Game 53, Twins at Mariners
Dave · June 3, 2010 at 6:05 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Pavano vs Hernandez, 7:10 pm.
Happy Felix Day.
Carl Pavano was a punchline for a long time, due to his big contract and bad performance in New York. However, since getting healthy, he’s become a pretty darn good pitcher, a right-handed strike-thrower who gets enough ground balls to be a solid middle of the rotation guy. M’s aren’t going to get many walks against him tonight – they’ll have to hit their runs in.
Ichiro, RF
Figgins, 2B
Gutierrez, CF
Lopez, 3B
Bradley, DH
Kotchman, 1B
Josh Wilson, SS
Johnson, C
Saunders, LF
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Funny, I was thinking the exact opposite about Josh Wilson. He looks so completely relaxed up there. Of course, I wonder how often he’s been able to play everyday like this.
Keep Josh Wilson in there. The guy is hitting .308!! We need all the competent hitters we can get. Maybe Jack Wilson can be traded to the Royals and the M’s can ride Josh Wilson until they get a real shortstop.
gracias Ro Jo, la siguiente inning comenzara con Saunders e Ichiro, gente que sabe batear
Rob is my hero.
Johnson was merely maintaining his average of making one out per at bat – alive.
Note to Josh Bard and Adam Moore…please hurry back so Rob Johnson can be DFA’d. He sucks.
Maybe two outs per at bat
I think the King has found his groove.
Maybe Josh can play 1st. I would be down for that.
Who for the eight inning??
Chad Cordero??
Dang the M’s are starting to do what they were supposed to do! Great pitching by Felix tonight! Pavano needs to shave off the porn stache…
When Bard comes back, what catcher gets sent down? im guessing alfonso, but id rather have johnson go down…
How often is it that you see a guy make a great play in the field and then . . . oh, never mind.
Yea, I don’t see Johnson getting sent down. Offense is overrated anyways.
Maybe even 3 outs per AB if given enough time to refine his “skills.”
In case you were taking a different slant on things lalo (and I don’t think you were), but I have 1% of doubt in my mind:
“Average” of 1 out per at bat … because his previous AB was a hit. The DP averaged things out – in order to meet the metric requirement of me attempting to accurately quantify his level of skill.
Thats what she said.
The King Felix is awesome!
Nice stop there, Rob.
He just gets stronger as the game goes on.
4 K’s in one inning?
Rob, drop the freaking tailgate.
Alright Felix, 4 strikeouts in one inning. Lets do this!
of course! leave it to Rob to extend an inning…
Wild pitch or another passed ball??
Was that a legit wild pitch or a Rob Johnson “wild pitch”?
4 K’S IN AN INNING!! Wow he’s in a serious groove!
4 K’s in one inning!!!!!!!!!
I’m so glad he’s on our side.
Ok rob! your lucky! i know you meant to do that! to get Felix 4k’s!
Wow. =O
4 Strikeouts in 1 inning, awesome!
I prefer Alfonzo to Johnson, but it sure seems like he’s studied batting philosophy with Jose Lopez.
It’s nice to see Red out there.
Felix Hernandez is just a beast!!!!!!
At least it wasn’t a groundball this time.
Kotch is terrible!
Carp, Everidge?
Nice swing by Kotchman….Luke Scott anyone??
Maybe they are keeping Kotch around just long enough to try to get that errorless ining streak… who knows
Another good job M´s!
Josh Wilson – Twins killer!
Good game for the M’s. 7 Happy Felix days is way too long without a win. It’s about time.
W!!!!
One catcher that can catch, one first baseman that can hit, and this team actually might have a slim chance of getting back into the thick of it.
Way to kill the rally Lopez…
hey guys-
In light of Griffey’s retirement I was thinking about the way he went out. He was clearly one of the best any of us has ever seen and its tough to see a player of his nature and talent leave on what didn’t seem like his terms.
Currently he is about 100,000 votes behind Matsui for second in the all-star balloting at DH. Wouldn’t it be the ultimate tribute and thank you from us as fans if we voted him and allowed him to go out truly on top. I’ve thrown a few votes in but its going to take a collective effort. Spread the word!
Griffey is actually the one who started that business about home runs killing rallies. It was part of his winking false modesty act back in the day. May Lopez kill a few more.
6 games back!!! Hope they can keep this up!!
If Griffey’s swing is slow now, how will it be at the All-Star Game in July? Time to give it a rest. Given what he said about the effects of sitting on his skills, I’m not sure he would relish the honor and it would be a shame to leave a deserving player off the team.
I love it when Jose Lopez talks. He’s so excited and happy.
I heard A-Rod say that same thing back when he was a Mariner, firova2. He seemed serious though.
willieseattle, much as I loved Junior in the 1990s and even in 2009 – there’s no way I’d vote for him as an All-Star now. Do you really think he’d want the charity, or even appreciate it? Heck, he apparently hasn’t spoken to Wak for a week since he got benched. He still didn’t think he was done, or deserved to be benched.