Game 129, Mariners at Indians
Felix vs. Tomlin, 9:05am (!)
Wake up! A very happy Felix Morning to you. Between the double header, the ROOT Sports replays, and a 9am game today, I feel like the Mariners have been playing Cleveland non-stop for 3 days.
* Obviously, the focus was on Kyle Seager and Trayvon Robinson, who had brilliant days for the M’s – both rookies had 3 extra-base hits and 6 hits each, with Seager notching his 2nd MLB home run. It’s amazing how much better Seager looks since his initial call-up. His swing suddenly looks capable of driving a ball into a gap, instead of being engineered to dunk singles just over infielders’ heads.
* Today, the Indians have to adjust from a guy with a change-up in the low 70s to a guy with a change-up in the low 90s.
* The M’s face Josh Tomlin, who’s sporting a walk rate of 3.1%, the best in the league. It’s like We’ve all been given a second chance to watch/appreciate Bob Tewksbury.
The line-up:
1: Ichiro
2: Ryan
3: Ackley
4: Carp
5: Wells
6: Olivo
7: Seager
8: Pena
9: Robinson (CF)
Gutierrez gets an off day, and so Trayvon Robinson gets another chance to show what he can do in center field.
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I’d like to believe the Mariners can play roughly .500 baseball for the next 33 games. If they can do that, they will lose 89 or 90 games – which would be sort of a weirdly positive-ish note to end the season with.
(Also, I’m so happy it’s now permissible to end sentences with a preposition…)
I think the M’s should bring Wily Mo back next season. I know that if my favorite manager of all time, Earl Weaver, was managing this team, that’s what he’d do — let Smoak, Carp, and Pena compete for those 1B / DH at-bats. Seattle would always have some bang coming off the bench, something the M’s have lacked recently.