After seeing this stat, I'm not so sure I want to see him take pitches
In the past three seasons, he is 68-for-203 (.335) when swinging at the first pitch and a .199 hitter (29-for-146) on a 2-and-2 count.
I’m not a huge stat-guy like the rest of you here, but take it for what it’s worth, he is clearly a better hitter swinging at the first pitch. Unless of course you guys think it’s too small of a sample.
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I was going to make a Marc Newfield reference here, but I decided not to.
However, I was looking at the 1990 draft because of my thinking of him. I just learned Dan Wilson was selected No.7 overall (Marc Newfield was No.6). I find it hilarious Wilson became a Mariner legend while Newfield never amounted to anything.
No Griffey, no Tv
I expect this thread to be jumpin’
JI - March 19, 2009
Heilman revenge game
Throw out the record books, this one means a little bit more to both teams.
marc w - March 19, 2009
Wait, baseball?
I thought we were a basketball and soccer site today.
Oh, and hockey.
Kirsten Schlewitz - March 19, 2009
Soccer?
wtf
JI - March 19, 2009
NO HABS NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthew - March 19, 2009
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Matthew - March 19, 2009
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Matthew - March 19, 2009
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Matthew - March 19, 2009
I was hoping for this response.
Kirsten Schlewitz - March 19, 2009
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Matthew - March 19, 2009
I'm seriously considering following through with my threat but I think Matthew may never speak to me again.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
You can run said threat by me if you are concerned.
Matthew - March 19, 2009
Becoming a Canadiens fan just to piss y'all off.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
If you want to join the ranks of
these fans
Go right ahead.
That happened after the Habs won their first round playoff series, in seven games, as a 1 seed against an 8.
Matthew - March 19, 2009
I don't see anything wrong with this behavior if it happened to the Metros
Robert - March 19, 2009
Peaceful celebrations in public are amazing
Riots with burning out police cars and vandalizing stores is an epitome of douchey frat boy Neanderthal behaviour.
Matthew - March 19, 2009
HAY WE WONZ LETS GO BREAK SHIT K AWESOME I'M SO DRUNK
pdb - March 19, 2009
I have a dear friend who is a Canadiens fan and she is a sweetheart.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Well, you can battle Robert for most fake fan of a hockey team I guess
Matthew - March 19, 2009
To be fair I had a Patrick Roy poster in my room from the ages of 8-14.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
you are stupid
Robert - March 19, 2009
Canadiens fans can't use y'all
Kirsten Schlewitz - March 19, 2009
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Matthew - March 19, 2009
Only a point back of home ice :)
Robert - March 19, 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6EJ5Iwnv9w
Matthew - March 19, 2009
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Matthew - March 19, 2009
So, uh
what happened to cause this Robert-esque meltdown?
BrianL - March 19, 2009
Just look at all those sweet sweet goals.
Kirsten Schlewitz - March 19, 2009
This is less meltdown and more celebration
Jeff Sullivan - March 19, 2009
:)
Matthew - March 19, 2009
I'm just not used to seeing celebrations here.
BrianL - March 19, 2009
msb - March 19, 2009
If you scroll down this thread really fast it looks like a really odd slide show
pdb - March 19, 2009
Meh I guess LL continues move away from baseball.
Robert - March 19, 2009
I'm going to ban you now because I feel like it
Jeff Sullivan - March 19, 2009
go fuck a goact mr sullivamonalisaivan?
Robert - March 19, 2009
I sense that Jeff is tiring of Spring Training, evidenced by his one- and two-line posts.
.Taylor - March 19, 2009
To tire of Spring Training Jeff would have to have liked it in the first place
I really only like ST when I’m there, otherwise I don’t really pay attention to it.
pdb - March 19, 2009
Can't put anything past you
Jeff Sullivan - March 19, 2009
I also sense....that this movie upset you in some way...
OlSalty - March 19, 2009
It's a black thing.
You wouldn’t understand.
waldo rojas - March 19, 2009
It's the checkered hat with the ear-flaps.
.Taylor - March 19, 2009
Does SBN employ Erik Bedard now?
The game threads opening lines have been so minimalist lately.
JLProck - March 19, 2009
Guess you'd better cancel your subsctirption.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Actually, I kinda like it.
JLProck - March 20, 2009
apparently tonight it is RRS followed by Aumont....
msb - March 19, 2009
Well RRS is off to an awful start
Two linedrives that were absolutely tagged.
JLC - March 19, 2009
And he hits the next batter and allows a groundball base hit
Make me love you again, RRS.
Also, Chris Woodward officially has zero range.
JLC - March 19, 2009
See! Old man can field!
JI - March 19, 2009
nevermind
JI - March 19, 2009
GRIFFEY MAKES A CATCH
WOOOOOOO
JLC - March 19, 2009
Good Lord
I’d like to call this bad luck, but RRS isn’t throwing anything decent
JLC - March 19, 2009
END END END END
JLC - March 19, 2009
BUT GRIFFEY
JI - March 19, 2009
My heart is shattered
WHY RRS
JLC - March 19, 2009
Jeffie threw out a runner?
what
JI - March 19, 2009
Remember when we gave away Baek for nothing?
JI - March 19, 2009
I prefer not to remember those dark times
JLC - March 19, 2009
Sexiness doesnt come cheap
Robert - March 20, 2009
Yuni's not swinging at pitches
It’s working!!!
JLC - March 19, 2009
Maybe people were scared away by all the Senators spam at the top
but there’s a game on right now and on tv no less so you’d think there’d be more interest in the GT.
JI - March 19, 2009
No kidding
Also, Griffey.
JLC - March 19, 2009
More line drives
This does not bode well
JLC - March 19, 2009
As far as entertaining baseball goes, today is not a good day.
JLC - March 19, 2009
The Austrian appears to be being pounded.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Bloody foreigners
JI - March 19, 2009
Damn ricochet.
Beltre smoked that ball.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
lol buttocks rofl
JI - March 19, 2009
Guy with a team USA hat watching the game
Why did I automatically think “Douchebag” when I saw him?
JLC - March 19, 2009
Russ Branyan!
The 4th outcome!
JLC - March 19, 2009
I wonder how many homeruns Shelton needs to hit to equal one productive out from Sweeney
JLC - March 19, 2009
my stars
JI - March 19, 2009
HOMERUN MIKE WILSON!
JLC - March 19, 2009
So Chris Woodward isn't making the team.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Hmmm... now I understand who Nicole Zaloumis is.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
A talented individual, I'm sure.
msb - March 19, 2009
Absolutely
JI - March 19, 2009
Most excellent.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Yuni can take a lesson from Gutz on how to take an at-bat.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
That was a fantastic AB by Gutierrez
Count went to 1-2 on some questionable called strike calls, but Gutierrez refused to swing at the next 3 pitches and took a walk. Fantastic.
JLC - March 19, 2009
Betancourt!
At least he saw more pitches in that AB
JLC - March 19, 2009
Okay, Ken
Now would be a good time to prove to us that you’re not done
JLC - March 19, 2009
dammit
JLC - March 19, 2009
Trumpets in Peoria?
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
There is an old guy that sits behind the on deck circle with a horn. He has been there for years and years.
mark sobba - March 19, 2009
1 run game!
JI - March 19, 2009
Russ Branyan is a pimp
JI - March 19, 2009
Yeah I don't miss Baek
JLC - March 19, 2009
Tied motherfuckers!
JI - March 19, 2009
Mike the Cheerleader!
RBI single!
JLC - March 19, 2009
Here comes Jeff Clement to do something disappointing
JLC - March 19, 2009
Fuck, I was being sarcastic
Don’t you understand sarcasm, Jeff?
JLC - March 19, 2009
It's going to be tough to let Sweeney go.
Shelton is a great complement to Branyan at 1B, but Sweeney would be an excellent bat off the bench or a DH platoon with Griffey.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Larue was building the bench the other day on the TNT blog
and his version had Sweeney
msb - March 19, 2009
That's just retarded
JI - March 19, 2009
When he is certain Chris Shelton won't make the team, I discount the lineup he presents.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
That's the loudest cursing I ever heard
JI - March 19, 2009
Scott Hairston is bummed that he is no longer Mexican.
msb - March 19, 2009
So has Griffey gotten hurt and/or saved baseball in Seattle again?
mark sobba - March 19, 2009
I want to be angry at Yuni so bad.
Still can’t bunt. Still doesn’t see a lot of pitches. But he is swinging at good pitches.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
After seeing this stat, I'm not so sure I want to see him take pitches
In the past three seasons, he is 68-for-203 (.335) when swinging at the first pitch and a .199 hitter (29-for-146) on a 2-and-2 count.
I’m not a huge stat-guy like the rest of you here, but take it for what it’s worth, he is clearly a better hitter swinging at the first pitch. Unless of course you guys think it’s too small of a sample.
d0nkey - March 20, 2009
Last year the league hit .337 on the first pitch and .194 on 2-2
First pitch stats only consider balls in play.
Jeff Sullivan - March 20, 2009
That's interesting
Where do you get this kind of information? I’m interested to see what the league averages are for some other pitch counts
d0nkey - March 20, 2009
Baseball-Reference
Jeff Sullivan - March 20, 2009
damn it griffey
I don’t want to see you of all people suck. I endured enough abuse last year.
IceStormV1 - March 19, 2009
I hope he gives the comedy act a rest come regular season
d0nkey - March 20, 2009
Doyle!!!!!!!!!
msb - March 19, 2009
Snelling!
JI - March 19, 2009
Weeeeeeeeeee
it’s Doyle time!
IceStormV1 - March 19, 2009
BRANYAN!!!
SELF MANUFACTURED RUN
JI - March 19, 2009
Mike Sweeney runs like a man being shoved across hot coals.
JI - March 19, 2009
He always has.
msb - March 19, 2009
I heard the Mariners were not going to score runs this year.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Gut Gut Gutierrez.
msb - March 19, 2009
Who are the Friars?
According to the M’s main site that’s who we’re facing.
Slurvey - March 19, 2009
Padres.
BrianL - March 19, 2009
Longtime nickname for the Pads.
msb - March 19, 2009
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JI - March 19, 2009
I love how the second result for Frankenfriar references me.
JI - March 19, 2009
Yeah, um...
Well at least you know now.
A padre and a friar are synonymous.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Alright looks like I haven't been watching baseball enough.
Slurvey - March 19, 2009
It takes Jesus to make Doyle strikeout.
msb - March 19, 2009
Jesus Delgado was pretty impressive
JLC - March 19, 2009
Bhahahaha, nice play there at 2B.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Big Frenchie
msb - March 19, 2009
Wow he's really big I mean I know he's 6' 7 but when I see this kid on the mound he looks like he's at least 8.
Slurvey - March 19, 2009
Aumont sighting!
Slurvey - March 19, 2009
Aumont has devastating downhill power.
Just needs to locate better.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Ichiro just scored
to make it 6-2, Japan, in the top of the ninth.
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
I was hoping for a Japan vs Venezuela match up.
I really wanted to see Felix vs Ichiro in an actual game. It would have been must see tv.
mark sobba - March 19, 2009
Is Felix throwing the next game, or are they holding him til the Final?
Rudy4three - March 19, 2009
Not positive, but the guess is that they will go with Felix for the next game.
mark sobba - March 19, 2009
I'm sure that
Ichiro would have definitely faced him with the zeal of a challenger.
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
The Mariner's are the World Baseball team.
mark sobba - March 19, 2009
Bases loaded...
Maybe Erikkkkkkk Bedard can come out and tell him to calm down in French.
Slurvey - March 19, 2009
Aumont is HORRIBLE! Time to PANIC!
mark sobba - March 19, 2009
HE GAVE UP A RUN TO THE PADRES HE'S A BUST!
Slurvey - March 19, 2009
Ouch.
Sucks being the brother of Adrian Gonzalez. Always taking the punishment.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
You're tellin' me!
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
ugh
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Cla Meredith
should be good for at least two insurance runs.
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
How did Aumont look?
Rudy4three - March 19, 2009
Hard stuff with the usual shaky command.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
wtf Rizzs?
JI - March 19, 2009
Creepy
JI - March 19, 2009
Ah what'd he say, I missed it?
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Unitelligle words / unsavory laughter when he thought the mic was off
JI - March 19, 2009
He's pretty weird...
.Taylor - March 20, 2009
Nice grab?
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
That was a neat route.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
I hate to see anyone wearing
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
um, 19, that is.
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
He's wear 19?
Weak
JI - March 19, 2009
I like that Buhner is still doing ads for you guys.
I was a huge fan of his when he played (I followed the Mariners heavily in “The Joey Era”).
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
The Joey Era??
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
You remember, when Matt LeBlanc was on the team.
msb - March 19, 2009
I was going to make a Marc Newfield reference here, but I decided not to.
However, I was looking at the 1990 draft because of my thinking of him. I just learned Dan Wilson was selected No.7 overall (Marc Newfield was No.6). I find it hilarious Wilson became a Mariner legend while Newfield never amounted to anything.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
Cora... sorry.
He’s my favorite player ever and I paid a lot of attention to whoever he happened to be playing for.
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
Yeah, I knew it was Joey Cora you were referring to.
But there is no “The Joey Era” in Mariners history. If there was, it lasted for maybe 5 minutes while in the dugout after Game 6 of the 1995 ALCS.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
"But he's the DiMaggio of A.L. switch-hitters!"
TheThirdGonzalez - March 19, 2009
Rizzs asking about Blowers kid is reeeeaaaallly uncomfortable.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Only 1/10 as uncomfortable as what happened a few minutes ago.
JI - March 19, 2009
what happend?
Rudy4three - March 19, 2009
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/3/19/803984/3-19-open-game-thread#13242949
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Triu looks like a total gimp when he runs.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
Kind of reminded me of Curtis Granderson.
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
If he runs as well as Curtis Granderson he could flap his wrists around like a Parisian hairdresser and I wouldn't care.
Aaron Campeau - March 19, 2009
And our most hated rival goes down!
Until next time, San Diego. NEXT TIME!!
Muahahahahahahaha!
Wilder. - March 19, 2009
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