Lookout Landing

While my statement is in no way manufactured

I was hoping this would work as acbait :-/

JI - March 16, 2009 reply

I was aware of the trap.

lol Erin amirite

JI - March 16, 2009 reply

Don't shoot

the Messenger.

lemonverbena - March 16, 2009 reply

This is how I imagine a randy messenger

Jeff Sullivan - March 16, 2009 reply

It's my dick in a box!

Good thing Joh-GEE-ma is not in the lineup today.

ThundaPC - March 16, 2009 reply

Here's something I'd rather watch or listen to then another ST game:

Remember the good times.

That's just depressing.

Oh, the memories.

And only half of those were travelling

The proof is in the pudding.

Still an improvement over today's NBA.

Jakubauskas?

YES!

marc w - March 16, 2009 reply

Triunfel is playing SS in the Cleveland game too

And Morse in the OF, Tui at 3B, Clement at C, Mike Carp in LF....

and Jak has no strikeouts.

I’m surprised they didn’t have Mike Wilson at 2B and Mike Sweeney in CF.

What a performance, given the circumstances.

marc w - March 16, 2009 reply

"CARP DROPPED THE BALL! CARP DROPPED THE BALL!"

….

ThundaPC - March 16, 2009 reply

Quote from (Take a guess):

“My ass feels good and that’s that.”

ThundaPC - March 16, 2009 reply

I would say Bedard, but that's too many words.

Please be true please be true please be true...

IT'S FUCKING LEGIT!

BEDARD IS FUCKING THE MAN AND HIS ASS IS FINE.

If he really said that

I’d say “The Interview” has ceased to be an ironic commentary.
And become a glorious celebration.

losmarineros - March 16, 2009 reply

Based on the ass pain, I would the fucking is the other way around.

joof - March 16, 2009 reply

You might even think that, yeah?

Branyan has hit 3 HR in 24 hours.

Four now for the spring.

I suspect this guy is going to be very streaky + fun to watch + infuriating to watch.

Yeah, he's going to strikeout way way more often than he has so far

Career K rate of 37.5% for Russell the Muscle.

Over 500 PA, which is what the M’s think he’ll get, that works out to 187.5 strikeouts. He averages just about a homer every 17 PA, which works out to ~30 homeruns over 500 PA. Those aren’t guarantees, but I hope he plays good defense.

So far in ST he's sitting around a 15% K rate

So yeah I’d definitely expect that to go up substantially.

Actually, that 37.5% stat that fangraphs gives

refers to ABs, not PAs, his Ks per PA percentage is, 34.4%, or 171.8 strike outs, not a lot less, but at least a little less horrific

Malcontent1 - March 16, 2009 reply

Actually, the 37.5% was post season,

his career rate (per AB) is 39.85%

Malcontent1 - March 16, 2009 reply

I would like him to strike out in 50% of his PAs.

That would be amazing to watch.

I always wanted to see what Branyan can do

And never in a million year did I think the Mariners would be the one to give out that opportunity. I’m pumped.

JI - March 16, 2009 reply

Thanks for pointing that out.

I’ve been reading the bottom line as Career, not Post Season, even though it says “Post Season” just slightly left of the number. So, I’ll shut up now.

He has a slightly below average UZR at 1B in 300+IP.

Interestingly his UZR in the OF is pretty much -5 < 0 > 5 so maybe he sees time in LF for some games if Griffey get’s hurt and Chavez/Wlad implode to get Shelton’s bat into the lineup against RHP?

I wouldn't count on it

Jeff Sullivan - March 16, 2009 reply

We have too many people to play in the OF already

Looks like our pitching showed up today. Of course it's ST, but I was kinda getting sick

of seeing us give up double digits every game. Would like to see a few of these bullpen arms actually start to put up some zeroes, before the season starts (that means you Mark Lowe and Roy Corcoran)

Branyan/Shelton is looking like a pretty healthy platoon at this point. Hope these guys can carry some of their ST success into the season.

Rudy4three - March 16, 2009 reply

Alternatively

How the hell has Chris Shelton been our best hitter of the spring? … Why the hell is Chris Shelton enjoying the greatest success of his career while Jeff Clement toils in agony? I hate spring training so much.

I wish there were better examples than Shelton or Tui, because I actually like both.

JY - March 16, 2009 reply

Clement has a single and walk today.. Baby steps

Rudy4three - March 16, 2009 reply

Walking has been the one thing Clement has done well.

I suppose, we could also talk about Chris Woodward’s isolated slugging?

JY - March 16, 2009 reply

"Walking has been the one thing Clement has done well."

Which is something this team sorely needs.

Agreed.

.Taylor - March 16, 2009 reply

Maybe they are trying to work on his strike zone definition, it's been an issue the team has raised quite a bit.

I could see how that could negatively affect his contact and power.

Kermit. - March 16, 2009 reply

We also need him to hit for power

The Right hand hitting, First Basemen/ DH is the only Position Battle living up to expectations.

Sweeney and Shelton are both hitting decent so far. Too bad we can’t roll out 3, 1st basemen. Maybe one of them will be better than Yuni at SS. That is not a stretch.
Ichiro
Lopez
Beltre
Griffey
Shelton
Branyon
Clement
Sweeney
Gutti

Lantern - March 16, 2009 reply

I really wanted Cedeno to do well.

I don’t know how much more Yuni I can handle.

Wak has been calling Yuni out a lot. Maybe (grasping at straws here) they're preparing the public for a SS change?

BrettJMiller - March 16, 2009 reply

Let's just hope that change isn't Mike Morse.

You’ll have to excuse me. I revert back to the Bavasi days sometimes.