Cliff Lee’s Mariner (organization) Debut
Cliff Lee made his eagerly anticipated 2010 debut today, pitching six scoreless innings against an overmatched Salt Lake Bees roster. He yielded 3 hits, an infield hit that Jack Hannahan couldn’t quite handle, a bunt (that Lee didn’t cover first base on), and a fly ball that Ezequiel Carrera lost in the clouds.
Lee got through six innings in 68 pitches, with his change-up looking like the best of his offerings. His fastball was between 89-91 on the stadium gun today, with his change-up in the low-mid 80s. Tony Blengino was on hand to watch the M’s big off-season addition, and it looks like Lee’s on track to make his next start on 4/30.
Pictures from Cheney below the jump…
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Then the bullpen blew the game while the offense did nothing. Welcome to the Seattle Mariners organization, Mr. Lee, get used to this.
Encouraging news! Can’t wait for the 30th.
AAA batters against Cliff Lee just isn’t fair. I almost feel sorry for them.
a fly ball that Ezequiel Carrera lost in the clouds.
Methinks we’d better trade this guy to a SoCal team.
The box score on the Rainiers website says 3 hits, FWIW.
Right Dave, 3 hits. I’ve edited that.
Forgot Hainley Statia’s infield hit. So exactly zero clean, legit hits (Hannahan made a great stop on Statia’s hit, but then lost the handle trying to make a throw)…. though to be fair, he yielded a couple of well hit balls that found defenders.
On what kind of bunt would the pitcher ever be covering first base? Was a pitcher for years and covering first was never one of my responsibilities…third yes, but never first. The second baseman is supposed to cover first.
Mid80s:
It was a push bunt right to Mike Carp at 1B, who turned and had no one to toss the ball to. Think of it like any other ball a 1B fields moving to his right. That is, a bunt that basically made it to the cut of the IF grass.
What kind of AAA jackass bunts against Cliff Lee? Honestly, this is your chance to get a hit of a probable hall of famer. Lee should have put one in his ear next time up.
Bourjos was roundly booed for bunting (for a hit) when Lee was 9-up, 9-down at that point.
marc, I hope you got a chuckle (as I did) out of the fact that they held Conger out of the lineup against Lee. Classic Angels wussy move.
Ben Davis (in)famously bunted to break up what had been a Curt Schilling perfect game.
The bunt is an admission that you’re overmatched by the pitcher, I think, and probably a little frustrated about it.
Not necessarily true. In the Davis situation, yes. But, if you’re a good bunter and the third baseman is back on the outfield grass, it’s a good strategy to lay one down. Used to love it when Griffey would drop one down the third base line when the defense had the shift on.