Game 28, Mariners at Royals

Dave · May 6, 2009 at 5:10 pm · Filed Under Mariners 

Silva vs Ponson, 5:10 pm.

The last stand of Carlos Silva. Even if we lose, we win.

New line-up tonight, as Wak changes things up just for the heck of it.

Ichiro, RF
Chavez, LF
Lopez, 2B (because the right-handed hitter with a .303 OBP needed to be moved up)
Branyah, 1B
Beltre, 3B
Griffey, DH
Johjima, C
Gutierrez, CF
Betancourt, SS

Ponson isn’t good, so at least we got all four of our LH bats in the line-up tonight. Hopefully our fatso is better than their fatso.

Comments

173 Responses to “Game 28, Mariners at Royals”

  1. naviomelo on May 6th, 2009 7:02 pm

    It’s a lot more than one.

    My mistake. Just reread the comments.

  2. DMZ on May 6th, 2009 7:11 pm

    How bad a RHP do you have to be to look bad against the M’s at this point? Seriously, Ponson is flotsam in MLB, he’s swappable with any of dozens of other guys given spring training invites this year, and they’re just hacking at his worst stuff. It’s embarassing.

  3. UW10 on May 6th, 2009 7:16 pm

    How bad a RHP do you have to be to look bad against the M’s at this point? Seriously, Ponson is floatsam in MLB, he’s swappable with any of dozens of other guys given spring training invites this year, and they’re just hacking at his worst stuff. It’s embarassing.

    ——————–

    I’m starting to wonder if we could even hit silva at this point

  4. Lauren, token chick on May 6th, 2009 7:18 pm

    Flotsam. And not every spring training invitee is a SIR!

  5. Carson on May 6th, 2009 7:24 pm

    HoRam? Hey this might not be over!

  6. UW10 on May 6th, 2009 7:30 pm

    fuckin’ a, we made HoRam look like nolan ryan

  7. joser on May 6th, 2009 7:32 pm

    I’m starting to wonder if we could even hit silva at this point

    Maybe that’s the answer — put them up against each other, the trivially resistible force vs the effortlessly movable object. By the end of 9 innings, either Silva has his mojo back or the M’s have remembered how to hit.

  8. joser on May 6th, 2009 7:33 pm

    I’m not sure what fixes our middle infield defense, though.

  9. juneau_fan on May 6th, 2009 7:39 pm

    Jose Lopez does seem to be back into the listless mode out in the field…and there’s a run for his trouble.

    I like that idea from another thread to somehow have unearned runs count as a stat for fielders.

  10. JMHawkins on May 6th, 2009 7:44 pm

    Maybe that’s the answer — put them up against each other, the trivially resistible force vs the effortlessly movable object. By the end of 9 innings, either Silva has his mojo back or the M’s have remembered how to hit.

    Silva has been pretty much throwing batting practice lately. Might as well use him for it for real.

  11. juneau_fan on May 6th, 2009 7:46 pm

    Jeez, this is where Farnsworth ended up?

    KC is where all the flotsam ends up. (Or is it jetsam? Never can keep that straight.)

  12. JMHawkins on May 6th, 2009 7:47 pm

    I knew Bloomquist would cost us the game!

  13. JMHawkins on May 6th, 2009 7:48 pm

    KC is where all the flotsam ends up. (Or is it jetsam? Never can keep that straight.)

    Probably Jetsam. Jetsam is what get’s thrown overboard in an effort to save the ship. Flotsam is what floats away when the ship sinks.

  14. joser on May 6th, 2009 7:49 pm

    Floatsam is lost unintentionally (it “floats” away). Jetsam is jettisoned intentionally.

    Farnsworth is clearly the latter. Ponson mght be former, considering he’s large enough to create his own tides.

  15. BillyJive on May 6th, 2009 7:59 pm

    Starting to feel like last year’s season in these threads…mind you at least last year everyone had Willie to make fun of…
    No one’s saying a whole lot about his success so far this season…
    I hope these past few games aren’t the turning point for this season…but changes in the lineup are definately needed…
    Now feel free to join me in a round of jagerbombs…

  16. Colm on May 6th, 2009 7:59 pm

    And Angie Mentink clasps her hands together with an air of weary resignation and remarks that Silva didn’t pitch well.

    And I can only imagine that, all the while, she’s thinking along the lines of “Jesus, Carlos, I coulda hit your batting practice junk all around the yard when I was 8 months pregnant”.

  17. SonOfZavaras on May 6th, 2009 8:18 pm

    I count at least five ex-Mariners that sleep well tonight. Jesus.

    Sidney Ponson blanked us for more or less a whole start. SIDNEY FREAKING PONSON. How many times has this guy tried to either eat or dumb-ass his way out of the big leagues??

    It’s no real crime for a limited offense like ours to run into a Kevin Millwood and have him have a good day against us. He tends to have good days against us, from what I can recall.

    Padilla is a shade below, but still. We’re looking like that against Sidney Ponson???

    Dave couldn’t be more right. Changes needed, reeaaalll soon.

  18. DMZ on May 6th, 2009 8:20 pm

    I would have taken Mentink’s side if that were a wager.

  19. scott19 on May 6th, 2009 8:21 pm

    Man, Pittman is just lambasting the hell out of Silva at the moment…

    How refreshing it is to hear at least a smidgen more of objectivity out of the post-game show following the KOMO years.

  20. scott19 on May 6th, 2009 8:26 pm

    Now feel free to join me in a round of jagerbombs…

    Good to hear from ya, BillyJive! Sorry it was a such a stinkola game…

    BTW, I’m saving my Jaegerbombs for about 8 o’clock tomorrow night…when the ‘Nucks (hopefully) go up 3-1 on the Hawks! 🙂

  21. BillyJive on May 6th, 2009 8:33 pm

    It sure was…
    Hope your Canucks do well…I’m rooting for the Caps…used to be a Leafs fan when I was a kid but when they traded my fav goalie (Mike Palmateer) to the Caps I kinda started rooting for them way back when…now that my Flames are gone…Go Caps…
    Be nice to see the Nucks do well though…
    Now about those M’s….
    *sigh*

  22. Slippery Elmer on May 6th, 2009 9:57 pm

    scott19:

    Geez, I think Nellie Olson would be more effective at this point.

    Totally agree. Also, nice reference.

  23. jephdood on May 6th, 2009 10:46 pm

    If Silva is going to the pen, he better not pitch in ANY game that’s closer than 6 runs.

    And if that’s all anyone feels comfortable with him handling, why the F is he still on this roster?

    Eat the money. It’s less painful than him setting another foot on the mound for us.

    His pitches were sitting there on a string for those guys tonight.

    Dammit!

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