Comments for U.S.S. Mariner

Comment on Well by Andren

Andren — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:50:40 +0000

Actually it’s worth re-watching Morrow, but his curveball command was terrible. His fastball velocity and location was on point but he shouldn’t be run out there for a second inning. His curveball was all over the place so all the Rangers needed to do was recognize that and eventually they dialed in.

Comment on Well by iceman21287

iceman21287 — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:16:50 +0000

billjamesonline.net just put up defensive Plus/Minus stats for the 2008 season. I think the system does a pretty okay job of rating defense, but there was one rating I saw that absolutely blew my mind:

Ken Griffey Jr, +3, ranked 1st amongst Right Fielders

Ummmmm, whatttttttt?!? I’m going to assume it’s an early season anomaly that will sort itself out.

It also has Ichiro! at -4, which kind of stunned me, but Beltre at +4, Ibanez at -7, and Betancourt at -7, which all seem about right to me.

Comment on Well by lailaihei

lailaihei — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:04:58 +0000

So… if we continue losing at this rate, how long (if at all) until things start happening like…
1. Making sure Vidro’s option doesn’t vest.
2. Morrow going down to AA to work on being a starter.
3. Looking to possibly trade some players that might be valuable to a contending team for some younger talent.

I put those in, what I think, is most-to-least likely order. I think #1 should be almost guaranteed, #2 is probably a less than 50% chance, and #3 is not very likely at all. Any opinions from anyone else?

Comment on Well by Mike Honcho

Mike Honcho — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:52:46 +0000

Morrow looked as good as he ever has. I was real skeptical of his secondary stuff before the year, but it is coming around. I’m even a little bit hopeful that he can be a better starter than Washburn by July if they send him Tacoma tomorrow.

Of course, there are jobs to save in Seattle, so he isn’t going anywhere.

But the speculation of the demise of Brandon Morrow-SP may have been premature…

Comment on Crank the Griffey rumor mill back up by Benne

Benne — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:23:42 +0000

I am thinking Bavasi solves the Clement problem by trading him and Morrow to Reds for Griffey. Fits with what they paid for Bedard and think they see Griffey as a fixture for next three years.

Seriously? We already overpaid for Bedard, who is one of the better pitchers in the AL and is still in his prime. Griffey is 38 and near the end of the line.
Wlad, Clement, Morrow, Triunfel and Aumont should be untouchable in trade talks for Griffey. The key phrase is “should be”, but I’m holding my breath.

Comment on Well by justinh

justinh — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:13:29 +0000

In his last start at Texas on July 7, pitching for Baltimore, Bedard tied an Orioles franchise record with 15 strikeouts while tossing a two-hitter and facing the minimum 27 batters. But the Rangers scored each inning against him Monday.

“Just wasn’t a good day,” Bedard said.

“The Interview” with another great, um-er-a-well….interview.

Comment on Game 40, Mariners at Rangers by Evan R.

Evan R. — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:44:14 +0000

not to mention those bizarre ampersands.

Comment on Well by Sentinel

Sentinel — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:27:08 +0000

That’s me staying positive.

Comment on Well by Sentinel

Sentinel — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:26:48 +0000

I’d have to take my shoes off to count how many ex-Mariners have become quality players for other teams after leaving Seattle. Kind of makes you wonder who we have judging the talent around here.

WLAD!!!

Comment on Well by msb

msb — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:23:34 +0000

so, does this game become a bad thing for the season (argh. killed again in the final outs) or become a good thing (look at all the runs we scored! Joh went oppo! Clement got hits! goly! we can play this game!)?