Game 21, Orioles at Mariners
DMZ · April 22, 2008 at 6:02 pm · Filed Under Mariners
FELIX DAY!!!!!
Felix and some non-Felix cannon fodder. Festivities start at 7:10.
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Has anyone given thought to a mix drink, The Felix? Or maybe The King? I’m at a loss as to what they drink in Venezuela. My wife and I keep trying to think of something to make on Felix Day. Any thoughts?
Google is your friend, Wells.
Here’s more:
I think we need a nice svelte shot to put up on Felix Day, that better represents that lanky pitcher we have going for us tonight.
JJ is available tonight, Dickey to Tacoma.
Yay, Felix Day + the return of Putz!
Who’s starting on Thursday if Dickey’s in Tacoma?
JJ is back?
FELIX! FELIX! FELIX!
I think Washburn; looks like they are rejiggering a bit using the off-day to get back to the original rotation
naviomelo- Baek would be my guess, it’s still TBA according to MLB.com.
I read on yahoo (IIRC) that Bedard will start Saturday b/c McLaren does not want to start lefties back-to-back. I presume that means Washburn and Batista will move a day forward, each, which is possible thanks to yesterdays off day.
RE: 3
How do you make a mock tail with rum?
Dunno, I am not Venezuelan. Felix might know.
Isn’t a health big part of this with older players?
You lie about there not being alcohol in the drink.
Hmm, let’s try that again…
How do you make a mock tail with rum?
You lie about there not being alcohol in the drink.
I think I’ll go have some rum now.
non-alcoholic rum flavoring?
[shudder]
I think every pregame show should feature a point/counterpoint between RRS and Roy Corcoran.
I just want to listen to it.
Can’t have a Felix day without poetry!
There were strange things seen on that fieldturf green
When the dome echo’d with roars
Teal blue pants and Piniella rants
And “Everybody scores!”
But since its demise and Safeco’s rise
We’ve seen wonder come to call
There was 2001 and games in the sun
And Ichiro climbing the wall
Yes we’ve seen great sights ‘neath Safeco lights
As the M’s defeated their foes
But one of the best could be tonight’s test
When Felix no-hits the O’s.
you know, a real tribute to Marzy would be a moment of talking happily, loudly, and enthusiatically about baseball, while gesturing and interrupting each other
Joser,
Is that poem based on “The cremation of Sam McGee”
Blowers has the night off. SWEET.
Ugh. Dave Valle.
Mike Blowers is better than him. No doubt about it.
It reminded me of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”, but my rhythm’s always been off.
There goes the no-hitter.
Well, so much for that.
Maybe it’s a jinx. I shall compose something celebrating… what’s the opposite of a perfect game?
Ominous start? Let’s find out…
(And yeah, all apologies to Robert Service. Though “Cremation” wasn’t the only poem he wrote with that rhyming scheme, and he borrowed it from Kipling, who probably borrowed it from someone else. And yeah, Lightfoot wasn’t the only songwriter who adopted a variation of it either).
Man, red can barely see over that giant Beltre head.
Could someone explain to why they want to send down Dickey over Baek? Baek is almost never needed in the bullpen and has been consistently mediocre/bad at starting when given a chance. Dickey gets one start (which wasn’t great but wasn’t horrendous either) and down he goes. It seems like long relief could be a good role for R.A. seeing as hitters will never know when to expect a game with an appearance of the knuckleball.
Isn’t Baek out of options?
Hmm. Dave seems to think that Felix throws a 95mph changeup.
McLaren and his favorite word again:
Also
Yeah, that’s right, the problem was that they were both lefties, not that they both not very good.
Oh yeah, you’re right. Stupid roster rules. I still want to see the slow-mo knuckleball another ten times like on RA’s last outing.
So is Baltimore a good ballclub? I can’t figure these guys.
out.
That called strike three there was an insane pitch. More of that please.
That was horrible.
But Felix came through.
What an odd first inning for Felix. He treated Brian Roberts like he was Rickey Henderson, he refused to throw breaking balls for some reason, and he picked of a runner. All things considered, one run two strike outs and it’s over.
33-Well Baltimore is 7-8 against teams not from Seattle this year.
Gameday viewer here: did Felix pick Millar off, but he made it to second anyway?
I can’t believe that didn’t go but I’ll take the Ichitriple.
I spell Ichiro! with up to 10 “O’s” sometimes.
40 – they had the runner in a rundown but tried to get the guy going to the plate. Beltre dropped the throw back to third and everyone was safe.
40 – He picked him off and the runner from third started running to home so Betancourt threw it to Johjima and he threw the runner out at third but Beltre dropped the ball. So yes, Millar made it to second.
Angels lost. That’s always good.
I just want to thank Jose, Raul, and Adrian for not hitting a HR. That would have killed our rally.
Felix needs like a -10 pitch inning to make up for that first one…
Well, how about a six-hitter for Felix against the O’s?
They’re hitting the King pretty well tonight. That makes me nervous, especially with the number of outfield hits.
Isn’t there some way we can put Raul on rocket skates or something so he can get around better?
Felix seems to have no breaking pitch thus far.
And then there’s this guy you might’ve heard of:
I think the groundkeepers have asked Raul not to run hard or take efficient routes to the ball because it wears out the grass.
Curveball… Slider? Huh? Nothing but 88 mph Changeups and fastballs.
that was an ugly attempt by wilk
What the hell was that slide, Wilk?
But Raul doesn’t understand; taking less efficient routes wears out even more grass!
53, but he’ll do whatever it takes like running into walls and junk.
on the pregame, McLaren mentioned that a lot of the guys (he declined to name names) were suffering from that bug that Typhoid WIllie had– wonder if Felix is one of the sufferers? He doesn’t look like himself in a lot of ways.
Somebody’s getting squeezed.
Felix is fun to watch.
Felix could use an easy inning soon.
Felix is fun to watch…when he is throwing all is pitches.
Felix sometimes pitches like I play video games, let the computer get some runners on to make things more exciting.
Felix is just messing with us.
It IS Earth Day.
Perhaps those other pitches that Felix has so far avoided throwing aren’t carbon neutral?
Felix is obviously not himself, and is throwing a lot of pitches. I don’t get why the M’s seem to fall apart when facing Baltimore this year, but they do. Unless Felix turns it around quickly, he’ll be out by the middle innings, due either to pitch count, ineffectiveness or both.
I believe the Orioles have a mere one swinging strike thus far.
I’d pay to see that.
could the Mariner batters actually take some pitches, and let Felix sit a moment or two on the bench?
I feel like I have been living in a bizarro world for the last two seasons. What team has an overweight second basemen as a DH? Honestly?
so, Guthrie’s thrown, what, 18 pitches to Felix’ 112?
well, the Jays have Matty Stairs, does that count?
not even close….bleh can we have 9 ichiros?
I think that Turbo has run out of pressure.
Yeah yeah yeah, it’s Mike Hargrove, we know.
Quick inning by our offense, not what Felix needed. I second the commenter above re Valle: he’s trying to tell us Wilkerson’s turned the corner, while we’re all watching him be utterly unable to turn on a fastball. Give me a*&^%$#!! break.
Looking at that CHW/NYY game, it appears the Chicago bullpen coughed up 4 runs in the 7th, with 4 pitchers used. See, when McLaren does that, we don’t get an entertaining Ozzie Guillen explosion afterwards.
this looks better!
Aubrey Huff, meet Felix Hernandez.
ESPN says Baltimore leads 2-1…
Any reason why Gamecast has the Orioles up 2 to 1 even though I cannot find the extra run on the play sheet? Is it just freaking out?
Yeah, I actually asked Valle “Have you been following the team?” before I realized how silly it was to ask him that.
I mean, of course he hasn’t.
Was Felix grimacing as he walked off then?
Felix may blow chunks if he stays out there much longer. He’s really laboring.
ESPN just likes east coast teams.
78, I’d grimace too if I saw my corner outfielders reaching for their wheel chairs.
pretty cunning move (no question about it) by Blowers — take a day off, have Valle sit in, look a lot better in contrast.
Of course, his stuff is sicker than He looks.
Go Felix!!
The look on Felix’s face just then made my heart stop for a second.
Did Grover ever give an explanation for walking away mid season?
It looks like he has some bowel problems. Probably trying not to crap his pants while pitching, which explains the performance.
What, now Gameday says 2-1 O’s. It says that Markakis scored on the Beltre error.
classy
“I don’t think there’s any question”
Looks like Blowers is here tonight after all
No Doubt about it……the things most mentioned on this board, over and over…….Our OF defense sucks, Raul is slow, and Professional Hitter.
oh, and ponies?
Jones would have had that.
WFB in right? Is gamecast screwing with me again?
How does everyone feel about Sims? I haven’t liked him since he openly admitted he was a Mets fan.
See, that’s the kind of rookie mistake that proves why you can’t trust a young player with a starting job.
Awesome job Felix! Eat that Adam!
Ibanez would have got back to first
Raul would have gotten back.
90 – Not true. Nothing is more fun than making fun of our silly broadcasters.
Not even ponies.
Gameday says Wilkerson left with an injured leg.
Well that vindicates the trade.
Gameday says Wilkerson left with an injured leg.
There is an echo in here.
There is an echo in here.
Ball hoggery is always Ok when the other OFer is Raul.
apparently Wilkerson has a tight hammie
Looks like Wilkerson injured both legs in spring training.
Vidro got all of that. *Sigh*
Listening to Dave Valle talk about Vidro was like watching Ibanez try to chase down a high fly ball to left in a whirlwind.
The O’s are going on and on about the park effect after that last fly – not even noticing that Vidro hit it.
if wilk is hurt is WFB our new everyday RF?
Any ideas on how the 2nd inning conversation between McLaren and The King went? It seems to have been effective….
Can anyone tell me why that JM 17 is behind home plate?
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John Marzano who died recently wore #17 as a Mariner Catcher.
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Ummmmmm.
In honor of the late John Marzano, former M’s catcher, go_cougs.
And welcome to ban land.
Mclaren: “God I love you Felix.”
Felix: “Thats nice John. Now please take your hand off my ass”
wow.
Thank you. I thought it was for someone dying but I could only think of Jamie Moyer.
Wow dude, I have heard of off topic posts, but holy smokes man. Man, felix is looking solid. Offense? Anyone? Run support? Anyone?
Can someone please delete comments #111 and 112? Not germane, and 112 is offensive.
#110–I think the JM is a reference to the recently deceased John Marzano. I’m guessing 17 was his number when he was here.
Felix is looking better. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for our offense.
Thank you for the deletions.
Wow. Probably one of the smartest plays I’ve ever seen in baseball.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. What a play!
That was an amazing play. Too bad it was against our side!
Yuni!!!!!
not that in anyway I would support the opposition, but credit to Guthrie on that hustle, he had ‘em beat. but it was our CATCHER…..
Boy, that’s baseball–follow a great play with a bonehead one. And Yuni, if you run through the stop sign, you’d darn well better make it.
Description for us Gameday viewers, please.
I hear Wilkerson actually left with a “strained skillset.”
And on a more current topic, the Pudge Rodriguez unnecessary throwdown to first award goes to…Ramon Hernandez!
Go Yuni!
well um, sweet life how we have to score runs.
Yuni never even saw the stop sign he was watching the ball the whole time.
130
1 unassisted, Kenji out at third; next play – bad pickoff move to 1st Yuni scores from second.
130 – catcher tried to pickoff ichiro and threw the ball into left field. Yuni took off and ran through the stop sign, scored easily from 2nd.
#130–the Oriole catcher threw a pickoff attempt of Ichiro into the outfield, and Yuni ran through the coach’s stop sign and scored. The great play previous was the Oriole pitcher grabbing a slow roller and running to third in time to get Johjima. How’s that?
130
Better description- Short hopper back to Guthrie, Guthrie runs to 3rd to beat Kenji to the bag.
Next play, Guthrie attempts to pickoff Ichiro at 1st, bad throw into RF, Yuni runs through Perlozzo’s stop sign and scores from 2nd.
ewww
Valle is sooooooooo dumb.
“Not everyone can be a shortstop. If they could, there would be a lot more shortstops in this game.”
Doesn’t look like Felix will go 8. Who is the bridge?
Re: 138 – yes I meant bad pickoff by Ramon Hernandez. I’m all messed up tonight. Also, Huff just homered.
Valle just informed us that the last 2 weeks have shown us how valuable Putz is to the team. Thank you, Dave, for that penetrating insight. I had no idea.
And is it my imagination, or is Huff one of those weird guys who always hits the M’s well?
Ugh… just as they were talking about Felix owning Huff… home run.
Also, shaking my head at Valle’s “You’d see a lot more closers” statement.
I’m really starting to hate the Orioles
Huff flaunts some pretty decent old man skills
oh good the 3,4,5 is up….oh its Ibanez, Beltre, Vidro? yawn.
since the Mariner’s don’t use their non-Willie bench players anyway, why not just buy out all the players who hit them well and sit them on the pine?
Valle followed his inane comment about shortstop with another gem. Not everyone can be a closer, if it was easy there would be a lot more closers. It’s award winning broadcasting.
Huff is one of those guys that gets drunk on a national radio show and describes the town in which he draws a paycheck as a “horse-bleep city”.
Only Aubrey chose not to use the bleep.
Yeah, my shortstop comment was making fun of him.
Nice job, Beltre… calling for your own strike.
135-138: thanks. And while I’m at it, thanks to 43 and 44 as well. It’s people like you who keep us Gameday viewers from having to fork out $14.95 per month* to enjoy an M’s game.
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Not everyone can be Dave Valle. If it were easy, there’d be a lo more Dave Valles.
150 –
Bubba’s show rocks, though.
vitalogist, it does and I didn’t say it wasn’t funny, but if I’m Huff, I’m going to hire a food taster when dining out in Baltimore.
Well if he keeps smacking the ball around the yard like he has been they will forgive him soon! It’s too bad he had to take so much crap for being honest!
Grrr….. why was the tv crew showing JJ in the 6th inning??!?!?!?!?! of course Huff hit out the next pitch after that shot! uncalled for!
Wow Felix starts the inning at 101 pitches, didn’t expect that.
Does anyone know a person that likes any of the Mariner announcers -with the exception of Dave Neihaus?
I mean the kid in AAA is very good. Why do we have to endure this!
159 – I would take the Mariner’s guys over Hudler and Physioc till the end of time!
Was that a splitter that Felix threw to strikeout Roberts?
Felix has a fighting chance to pitch the 8th after that inning?
No Arthur, please!
Just an interesting side note: Felix is on pace for 241.28 IP.
One of the best things I’ve seen all year–after the Huff homerun was thrown back in by the M’s fan who caught it…the ball was tossed to the LF line ball girl, who instead of tossing it into the stands as they tend to, pocketed the defiled object.
Which, combined with Felix managing to pitch seven despite a high pitch count, is a nice thing on a cold night at Safeco
I don’t mind Sims. He’s not awe-inducing but he does a decent job of calling the game and keeping the action moving. Blowers seems boring and stupid. Niehaus has a special place in my heart but doesn’t really seem to be all there anymore. Rizzs is indiscriminately terrible.
160- Listen to Curto though and you will quickly realize this punishment is not necessary. Or listen to Kevin Calabro for the Sonics (when they were a Seattle team) or Steve Raible for the Seahawks
How exactly does one pitch .28 innings?
The engine isn’t turning over, there must be something wrong with the ignition.
Last shot before commercial break: Arthur Lee Rhodes walking!
I’ll second #159–I really enjoy listening to the Rainers’ announcer, whose name escapes me at the moment. I usually have the volume turned off during M’s games. Occasionally, I turn it back on, and then usually regret doing so very quickly. Much as I love Niehaus, and I know this is sacrilege, but he needs to retire; he gets mixed up a lot these days.
167 – The same way American families average 2.2 kids per household
168: You’re comparing Willie with a mere automobile? I’m thinking Saturn V!
Was everyone conflicted like me every time AJ came to the plate?
171 – averaging and on pace are two different things, but enough of this.
I’m just happy to see Lefty Rhodes instead of O’Flaherty.
Uh oh, bad start for Arthur. Incidentally, I just heard from my husband in Alaska (work), who tells me it’s sunny and warm in Anchorage. I really, really didn’t need to hear that.
Let’s ride this Rhodes gravy train until the biscuit wheels fall off.
Nope.
Like Seinfeld once said, “Boo! Wrong shirt!”
There we go Rhodes! Has he been our most consistent left handed bullpen arm so far?
I want AJ to play incredibly well, except when he’s playing the M’s.
The good news: nice play. The bad news: Rhodes doesn’t look to be fooling anyone. Well, except for that last batter. By the way, I can’t watch Rhodes without remembering Omar Vizquel’s controversy over Rhodes’ diamond earrings–that was so funny. Anyone else remember that?
180 – Yes. That was when I started disliking Omar Vizquel.
Can we get a post on how poorly the M’s have been doing at getting into the opponent’s bullpen? They were doing a great job earlier in the year, but now it seems every other starter gets into the 8th inning against us.
Awesome hustle Yuni! I love to see that.
Do you bunt here?
Please don’t bunt.
I love catching a shot of the giant Beltre head.
Yubi-Wheels!
That’s what veterans are for.
oops, I mean Yuni…
I hate when Ichiro bunts with a man on second. You’re our best player. Have some balls and drive in a run. I don’t mind the “unproductive out.” At least you were trying after that first piddling attempt.
Has Ichiro always worn that elbow pad? I don’t remember it.
Seeing a guy like Rhodes take the hill does make baseball the most entertaining sport.
And Yuni is another reason to watch this team.
OK time to put the ponies back in the stable.
Dude, can someone get a screen cap of Red’s huge Beltre head? I have some out of town friends who need to see this.
Hilarious.
We should have been playing for one run there. I am in favor of bunting in that situation.
190 – he’s not sacrificing, he’s bunting for a base hit. Perhaps Ichiro knows that 1st/3rd no outs in a tie game increases Win Expectancy over runner on second no outs.
I sat next to him one time at a baseball game. He is nuts.
hahahaha! Red got mentioned on TV!
Red just got mentioned on the radio.
Great shot of Red and mention by Sims just now. How awesome.
195 -
Is this true even in the 8th inning? I hate sac bunts too but I thought this is one situation where it is called for.
193: http://assets.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/802/450mari02_097mu_beltrea.jpg
Link to the huge Beltre head:
http://assets.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/802/450mari02_097mu_beltrea.jpg
Oh boy…
JJ looks rusty, not surprisingly.
But he does know how to go after an inexperienced hitter (AJ).
He’s locked in now.
Welcome back JJ!!!!
I really missed this over the last two weeks.
Dammit…
I wanted a Mariners victory AND an Obama victory.
Welcome back, JJ, we missed you. Too bad Felix didn’t get the win, though. I’m with you, Lauren.
Can someone tell me how he looked on the radar gun with all the pitches he threw?
204 – Yeah, because veteran hitters never have trouble against Putz…
Really surprised that Trembley let Guthrie stay out there. Walker would have been a good matchup against Ibanez, and Sarfate would have been a good matchup against Vidro.
Nice to be on the right side of managerial competence…
Oops – managerial incompetence…
DizzleChizzle: Upper 90’s with his fastball that he put them away with up in the zone. Breaking ball nasty. Huff hit a good pitch that was outside for the double. He looked pretty amazing
Any questions?
Cliff really came through tonight.
And is it my imagination, or is Huff one of those weird guys who always hits the M’s well?
Huff is a left-handed hitter with a bit of power. Safeco treats guys like that very well, making them “Mariner Killers” (c.f. Anderson, Garret).
Mark Lowe hid in JJ’s locker behind some coats to pie him in the face, that was nice.
217,
JJ even said as much (although I think Lowe’s gonna have some sort of pie comin’)
boy, real life interrupts and you miss the go ahead runs, JJ’s return and some really stupid posts apparently worthy of rapid banishment.
I missed Felix Day cause I was at the Rockies Phils game so I am about to watch the magic on MLB.TV archives. That Rockies game was pretty crazy, a female streaker(shirt off only), almost a cat fight between a grandma and a drunk Coors Light sponsor girl, and I had to watch Corpas ruin the Rockies and my fantasy team’s day. Very Eventful. I need some King Felix in my life right now…
He did look rather satisfied, standing on first base. “Take that, Frank Thomas!”
He did what he had to do, get a base hit. I guess that’s what makes him a professional.
He did look rather satisfied, standing on first base. “Take that, Frank Thomas!”
Do you think we could get Red to swap out the giant Beltre head for a giant Frank Thomas head for a few games? To spur on Cliff…
HamNasty, I am envious. I pulled an allnighter to start a research paper due on monday…and had work all day yesterday, went to library, went to class at 8, then work, then class, then class, and now home to find out the Mariners won (YAY) and Obama lost (boo). Its been an up and down 48 hours. A female streaker, a drunk wannabe model fighting an old lady, and some poor pitching would have been nice.
And I bet you got beer. And it was cold. At least for a few minutes.
Why do I listen to the post game shows?
They were talking about Frank Thomas, pointing out that Frank’s best years are behind him, that he gets on base a lot but is a base clogger because he’s slow, and that driving the ball in SafeCo is hard. Then they go on to praise Vidro.
There was the humorous moment with Mark Lowe giving J.J. the shaving cream pie. He didn’t just pie him, he made sure to get in mic range to say “Welcome back Big Guy!” in a really nasally mocking voice.
So HamNasty, the question becomes… was the streaker pretty?
#222
OMG!! What in the hell is wrong with you!? Do you want the Mariners to figure out that left-handed power is worth more to them than 75% of the teams in the AL?
The Vidro turnaround has begun.
And go Hillary!
Multiple delusions. =)
Seriously though. I’m happy the M’s won, I don’t care who gets the hit. Those of us who think Vidro is finished as an everyday player don’t root for him to fail to prove our collective point. No one cheered louded than me when Vidro had that hit last night.
Multiple delusions. Try it sometime.
Sounds like a terrible teen movie