Game 90, Mariners at Athletics
DMZ · July 8, 2008 at 5:59 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Silva v. Duchscherer.
One of those two was last year’s free agent sweepstakes winner.
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In last night’s game thread somebody mentioned that Willie traded power for average, but that is just not true. Willie’s .258 average is right about at his career mark. However, he is just 7 away from his career high in walks which is what has raised his OBP to .374.
The up to date count:
086 – Consecutive games without an XBH
166 – Consecutive at bats without an XBH
192 – Consecutive PAs without an XBH
097 – 2008 season ABs with no XBH
116 – 2008 season PAs with no XBH
Unofficial records:
100 – Consecutive games without an XBH – Greg Gross
223 – Consecutive at bats without an XBH – Jose Valdivielso
266 – Consecutive PAs without an XBH – Larry Lintz
124 – Full season ABs with no XBH – Dwain Anderson
144 – Full season PAs with no XBH – Dwain Anderson
51 Ichiro RF
16 Willie Bloomquist SS
28 Raul Ibanez LF
3 Jose Vidro DH
29 Adrian Beltre 3B
8 Jeremy Reed CF
44 Richie Sexson 1B
9 Jeff Clement C
13 Miguel Cairo 2B
YAY! Scrappiness!!!
Ichiro! is currently at 92 ABs / 105 PAs with no XBH.
What a terrible terrible lineup. At moments like this I’m glad I’m thousands of miles away in Japan… although even here I’m still getting faint whiffs of the stench of that lineup.
Niehaus comparing Silva to a bump in the road… priceless… (More like a ROADBLOCK)
#3… more importantly, Ichiro hasn’t had an XBH since he went back to RF. Coincidence? I think not.
And the streak continues!
Willie gave that one a ride… my heart skipped.
I don’t think I can watch a game where the M’s start both Vidro and Cairo.
Not to mention Sexson and WFB.
Riggleman was complaining about the game last night, saying the M’s had chances to score more runs early. And then the very next day he throws out this lineup.
Every time Willie comes up to bat, there is electricity in the air.
You can just feel the crowd anticipation as Willie steps in the batting box. It’s almost like chasing Maris.
All eyez on Willie.
Why is Betancourt not playing? If Lopez’s leg hurts, then put Willie in at 2B and leave Yuni at SS. What are our chances of winning with a lineup like this?
11: Negative?
This is a horrible, horrible lineup.
Bloomquist, Vidro and Cairo in the same lineup? I am so excited I had to type that with one hand.
Silva – do you think you can throw any more meatballs belt high over the middle of the plate?
Mmm… meatballs…
15-
He’s a great pitcher because he’s a pitch-to-contact type of player… he induces ground balls and pop outs. He’s perfect for our horrible infield defense (sans Beltre) and our slow left fielder.
17 too bad he cant jump more than a couple of inches off the ground, he could snag some of those line drives that keep getting lobbed over his head…..
RUN MEGAVIDRO RUN
Good hustle there Megavidro
I love Megavidro’s power stroke. He’s so awesometastic!
Someone forgot to tell Kurt Suzuki that Sexson is slow.
Crap. It’s 70F in Oakland and 90F here in Portland. Maybe I should move back and become a huge A’s fan.
Or not.
I need to burn some incense in front of my SilvaShrine.
jeffrane – you have a little Buddha incense burner too?
So… 21 pitches through 3 innings for The Duke.
The guy doing the EQC commercials sounds like he’s trying to convince himself that Paul Rodgers is worth seeing but can’t quite believe it.
jefffrane… careful or Silva will eat it.
Oh yes the EQC right next to Ill’Eagle fireworks. Priceless!
“You can’t hit if you don’t swing.” – Ms hitting coach
Hey, at this rate, the game will be over by 9! Just in time for America’s Got Talent!
Or the rebroadcast of this morning’s red-hot Tour de France action.
Or an all-new episode of “The First 48.”
i bet silva allows a run for every 50 lbs he weighs………
Or Knit & Crochet Today!
Triunfel homers!
There’s no way Silva allows 13 runs.
There’s no way Silva allows 13 runs.
He gave up 8 runs in 3 innings on May 4. If they had left him in, he easily would have allowed 13.
There goes the no hitter, and my motivation for watching this game…
Thank goodness the no hitter is gone
38- My thoughts exactly, except I’m still watching to see if Ichiro actually takes a pitch tonight
Wait. I can pay 5 bucks to get a haircut without wasting more on a seat. Why would I do that exactly?
Do they ever have fireworks at McAfee after a game? That would be pretty cool.
Does it bug anyone else that the Vern Fonk song timing is way off??? Ugh.
The timing is only one of innumerable things wrong with the Vern Fonk commercial.
I’m so excited to see if Willie can get to triple digits with his next AB.
I am going to watch Canadian Idol. There will be more hits there than the M’s will get.
Ichiro is so selfish. He just can’t let Willie have his little sliver of eternal glory.
Ichiro 108 – Consecutive at bats without an XBH
per Dave Sims
One hundred AB!
BABIP!!! BABIP!!!
The tv talking head announcers are displaying and discussing BABIP? What in the name of the Internet and Sabermetrics is going on?
Silva 71 pitches through 6, not bad.
Now if we only had some offense…
Oh here come Vidro to lead it off…
Sims sez, boy did he fool Cairo…
It will be interesting how much higher the Oakland pitcher’s era will rise in their new stadium and without the benefit of acres of foul ball territory. They can’t pay $50 million for payroll, but they can fund a $500 million dollar new stadium.
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/ballpark/new/index.jsp
Professional hitter Vidro looked real bad swinging at that pitch a foot off the plate. Why is this guy eating our at-bats? Can’t we just let him stay in the clubhouse and eat the buffet instead?
49 & 50
you sound surprised.
How long until Vidro’s option vests?
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Yes. I can’t speak for recently, but I caught a game there two years ago (I know. That’s a long time.) and they had a spectacular fireworks show after the game. So, they have had fireworks before.
willie gets another shot next inning, im starting to tense up already
Wiki caught and pitched in the same game?
Bottom of the ninth – if somebody can just get on then Vidro will be able to disappoint us yet again.
Ha! Just had a random thought: Silva running wind sprints…arms and cylindrical torso flailing…
Ouch
well at least theres some positive to this game, our bullpen is getting some rest…
that wasn’t an XBH there willie boom-boom…..
Was this the shortest game of the year? I don’t remember anything under two hours.
One thing about this game: it was over before 9.
That was just a pathetic performance by the Mariner’s hitters. Sad and pathetic. Duchscherer is good but not that good.
I’m starting to think our baseball team is kind of crappy.
Yes, and in years past the fireworks shows would always seem to coincide with one of Mark Mulder’s ultra-efficient complete games. If I’m not mistaken, this game was on fireworks night, but the 1:49 game time meant that it wasn’t dark enough to do the show directly after the game. They actually had to wait a half hour or forty-five minutes after the game ended to do the show!
In regard to the (way) earlier question about Yuni not starting tonight (11), I got the impression from Shannon’s blog yesterday that Betancourt is in the doghouse, and this might be a form of “correction”. Maybe until he learns to swing so clumsily that his batting helmet slips down over his face, ala Turbo…
That sounds right. It’s never been the Mariners Way to punish the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth thing wrong with this club.
If Willie makes it to one of these hallowed records, I’m going to open one of my SP Lagers to toast him. I’ll probably pour it down the drain shortly after, but the honor is still there.