Game 53, Red Sox at Mariners
7:10. Matsuzaka v Batista.
In WPA, Matsuzaka is 3rd in all of baseball at 1.84. Ratios:
K/9 7.95
BB/9 5.7
HR/9 .6
Batista is -.97
K/9 6.47
BB/9 5.7
HR/9 .74
1.5K/game separates the two pitchers right now, and in their starts so far, the results have been a difference of nearly three games in value.
CAIRO AT FIREST! His outstanding work charging a bunt yesterday is rewarded with a start!
!1!!!oneone!!!
CF-L Ichiro!
2B-R Lopez
DH-B Vidro
LF-L Ibanez
3B-R Beltre
C-R Johjima
RF-R Balentien
1B-0 Cairo
SS-R Betancourt
Boston:
CF-B Crisp
2B-R Pedroia
DH-L Ortiz
LF-R Ramirez
3B-R Lowell
RF-L Drew
C-B Varitek
1B-L Casey
SS-R Lugo
VIDRO OPTION WATCH:
Only 250-300 plate appearances to go until his 2009 option vests!
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Oh yeah! Here comes the winning streak! Mariners will win the West!
Oh sorry, I think my pain medication has just kicked in.
Ah, nothing like watching a seemingly huge Manny homerun turn into a meaningless one!
Go M’s!
You’ve won this game, Mariners! But we’ll be back! Oh, yes! Weeeeee’ll beeeeee baaaaack! *sucked into the dimensional rift to trouble Seattle nevermore(?)*
its a win. And a exciting one too.
251 – aahahahahahahaha
McLaren has a passing resemblance to a Sontaran.
“We always knew defense was our strong suit and now it’s starting to pay off for us.”
Uh, does Mac think he’s managing the Sox, ’cause he can’t be talking about the Mariners?
Nice to see the use of two bunts to create two runs.
Baek traded to Padres for right-hander Jarrod Wells.
Rotoworld says the Mariner are not happy with Yuni.
Wait, wait… we didn’t just win a playoff game, or even gain a game in our division! But we (the team) are excited because we didn’t lose!!! That’s priceless. More seriously though, great win fellas. I was glued to the screen for the first time this year. Yes the FIRST time. Well executed. Now can we get rid of Cairo and Richie? PLEASE. No offense Richie. I love you as a hometown guy…but you’re not hitting here. Props to Morrow. For the first time this year he pitched with gusto. How about JLO for comeback player of the year? Wait…it’s too early for that.
258- I heard that where you reading it
Where are you seeing the info about Baek?
the PI yesterday: “Concerned about the decrease in the velocity of closer J.J. Putz’s fastball, McLaren said he’ll work to have Putz pitch more often to keep him sharp.”
Wells is completely worthless.
And props to the Cora family for that little gift in the 9th inning.
the trade was mentioned on the radio side about 15 minutes ago
and the SD paper put this up
Amyone look at the stats on the guy? Looks like he was pretty good in the minors till he hit AAA Portland. Well, start the ticker over again. The M’s made a bad move today. And the Padre’s scored a pretty good replacement level guy. Helps them a tonn with all the trouble they have had with Peavy and Young in the IR this year.
Man, I am sorry I left in the 7th to go to the gym for a while. It would have been a good 9th inning to watch.
Back to the Goatee conspiracy, Baek doesn’t have one, so…what does that mean?
homer article about Wells the other day
270- that article is a little generous compared to his stats. It’s like saying “The Mariners have already won 19 games.” On the bright side. But, I guess I can’t hate the guy before I ever see him pitch. I am just a little disapointed we lost beak cause I liked him a bit. Of coarse, in 2 years no one will remeber Beak.
If only we had Heafcliff Slocolm to give the team that added push to get to the playoffs. That’s all the team really needs.
Concerning 272:
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, no.
I somehow just knew a rare gift was coming our way the minute Timlin entered the game…
…And again, to quote Benny Hill, that is “one in a row!” 🙂
Never thought about that, but yeah!
Does that trade for Wells just seem like a moot point to anyone else? The teams with the two worst records in the bigs, and the worst in their leagues respectively, swapping middle relievers, who are one year apart in age?
Pointless much?
Au contraire, mon ami…for our Hated Rivals the Friars say they will be occasionally spot starting him there as well. Hence, I am fully expecting him to make one of those “spot starts” against us when we return to
the Evil EmpireSan Diego in a few weeks……When he will throw the first no-hitter of his major league career! 😮
I think we have to look at the Baek deal with something of a fan’s theory of sunk costs. On May 27, there was no place for Baek on our roster and we got something for him.
This gem from SOSH:
Not sure why “salmon” is capitalized unless it’s some kind of derogatory reference directed at Tim Salmon. Poor guy.
Oh Sox fans, don’t go changing.
Reed got the job done.
[sorry, that’s way over the line]
We need to win tonight in honor of Bret Boone and his failed comeback attempt with the Nationals.
And to send BoSox Nation home crying. For once.
sounds like Boone has reached a good place, finally
RE: #278: SoSH is one of the more profane Sox boards out there (they’re on a par with nomaas.org). About this time 2 years ago I got suspended for a year and a half for disagreeing with a ranting misinformed crazed SoSH newbie in a Red Sox vs. Mariners game thread there.
JamesT and other Red Sox fans visiting here probably come from a more rational site.
278: Wow! And here I always thought we were so freaking irrelevant in the eyes of ESPN and other East Coast media hacks that we could never possibly warrant such vitriol…
The idiot who wrote that, no doubt, probably thinks that all of us west of the flippin’ Appalachians still live in log cabins and eat barbecued squirrel as a regular part of our diets. 😮
Actually, most people around Boston picture Washingtonians as a bunch of rain-soaked 145-pound, latte-guzzling, software engineering dorks who swap our short-sleeve dress shirts for flannels and knit caps on the weekends so we can properly bond with the trees and salmon.
True…though I mostly think he was probably pissed off about having to stay up ’til 1 AM on a work/school night only to see his precious Sox lose the game, anyway.
Benitec, #260: Props to Morrow. For the first time this year he pitched with gusto.
That’s absolute crap. I assume you missed his May 12th performance? He gave up the winning home run, but he fanned the four batters he faced prior to that in 16 pitches.
Actually, most people around Boston picture Washingtonians as a bunch of rain-soaked 145-pound, latte-guzzling, software engineering dorks who swap our short-sleeve dress shirts for flannels and knit caps on the weekends so we can properly bond with the trees and salmon.
And that’s totally wrong, because we wear our fleece and knit caps to our software engineering jobs.
Re 280, Mods
Hmm… so that comment was no good huh? Good thing I didn’t go with my first thought. I stand by my statement that Boston Fans have lost their cherub like luster and have just become really damn annoying.
Oh, I agree, but the wishing harm part’s a non starter.
I wasn’t wishing them harm. I was wishing them death. Still, it wasn’t a serious comment, just an exaggeration of my disdain for them.