Game Four: Mariners at Twins

Dave · April 9, 2009 at 10:15 am · Filed Under Mariners 

Washburn starts – weee.

Cedeno starts at third, Beltre DH’ing, Sweeney at first, Johnson behind the plate – Branyan and Griffey get the day off against the LHP.

Four days, four line-ups. Wak isn’t kidding about using 120 to 130 different batting orders this year.

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235 Responses to “Game Four: Mariners at Twins”

  1. hark on April 9th, 2009 12:19 pm

    C’mon Brandon, not again…

  2. KaminaAyato on April 9th, 2009 12:19 pm

    Wow, getting rid of the DH. I think I like Wakamatsu even more for thinking creatively.

    Now if Morrow could throw a strike, that would be better…

    Oh dear… ball 4.

  3. joser on April 9th, 2009 12:19 pm

    Beltre in the field? Cool, Wak is willing to burn the DH in late innings. Screw hidebound managerial thinking. I like it.

    And Wakamatsu shows his faith in Morrow. Let’s hope Morrow shows it is not misplaced.

    (Psychologically speaking, I wonder if it would be better to do this in front of a crowd that doesn’t remember his previous problems).

    Oh, crap.

  4. MedicineHat on April 9th, 2009 12:19 pm

    Bad news bears theme starting to play.

  5. seattleslew on April 9th, 2009 12:19 pm

    Chavez, Gutierrez and Ichiro. That’s some good defense.

  6. louder on April 9th, 2009 12:20 pm

    Brilliant! WTF?????

  7. jvalentine on April 9th, 2009 12:20 pm

    Didn’t this happen on Tuesday?

  8. BillyJive on April 9th, 2009 12:20 pm

    I watched that Angels/A’s game last night…Adenhart pitched a really good game…
    So sad…

  9. Refuses to take hints about changing nickname on April 9th, 2009 12:21 pm

    Jesus Christ, can we have Corcoran warming up just in case? It’s not an insult or anything, just being smart.

  10. Kunkoh on April 9th, 2009 12:21 pm

    Christ. Who moved the F’n strike zone? It was here last inning. WTF dude?

  11. WTF_Ms on April 9th, 2009 12:24 pm

    I’m watching on Gamecast, and it’s slow….I’m hoping the pitching coach paid a visit after 4 straight balls????

  12. Go Felix on April 9th, 2009 12:25 pm

    WOOOOO!!!! KK!!

  13. Breadbaker on April 9th, 2009 12:25 pm

    He struck you out on the last pitch, Crede. Shut up and sit down.

  14. BillyJive on April 9th, 2009 12:25 pm

    I watched that Angels/A’s game last night…Adenhart pitched a really good game…
    So sad…

  15. louder on April 9th, 2009 12:26 pm

    Nice save! Very nice win.

  16. BillyJive on April 9th, 2009 12:26 pm

    I watched that Angels/A’s game last night…Adenhart pitched a really good game…
    So sad…

  17. Tv Producer on April 9th, 2009 12:28 pm

    Paul B.

    Thanks . . . I passed it along, it helps to know when/where it happens.

  18. Kunkoh on April 9th, 2009 12:30 pm

    Looks like he found the Strike Zone. That first batter though, he was all over the place.

    2-2. Happiness.

  19. DLCheeZ on April 9th, 2009 12:32 pm

    Attaboy Morrow

  20. FelixFan on April 9th, 2009 12:33 pm

    My MLB TV crapped out for the last inning. What is this defensive maneuver Wak put on?

  21. JerBear on April 9th, 2009 12:35 pm

    Frickin MLBTV got stuck on the “commercial” break between the top of the 9th and the bottom. You could follow the updates, but the video never came back. That’s annoying – I really wanted to see Brandon throw.

  22. Refuses to take hints about changing nickname on April 9th, 2009 12:35 pm

    Very impressive ballgame. I’m not sure how this season’s gonna wind up, but I have a feeling this team is gonna be a lot of fun to watch.

  23. egreenlaw9 on April 9th, 2009 12:36 pm

    Krueger just talked about how Wash finally got some run support.

    I’m pretty sure the offense averaged more than 2 runs/game for him last season.

  24. payday0023 on April 9th, 2009 12:36 pm

    A lot of flat fastballs… but throwing heat. Go Ms!!

  25. Paul B on April 9th, 2009 12:38 pm

    He put Beltre from DH to third, moved Cedeno to second, moved Lopez to first, and sat Sweeney.

    TV Producer, thanks. It happened a third time, which was when Morrow was pitching the 9th. So I called Directv and spoke to a human and reported it and he said he would pass it along to his supervisor. It was plenty annoying, but luckily with the internet and radio I was able to fill in the plays that I missed.

  26. joser on April 9th, 2009 12:48 pm

    Krueger just talked about how Wash finally got some run support.

    Krueger is an idiot. If he didn’t begin and end his discussion of Washburn by talking about the defense, he doesn’t have a clue.

    Another DP? Twice in one game!
    That’s a great night at the plat for Lopez.
    0-4 2K’s and 2 GiDPs

    And on Tuesday he went oh-for-three. But on Monday he had 3 RBIs, and yesterday he went 2-for-four with a HR. Obvious SSS conclusion: start him every other day!

  27. Zero Gravitas on April 9th, 2009 12:49 pm

    Know who else had a great 9th inning? Niehaus. His calls of the strikeouts by Morrow were pretty classic.

  28. Breadbaker on April 9th, 2009 12:53 pm

    Nice game all around. The insurance run sure made a difference, and I liked going to the defensive alignment in the ninth. And I have to give it to Wak for not pinch hitting Griffey for Johnson in the top of the ninth, since they would just have walked him.

    The Adenhart thing struck home even harder for me because he’s younger than my kid (who is a tad older than Felix). I can’t even imagine how his parents must be feeling right now. From the highest high to the lowest low in a matter of hours. I grieve with them.

  29. DLCheeZ on April 9th, 2009 12:54 pm

    [no. just…no]

  30. Coolalvin206 on April 9th, 2009 12:57 pm

    Anytime Morrow takes the mound, I hear the ” Wild thing ” song in my head. Good save though for Rick Vaughn errr Brandon Morrow

  31. pgreyy on April 9th, 2009 12:57 pm

    I went into this season both hoping for and predicting an .500 season…but I was also excited because I felt that we’d be competitive, that the mindnumbing deadness that was felt throughout last year would be replaced by a team that was motivated beyond excuses and bolstered by upside hopes.

    …and that’s EXACTLY what I’ve enjoyed over the first four games.

    Love baseball…love the 2K9 M’s–it’s not always going to be perfect, but it’s definitely more fun than last year.

  32. Mid80sRighty on April 9th, 2009 1:10 pm

    Damn, Brandon “Ricky Vaughn” Morrow was at it again.

    Seriously though, they guy is throwing way across his body. He’s never going to find the strike zone when his left foot lands a foot to the right of where it should be.

  33. joser on April 9th, 2009 1:56 pm

    You know, if I was a Twins fan I’d be a bit worried. Sure, they split the series but that easily could’ve been a sweep for the M’s (and was just one out and Morrow’s wildness away from 3-1), and they gave up a lot of runs to a team that — let’s face it — probably isn’t quite as offensively gifted as those 16 runs in the first three games made them look.

  34. joser on April 9th, 2009 5:29 pm

    Krueger just talked about how Wash finally got some run support.
    I’m pretty sure the offense averaged more than 2 runs/game for him last season.

    Yeah, how about twice as much?

    He received just 4.10 runs of support per game last season, which was the fourth fewest in the AL. Since his final season with the Angels in 2005, Washburn’s 4.29 runs of help are the fewest among all AL starters.

    From ESPN.com

    (Bonus: that link includes the highlight video of Senor Muerte por Cosas Volantes making his outstanding catch).

  35. John D. on April 9th, 2009 5:54 pm

    J.Lopez, worst game of all-time?
    2 K’s and 2 GIDP’s

    A matter of opinion. Some think that dubious distinction belongs to RON WRIGHT (with an assist from RUBEN SIERRA).

    http://tinyurl.com/d2ww73

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