Comments on: A slightly different note

By: LefebvreBelebvre

LefebvreBelebvre — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:33:13 +0000

Putz. Let-down from the start.

By: skipj

skipj — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:28:35 +0000

Richie got my vote. Probably because of the pathos of seeing a nice guy, working hard, just lose the incredible skill set that made him a threat.

At the end, when every pitcher viewed him as an easy out, maybe a GIDP, no longer a danger of any kind, much less a HR possibility…my heart broke for the guy.

Also, I don’t recall a lot of excuses, and I seem to recall a fair amount of taking responsibility, (Memo to: Washburn), which I thought showed some class. He admitted that it bothered him to be booed, but didn’t lash out at the fans.

I wish him well.

By: great gonzalez

great gonzalez — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:53:32 +0000

Ichiro. It’s really painful to see him stuck on a terrible team.

By: ctc

ctc — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:31:01 +0000

Clarification – by hated pitcher, I mean Weaver, and by “grimaced through a game” I meant inning.

By: ctc

ctc — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:29:35 +0000

First post, very long time reader.

Choices, choices, choices. It is so difficult to pick a single painful entry from this year, partially based on previous years.

Joh: back from 00-02 I would yell into the screen “just strike out!” when Dan Wilson came up to the plate with 2-3 on and 1 out. Joh makes me realize how good we had it, then.

Pitchers I can not comment on, because my most hated pitcher of all things Mariner (ok, on any team I’ve ever followed) was let go last year.

That leaves me with Yuni, who has become my image of GIDP incarnate. Last time I grimaced through a game, he was up with the bases loaded, one out. I called my wife in and predicted “one pitch, double play”. Yuni came through brilliantly, swinging weakly at the first pitch.

When I see him, I think Carlos Gullien, what could have been, and wonder how had things unraveled so far. I still follow Carlos, Freddy, Ryan (I know), Jamie, Joel; I can’t watch most of the current team while they are with us.

I have boycotted the stadium this year.

By: TomC

TomC — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:03:02 +0000

I was most angry about Vidro getting the early season at-bats that Clement and/or Balentien needed to get going, but Johjima’s cursed season has been the most painful. Why the baseball gods decided to punish Johjima (and us) is a mystery for the ages. Perhaps Johjima should make a ritual sacrifice of his spikes and Silva’s used athletic supporters or something.

By: TumwaterMike

TumwaterMike — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:24:54 +0000

I chose Johjima over Sexson because after Sexy’s season last year I really didn’t expect much from him this year.

By: SpokaneMsFan

SpokaneMsFan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:24:48 +0000

It was painful to have a MLB record within M’s grasp then have boom-boom hit a double, so he got my vote. Sure it’s not the most desirable record, but I’ll take anything this year and we can’t even get that much.

By: msb

msb — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:32 +0000

Why isn’t Beltre on the list?

why would he qualify as a “Most painful 2008 season performance by a player for you, subjectively, as a fan”?

By: tomas

tomas — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:48:24 +0000

Why isn’t Beltre on the list?