Cactus League Game 3, Rangers at M’s

Jay Yencich · March 1, 2011 at 11:44 am · Filed Under Game Threads 

This game is new and different in that instead of the Padres, we’re facing the defending American League champion Texas Rangers. I thought long and hard before typing that one out and it didn’t seem to make it any easier.

RF Ichiro!
3B Figgins
LF Bradley
DH Cust
C Olivo
1B Kennedy
CF Gutierrez
2B Ackley
SS Ja. Wilson
P Robertson

Can you spot the outlier?

Nate Robertson’s gameday photo vaguely resembles RR-S’, if Hyphen didn’t smile. He’ll be followed by Beaven, Lueke, Cortes, and Jose Flores, so this could be somewhat interesting. Guti is back in the lineup after the stomach thing.

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13 Responses to “Cactus League Game 3, Rangers at M’s”

  1. eponymous coward on March 1st, 2011 12:17 pm

    Yes, it’s spring training, so it’s irrelevant now, but I think I’ll be lobbing Molotov cocktails at some offices in Safeco while brandishing my pitchfork if I see Adam Kennedy playing 1B for the Mariners at any point during the 2011 AL championship season.

  2. Jay Yencich on March 1st, 2011 12:20 pm

    Change that pitchfork to a trident and I’m on board.

  3. Jay Yencich on March 1st, 2011 12:32 pm

    Uhhhhh…. Kennedy just hit a dinger. I’m placing this one squarely on you, ec.

  4. Westside guy on March 1st, 2011 12:57 pm

    If Bradley gets run out into left field with any regularity – what’s the over/under on how many innings before he goes on the DL?

  5. Westside guy on March 1st, 2011 1:00 pm

    Wait… Brett Tomko?

  6. Westside guy on March 1st, 2011 1:12 pm

    Now Arthur Rhodes? It’s like old home week!

  7. erdim87 on March 1st, 2011 1:17 pm

    Don’t forget Endy Chavez.

  8. EthanN on March 1st, 2011 1:32 pm

    If Adrian Beltre were playing, the amount of ex M’s in this game would just be ridiculous

  9. bortz8 on March 1st, 2011 2:16 pm

    Robertson may look like RR-S, but he certainly didn’t throw like him. It’s the first start of the spring, but he looked good.

  10. Jay Yencich on March 1st, 2011 2:22 pm

    Steve Baron hitting a home run is not unprecedented, but rare enough to be gawked at.

  11. johnfree63 on March 1st, 2011 2:29 pm

    Who would of guessed that Steve Baron would hit a Home Run before Ackley got a hit this spring?

  12. Westside guy on March 1st, 2011 2:43 pm

    Ackley did walk twice today – but I’m sure somewhere there’ll be comments to the effect of “he hasn’t got a hit yet, he needs to swing the bat more”. 😀

  13. Snuffy on March 1st, 2011 4:19 pm

    I just can’t watch these guys even though I love baseball. I want the Mariners to do well. Where the hell is my buy-in? When guys like Saunders, Moore & Smoak are out of the lineup my interest is zero. Nice to see Ackley I guess but I know he won’t be invited to stay.

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