Holy crap we are bad.
Please allow me to introduce RHP Stephen Strasburg, a sophomore starter at San Diego State University. So far this season he has struck out 40.4% of total batters faced, walked 3.7%, and allowed 0 home runs and 48 hits in 84.3 innings pitched. His FIP stands at 0.76.
Other interesting numbers:
While the Mariners enthusiastic pursuit of this young man suggests that they're doing their jobs in terms of scouting amateur talent, to be honest I'd rather we just win some games.
Edit: Incidentally, he looks like an elf . I move he be granted the nickname 'Keebler' post-haste.
Second Edit: He's not eligible for the 2008 draft, because he's a sophomore and doesn't turn 21 until July 20th, 2009 (the rules state that a player drafted out of a 4-year program must either have completed their junior year or be 21 at the time of the draft).
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Define bad
Really bad or historically, off the charts, bad?
fishiam - May 10, 2008
Not counting today
If you used Pythag to (foolishly) predict the rest of the Mariner’s season, then from April 30th we went from an 86-76 team to a 69-93 team.
Nine games is all it took.
The Typical Idiot Fan - May 10, 2008
Move the m's to OKC, keep the sonics.
hcoguy - May 10, 2008
To quote a line from the movie "Wall Street"
“Boy, we sure went the toilet on that ugly bitch!”.
lowrig - May 10, 2008
Foe a fake WEC
that’s quite optimistic.
JI - May 10, 2008
I think the problem might be
that our WE starts at 10%.
greymstreet - May 10, 2008
Sounds about right to me
Graham MacAree - May 10, 2008
BOOO WILLIE
kentroyals5 - May 10, 2008
Hooray Beltre!
kentroyals5 - May 10, 2008
Extension.
Aaron Campeau - May 10, 2008
But he's producing...
kentroyals5 - May 10, 2008
We've gotta' convince him to tank it for a month.
Aaron Campeau - May 10, 2008
BELTRE
chinn - May 10, 2008
Beltre is awesome!
joof - May 10, 2008
Game thread is below this one guys
Graham MacAree - May 10, 2008
I know Jeff, and sir, you are no Jeff.
kentroyals5 - May 10, 2008
Correct
My accent is sexier
Graham MacAree - May 10, 2008
But Jeff is closer to Strasburg
Robert - May 10, 2008
Apologies, master.
Garces - May 10, 2008
Alright we may as well go for this guy, he'd make a great guy to pitch the 7th before Morrow
Fett42 - May 10, 2008
Look, at strikeout! I must be drunk.
chinn - May 10, 2008
nah
we see those a lot when sexson bats
Fireball309 - May 10, 2008
We're coming for you, Strasburg!
1/2 game behind the Padres for the best draft spot in the 2009 draft!!!
Jordan of Boise - May 10, 2008
IN BAVASI WE TRUST!!
MarinerBlue - May 10, 2008
Who Wants to be a Millionare
and a Bloomquist joke
Fresh.
JI - May 10, 2008
Is that your final answer?
Robert - May 11, 2008
I propose that on the LL sidebar
We keep track of who’s “winning” the Strasburg chase between ourselves, SF, KC, Pittsburgh, and the Nationals.
Katal LM - May 10, 2008
I agree with this
BrettJMiller - May 10, 2008
I also approve of this idea.
Goose - May 11, 2008
Corconcurred
Corco - May 11, 2008
Goddamn it Mariners
I wish I could love anyone but you, but you’re my damn team you stupid motherfuckers and I will be like so many Red Sox fans’ skelletons rooting int he earth never having seent he team I so hopelessly loved be anything more than inept!!!!!!!!!!!
John Morgan - May 10, 2008
I'm glad that when I was a child I was given a backup plan.
JI - May 10, 2008
It's okay John.
We still have the Seahawks.
BrianL - May 10, 2008
They don't play until september though.
Fin - May 10, 2008
Uh...
We still have the Seattle Cascades drum and bugle corps?
BrianL - May 10, 2008
I am beginning to wonder how we won 14 games.
Wilder. - May 10, 2008
Beltre and Balentien.
CapSea - May 11, 2008
Haven't we won only 1 game since Clement and Balentein were called up?
Wilder. - May 11, 2008
shhh Geoff might get ideas.
BrianL - May 11, 2008
I am surprised we haven't called up Adam Jones yet.
Oh wait….
Wilder. - May 11, 2008
... and?
CapSea - May 11, 2008
I'm surprised they haven't started subtracting wins yet.
This team does not deserve to have a positive win total.
JI - May 11, 2008
You know what it does deserve though?
Stephen Strasburg.
BrettJMiller - May 11, 2008
We drew walks and scored runs?
ThundaPC - May 11, 2008
Best meal ever
Beer + amaretto + chili + grated cheese + tortilla chips. This is a meal for the gods. I am not worthy for this.
BrettJMiller - May 10, 2008
sounds good minus the amaretto. I would sub it for beer.
Fin - May 11, 2008
You know what the worst part is?
You know we’ll have a hammerlock on the #1 pick and then win like 7 in a row to close the season and be 1 game out of the worst record. These bastards would do that kind of bullshit.
SethGrandpa - May 11, 2008
Anyone else having problem with the video that Graham linked to?
I click it and nothing happens. I try right-click downloading it and nothing happens. But it seemed to work at work earlier today. I think I’ve got a setting screwy or something.
Teej - May 11, 2008
Never mind, I got it.
Had to use IE for some reason.
Anyway . . . wow. I want one of those.
Teej - May 11, 2008
Finally got this video working.
I want to hump this man.
BrettJMiller - May 11, 2008
I certainly want him on my team
Can you say, 1-2-3 Punch! Also, imagine if we drafted Lincecum, 1-2-3-4 PUNCH! Shiza dude.
Fin - May 11, 2008
Yeah!
In the bullpen!
Gomez - May 11, 2008
But Morrow...1-2 punch with a blind-sided kick that may or may not connect!
kentroyals5 - May 11, 2008
Ah man, I thought this was Washburn's contract year
Why does it seem like he’s been here forever?
JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo - May 11, 2008
Other players' contract years this year
Ibanez
Ballgame
Sexson
Vidro
Cairo
Johjima[bleep]!!!Washburn
Rhodes
They certainly aren’t playing like its their [bleep]ing contract year.
Fin - May 11, 2008
Washburn is signed for another year
JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo - May 11, 2008
It does seem like it -should- be his contract year though
Graham MacAree - May 11, 2008
Atleast Washburn and Beluga Tits come off the books on the same year.
Fin - May 11, 2008
The fact that these contracts are expiring is the only thin that keeps me from swallowing a bullet.
Aaron Campeau - May 11, 2008
That guy looks good.
Too bad we need more hitters.
ThundaPC - May 11, 2008
Maybe we can draft him, wait a year or two, then trade him for Aaron Rowand.
Teej - May 11, 2008
I always knew Melvin Mora had a bunch of kids or whatever
but his wife is also hot.
hcoguy - May 11, 2008
I'm rooting for losses now
Stephen Strasburg is worth losing every non-Felix or Bedard Day.
edddgar - May 11, 2008
Interesting, Strasburgh isn't it the Klaw's top 60 for June's draft...
Unless Strasburgh isn’t available until next year. But if he’s draftable this year, the M’s can stop tanking, because he doesn’t appear to be on anyone’s radar.
In an unrelated note, I dropped my cellphone in a cup of milk while I was sleeping last night.
Frosty Raptor - May 11, 2008
He's can't be taken this year
Graham MacAree - May 11, 2008
Why wouldn't he get picked high in this draft?
George702 - May 11, 2008
You can't draft sophomores out of 4-year programs
Graham MacAree - May 11, 2008
Oh thanks, never heard that before.
George702 - May 11, 2008
The M's can't sign any type A free agents this offseason then, right?
Frosty Raptor - May 11, 2008
If you're in the top 15 picks you don't lose your first rounder if you sign a type A.
Unless they’ve changed that rule in the last CBA, which I don’t think they have.
Graham MacAree - May 11, 2008
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