http://ussmariner.com Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:44:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Olson vs Penny, 10:05 am. Ichiro, RF Branyan, 1B Lopez, 2B Griffey, DH Gutierrez, CF Langerhans, LF Johjima, C Woodward, 3B Cedeno, SS http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/04/game-80-mariners-at-red-sox/ Assuming this game ever ends, FSN that Comcast Sportsnet NW channel will be broadcasting the Rainiers game! Televised PCL action! Called by Mike Curto! Seven-ish! And if you somehow have never taken the chance to catch one of the broadcasts, perhaps because you're allergic to radios, this will be your ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/03/game-thread-the-second/ 4:10. Haaaaaaappy Felix Day! And everyone hopefully has the day off so you can watch! Is there a cooler contrast in starters this year? Felix, young, ascending star, against Wakefield, much older, with an impressive career without the kind of sustained dominance that earns someone the "ace" designation. Felix has ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/03/game-79-mariners-at-red-sox/ Shawn Kelley has been activated from the disabled list, and Mike Carp is headed back to Tacoma. What's that got to do with the title, you ask? Well, for one thing, getting Kelley back is a good thing, because not only was he one of the best relievers in the ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/03/the-end-of-the-all-righthanded-bullpen/ When it comes to international business, the M’s [almost] always get their man. Larry Stone proves that point with reports that the Mariners have signed 16-year-old Dominican OF Guillermo Pimentel, at a figure of about $2 million. Unlike last year’s big signing in CF Julio Morban, who was ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/03/mariners-sign-pimentel/ So, instead, I'll just present a picture. Franklin Gutierrez, All-Star. It won't happen, but you could make a pretty good argument that it should. http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/03/im-running-out-of-words/ The debut of Langerhans! Vargas v. Sabathia, 4:05. RF-L Ichiro 1B-L Branyan 2B-R Lopez DH-R Sweeney CF-R Gutierrez C-R Johjima LF-L Guy who was once traded for Snelling 3B-R Woodward SS-R Cedeno As slightly weird as it is to break Langerhans in against the lefthander, two things. His statistics don't seem to indicate much of a platoon split (even doing ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/02/game-78-mariners-at-yankees/ We've talked the Washburn/Bedard trade possibilities to death. However, the most interesting story surrounding the team right now is what they're going to do in the next month to re-shape the roster for the rest of 2009 and beyond. Those two aren't the only ones they'll have to ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/02/sell-high-on-mark-lowe/ Washburn vs Pettitte, 4:05 pm Wak returned to his senses today, so we get the following line-up. Ichiro, RF Branyan, 1B Lopez, 2B Griffey, DH Gutierrez, CF Balentien, LF Woodward, 3B Johnson, C Cedeno, SS I will say that it's a little strange that Sweeney played last night, against an RHP, but is sitting tonight against an LHP. Wak ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/01/game-77-mariners-at-yankees/ Lost in the rest of the news yesterday was a short note from Larry LaRue that the team is considering shifting Yuniesky Betancourt to second base when he returns from the disabled list. Lopez would move to third in Beltre's absence, and Cedeno would presumably continue as the starting ... http://ussmariner.com/2009/07/01/yuni-to-second/