9/8: Open Game Thread

Is there anything in college football more tacky than playing top 40 music on the loudspeakers between plays instead of letting the bands play? I thought Penn State was a power conference school.

Gomez - September 8, 2007 reply

really small zone today.

hcoguy - September 8, 2007 reply

Apparently that wasn't a strike.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

When I think grace

I think Raul Ibanez.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Yeah... Grace Jones

Gomez - September 8, 2007 reply

King Awesome

He's still awesome.

ThundaPC - September 8, 2007 reply

Worst 0-2 pitch I've seen in weeks.

That was destroyed.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I <3 BELTRE!!!

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

I saw Wlad in the dugout

so at least we know he's still alive.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

woot woot

wadswerth - September 8, 2007 reply

Swung On & Beltre'd....

Nice one Adrian...

BTW, Isn't Comerica quiet for a full-house? Listening to Detroit-ians, you'd think the place was a madhouse all thge time..

IrishMariner - September 8, 2007 reply

They take after their announcers.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

AB always has this expression on his face

where it's like he's trying to figure out how to build his kid's bicycle from scratch with German instructions.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Ha Ha

LOL

IrishMariner - September 8, 2007 reply

So

why was FSN Detroit so interested in Fresno State/A&M?

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

overtime

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

3 OTs

sammy - September 8, 2007 reply

who ended up winning?

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

A&M held on

Close call for them.

Gomez - September 8, 2007 reply

But they were giving score updates

before it even went to OT.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I think they said that they'd been broadcasting

that game first then switched to the Tigers at 7 or something

Nick S - September 8, 2007 reply

Oh, that makes sense.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Red Wings promo

hockey is almost here yesssssssssssss

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I dont <3 Hockey

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

Pobody's nerfect.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

At this point

I would gladly take some ice action.

Gomez - September 8, 2007 reply

Jeez, he looks pissed

I pity the fool that gives Ichiro a reason to snap....

IrishMariner - September 8, 2007 reply

You know

eventually, as long as we keep up the organizational philosophy of developing ultra-aggressive toolsy hitters, we'll end up with a Vlad of our own.

Here's to you, Triunfel.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

And maybe Mario Martinez can copycat

And then we can have two!

Gomez - September 8, 2007 reply

"He's hungry.

He's a hungry ballplayer."

Trust me, color guy, that's not all a guy needs.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Heh.

"(Timo) has been awfully consistent in September."

It's September 8th.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Its timo perez.

Come on.

hcoguy - September 8, 2007 reply

Sean Casey = "The Mayor"

I think "The Angry Drunk" would be more appropriate.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

timos been consistent this game

2 sings, 2 rbi's

wadswerth - September 8, 2007 reply

Man

did you see how far Raul backed away when Ichiro called for that ball? I don't think Ichiro gave the standard "I GOT IT" there.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Lol

Yunibomber!

ThundaPC - September 8, 2007 reply

YUNI BOMB!!!

thenatural - September 8, 2007 reply

What the........TWO homeruns?!

You're allowed to hit TWO in one game?!

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Thar she blows!

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Aah yes....

... a good 'ol-fashioned bullpen battle

IrishMariner - September 8, 2007 reply

And with that

I'm out for now. Good to leave on a non-negative note.

ThundaPC - September 8, 2007 reply

Well that's annoying.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I have a new least favorite Tiger.

Feel free to remember how bad you suck, Timo.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Timown3d?

DCMariner - September 8, 2007 reply

Timo Perez

quickly becoming my most hated Detroit Tiger.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Curtis Granderson is stupidfast

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

the rare poorly played fly to ichiro.

sammy - September 8, 2007 reply

Why not just rename the park

Granderson Triplefest Stadium?

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Nice play, Sexson.

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

"The ball is up tonight for Jeff."

Real perceptive, Blowers.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Look, we can keep dicking around

or we can go to the bullpen and give somebody else a shot to stop the bleeding. What are you trying to prove?

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

but we don't have anyone available in the BP

. . . oh, wait.

G_ - September 8, 2007 reply

Granderson has 22 triples.

That's one away from the post-1940 all-time record.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

That's like a 1910 total

Ridiculous.

Gomez - September 8, 2007 reply

King Awesome still awesome

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

Beltre flipping out again.

He hits the ball harder than any Mariner I've seen in a long long time.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Ibanez: 0-3

Thanks Mac, I didn't want a clean-up hitter capable of hitting lefties anyway.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Miner warming up for the fourth time.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Matsuzaka:

ERA: 4.44
FIP: 4.36

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Detroit has sophisticated hecklers

their taunts include:

saying the name of the player
saying it louder

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

That's a playoff environment right there.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Woo Kenji

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

You know, except the 342 at bats Richie

hasnt got a hit, I think hes had a pretty productive season.

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

If not for those extra 92 outs

he'd have a league-average BA.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Richie Sexson strikeout

knew this game was missing something.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

I like facing lefties

except for when our cleanup spot comes up.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Zach Miner coming in

What? New pitcher?! That's not fair, it takes us at least 5 innings to adapt to that!

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

In the stands...

Mariners Fan #1: "Why'd We Move To This Hole?"
Mariners Fan #2: "I wanted to swap my apt. in Queen Anne for 7 Duplex's & Cash"

IrishMariner - September 8, 2007 reply

Beltre has an away OPS of .887

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

And an Awesomeness Index of 132598713641

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

You must have rounded down

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

Lopez gets hits?

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Yuni sees more than 2 pitches for the first

time in a LONG time

RED29 - September 8, 2007 reply

A pitcher has to pull an ankiel to run a 3-0

count on the m's.

houseofprime2 - September 8, 2007 reply

Scoring more than one run an inning?

that would be blasphemy

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Miner, by the way, = poor man's Sean Green

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

oh god Weaver is still in

it must be Mariner policy to not remove a pitcher before they let 2 baserunners reach.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

and he gets 3 easy outs

Whatever, I'm still right. I'm always right.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

A few years ago

that would've shattered Guillen's leg bone.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

MVP-Rod

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Rod Allen is like a sober, competent Hendu

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

So not like Hendu at all then?

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

If you take away the drunken incompetance...

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

When Timo Perez hits fly outs

the outfielders should dive to catch everything just to show his sorry ass up.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Jeff, do you think a package of richie and wlad

could get us matt cain? I've just been brainstorming to see who we could get for those two since its pretty likely their both will be traded.

houseofprime2 - September 8, 2007 reply

I'm not Jeff, but no

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

Not a chance.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

SAFE!!!

...oh... out... whaa?

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

I swear

every single fucking series I have to hear a new team of broadcasters talk about how Ichiro could hit 25 homers a year if he wanted to. Apparently he doesn't want to. Give it a God damn rest.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Yeah i didnt thnik so but I figured the giants

were desperate for power.

houseofprime2 - September 8, 2007 reply

Haha

Umpires hate us

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

Is anyone warming

up in our pen?

amanalone11 - September 8, 2007 reply

RRS

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Hey I think that call was actually correct.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I don't

But I didn't see it in slow motion

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

The throw just barely beat him

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I'm now convinced

that someone has played off every umpire in the league to fuck us squaw in the ass.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

Not Guillen's day

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

That's twice.

But remember, when it happened to AJ, it was nerves.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

BOOM. Gone.

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

They called that a hit.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Well that was a hit.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

So Weaver's out of gas...

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

I like how McLaren consistently pulls pitchers

5 pitches late.

Graham MacAree - September 8, 2007 reply

Why is weaver still in?

hcoguy - September 8, 2007 reply

Alex Rodriguez is the only player in history

to hit 50 HR as both a SS and a 3B.

Simply astounding.

He's getting a huge raise.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

I could have made that clearer.

He holds the record @ both pos.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

Remember the Pittsburgh game

where Weaver had such a hopeful, relieved expression on his face?

This is the opposite of that.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Someone's gonna pimpslap Jose Guillen.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

Starcraft II looks sick

Me wantie.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

As does Korea

Episode 2 and Portal> Any other game this fall.

Robert - September 8, 2007 reply

So whos our manager next year?

A. Joe Giradi
B. Dusty Baker
C. Ken Macha
D. Bill Krueger lol

houseofprime2 - September 8, 2007 reply

jmac

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

This bespectacled douchebag

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Dear god please not Dusty

I think he prefers his cushy job working for ESPN anyway.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

They'll bring back

Bill Plummer

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Hahahahaha

Best wild pitch ever.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Two-base wild pitch.

This is the worst nosedive ever.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Like they needed a wild pitch...

they got a double anyway

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

"And he will tell you

he doesn't like to hit the ball to right field."

What?

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Balls.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

Sit down. You are an angry man.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Magglio runs with his mouth open like an idiot

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

uuuuuuuugh

I don't think I find this funny anymore.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Granderson and Magglio

#'s one and two in the AL in terms of having an OPS that doesn't match their balls in play.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

wow try throwing a strike

you enormous, flaming douche.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Ramon Santiago in the game

I think Leyland is trying to stick it to us.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Detroit has ugly women.

FSN Detroit displays them all.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Ramon Santiago to Short

Guillen to first

That's M's baseball

Paytheline - September 8, 2007 reply

Comerica aided triples of London!

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

ok the only thing that is different then last year

is that we can actually beat the a's.

houseofprime2 - September 8, 2007 reply

Nice route, Magglio

This part is a triples factory.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Part, park, whatever. I'm barely here.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Vidro would get at lest 15

if he could play every game here.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

Even Ibanez can get a triple here

Fantastic dimensions.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Okay, so that was kind of cool

I wasn't too sure Ibanez was going to beat that out.

Paytheline - September 8, 2007 reply

Comerica's 3B factor: 203

There are twice as many triples hit here than in the average park.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Well there's our 1 run for the inning

We still have 2 more innings to go YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Nice swing, Richie.

It's really great to have you back.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Every time

the opposing manager makes a "coaching visit to the mound" they get an out. Every time our manager makes a "coaching visit to the mound" the other team winds up getting 3 runs.

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Excuse me

we got a productive out. HUGE difference.

(I'm being sarcastic)

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Blue Jays winning 4-1

If they win and we lose, we are 1.5 games ahead of them.

...

Great, our season is now reduced to being the 6th or 7th best team in the AL!

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

Even though it was only a fly out

That's crazy that he still hit the ball like 380 feet when he practically fell into the swing.

Paytheline - September 8, 2007 reply

Sexson's back

and hasn/t that 0-3 day helped us out a great deal?

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Stupid Ramontiago.

He can really pick it up and throw it.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Maybe we should trade for him

Do we have a talented shortstop who likes to party we can trade for- oh, wait.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

All right Jose...

way to step up

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

and, I might add

on a first pitch swing...there's a surprise

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

HYPHEN!

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

"The Pudgemeister"?

That is the worst nickname in the history of nicknames.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Hey, it's the bottom of the 7th again.

And we get the "mound visit."

I'm thinking they get.... 4 runs this inning.

What's the general over-under?

Paytheline - September 8, 2007 reply

Is Raffy looking for the bourbon in the first aid?

I would be after the last few weeks.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

Hey Sean Green

would you be a dear and go back to striking batters out? That would be delightful.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Er

S. Green relieved J. Weaver
C. Granderson struck out looking
P. Polanco singled to left
P. Polanco to third on wild pitch
G. Sheffield struck out looking

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Yeah, I figured he might do that since I missed

that inning. He hasn't been striking out as many batters after the ASB compared to before ASB though.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

He doesn't really have K-per-IP ability

He was over his head in the first half.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

C'mon Timo

Fuck this up and I'll love you forever.

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

what the fuck is a curtis granderson

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

IBB'ing Inge actually = smart.

Good on you, four eyes.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

On second thought, I agree.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

That was a strike.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Yup

WTF is this, "Umps hose the Mariners" week?

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

Of course it was

but the way things are going, did you actually think we'd get the call?

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

HEY SMITH

Let's walk the whole lineup...

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

oh oh

the dreaded "coaching visit to the mound"

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Should be "Coaching Visit to HP umpire"

BrettJMiller - September 8, 2007 reply

Time to switch the Cards-DBacks.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

I'm getting pretty fucking sick of this.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

That was the most obvious strike I've ever seen.

Not only does our team suck when it tanks, it gets no breaks as well.

BrettJMiller - September 8, 2007 reply

Oh, good. Sean White.

The younger, still sucky version of Rick White.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

Fuck you, umpires.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

/throws towel

I fucking hate you Johnny Mac.

JI - September 8, 2007 reply

Now it's time for

Ironically Gloveless Adrian Beltre.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

McLaren throwing in towel, Sean White sucks

so on and so forth game over

JLC - September 8, 2007 reply

Granderson was out.

Instead, it's 11-6.

If every single umpire in baseball dropped dead tonight, I wouldn't shed a tear.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

LMAO

Baseball could not be more predictable.

Paytheline - September 8, 2007 reply

And With that pitching change...

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

Well that is just par for the course, isnt it?

We strike a guy out, it gets called a walk, and the next guy up doubles in 3 runs

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Polanco doubles, Sheffield makes out.

Black players are easier to control.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

But umpires clearly fear black players.

Granderson's "walk" is evidence.

BrettJMiller - September 8, 2007 reply

God I hate this....I just got off work and come

home to RRS' blown call and Mac being the worst manager in the world. I hate that I'm going to miss baseball season soon....

BrettJMiller - September 8, 2007 reply

After this

it's going to take a lot longer for me to miss baseball than it did last year or the year before.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

But we'll have the offseason!

When we can see Bavasi trade Wlad and Lopez for Lenny DiNardo!

Aw, crap...

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

On the other hand

I'm pretty happy the Huskies won, Michigan lost again, and the Badgers are playing UNLV....

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

"STOP IT, BRANDON!"

Save it for the bedroom, dickface.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Welcome to the void, Jorge.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

He throws slower than Steve Trachsel works

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

No way this guy could be better than Horacio

Right?

BrettJMiller - September 8, 2007 reply

Not a chance.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

aaaaaaanddd

He gives up a gopherball just so we know for sure.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

That was sarcastic, by the way.

Horacio blows. Campillo blows too, but he blows less.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Jorge assimilated quickly

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Awesome

that's the 546767th triple of the game.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

The collective has absorbed him

Ben in Va - September 8, 2007 reply

yeah

just what was needed another kick to the groin

wadswerth - September 8, 2007 reply

Baker points out

history in the making

Also, Tigers CONTINUE to rub our noses in it. First Ramontiago, now Bazardo.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

Hey, Bazardo.

Mariners 12, Mariners 6.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

PS:

I hate the Bazardos.

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

On a somewhat positive note

although in the long run it won't matter at all, Tampa Bay scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Toronto, 5-4.

When was the last time we scored 4 runs in an inning?

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Probably in that game we lost against LA.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Fourteen games.

Thirteen losses.

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

This inning drips with irony

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

I hope tomorrow's game is over

by the time the Seahawks game starts..not that I want to see another 8-2 baseball game.

LongBeachDave - September 8, 2007 reply

Ahhh...A slide of epic proportions

Its almost like the 20 game over .500 Mariners collectively slept with Britney Spears, forgot to tie a 2x4 to their asses and were swallowed whole.

Ben in Va - September 8, 2007 reply

I feel like Sharon Tate

Jeff Sullivan - September 8, 2007 reply

Managers get canned for this sort of shit.

IcebreakerX - September 8, 2007 reply

So seriously,

what's the chance, Mac gets fired at the end of this season due to this horrific collapse? 80, 90%?

Coach Owens - September 8, 2007 reply

0%

We will hear happy talk from Lincoln about how the organization made progress when we finish 83-79, and there will be contract extensions and lollipops for everyone.

</unreasonable pessimism>

eponymous coward - September 8, 2007 reply

I really don't think we're finishing above .500.

If we do you're situation will be accurate though.

SethGrandpa - September 8, 2007 reply

*Your

SethGrandpa - September 8, 2007 reply

The M's...

... would have to go 7-15 the rest of the way to finish 81-81.

It's a possibility based on play so far in September, I suppose, but that would mean a season-finishing stretch of 8-28.

You might also consider the caliber of the opposition the next 10 games (after this series) is considerably worse than what we faced during this collapse (no teams below .500): Oakland home/away (terrible offense) and Tampa Bay at home (unbelievably bad defense, worse than ours, even). I don't think they will faceplant those games. They might even go 6-4, 7-3 and give some false hope.

I think we are looking at something like 83 (if they really suck the rest of the way) to 87 (if they perk up some) wins... which is at the higher end of my predictions, but about where I saw them- improved, but flawed.

Lookout Landing