Comments on: Game 142, Yankees at Mariners

By: msb

msb — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:40:14 +0000

this is one wacky schedule.

6 game homestand.
1 day off.
2 day homestand.
to LA for 3 games.
to KC for 3 games.
to Oakland for 3 games.
back home for 6.

By: Axtell

Axtell — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:39:49 +0000

He shouldn’t be a hall of famer, 20 win season or not.

He’s never been a dominant pitcher, just the beneficiary of being on some great teams. He’s above average, yes, but hall of famer? Definitely not.

By: avideo

avideo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:14:09 +0000

We were at the saturday night and sunday games against the Yankees; and although it’s been a dismal season for Mariners fans, this series restored my faith a bit in the future of this team.

By: Steve T

Steve T — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:55:19 +0000

Yeah, the Dodgers are in first — and one game over .500, only after an eight-game winning streak. And I wouldn’t expect them to finish over .500, either. They’re the very definition of mediocre. And, in a weaker league, they’re definitely worse than the Yanks.

But the Yanks in fourth place is, indeed, a joyful thing to behold. Now, if only the Rays can hold on….

By: scott19

scott19 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:54:10 +0000

Not to mention the fact that some of Torre’s “proven vets” still had at least A BIT more upside left in them (not that I’m a fan of his, but at this point, Pierre > Vidro)…and also, that he still had some kids like Ethier, Kemp, and Loney to work with — as opposed to having the FO trade five of their best prospects away for an “ace” pitcher who’s started only 15 games and averaged 5.1 innings per start.

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:16:17 +0000

Well, apart from the eliminated from contention part.

By: fivespot

fivespot — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:59:50 +0000

Breadbaker, the Dodgers should be leading their division by eleventeen games. Torre’s early insistence in playing proven veterans, Andruw Jones and Juan Pierre, over Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp almost buried them for good. Hey wait, that sounds just like the Mariners!

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:22:48 +0000

Personally, I think the profound disturbance in the force was the last fifteen years. The normal state of affairs is the Yankees are dysfunctional. Notice what place Joe Torre’s team is in?

By: Milo

Milo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:27:24 +0000

Now this is fun, the long slog of the season is done and we’re getting a look at the future, the future can PITCH.

I’m enjoying Mariner games again. Taking a series from the Yankees in September is a nice feeling.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:02:10 +0000

Not sure what the commentary was on TV/Radio in the 5th during Jeter’s at-bat, but there is no doubt in my mind that that 1-2 pitch skipped off his bat. You could hear two clear “crack”s from my seat just down the third base line.

On the TV replay, the announcers couldn’t hear the scond crack, and I couldn’t either.

It wasn’t clear that the ball hit the bat, watching the replay, but Kenji immediately reacted like it did and he was pretty close to it.