Game 40, Mariners at Rangers
DMZ · May 12, 2008 at 4:05 pm · Filed Under Mariners
5:05, Erik “The Interview” Bedard versus Padilla.
Good times. Lineups when I get my grubby hands on them.
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Any retaliation for Sexson today?
First pitch: Padilla wears a batting helmet out to the mound and chucks it at Ichiro. Ichiro promptly slaps it up the 3rd base line for a base hit and we all call the whole thing off.
With Sexson not even in Arlington and knowing the umps have probably warned both teams, I doubt either team will jeopardize getting their starters tossed.
Hey, what do ya know, Turbo playing 1B tonight. It’s sad when you are excited to see .194 Turbo in the #2 hole playing first base. After all, it means Cairo is on the bench.
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A few hours ago on KOMO they said Sexson was surprised to read he wouldn’t be in the road trip which implied he was there. Which is odd as he can’t be sued and recall he can’t even be in the club house during the game.
No matter how many times I read #6 (just above), I draw a blank. Say what?
sued = used. Then it makes more sense.
Suzuki
Vidro – 1B
Beltre
Ibanez
Lopez
Clement – DH
Johjima
Balentien
Betancourt
2B Kinsler
SS Young
CF Hamilton
DH Bradley
LF Boggs
C Laird
1B Shelton
RF Duran
3B Vazquez
7 – I think what he’s trying to say is Sexson went on the trip with the Mariners and was surprised when his appeal was heard so quickly and enforced.
Sorry, my typo…yes “used” not “sued”.
Bedard vs. Padilla & Seattle’s Offense & Defense
I really think Lopez could be turning a corner this year so this is nothing against him at all, but man this is a poorly constructed roster when he is considered best fitted to bat 5th on any given day.
Eventhough Vidro seems to be completely done… I like him at first a lot better than Cairo.
What the deal with batting order anyway? What’s so special about 3-4-5 that it can’t be done as 1-2-3, 2-3-4, 4-5-6 and so on?
Those 3 guys are usually responsible for 40% of a teams RBI, or should be.
SuzukiFixed for you.Vidro – 1B
Beltre
Ibanez
Lopez
Clement – DH
Johjima
Balentien
Betancourt
2B Kinsler
SS Young
CF Hamilton
DH Bradley
LF Boggs
C Laird
1B Shelton
RF Duran
3B Vazquez
****. Sorry, I was typing in ‘Ichiro’ after striking Suzuki. My bad. Mods, please fix to my suitable shame.
I’m annoyed that ESPN can never be creative enough with its national broadcasts to include anyone besides the Red Sox & Yankees. That said, it’s a lot of fun watching someone like Livan Hernandez pitch against Boston’s lineup. Closely resembles batting practice, except sometimes a fielder is in the way.
I like the nickname “the Interview”.
The M’s actually field four hitters capable of hitting left-handed. I remember Batista’s start against Texas last Tues. when Dave N. remarked about how Texas caused Batista trouble by running out seven lefties. I wish the M’s could do that.
Toronto might be in worse shape than the Mariners…Wilkerson batted leadoff today in the 1st game of the doube header. As expected, they got shut out on a 5-hitter, 5-0.
Isn’t this game 40?
I just noticed Jeremy Reed has an OSP of 1.024 in Tacoma this year. He is still hitting around .360 and has 6 HR. Too bad he isn’t our #2 hitter tonight and starting LF.
guaranteed Stolen Base right here.
The Mariners are 15-24, so yes, this is game 40.
90% of players get to first before the pitcher there.
I have a good feeling about this game. V.P. doesn’t look as confident tonight as he did in Seattle last week.
Woot.
That ball was smoked.
That’s a BS error there.
For an error?
24 – Bear in mind that minor-league success doesn’t automatically translate to instant success in the majors, as we’re seeing with Clement.
told you.
BS error, but there’s still 2 ERs on ‘im.
What’s this? Offense?
I hope they go back and change that ruling from an Error to a hit.
RAUUUUUUUL
Hey, woot squared.
RAUUUUUUUUL!!
I hate Safeco.
Derek brought up the fact last game versus M’s Padilla adjust his cap and puts his fingers in his greasey hair. I have seen him do it 3 times so far today.
Who hoo!!!! Raul catching fire.
That pitch was also smoked.
Go M’s!
Hahaha, take that Padilla! Payback is a bitch!
Raul is looking to make himself mighty valuable trade bait for a contending team at the deadline.
[BALENTIEN]
Or his other five starts against Seattle. Seriously, how many times have the Mariners faced Padilla this season? It feels like 10.
Woo Clement!
Nice heads up play for both Lopez and Clement.
I can’t describe this emotion I feel. Is it….glee???
It’s been so long….
Ok, who are these guys and what the heck did they do with my offensively inept team?
Have you guys seen the hardball made easy series?
Five runs in one inning??!! *faints*
There’s nothing quite like hanging on a five-spot before your starter ever throws a pitch.
Bedard must be jumping through the roof of the dugout by now. What a gift for him to have a 5 run lead before he ever throws a pitch.
More run support for Bedard in 1 inning then he got in the last two starts, 5-3.
On KJR today, Gros and Gas brought up that the M’s are 0-16 when they score 4 or fewer runs.
Won’t have to worry about that tonight.
I love this…..I’ve been waiting for this feeling for a few weeks now. GO MARINERS!!!!!
No Sexson, no Cairo, and we score 5 runs in the first. Who’d a thought?
Now if Bedard can keep them in the park.
He’s probably in shock from all the run support.
haha – I guess it would only compute to have “bad” Bedard tonight, since he got run support in the first.
It’s Bizarro Baseball.
And my glee slowly crawls back into that cave it was hiding in….
Raul is looking to make himself mighty valuable trade bait for a contending team at the deadline.
I’d love to see it, but not a chance they trade the face of the franchise. (Outside chance I guess if they purge the FO before the trade deadline and the new GM wants to clean house and is forceful enough to get that done, but I don’t think there’s any chance of that either).
Asdrubal Cabrera just fielded an unassisted triple play… Go here and click videos.
Man, early games on Monday, I’m not used to this.
What’s up with Bedard giving up the walks? His BB/9 rate is up this year.
Does Bedard where a mouthguard?
Cabrera looked much better then Tulo turning that. Tulo was confused and tried to get 5 or 6 outs.
It does not look like Bedard and Johjima are on the same page at all tonight. Erik looked very frustrated by that mound visit. I hope they get things rollin battery wise in the 2nd through the rest of the game.
See, that’s kinda frustrating. They work Padilla for 30 in the 1st and then Yuni goes out and swings at the first two and pops out.
No, that’s frustrating. First pitch outs.
Any chance Vidro gets one out of the infield today? I vote no.
God, Yuni has the worst approach. He looks completely lost at the plate at times.
Yes Bedard wear a mouthguard. He chews/plays with it all the time. Looks like a big wad of chew…but it’s just the guard.
Good lord, Sims.
Yes Bedard wear a mouthguard. He chews/plays with it all the time. Looks like a big wad of chew…but it’s just the guard.
On an unrelated note, I just made a really nice shot of espresso with dinner.
Bedard grew up in Canada where if you play sports, and you want to keep your teeth, you reflexively wear a guard. Standing on the mound you just never know when you might take a stray puck or stick to the face.
Kenji is dropping a lot of balls.
Okay, so what’s Bedard going to say in his post game interview this time if he chokes it up? You gonna dish it out to others, you better be ready to take some responsibility.
Uh, and why does he need a mouthpiece? He expects to get smashed in the mouth with a comebacker? Or does he have TMJ?
On an unrelated note, I just made a really nice shot of espresso with dinner.
That’s fine work, Derek.
What did you pair it with for dinner?
I want to see the mods edit DMZ’s espresso comment:
[OT}
(was it a ristretto pour?)
Turkey sandwich.
Hey, it’s a game thread, almost anything goes on a game thread. See: every other game thread ever.
Has anyone else noticed the umps are calling A LOT more checked swings for stikes than before (of course, this one makes a liar out of me just now)?
If DMZ or Dave post it, it can’t be off-topic.
Speaking of off-topic, I have this theory. We have our own version of Godwin’s Law on this site:
As a USS Mariner discussion grows longer, the probability of someone suggesting a trade for Griffey approaches one.
More seriously, Bedard might grind his teeth. A lot of people in high stress situations do. It might be a mouthguard for that.
So after two innings… one pitcher has pitched 40 pitches, the other has pitched 47… the one who has pitched 47 is currently up 5-2.
so, Bedard is so shocked by the unexpected 5-spot that he can’t get his fastball to fly straight?
I haven’t seen it yet, but it sounds like it’s trajectory keeps surprising both Bedard & Joh
Hey, it’s a game thread, almost anything goes on a game thread. See: every other game thread ever.
I know. Which is why I so surprised to see comment #5.
Don’t know what happened there. And I probably don’t want to know.
Man, that was a delicious espresso.
Apparently, it’s a crime to see more than 3 pitches per plate appearance with a lead
that would be “its trajectory.”
for petesake. Padilla has adjusted, it would be nice if the Mariner batters did as well.
Clement has just been missing pitches these past few games.
Josh Hamilton has not been.
Some people can hit baseballs a long distance.
Looks like Bedard has rediscovered his spring training form.
That was a homerun from the moment Hamilton cocked his bat.
See, Dave…THAT is what a home run looks like.
That fly ball that Clement hit did NOT deserve the “This ball is belted” treatment.
Rather–M’s fans watching the game while distracted by other things do not deserve a fly ball out getting the “This ball is belted” treatment.
We’re just happy to still have a lead here.
do we know what Bedard’s record is in Arlington?
How important was that Michael Young strikeout?
Well, I guess if they keep hitting them out it won’t matter.
Bedard’s HR/9 rate is up this year too.
You know, I was just about to post that Hamilton scares me because he just seems to kill Mariners’ pitching.
Can’t we arrange to have, you know, a hooker show up at his door with a couple bottles of Jack Daniels and a baggie full of blow? It can’t be that hard to arrange — just call Spiezio, I’m sure he’s still got them on speed dial.
and how his hip is feeling?
Geeeeeezzzzzzzzzz Bedarrrrrrrrrd !!!
Damnit Johjima, it’s all your fault!!!
joser- that was low.
How long before Hamilton can get away from his past? Even though he’s killing us (and the rest of the AL), you’ve got to give him credit for coming back and lay off him at some point, right?
Bring in Burke……….
3 straight balls in play that were CRUSHED.
/agreed.
Come on Bedard, just because they gave you a 5 run lead doesn’t mean they can freaking score for you at will…
I vote the Mariner hitters get some balls up into the jetstream next inning.
do we know what Bedard’s record is in Arlington?
We do. Prior to tonight:
3 starts, 19.1 IP, 16 hits, 9 runs (8 earned), 3.72 ERA, 6 BB, 1 HR
So that’s going to change. Bedard is obviously not himself tonight, but Arlington with the wind blowing out is going to be brutal for anybody.
Hello DL.
Christ. 2+ and Bedard is out…can’t wait until we hear that it was his hip again and he’s out for another 10 days… Not to mention that Gas-Can Baek is coming in now…
You can’t control the wind…but you CAN control how hard balls are hit. Those are HR anywhere.
Ok, too soon? So how long until we’re allowed to joke about it? Given the nature of MLB, he’s obviously doing a great job of ducking temptation every day. It’s more of a dig at Spiezio than anything.
WTF BEDARD! You crazy canadian
don’t you think, considering how erratic Bedard’s pitches have been, and considering his injury history this season, that it might have been incumbent on the pitching coach, if not the manager, to go out and ask him how he is feeling, maybe before 3 runs score with no outs?
Before today, Bedard had pitched 19 1/3 innings at Rangers Ballpark. 16 H, 9 R, 6 BB, 21 K, 3.72 ERA.
I didn’t expect them to pull him, even though he was getting squared up pretty well.
Poor Baek. He has to do long relief for Washburn when he can’t go four because of his stoopid ol’ catcher, he has to finish up the start for Batista when his super secret special pitch doesn’t work, and now he’s going to have to come in for whatever’s wrong with Bedard.
In the words of some ol’ baseball man, this team is snakebit!
Chris Shelton seems to have taken over Kevin Mench’s role of the guy shaped like a fireplug.
I vote Burke gets Bedard starts from now on. He never looked comfortable up there getting the signs from Johjima, probably due to having not worked with him in 2 months.
Yeah, that Hamilton comment… I get the joke, but there but for the grace of a couple genetic switches go I.
I’ll bet Bedard’s post-game interview, if they get anything out of him at all, will be awesome.
“Erik, your curve ball really didn’t seem to be working tonight. Was it not working?”
I guess nobody ever taught Bedard that baseball teaches humility.
Bad karma. Cosmic retribution.
Is there a video of bedard’s curveball interview anywhere?
Did Bedard get hurt?
Seriously, I left at the beginning of the inning thinking Bedard would be fine and come back, Bedard’s gone, Baek’s in, it’s still the 3rd but now the M’s are losing 6-5. I blame the pizza man…
I’m waiting for the person who suggests that Baek doesn’t have any communication problems with Johjima because they’re both Asian.
joser, my question is about when it’s right to lay off Hamilton. I don’t know the answer. I respect the guy for coming back strong, and I’m not going to heckle him about it.
But, just for arguments sake, I think it might be appropriate to have a one year cushion where the fans can heckle him in that manner. Had he stayed in the NL, his year would be up. Unfortunately for him, he’s in the AL now, and a whole new s3et of fans get their one year. Hopefully he doesn’t go to Japan next year.
what bad karma?
Well, can’t say I blame Bedard fully. I mean, yeah, when the ump is forcing you to throw meatballs for strikes by having a terribly awful strikezone, yeah, you tend to surrender some hits. And home runs.
Wow — Baek in Texas? Starts off with two ground balls? He’s going to need to keep that up to have any sort of success there. Flyballer + TBIA = FAIL
Seems strange that Burke has been Bedards catcher but after the BS comments from Washout last night Joh is his catcher tonight……. Hmmmmmm
well, you know how the Koreans and the Japanese feel about each other
This isn’t Lineage II, they should be fine.
Oh come on msb you know there [are] [no] hard feelings between Korea and [its] benevolent occupiers.
have teams ever charged the home late ump?
no not know. I R DUM.
And joser, I know you meant no harm and any shot at Spiezio is appreciated, I just had to call you out though.
Hmm…so Mac saw what I saw with Yuni up, a DP just waiting to happen. Yay, hit and run!
Very athletic play by Turbo riht there. Damnit, where is Cairo.
Dave Sims: Have you ever seen the jetstream [wind] here look quite like this?
Blowers: Yes, I’ve seen it MUCH worse.
Sims: Umm…
later
Sims: So was it this bad at the last ballpark?
Blowers: Yes.
Sims: Where was the last ballpark?
Blowers: Across the street.
I don’t know why this exchange makes me laugh so much.
OK, I get the point. I’ll hit the showers early tonight.
And the thread is signalling for a right-handed relief commentator…
Cliff Lee pitched another 9 shutout innnings. Cleveland and Toronto scoreless in the 10th.
so, what does an umpire tell himself on a day like this … boy all these pitchers must be really bad to keep missing such a lovely strike zone as mine?
Baek!
Ha, ha–Lopez leads the league in “productive outs”. Great. Love those productive outs. So productive.
Niehaus with the “swung on and belted” call for that Lopez fly ball.
What in the world was that thing wearing a Mariner hat just shown on FSN?
Vidro made an honest 1st baseman type play there, gotta admit.
so is it a sign of how your team is going that their fly balls all hit the jet stream and go out, and your fly balls get knocked down by that same wind?
lord. it is 2 hours in, and only the 5th.
YAY! Clement gets an ISO number now instead of .000!
What? There’s no minor league ump out there at 1B to call him out on that?
Oh God, double play Yuni. Please no!!! Just this once.
Nice how the guy from FSN just thought since Ichiro got out the inning is pretty much over with Turbo due up.
We’ll try it again. Please no!!! Just this once.
Comon Let’s get this ball game. 2 is a winning streak and I need a winning streak. Come on Turbo
152 – By queing the music early…
like pulling teeth to get that tying run. oooh, over on RTN, Perry Mason is defending a 1959-era Marion Ross, on trial for murder
Yay Yuni! And bizarro Ichiro strikes out. Hmmmm.
153 – That was ugly. Come on Vidro, earn you freaking keep. Get a clutch hit. 3-1 pitch for F*** sake
Sims, earlier in the game, “Good to see him [Vidro] back in the lineup.” Of course, he always says that, for unknown reasons. Then later, “Vidro is trying to get his average above the Mendoza Line.” Uhhhh, does not compute.
Look I don’t care how they do it.
I don’t care what the final score is.
I just want a f*@#$%^g win
TY
Monty
God damnit. Kenji needs to get that.
WOW I love the fireworks. Screw you Vasquez.
That is some fire right there!
There is bad blood between these squads … hah
“Hey hey hey, goodbye…”? Classy.
Wow, apparently they teach the F word in Australia.
If someone gets pegged there will be another brawl.
Lopez leads the league in “productive outs”.
Yes, it’s reflected in the fact that his batting average is higher than his on-base percentage.
RRS, Nice work…….
Bark, Chirp, Bark, Bark…
If there is a blow-out in the next 2 games look for a brawl.
160- Kenji just wanted to give the baserunners a head start for Kinsler’s walk.
I was just thinking I’m liking how our bullpen is firming up … when Kinsler almost crushed a 3 run dinger.
‘critical error there’ – dave sims
FanGraphs is going asymptotic…
…and Lowe proceeds to walk him…and Lopez proceeds to commit an error…and Lowe gives up a single to score two more…
Your Seattle Mariners!
I try to scream, but nothing comes out…
just turned on the game in time to see Lopez’ error and the resulting 2 hits. In three minutes, 6-6 to 10-6. What fun. Shutting it off now.
just catch the ball please!
We should all try that wine flask like the Rangers fan, that we can hang on a strap around our necks. Handy for several reasons.
Immediately after Yuni clean-up fielded Lopez’ colossal blunder, Jose is seen fiddling with his junk. Dude, you now have nothing there, so no need to check! You have no claim to pride just right now brother!
Damn that was crucial lameness.
I’m not superstitious, but his year there seems to be an inordinate amount of occurrences when I turn the game on and it goes to shit. Or is it just that every game is going to shit, all the time?
We should all throw our flasks at Lopez on Friday.
“THAT’S GONE” – Dave Sims
Balentien!!! I guess I had to keep watching he train wreck
Wlad Blast!
Nice funkage, Bal ehn TEE ehn.
PaulMolitorCocktail… I know I’m inviting mockery, but I just Googled “asymptotic” and read four different definitions. I understood zero of those four definitions.
Any chance you could throw this stats-ignorant chap a layman’s definition?
Not that I’m not thrilled about Balentien’s HR, but there’s something extremely disturbing about Sims’ voice. Sort of like some bad porn star: “Yeah, BABY! Got all of that!”
Speaking of the wind at old Arlington, I went to a game there once and sat in the outfield. You wouldn’t believe the sheer amount of windblown trash they had under the stands, along with the old scoreboard and its supports.
New Arlington is better, but only because it’s enclosed on four sides.
I don’t remember the last time I looked at an Mariners’ box score and every hitter in the line-up had a hit.
Then of course there is his trademark, “theeee pitch”
183: I believe he means asymptote…
Is that Benoit Benjamin pitching?
how high is mclaren’s blood pressure?
183… an asymptotic curve is one whose value approaches – but never gets to – a certain value.
Here’s a sample pic to give you an idea about what it looks like:
So I guess put a fork in that soon-to-be winning streak.
CJ Wilson has to be the least intimidating closer right?
An asymptote is a straight line on your standard XY graph. Certain curves (like a hyperbola) are curvy near the middle, but as they go toward the extremes, they get closer and closer to those straight line asymptotes, but never quite touch. It’s like going from eternally damned to extra eternally damned.
I have to give a speech for Toastmasters tomorrow. Give me ideas. Funny speech preferred.
Towels for sale get your Towels right here!
Maybe we can trade Richie and Mel to the Yankees for pocket lint?
Does Lowe just like to fuck around with 2 outs to see how big of a mess he can get into?
192- Kevin Gregg? Salomon Torres? Jon Rauch?
There are a lot of weak closers out there.
Poor Dave N. Several times already tonight he’s done the “Swung on AND BELTED! Way back… but the yard will hold it… and the outfielder catches it short of the warning track.” And then on Balentien’s hit it’s bored, routine sounding “A hit and… it will fly AWAY!”
Hey, at least we have Turbo to lead us off in the 9th. Lowe constantly on the edge of disaster. WHIP of 1.69 coming into the game goes up to about 1.90.
Thanks all for the explanations. If the value the asymptotic line can’t quite reach is “comprehension”, then I feel I am close to getting it.
PMC – “I have to give a speech for Toastmasters tomorrow. Give me ideas. Funny speech preferred.
My only suggestion is… don’t lead with the asymptotic stuff.
Lowe threw high! Better charge the mound and throw your helmet at the pitcher.
Ah, throw Lowe and Lopez into the toastmaster.
Well, at least Lowe didn’t give up the home run.
11 walks, craptastic!
Orioles fan on Bedard:
“I hadn’t seen him pitch this year and obviously it was a crap start. However, I noticed he wasn’t doing his little hip twist with nearly the same exageration he was last year. I wonder if this isn’t a sign of an injury or continued aggravation w his hip. I was hoping if someone else who has seen him pitch this year can either verify or deny what I saw tonight.”
The Mariners are not good. I hope this changes. I can wait, but would prefer not to. Until then, there is still Pandora which is now playing ‘I came as a rat’. One learns to take the good with the bad.
Can we sign Jennie Finch?
Uh, do the Mariners have 11 walks all year?
having been listening more than watching tonight– how much of the walking was pitching, and how much the strike zone? When Dave comments on the strike zone, you know i is small.
Hmmmm, didn’t Ramon Vasquez (briefly) play for Seattle a few years ago? We got “Big” Ben Davis back in the trade to the hated Padres.
How do you spell “Mark Lowe Sucks”?
On a brighter note, I’m lovin’ me some Wlad right now.
13 walks, scuse me.
IME, most speeches are asymptotic wrt the funny axis.
Looks like the M’s have two, count em two bogey teams this year. Texas and Baltimore. Thanks Bill ‘Bogus’ Bavasi.
This season’s Mariners aren’t just toast… they are the toastmasters!
Wow, B-R says the Ms have 115 walks so far, coming into today’s game.
Maybe not so Bold Prediction: Wlad and Clement lead the team in hitting this year.
Mariners BB leaders, prior to tonight: Beltre, 21; Sexson, 16; Ibanez, 13. All the other M’s have fewer than the team has given up tonight. Team total: 115
Texas has more walks today than our starting 2B, SS, and catcher due combined over the entire 40 game season.
AL teams with fewer walks than Seattle:
Min, 83; KC, 98; LAA, 111
“Hey, hey”
Let’s go yeardstick here Jeff!!!
Please don’t pinch hit WFB
GAME OV… oh, sorry.
Holy ****.
Hahaha! TAKE THAT, Washburn!
This is my favorite game of the year.
oh, go ahead. just write it out.
Holy $&*|.
Is it just me or did Brandon Morrow get way more awesome this year?
I’m all prune-y from the extra long shower but out of my self imposed exile just to say: Oh Kenji you make me so happy.
Maybe we needed Washburn to get Johjima mad so he would start hitting again.
If they come back like that, and then lose, just like in Cleveland, my heart shall surely rupture.
Frick.. I can’t take this ish.
hmm, seems that whenever I get bored with a Mariner’s game and start looking for porn, they score more runs, washburn can lick my ass, johjima’s awesome, this game is craaaaaazy
I see a lot of inflated ERA’s in the box score.
msb, I’m pretty sure you spell it like this:
“Holy 5h17!!!”
well, that was a bit anticlimatic.
I am a fan of the Benchley technique, myself
Morrow in the 9th was ridiculous, but I’d still rather have him spend the year in AA and be a starter next year.
Morrow isn’t so awesome.
Guess I spoke too soon.
Oh come on. Ramon Vazquez? Jeez.
This game was like the opposite of that extra-inning game in Cleveland, but with the same result.
Morrow is still awesome. He’d be even more awesome as a starter, which I believe is more likely now than I did two months ago.
Send him to Tacoma now…
dammit. sucks to be a mariners fan this season. i know no other way, though.
sick of all the dramatics of coming back, only to fucking screw it up, and end up losing anyways.
Baseball has a very cruel way of building your hopes up and then tearing them all down in the blink of the eye. By the way, what’s the M’s record in one run games? It can’t be good.
Morrow was totally awesome. Giving up one HR doesn’t change that, even if it was the game winner. If he could K like that all the time, he’d be amazing. Even as the successor to Putz, getting 3 straight Ks like that would be fantastic.
1-9 in one-run games.
The Mariners have really perfected the art of finding different ways to lose.
Looks like I missed a rollercoaster ride tonight…
I guess two in a row was too much to ask for…
Oh well..no Cairo
Problem with Morrow is guys are sitting on his fastball, which is pretty straight. Movement tonight was 2-3 inches on gamecast.
Did anyone else cringe when the first pitch curveball to Vazquez was called a ball??!! I just got on-line & checked Gameday – sure enough it was at the knees on the outside corner. If that pitch is called a strike like it should have been the approach changes all together. Clearly Vazquez was sitting dead red & got a pitch in the wheel house low & inside. Strike one allows them to work the outside corner – off the plate even & see if they can get him to roll over on one. UGGGGGHHHHHH!
Sour grapes I know – but I just had to vent…
Chad Fairchild was just no end of popular tonight.
Problem with Morrow is that the Mariners can’t make up their minds on what to do with him. They’ll send him to Tacoma by end of the year in hopes of making him a starter, then proceed to bring him back to Seattle in hopes of making him a closer.
What’s with the sudden proliferation of misuse of “sour grapes?”
not to mention those bizarre ampersands.
In regards to Lowe, patience is warranted. 2008 is arguably Lowe’s first full year in the big leagues. It is a medical miracle he is even pitching.
Give him time, and he will harness his wicked stuff.
Re: # 213
Hmmmm, didn’t Ramon Vasquez once play for the Mariners?
Speaking of ex-Mariner organization players,
ASDRUBAL CABRERA did O.K. today too. He hit his first HR and he had an unassisted triple play:
http://tinyurl.com/53pp2c