Game 25, Rangers at Mariners

Dave · May 2, 2010 at 11:50 am · Filed Under Mariners 

Wilson vs Fister, 1:10 pm.

A bit of a curious decision to throw Fister today, which will result in Vargas, Rowland-Smith, and Lee pitching consecutively in the Tampa Bay series. Guess the M’s don’t really care about forcing lefties to throw back to back after all, which is actually kind of refreshing, since that theory isn’t based on any kind of evidence.

6-4-3 was scratched from the original line-up due to a sore back. We can only hope that said sore back lands him on the disabled list for about five months.

Ichiro, RF
Figgins, 2B
Gutierrez, CF
Lopez, 2B
Bradley, DH
Kotchman, 1B
Byrnes, LF
Johnson, C
Wilson, SS

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312 Responses to “Game 25, Rangers at Mariners”

  1. awestby51 on May 2nd, 2010 4:30 pm

    I’m actually glad I’m stuck in the basement of the library studying for finals right now. I don’t want to get hit by that falling sky. *cough* 137gamesleftrelax *cough*

  2. CarpCarter on May 2nd, 2010 4:31 pm

    Maybe it’s just because I’m comparing them to our starters, but I just don’t understand why all our announcers think we have such an amazing bullpen.

    Probably for the same reason that every lazy pop-up is called like it’s going to splash down in the Pacific.

  3. Flowin on May 2nd, 2010 4:31 pm

    This team fucking sucks. This is bullshit. We wasted our three aces to beat a struggling divisional rival, and we lost all three games. All three games were winnable, and two of them should have been in the bag.

    This sucks. I hate this team. And if SERIOUS changes aren’t made tomorrow, the season is seriously on life support.

    Dear Z,

    Here are the changes that we NEED.

    1. DFA Byrnes. He sucks. Bring up Saunders or Lang.

    2. Milton Bradley needs to be our new DH. Period.

    3. Put Sweeney on the 60-day DL.

    4. Make Brandon League our closer. DA can be the setup guy. It’s hard enough to win games without DA blowing leads all the time.

    5. Go get/trade for a left handed bat, someone that can play some left field, and someone that can hit. Maybe a Josh Willingham type. Or even a Jermaine Dye. We need something.

    In the meantime, I’m boycotting all Mariner games and won’t spend a dime of my money until all of these changes are addressed. And hopefully, if enough people follow, maybe we can get the front office to hear us that way. Because this is bullshit.

  4. georgmi on May 2nd, 2010 4:34 pm

    Why do we even care? It’s a game, it’s a bunch of billionaires making a bunch of guys millionaires to do something most of us would pay to do. But stick the name of a nearby city on their jerseys, and we pay hundreds of dollars to spend an afternoon watching them (fail to) perform.

    This is a serious question, by the way. I’m sitting here with a stomachache because these guys can’t push men across home plate, and our pitchers are wasting outstanding performances. I obviously care deeply. I just don’t know why.

  5. CarpCarter on May 2nd, 2010 4:37 pm

    Why do we even care? It’s a game, it’s a bunch of billionaires making a bunch of guys millionaires to do something most of us would pay to do. But stick the name of a nearby city on their jerseys, and we pay hundreds of dollars to spend an afternoon watching them (fail to) perform.

    This is a serious question, by the way. I’m sitting here with a stomachache because these guys can’t push men across home plate, and our pitchers are wasting outstanding performances. I obviously care deeply. I just don’t know why.

    Oh god, you know the season is going south when the fans start questioning why they even like the game of baseball.

  6. kenshabby on May 2nd, 2010 4:39 pm

    I’d love to see Sweeney go on the DL due to a “loosening-up” injury.

  7. Marinersmanjk on May 2nd, 2010 4:42 pm

    Well, with everyone ranting now, I’m going to go pet my cat.

  8. scott19 on May 2nd, 2010 5:33 pm

    Anyone remember back when Mclaren went apeshit?

    At this point, I think Wak needs to think about getting out the ol’ Ouija board and channeling Billy Martin into that clubhouse.

  9. scott19 on May 2nd, 2010 5:37 pm

    Pretty sure what we just saw on the field was Little League Day.

    Nah, actually I think some of the little leaguers might have a better idea of how to hit a damn baseball. >:(

  10. beckya57 on May 2nd, 2010 6:21 pm

    Bhdollman: believing Griffey is finished as an MLB hitter is not the same as hating him. I like the guy, and I agree he played a huge role in saving BB in Seattle (though RJ, Edgar and Buhner helped a lot too). But the team can’t let sentiment about the past get in the way of sound decision-making in the present. The team is trying to use a guy who can’t get around a fastball anymore as a DH. That just can’t work, and the cold reality is that he, Byrnes and Sweeney are costing the team winnable games.

  11. just_me on May 2nd, 2010 6:58 pm

    “I’m waiting for Fister to face some loaded lineups like the Yanks and Red Sox before I proclaim him our third ace”

    Did you happen to see him beat the WS champion Yankees last year? How many walks has he given up this year? How many innings has he pitched? How many walks has Felix given up? He may not be an “ace” yet, but it appears that he is good enough to not be considered lucky. Lucky is doing it once, not 4 times in a row.

  12. John D. on May 2nd, 2010 7:30 pm

    at the beginning of the 6th inning, Niehaus announced a no-hitter (so far) for Fister… And how many times will our own announcers jinx our pitchers? Heh.

    DAVE and RICK are on a crusade to show that they don’t adhere to that jinx superstition.
    (“By the way, Randy’s throwing a no-hitter.”)
    They seem to relish the opportunity to blare their non-allegiance to that hallowed baseball tradition.

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