Comments on: Mariner of the Day: Mark Langston http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:17:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: pmallard http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-252732 pmallard Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:47:24 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-252732 I was 11 years old when I watched Langston pitch a no-hitter into the ninth in Toronto June '89. Somehow he lost 3-2.. I was absolutely CRUSHED.. I was 11 years old when I watched Langston pitch a no-hitter into the ninth in Toronto June ‘89. Somehow he lost 3-2.. I was absolutely CRUSHED..

]]> By: Carson http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250391 Carson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:54:25 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250391 You knew it was coming, Derek. You really did. Not even 40 comments (probably only 25 unique responders) to a serious post, about something totally cool and positive. Probably closing in on 1000 comments regarding the Bedard trade since Sunday. But the authors and regulars here only care about negativity, you see. You knew it was coming, Derek. You really did.

Not even 40 comments (probably only 25 unique responders) to a serious post, about something totally cool and positive.

Probably closing in on 1000 comments regarding the Bedard trade since Sunday.

But the authors and regulars here only care about negativity, you see.

]]> By: DMZ http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250259 DMZ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:39:29 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250259 I just wanted to have a nice thread about Mark Langston. Is that so wrong? I just wanted to have a nice thread about Mark Langston. Is that so wrong?

]]> By: eponymous coward http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250252 eponymous coward Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:10:19 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250252 So let's get it straight, it's banning for saying RJ quit, bees if Jones is just a prospect? Can we do a post on other forbidden topics here at USSM, and their punishement? For instance, what's the penalty for discussing the traffic in McCall, Idaho? So let’s get it straight, it’s banning for saying RJ quit, bees if Jones is just a prospect?

Can we do a post on other forbidden topics here at USSM, and their punishement? For instance, what’s the penalty for discussing the traffic in McCall, Idaho?

]]> By: Say Hey http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250146 Say Hey Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:16:39 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250146 I believe I have that baseball card (those were my "hard core" collecting years. Just looking at that brings me back. Thanks for the post! I believe I have that baseball card (those were my “hard core” collecting years. Just looking at that brings me back. Thanks for the post!

]]> By: kearly http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250132 kearly Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:49:36 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250132 Great post, DMZ. Langston was before my time as a fan but RJ will always be one of my all time favorite Mariners. That game in '95 is probably the single greatest M's game of all time, even without it being an ironic game between RJ and Langston. Good times. Great post, DMZ.

Langston was before my time as a fan but RJ will always be one of my all time favorite Mariners. That game in ‘95 is probably the single greatest M’s game of all time, even without it being an ironic game between RJ and Langston. Good times.

]]> By: scott19 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250087 scott19 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:36:52 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250087 10: They actually might these days...after all, the "Curse of the Cowboy" (if indeed there was such a thing) was finally broken in '02. 10: They actually might these days…after all, the “Curse of the Cowboy” (if indeed there was such a thing) was finally broken in ‘02.

]]> By: smb http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250086 smb Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:32:46 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250086 Jonah, Love your work. Wonder if Jeffrey Loria's baseball people kept saying "Gene Harris' arm! Gene Harris' arm!" a la fake Steinbrenner to Frank Costanza about Ken Phelps. They are the two times I can recall off the top of my head the M's getting a prospect in trade who turned into a bonafide star for the team. Jonah,

Love your work. Wonder if Jeffrey Loria’s baseball people kept saying “Gene Harris’ arm! Gene Harris’ arm!” a la fake Steinbrenner to Frank Costanza about Ken Phelps. They are the two times I can recall off the top of my head the M’s getting a prospect in trade who turned into a bonafide star for the team.

]]> By: Jim Thomsen http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250081 Jim Thomsen Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:24:48 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250081 Jonah's right. Gene Harris was seen as a possible closer. Brian Holman was seen as a steady #2 or #3, and Johnson was the wild card of that trade in every sense of the word. If he had imploded early and disappeared by 1992, nobody would have been surprised. Jonah’s right. Gene Harris was seen as a possible closer.

Brian Holman was seen as a steady #2 or #3, and Johnson was the wild card of that trade in every sense of the word. If he had imploded early and disappeared by 1992, nobody would have been surprised.

]]> By: Jonah Keri http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/comment-page-1/#comment-250069 Jonah Keri Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:15:51 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2008/01/29/mariner-of-the-day-mark-langston/#comment-250069 As an Expos fan, I have very fond memories of Mark Langston. Very, very rarely did the Expos ever hold down first place at that point in the season, identify that they needed to go for it, then go out and get a top-flight player for the stretch drive. Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and go for it. And in fact, Langston pitched very well for the Expos--they fell short in '89 for other reasons. Funny, at the time the deal was made, Expos die-hards saw Johnson as a very talented but extremely unpredictable pitcher who may or may not have been able to harness his stuff. Many folks at the time saw Gene Harris as the key to the deal--the guy who made the least out of his career. As an Expos fan, I have very fond memories of Mark Langston. Very, very rarely did the Expos ever hold down first place at that point in the season, identify that they needed to go for it, then go out and get a top-flight player for the stretch drive. Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and go for it. And in fact, Langston pitched very well for the Expos–they fell short in ‘89 for other reasons.

Funny, at the time the deal was made, Expos die-hards saw Johnson as a very talented but extremely unpredictable pitcher who may or may not have been able to harness his stuff. Many folks at the time saw Gene Harris as the key to the deal–the guy who made the least out of his career.

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