Game 113, Mariners at White Sox
Dave · August 10, 2007 at 4:22 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Washburn vs Vazquez, 5:11 pm.
John McLaren hates us. And winning, apparently. Sexson at first, Ibanez in left, Jones and Broussard to the bench.
If the M’s were an NBA official, we could convict them of throwing games with ease.
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McLaren deserves to get fired. Seriously.
Aah, this game is making me feel seriously ill.
You know, I wasn’t sure what to make at first of the strong opinions a lot of the folks on this blog have. It sounded like a lot of arrogance.. Well, I give in.
I now officially don’t think Mac has a damn clue. His faith in his veterans I’m sure will make him very popular with his players, but he absolutely is not making the right calls on personnel to help the team. It’s bloody criminal. Even the casual fans have figured this out by now — reading between the lines it feels like even Niehaus is thinking along those lines but can’t say it outright.
No need to list all of the bad since we all know it by heart. But Jesus…
Is there truly anyone on this board who thinks McLaren should keep his job after his decisions tonight? I am stunned. Almost into silence.
Richie: please, for the love of Jehovah, voluntarily remove thyself from the line-up. Thou doth hurteth the team with thy lame stick.
worst managed game ever. WTF IS HE DOING?
At least Parrish looked pretty good tonight.
But two runs off of Jenks? That’s a hell of a mountain to climb.
400-401: Sadly, the odds of Mac getting the boot are very, very slim.
It’s over…..tied w/ the Yankees. I hope Mac pulls his head out tomorrow. AJ in left, Raul @ DH and Vidro @ 2nd.
Beltre should pull Yuni aside and make him learn how to catch, plant and throw. His underhand throw is text book.
If he pinch hits Bloomquest for Lopez, I’m gonna hurl.
Is there anything we can do to educate M’s fans that we have by far the worst manager in baseball who has absolutely no clue what he is doing? I just can’t believe we are so close this year and we’re going to throw it away because of McLaren.
I miss Grover.
3-0 and now you strike out. come on.
damnit
410…McLaren is the worst, but he just needs to grow a backbone. I think that he’s too worried about what the players will think of him.
Group-what do you think about Dusty Baker coming here? They’ve been talking about it since Bo-Mel was canned. I personnally don’t want to see him here, but I wonder what everyone elses’s thought was.
Never thought I’d admit it but I miss Grover a bit too. But only a bit.
Break the streak sit these mother ******* down
AL record of 38 consecutive retired is held bt WHO?
F U Mac.
411-I never thought that another person would say that. I do too. I liked Grover, personally, since the day of hire. I couldn’t understand why so many people didn’t like him. I think that it was the results that they didn’t like
Just….baffling. You devote your whole life to baseball and you can’t even understand basic concepts central to winning games. For some reason McLaren thinks he is winning with the rotation he puts out there, yet he’s been exactly .500 with it, just where our run differential puts us at: and also out of the playoffs.
who has been talking about it?
I hope the M’s will get a flood of angry calls and emails tonight.
I think I’m going to go throw up now.
hard to believe it was only 7 LOB.
I don’t want Baker here. I don’t know who I’d want managing this team. Maybe Joe Girardi.
Unless Broussard was injured, there is no excuse for him not PHing for either Sexson or Lopez. Lopez is the weakest hitter on the M’s, and Mac let him lead off against Jenks. I am extremely disappointed with Mac’s managing ability. He is worse than Grover. It is sad to watch.
I just want a Manager to PLAY Jones.
that fat old pitcher the Ms don’t think would pitch better than HoRam.
What a horrible game, absolutly a horrible game. What is there to say other than that? we had bases loaded 1 out and we do nothing? Wash giving up homeruns? all around, im disapointed with this game.
421-I’ve heard it on Baseball Tonight & KJR, though it was a few months back. Peter Gammons mentioned it about a year ago, when everyone wanted Hargrove fired.
Sorry, late to the party…
Dave with Groz recap:
Groz – Dave, where the hell is Adam Jones?
Dave – #*)@#%Y#)%#@U%%
Groz – What about Ben Broussard? Isn’t Vazquez a righty?
Dave – $#*$)@#$#!(#%@
Groz – I thought the David Wells thing made a lot of sense
Dave – $#$(#)%#!%*&)
Groz – Horacio Ramirez really isn’t very good, is he?
Dave – !$#())^$@!)(%*@
Groz – What about John Parrish?
Dave – #*%#*%^))%@*
Groz – Thanks for coming on, Dave
Funniest thing I’ve read from you in a long, long time.
Time to find some Wallbanger tonight for all of us. Games like this might be enough for Dave to even have a sip…
Ballantine 17 year old seems appropriate, since I don’t have a beautiful woman handy to soothe my fevered brow. And a nice reminder that someone out there is competent at his job, unlike some managers I might NAME!!!!
for those who went to the Tacoma outing; did anyone actually ask Bavasi about the refusal to sit the veterans?
It’s games like these that lead me to start drinking again. Pathetic, there’s nothing we can do about Washburn but you can at least take him out when he gives up 3 HR’s and 8 almost-HR’s in his first 6 innings. You don’t need to let him stay in and give up another two, it’s obvious that there’s a patten going on.
Then you let Sexson hit in the 8th with no outs, man on 1st and 2nd against a righty when you’re down by two. WHY?! WITH BROUSSARD ON THE BENCH?! Well then he of course hits into the double play and we lose the game.
McLaren, you suck sooooo much it’s not even funny anymore.
But Broussard’s wife just had a baby…
435: You’re right, at least there’s some good news that relates to the Ms.
He’s been back for 2 days.
And even if that was the case, you have Bloomquist PR for Ibanez and PH Jones for Sexson. You don’t let someone batting .183 against righties stay in in a game critical situation like that.
Dude, I was joking. Just trying to come up with the most pea-brained rationale possible, which is basically the optimal method of reverse engineering M’s front office and managerial decisions…
Well, I hope that the 8th inning DP was the nail in the coffin for Sexson’s time as a stater. It’s not like he is up there and taking good hacks and just getting unlucky. He LOOKS like he is hitting .200.
hmm. two notes today:
Padres claim Igawa off waivers
Podsednik claimed by Cubs
I have to concur with all the bitterness. I was at soccer practice and turned on the radio just in time to hear Sexson hit into the DP (second of the game, as Niehaus noted–he’s about ready to blow, I think). Then I heard the ninth. Ichiro bouncing weakly to third just about sums up this game. Weak. I agree-bring back Grover. At least he had half a clue, whereas Mac has none at all.
I agree about Sexson in particular. He seems to be a nice guy and all, but that’s not what the game is about.
My son now believes I have extraordinary powers, because whenever Richie comes up with a man on first, I put my fingers to my temples and intone, “slider down and away; weak dribbler to short” and hey presto, he does it. Rally-killing DP, Every Freakin’ Time.
So here’s my question: what can be done about Richie? Can he just be sat the rest of the season? Broussard’s defense is about as good as Richie’s, and his offense — well, hell, isn’t just about ANYONE’s offense better at this point? Maybe Richie is hurt — yeah, I think that’s it. Maybe he has a season-ending injury. Back strain, or spasms, or something. If he can go on the DL for the rest of the way it opens up a lot of options.
Cuz if I see him ground into one more DP, when he’s a guy supposed to be driving in runs, I’m going to start losing hair.
-JAH