146 Responses to “Game 9, Mariners at Rays”

1. HamNasty on April 9th, 2008 6:07 pm

   WHAT? We are up McLaren! Not down by 1 or in a tie game. Wilkerson has a career .456 slugger against lefties, he had a double last time up let him swing.

2. Mike G. on April 9th, 2008 6:07 pm

   I think most here take issue with Raul’s range, not his throwing ability.

3. Rick L on April 9th, 2008 6:07 pm

   And why not run for Vidro too, while your at it?

4. msb on April 9th, 2008 6:08 pm

   fwiw, Pentland was being quoted pre-game as saying he’d noticed after plowing through film that this season Vidro was off-balance at the plate, and that they were going to do concentrated work on that when they got home to their own batting cages

5. b_rider on April 9th, 2008 6:08 pm

   Wilkerson has a career .456 slugger against lefties

   Obviously he doesn’t know that.

6. Rick L on April 9th, 2008 6:09 pm

   Crash!!!!!!!!

7. Carson on April 9th, 2008 6:09 pm

   BURKE BLAST!

8. HamNasty on April 9th, 2008 6:09 pm

   98- So McLaren knows Vidro is off balance at the plate. So naturally he gives him a RBI opportunity by having Wilk give himself up. Sure, why not…

9. MedicineHat on April 9th, 2008 6:10 pm

   Jamie Burke – Professional Hitter. LOL.

10. b_rider on April 9th, 2008 6:10 pm

    Alright Burke!

11. DKCecil on April 9th, 2008 6:10 pm

    Our backup catcher is better than your backup catcher.

12. JMHawkins on April 9th, 2008 6:10 pm

    Hey, the ponies seem to be making some progress. I think the bandwagon may be out of the ditch pretty soon.

13. Jar on April 9th, 2008 6:11 pm

    Burke blast #2!

14. JerBear on April 9th, 2008 6:11 pm

    BURKE!!! #2!!!

15. xxtinynickxx on April 9th, 2008 6:11 pm

    Everyone should be chanting Burke and give a standing O when he plays next at the Safe.

16. b_rider on April 9th, 2008 6:11 pm

    Unfortunately, at least for now, the backup catcher is better than the starter.

17. Mike G. on April 9th, 2008 6:12 pm

    Bottom of the 8th would be a nice time for EOF to get some work in.

18. msb on April 9th, 2008 6:17 pm

    So McLaren knows Vidro is off balance at the plate. So naturally he gives him a RBI opportunity by having Wilk give himself up. Sure, why not…

    well, gosh, how do you get yourself out of it (esp. when you are a Professional Hitter TM) except by getting more at-bats?

19. jdam on April 9th, 2008 6:19 pm

    Burke for 1B. He’s got more power than Richie. The man deserves confetti and ovations back at Safeco.

20. msb on April 9th, 2008 6:20 pm

    wow, Mac has his closer in for the 8th?!

21. HamNasty on April 9th, 2008 6:21 pm

    112- I would guess you work with the hitting coach in the cages when you get home…
    Is McLaren saying Wilkerson isn’t professional so he made him bunt? He isn’t worth having swing away?

    The depth of McLaren’s madness is incomprehensible until I start seeing sounds get in fist fights with colors and I invent solar powered night vision goggles.

22. Ruuupe on April 9th, 2008 6:21 pm

    Why is RRS pitching again? This situation is tailor-made for EOF.

23. jimmylauderdale on April 9th, 2008 6:25 pm

    111- Or it would be a nice time to bring 2R-S in for another 2 inning save…

24. JJD on April 9th, 2008 6:25 pm

    Two strikeouts of Peña in two days on seven pitches. Not bad, RRS. Not bad at all.

25. Axtell on April 9th, 2008 6:27 pm

    Maybe he’s setting up EOF or another of the forgotten bullpen for a 9th inning appearance?

26. normstradamus on April 9th, 2008 6:27 pm

    At what point will Mariner fans stop bagging Sexson this year?

27. lailaihei on April 9th, 2008 6:28 pm

    I like the caption on MLB.com for this game
    “The Mariners think batting Raul Ibanez clean-up will improve their offense.”
    It’s almost as if they’re trying to say “…little do they know…”

28. apunetid on April 9th, 2008 6:28 pm

    In 5 ABs today, Lopez had just one swinging strike.

29. astroboy on April 9th, 2008 6:30 pm

    Thank you Beltre for running it out… lets see what old man Raul can do.

30. Jar on April 9th, 2008 6:30 pm

    Beltre seems faster this year for some reason…

31. astroboy on April 9th, 2008 6:32 pm

    What the-?! Ibanez beat out a throw?????

32. lailaihei on April 9th, 2008 6:32 pm

    Thank you Beltre for running it out… lets see what old man Raul can do.

    …also run it out.

    Beltre seems faster this year for some reason…

    Beltre’s a speed demon. His size is deceiving, though. I always wonder how he can be so fast.

33. Jar on April 9th, 2008 6:33 pm

    looks like Ibanez is a speed demon as well…..

    okay, maybe not….

34. lailaihei on April 9th, 2008 6:34 pm

    Woo hoo! Silver sombrero for Richie! But at least he walks sometimes.

35. ndrfx on April 9th, 2008 6:36 pm

    SG54 get to work.

36. JerBear on April 9th, 2008 6:38 pm

    I like how Wilk was hesitantly calling for that and Ichiro just took it anyway… 🙂

37. HamNasty on April 9th, 2008 6:41 pm

    Nice win, put up a season high 7 runs.

38. xxtinynickxx on April 9th, 2008 6:41 pm

    Good job Green, good good series so far. It’s Good to Go Green!

39. naviomelo on April 9th, 2008 6:43 pm

    Out of the cellar!

40. pygmalion on April 9th, 2008 6:48 pm

    Two days with offense – Whoa! I don’t know if I can handle so much of the stuff after getting used to what we saw in the first two series.

41. mpowercc on April 9th, 2008 6:53 pm

    Easily the best part of watching that game on mlb.tv was the ongoing commentary by the Rays broadcast team explicating Washburn’s many virtues as a starting pitcher. It went on for 3 or 4 innings and then they dropped the bomb and referred to the M’s “Big Three” as Bedard, Felix and Wash. Classic!

    Oh yeah. And hooray offense!

42. jimmylauderdale on April 9th, 2008 6:57 pm

    OT, [deleted, OT]

43. joser on April 9th, 2008 7:29 pm

    Wow, early game tomorrow, eh?

    And yay for Burke. That was an awesome job blocking the plate on Raul’s throw (that baserunner still hasn’t touched home). Oh, and the dinger was pretty good too. 🙂

    Drayer said JJ threw ~70 pitches from flat ground today, so that’s good news.

44. msb on April 9th, 2008 7:39 pm

    Easily the best part of watching that game on mlb.tv was the ongoing commentary by the Rays broadcast team explicating Washburn’s many virtues as a starting pitcher.

    I say it again– trade him to Tampa!

45. joser on April 9th, 2008 9:23 pm

    They can’t afford him, alas.

46. msb on April 10th, 2008 12:34 am

    oh, I’m sure the M’s could throw in some money to cover that contract in exchange for Sonnanstine or Hammel or Jackson or Howell or Niemann or McGee or Davis …

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