Earlier this month Randy Messenger came on like gangbusters, but a couple bad outings in a row have dragged his numbers down to a more appropriate level for a guy like Randy Messenger, which should be enough to keep the coaching staff from thinking that he earned a roster spot. Mind you, I don't know how much the coaching staff liked Messenger in the first place or how much they care about ST performance, but as far as I'm concerned, anything that might help keep bad players away from the roster can only be good, and Randy Messenger is a bad player. This also leaves David Aardsma and maybe Shawn Kelley as the only bullpen standouts to date, which is both stupid and pretty cool. The longer we go without Mark Lowe doing something positive, the closer we become to an interesting experiment.
Incidentally, six Mariner pitchers have struck out at least twice as many hitters as they've walked so far in ST. Those pitchers have allowed 83 hits and 42 runs in 55.2 innings. Nice month for the defense.
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Well this sucks
JI - March 24, 2009
Don't shoot the Messenger
Graham MacAree - March 24, 2009
Good sir
you late.
lemonverbena - March 24, 2009
I would argue that it's better than the polio vaccine.
Aaron Campeau - March 25, 2009
Brandon Morrow for closer!
Slurvey - March 24, 2009
Fuck you.
Slurvey - March 24, 2009
If we just took Lincecum we'd have a cy young winner and Putz in the pen because we'd be winning.
Slurvey - March 24, 2009
Um..
If we took Lincecum, we’d have had another closer because there’s no way in hell this organization would’ve given him a chance to be a starter.
Bodhizefa - March 24, 2009
No he's a freak and the organization would've been uh what a freak he can't close, start him.
And also he’s 5’11 and 180 pounds that doesn’t shout threatening at all.
Slurvey - March 24, 2009
170 pounds...
Slurvey - March 24, 2009
5'11"
heh. that’s a good one.
msb - March 24, 2009
Yeah. The 170lbs is almost as laughable, too.
marc w - March 24, 2009
And he really should put on a towel.
The Typical Idiot Fan - March 24, 2009
Well I agree
How many times do you think Felix and Erik will keep the game close through 7-8 innings only to let Lowe/Aardsma come into the ninth an blow it? I’d rather watch Morrow lock down a nice outing by these two every once in a while than watch anyone else throw it all in the trash.
oneseasoncom - March 24, 2009
That seems awfully shortsighted to me
Jeff Sullivan - March 24, 2009
Only marginally shortsighted to me.
seattlebruin - March 25, 2009
You've been to the optometrist more recently, then.
abender20 - March 25, 2009
I'd rather watch Lowe/Aardsma lock down a nice outing by these two all the time.
ThundaPC - March 24, 2009
Like Erik Bedard will ever go 7-8 innings.
Aaron Campeau - March 25, 2009
Three times.
And I think there will be 12 times that some other SP will prevent us from winning a game that Brandon Morrow as a SP would win.
Matthew - March 25, 2009
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BrettJMiller - March 25, 2009
About fucking time
I thought Messenger was finished when he was removed from the 40-man. On a kinder note, I feel bad for wishing one of our pitchers to fail so hard, especially without a lot of good options for relievers.
JLC - March 24, 2009
There’s no fanbase in the world I would wish Randy Messenger on.
oldjacket - March 26, 2009
He'd fit right in.
Aaron Campeau - March 26, 2009
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