Game 41, Mariners at Rangers
Felix versus Kason Gabbard. 5:05
One of the unexpected side-effects of unbalanced play that I don’t see discussed — and I say this as someone who hugely favored unbalanced play despite its problems — is that it makes you feel like you’ve seen the same team over and over. I feel like over the last few years I’ve seen Texas so often the sight of their uniforms makes me a little nauseous. Those guys again? Millwood for the 200th time in two seasons? Noooooooooooooooo.
So!
CF-L Ichiro
1B-0 Cairo
3B-R Beltre
LF-L Ibanez
2B-R Lopez
C-R Johjima
RF-R Balentien
DH-L Clement
SS-R Betancourt
What a bizarre lineup. Lopez at 5? Why in the world would you do that? I don’t get it. And why play Cairo at first? Or bat him second?
Let’s assume for a second you want Cairo to play. He should bat last, because he’s the worst hitter. Maybe second-to-last, if you want to get the Betancourt-Ichiro sequence. So
1 = Ichiro
9 = Cairo
Then you want your best hitters in the middle, so
CF-L Ichiro
?
3/4: LF-L Ibanez, 3B-R Beltre
Then really, Lopez fits in nicely at 2, which sets up a nice L/R sequence:
CF-L Ichiro
2B-R Lopez
LF-L Ibanez
3B-R Beltre
?
?
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?
1B-0 Cairo
Then, sorting on current performance and general L/R-ness, a decent lineup comes together pretty quickly.
CF-L Ichiro
2B-R Lopez
LF-L Ibanez
3B-R Beltre
DH-L Clement
RF-R Balentien
C-R Johjima
SS-R Betancourt
1B-0 Cairo
See? Piece of cake.
Texas:
2B-R Kinsler
DH-L Catalanotto
SS-R Young
CF-L Hamilton
RF-L Murphy
LF-B Boggs
C-R Laird
1B-R Shelton
3B-L Vazquez
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Boom.
Insult to injury; Eddie gets the save.
…And officially DONE!
Another stellar effort tonight for your Bad News Bears! >:(
insult to injury: weve lost 11 of 13. insult to injury: we dont even focus.
I feel bad for Ichiro, looks like he’s mailing it in too.
This whole squad is mailing it in
31 errors in 41 games ?????????
I R a Pro…..
DEREK
is there a stat measuring lack of focus
Whats-Her-Face (A.K.A. Non-Zaloumis-Woman) could barely keep a straight face at all the errors… Funniest thing I’ve seen all night. Yeah, even funnier than 4 errors.
Loser – Noun – a person or team who is incompetent or unable to succeed; also : something doomed to fail or disappoint
Pathetic – adjective – pitifully inferior or inadequate, absurd, laughable
Anemic – adjective – lacking force, vitality, or spirit
Your Seattle Mariners.
I’m going to start watching M’s games with “Yakety Sax” playing on a loop. That song makes anything seem like a lark.
Whew…sure glad I didn’t waste my money, liver and brain cells down at the bar tonight, like I usually do for Felix Day!
Oh, well…as they say, misery does love company. Thanks guys (and gals)!
(P.S.: One more quick quip for the road…Niehaus just asked Rizzs if he’s ever played bingo. If I were Rizzy at this point, I be tempted to answer, “No, but I’m considering taking up Russian Roulette!” 😮 )
Niehaus asking about bingo? Is he trying to seem old?
Just think. There are still 4.5 more months of this brand of Mariner baseball to look forward to!!! (Insert your preferred emoticon here.)
I’m surprised that jspektor can still work up the passion to get angry at a loss. Myself, I’ve come to accept the M’s ineptitude, and watch the games more out of a sense of duty than anything.
Or maybe I’m just a masochist.
I’m surprised that jspektor can still work up the passion to get angry at a loss.
If he stopped using “we” to refer to the team — as if he’s actually on it, or something — it might be easier for him to get the necessary rational distance.