting pitchers and then teed on off the many weak bullpens in the league. Then the Freakin FO goes out and adds garbage to the teams greatest asset because they can’t come to terms with the fact that the young arms are getting the job done.

By: kenshabby

kenshabby — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:49:17 +0000

Dunn should either be converted to a 1B, or move to the AL where he can play out his days as a DH. He’s a big, stumbling ogre that never belonged in the outfield. Heck, why don’t we sign Dunn, and see if we can have three DHs in the line-up?