Seattle: 19-23
San Francisco: 19-21
| MARINERS | GIANTS |
EDGE | |
| HITTING (wOBA) |
-43.7 (29th) | -38.3 (27th) | SF |
| FIELDING (UZR) |
10.6 (6th) | -0.4 (12th) | SEA |
| ROTATION (pRAA) |
9.4 (10th) | 3.7 (14th) | SEA |
| BULLPEN (pRAA) |
-9.4 (23rd) | -3.5 (19th) | SF |
| OVERALL(RAA) |
-33.1 | -38.5 | Seattle |
Well that was some nice momentum the team took out of its series win against Boston. Congrats fuckheads.
The offense is now down to almost 44 runs below average with its .312 wOBA*. Last season the motley group of pus spewing vagabonds managed to cobble together at .325 wOBA* and that was in a tougher league environment! Y'all are pathetic. Just flat out pathetic. Aside from Branyan, Griffey and Cedeno everyone was below average against the Angels. The Angels who rolled out a mediocre John Lackey, a 30-year-old shit rookie, a not yet healthy Ervin Santana and Joe freakin' Saunders. God, you people suck. You deserve to feel terrible. I hope you feel terrible.
The rotation's overall numbers stepped up a bit this series, but don't let that fool you. That was built entirely off Chris Jakubauskas' fan dance performance of allowing no line drives. Erik Bedard managed to lose a game in which he posted a BABIP of 0.000, though again that's more at fault with the bloody offense.
Brandon Morrow struck out six and walked just one in four inning, but he also allowed a home run and at this point might as well be our version of PTSD Brad Lidge before he got good again and without the fondness of having the previous good years to recollect. I'd rather watch Miguel Batista than you, Brandon.
Game 1: Jason Vargas* vs. Randy Johnson*
Game 2: Jarrod Washburn* vs. Matt Cain
Game 3: Felix Hernandez vs. Barry Zito*
Randy Johnson is still missing bats at a goodly pace. He's missing the strike zone a little bit more often, but nothing that would be worth this much suck, especially when his ground ball rate is up a tick. What has been killing him is a sharp increase in home runs allowed with 10 in 40.2 innings. Randy is fine, his tRA* is even below the league average. I cannot wait to welcome his way on the path toward regression tonight. Because it's not like we have anyone in our line up from the right side that can hit a home run. In fact, what the fuck can they do besides suck? They've hit a total of 17 home runs this year. Our lefties, despite being four in number and half of them being Ichiro Suzuki and Endy Chavez, have hit 19.
Matt Cain's season is starting to look a lot like his 2005 campaign as his walks have reached a career high and his strikeouts a career low, the worst ratio he's seen since 2005. The strikeouts are backed up by an all time worse swinging strike rate. That's all good news for a 24-year-old. But hey, for all I know, at least he's not retarded like Felix is.
Barry Zito has improved his ability to throw strikes, but not miss bats, which is down another tick to 7.0%, a career low. He has generated a few more ground balls this season though, a small consolation. Going on his third year of this, I think we can say with confidence that the Barry Zito San Francisco thought it was signing is never going to arrive. Instead, they're stuck with the Barry Zito that I begged the Mariners not to sign.
Tim Lincecum's strikeout rate is better this season. So is his walk rate. Fuck you, Bob Fontaine. Fuck you, Bill Bavasi.
Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter
Full Sail Brewing Company. Hood River, OR
A high alcohol aroma from the bourbon is noticeable with some dark roast notes as well. The Pour is inky black with an eager tan head that melts down and leaves some clingy lacing. On tasting there is dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla and more of the bourbon whiskey feeling.
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Somebody put on his cranky pants this morning
the sad thing is you’re absolutely right.
I just bought my wife a bottle of that porter the other day, she’s excited to give it a try this weekend.
pdb - May 22, 2009
Could we please make a roster move already
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I honestly check this site every morning
hoping that we’ve made some kind of roster shake up. Anything.
bluemax - May 22, 2009
I am surprised Z has stood pat.
I thought he was serious about contending this year.
Fin - May 22, 2009
What can he do?
He’s been trying to move Yuni but so far no one’s interested.
ThundaPC - May 22, 2009
Yeah
I realize that the pieces he has to get rid of have little value.
bluemax - May 22, 2009
Seriously what is the fucking holdup with Clement?
OlSalty - May 22, 2009
His knee hurts again.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Giants Fan Here
And I guarantee you we will manage to suck worse than you guys in this series. It’s almost inevitable after getting swept by the PADRES for the SECOND STRAIGHT TIME.
God I hate Petco Park and Scott Hairston’s smug little bitch face.
quincy0191 - May 22, 2009
Wow, this sounds like it'll be an epic series
The Battle For Anderson Valley? The Battle Of Who Sucks Less? The Battle For The First Scoreless Draw In MLB History?
pdb - May 22, 2009
We get their beer.
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
Oh I dunno.
We’re pretty darned good at sucking.
ThundaPC - May 22, 2009
You haven't seen ANYTHING yet
we have literally perfected the science AND art of sucking. It would be beautiful to watch if it wasn’t so painful.
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
Our two best starting pitching prospects just got turned into relievers and out best hitting prospect broke his fucking leg on the second day of the season
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Our 1st baseman would make a poor hitting shortstop!
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Pshaw, we did that LAST year.
marc w - May 22, 2009
So did we. And we did it with our third baseman. And we managed to make Juan Pierre into some sort of crazy hitter instead of a laughable replacement for Manny Ramirez.
quincy0191 - May 22, 2009
We cut Richie Sexson
looked around, noticed we somehow didn’t have a 1b prospect anywhere, brought up org filler, and also used Miguel Cairo.
Wooooo!
marc w - May 22, 2009
In the last week (about) we’ve lost to Livan Hernandez, Kevin Correia, and Shairon Martis, all former players/prospects, despite having Lincecum pitch twice.
Our front office has decided this guy is better than this guy
Sexson’s 36 HR last year would have boosted our team total by 38%.
We finished fourth in the NL West, a division that includes the Padres and Rockies, who were better than us. The division-winning Dodgers would not have even won the wild card in either the AL or the NL. This year we’re in second place, despite being two games under .500.
We haven’t won a World Series since 1954, 55 years ago.
quincy0191 - May 22, 2009
Please use a subject line
why? Here’s why. Thanks!
pdb - May 22, 2009
Sexson hit 12 home runs last year.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
You're right, im sorry
I was looking at his RBI numbers, which means he should’ve played for the Giants. So it only would’ve been 12 HR in 96 games, or a HR in 12.5% of games, while our team leader hit a HR in 11% of games.
quincy0191 - May 22, 2009
Why the hell did the Mariners let Jesus Guzman go?
He’s a switch hitting 3b-2b with pop. He stagnated in AA during his age 22 season, but he wasn’t horrible. It looks like we released him after 2003, as there are no transactions aside from his signing with us in 2000.
Decatur - May 22, 2009
Our shortstop would make a poor fielding first baseman
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
On a normal day we don't even field a defense of 100% humans
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Ichiro is some sort of killer robot from the future
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Like that only way more racially insensitive
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Hmm...
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
!
Poochie - May 22, 2009
So what you’re saying is that when the Mariners allow seven runs, they won’t necessarily lose? Because that’s not so true for the Giants.
quincy0191 - May 22, 2009
Please use a subject line.
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
I'll be there. Randy will dominate, mark my words,
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
He's Randy. Of course he will.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I already have all my tickets
But sir, can one tell me where to find this delicious looking brew?
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
And right now?
Looks like an excellent addition to my chicken sandwich …
msb - May 22, 2009
I got mine at New Seasons down here
so maybe check Whole Foods?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Pike Street Beer and Wine, Ballard Market (and all other Central Markets,) Bottleworks and Whole Foods have all had it.
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
Thanks; I've had to content myself with Red Apple Market recently.
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
The Red Apple on Jackson has a surprisingly un-Jackson like beer selection
Robert - May 22, 2009
They do?
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
Better than the QFC and Safeways in Maple Valley!
Robert - May 22, 2009
I'll pick one up at the brewery tomorrow...
Lesseee…
Full Sail before or after Pietro’s pizza…
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
Or...
Full Sail before or after Walking Man…
Now THAT is the real question.
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
Where where where where =(
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
Are there good places to eat
on the way to the game walking form downtown?
coolconman - May 22, 2009
Which part of downtown?
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
Matthew's in a wonderful mood
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Have you seen us?
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
I was offering no judgment
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
I actually am!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Me too!
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
I hate daytime
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
zomg vampyres
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
[vhat?]
msb - May 22, 2009
who said vampires
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
Well, duh.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Different reasons?
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Deep down, I bet not.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
When you gaze deeply into Jeff's eyes do you see your soul reflected back to you, each time as though it were the first?
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
I don't wear reflective contacts
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Jeff and I never make actual eye contact because of all the autism.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Hi everybody!
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Hello. Please use the subject line
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Hello. My name is Jeff and I'm a giant faggot.
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
The same comment as above only without the cordial greeting
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
This should be a fun game
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
why?
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Without a subject line,
we cannot moderate the site easily. Flags, recs and other such things are all tied to subject lines.
Furthermore, we find it improves the readability and it also allows user to collapse/hide a comment they do not wish to read.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
jawohl
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Wilkommen.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Fuck. I meant danke.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
You're just bitter, Shane!
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
Because I'm an asshole!
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
A SS HO LE
I’m an ASSHOLE!
pdb - May 22, 2009
Sometimes Jeff parks in handicapped spaces?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
I was hoping your link would be
THIS!
Sec 108 - May 22, 2009
It was my second choice
I’m so obsessed with Rescue Me right now (seriously, one of the best dramas on TV) that Denis Leary’s right at the top of my brain these days.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I gave up on it a couple years back when I wanted to shoot every character.
Sec 108 - May 22, 2009
I just got this.
Poochie - May 22, 2009
Jeff just came out
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Oh wait now I get that comment as well.
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I'm looking forward to this fail-off of a series
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Fail-Offs?!
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
This is the Fail-Offs
like the playoffs, but with teams like the Mariners and Giants
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
don't talk to me about the fail-offs
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Some people might argue that when in direct competition, mutual failure is impossible!
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
a form of mutally assured destruction?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Remember when we go swept by the Nationals to secure last place in the Strasburg-off?
>:(
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
This series may change their minds
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
I hope it does!
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Okay, so beer hijack time.
I was thinking yesterday about the following scenario and found it quite a fun challenge. You are designing your own personal bar where you will do 100% of your drinking from now on and have unlimited choice of beers to put on tap, BUT you have a limited number of taps and once you have picked a beer, you can never change it. In other words, if you could only drink X-number beers for the rest of your life, what would they be?
This no changing constraint means, at least to me, that it’s not about just picking your five or ten favorite beers for instance. I wouldn’t want 3 imperial stouts on tap if I was limited to just 10 beers for the rest of my life. I’d have to figure out what combination of beers provides both the best coverage of styles so that I would never get bored along with the maximal enjoyment. I wanted it to be further challenging so I limited it to just six choices.
Here’s my first draft of six:
1. Westvleteren 12 (covers my love of dark strong belgians and quads)
2. Southern Tier Choklat (I cannot get enough of this and prefer the more chocolate-y stouts to the coffee ones)
3. Ninkasi Tricerahops (this is the hot sexy new girlfriend of IPAs for me and with time will probably get replaced with something more like Hop 15, but for now. oh god yes.)
4. Delirium Tremens (satisfies the light belgian category)
5. Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme (most drinkable sour for me)
6. Hacker-Pschorr Hefe (needed something more summer-y and best of german hefe’s to me)
Incredibly hard choices to leave off:
Ayinger Doppelbock (best bock out there by far and I love love this beer, but a little too similar in style to Westy)
A pumpkin ale (for variety)
Sam Adams Utopias (best barley wine out there, would be there if I had more than six spots)
Victory Baltic Porter
Sam Adams Oatmeal Stout (Couldn’t go with two stouts, but mmmm)
DH 120 Minute IPA (wondiferous brew, but I wouldn’t to drink this as my only IPA ever again. Too strong)
Matthew - May 22, 2009
So is it limited to 6, 10, or X?
This is important!
marc w - May 22, 2009
10 is the same as X!
Jokes aside, I’m not caring that much to impose a hard limit, but ehhh…. say six.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Subject to change:
Westvleteren 12, of course
Cable Car
Duvel, for sentimental reasons
Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Prima Pils
Pliny
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
I decided I want Bruery White Zin in there somewhere
Jeff Sullivan - May 23, 2009
Ah, OK, 6. Hmmmmm
1: Lost Abbey Serpent Stout (rich, deep stouty-goodness)
2: Southern Tier Gemini (great stuff, hoppy without going overboard for my personal taste)
3: [Reserved for belgian strong ale, but I’m torn right now… ask me later]
4: Traquiar House Jacobite Ale (I love this beer)
5: Boundary Bay Scotch Ale (tempted to do an oaked/barrel aged scotch, but nah, I’ll stick to a good, solid Scotch ale- I figure this takes care of both scotch/brown ales)
6: Tennents Lager (The correct answer here is Prima Pils or Rogue’s lager, or maybe Port’s. But this is purely personal, and even though I know Tennents is just a fairly standard cheap lager, it is great and it shall be mine)
This is really, really hard. I could drop the oatmeal stout, or drop the Serpent Stout, in order to add in a serious XIPA (I get the occasional hankerin’ for a serious hoppy IPA, but not that often. Still, we’re talking the REST OF YOUR LIFE, so maybe I’m missing that). I love a great brown ale, but that style isn’t represented. An oaked/aged beer should probably be here, but I can’t figure out what I’d take off.
marc w - May 22, 2009
I am not joking when I say I spent four hours thinking about this last night.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Wouldn't Gemini qualify as a serious XIPA?
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
I guess so....
I thought it was blended w/ something maltier, but I guess not.
marc w - May 22, 2009
I'm a novice who hasn't heard of half of what you mentioned, but hey, what the fuck.
1. Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
2. Chimay Blue (though I imagine Westvleteren 12 or another good Belgian might be here were I to give it a shot)
3. Port Hop 15 (only had it once but was really impressed.)
4. Lost Abbey Angel’s Share Bourbon (man this stuff is powerful — and delicious)
5. Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (I’m fine with two stouts for now)
6. TBA
For No. 6, I need recommendations for something light. What can I drink four or five of on a hot day without it weighing me down? (We play softball on the patio of my dream bar.)
Teej - May 22, 2009
Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Is that offered at BevMo?
I know Toronado has it on tap.
Teej - May 22, 2009
I don't really go to BevMo! anymore but it's available at my neighborhood grocery store
Comes in a fairly conspicuous case.
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
The hunt begins.
Teej - May 22, 2009
It shouldn't take long.
It’s distributed fairly widely even in these parts, where we know not of Bevmo.
marc w - May 22, 2009
Like a good amber or something.
Teej - May 22, 2009
Wait did you get Angel's Share this year?
I really want some
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
Cannot you get it in bottles?
It’s pretty prevalent up here.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I don't know where to go look for it
I’m assuming I have to able to find it since I drive within ten miles of Lost Abbey every day. But usually I just go to BevMo! to get beer and I haven’t seen it there yet.
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
Went to the Lost Abbey 3rd Anniversary Party a couple of weekends ago,
and they had Angel’s Share Bourbon on tap. It was superb. Then I left because everyone on Earth pisses me off. I haven’t had the regular Angel’s Share, but I’ve seen it at the BevMo in Mission Valley.
Teej - May 22, 2009
And in the coincidence to end all coincidences, I have to drive to the airport after work today
(no, I swear to God, I really am driving to the airport after work)
Thanks Teej!
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
I'm stopping at BevMo in about 20 minutes, actually. I'll text you and let you know if it's there.
Teej - May 22, 2009
Sweet!
you have my number, right?
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
Check your Gmail just in case
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
Hey you guys aren't too different than we are.
Hooray Beer! (Not one of my choices.)
Anyone had New Glarus Spotted Cow (cream ale)? I’m newer to the beer world, but from what I’ve tasted it’s the best and from what I’ve read about beer it’s one of the best.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
My 6
1) Aecht Schenklera Rauchbier Marzen
2) Yeah, I’ll add the Westvletern 12
3) Olympia from the Tumwater Brewery. Yes, I’d re-open it just to feed my personal supply. If that didn’t work, then I guess Full Sail Session Lager is a reasonably similar substitute. This particular tap would be kept ice-ice cold specifically for my post-lawn-mowing cool-down
4) While I like the Ayinger Doppelbock, I’d have to have their UR Weisse directly imported from Germany (i.e. none of this filtered/pasteurized crap that they send outside of Germany). I have my sources so this is only slightly unreasonably feasible…
5) Walking Man IPA. I might have to bring home a growler of this on Sunday…
6) Damn. I need a fruity beer. Or do I go with a Nut Brown… Screw it. It’s my tap. I’m hiring my own brewmaster to blend something along the lines of Sam Smith Nut Brown with Lindemans Kriek Lambic. So, both! Together! YES! Why doesn’t someone make this already? Wow – a Nut Brown Cherry Ale? HELL YES!!!
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
Here's my six
Peroni Lager (I’m not a huge lager drinker but it’d be nice to have one around I guess)
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
Lompoc Proletariat Red
Deschutes Jubelale
Ninkasi Tricerahops
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout (again, not a huge stout drinker but in case I want one here it is)
pdb - May 22, 2009
I am not educated enough to pick my six for forever right now
but for sure it would include
AleSmith Speedway Stout
Bruery Orchard White
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
You are an awful person for asking this question.
1.) Bourbon County Stout
2.) Pliny the Elder
3.) Winter Solstice
4.) Prima Pils
5.) Duchess du Bourgone
6.) St. Bernardus
I already hate this list and am going to do nothing else but think about it at work tomorrow so I am almost certainly going to change it.
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
My six
Sam Adams Imperial White
Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Franziskaner Hefe-Weiss
My homebrew Cream Ale (more of an amber ale because I overmalt it, I should stop calling it a cream ale so that I’m not failing)
Sam Adams Oktoberfest
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale (the more I think of it, I need to try and homebrew up a clone of this so that I don’t have to wait until fall)
Jordan of Boise - May 22, 2009
God the comments on this site are terrible
Poochie - May 22, 2009
It's as if everyone who reads this site is a dull midget
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
Oh snap!
Robert - May 22, 2009
I didn't mean it
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
Stand by your comment
it was amusing
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I joined LL during spring training
To eduate myself about Mariners prospects for my new gig. I didn’t comment here until today. Usually I have a 50/50 chance at being accepted with new groups of people.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Your vaguely political signature could pose a problem
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Yay us!
We need a shorthand term for these moments.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Tis a line from the Tony-award winning play Take Me Out
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
We have an obnoxiously strict policy around here
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Regardless of from whence it came.
We do police politics around here in a way that would make nazis blush with embarrassment.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Fair enough
It’s a drag because I did come here to learn about the Mariners minor league system and not being able to participate in the discussions doesn’t make it worth reading to me.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
While I would love to make an exception for you that seems like a tricky move
so if you wish to participate, we would greatly appreciate a sig change. I know it sounds silly, but there are a lot of morons around here.
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
test
As they say, ain’t no thing.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
except when you encouter massive HTML fail
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Thanks for changing that.
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Thank you much!
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
better!
The links work and everything!
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
It changes everywhere though I think Chris!
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
It does
I had reservations about it, but I wanna play here too. And it fits my new MiLB.com gig so it can’t be all bad.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Habs fan too.
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
I don't like him anymore
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Her
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
Don't be silly
Girls don’t understand hockey
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
We usually think the fightens retarded
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
And what's with all those missing teeth?
msb - May 22, 2009
toothless Canadians hitting each other with sticks
or what I call Tuesday night.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
It's really really hard to pick an attractive player to be your favorite.
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
If you like scars, you're ok.
msb - May 22, 2009
I would advise you to pick a player with a long term contract and a no-movement clause.
That ensures he will be around for a long time and not bolt to free agency or be traded!
There are many such players on Ottawa’s roster. I am confident that you can easily pick one.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I prefer players who don't know how to spell their own name.
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
So Jason Spezza then
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
I doubt Spezza even knows how to spell Jason.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I hate when we do this
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
I thought it was Speeza.
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
Samsies!
Robert - May 22, 2009
Satan?
msb - May 22, 2009
You can't spell santa without satan, kids!
pdb - May 22, 2009
What's the gig?
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I write the California League notebooks for MiLB.com
I know the Giants minor league system from front to back for my main gig at SFDugout.com. Had to learn the other nine teams and their systems fast.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
I DO NOT ACCEPT YOU
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
no u
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
OMG TEH BARON w/ a diff sig
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
the man forced me to change
Nah I needed an excuse to put the Cal League link in there.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Cool, welcome....
Whisper sweet nothings of Joe Dunigan and Michael Pineda (both injured at the moment, awesome).
marc w - May 22, 2009
Dunigan's hurt?
That sucks. He’s been tearing the cover off the ball. Also you guys have Natividad Dilone and that’s just a cool name.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Baseball America reported that Pineda came off the DL on May 20.
Decatur - May 22, 2009
thx for the tip
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
No, in a report dated May 20 they reported that he came off the DL on the 12th.
But he’s back on it now.
marc w - May 22, 2009
Dammit. What's the injury this time?
Decatur - May 22, 2009
My Giants are soooo going to own you guys
(and by own you, I mean lose 1-0)
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
2-1
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
no way...
The Giants will be swept. The Mariners cannot score 2 runs. Therefore, the Giants will lose 1-0. QED
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
Is it possible to lose a baseball game -1 to -2?
Because if it is, we might see it this series.
eponymous_coward - May 22, 2009
if negative runs
existed, the Giants would probably create a new form of out that would cause imaginary numbers.
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
I thought imaginary numbers were things like
- number of good plays Yuni makes during a game
- number of bendy pitches Felix throws to start a game
eponymous_coward - May 22, 2009
oooh this is fun
roster flexibility created by the Bavasi regime
percentage of swinging strikes on Barry Zito fastballs
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
You guys know you're gonna sweep us, right?
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
Do the Mariners have any fun, underrated guys only appreciated by the true fans?
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Adrian Beltre?
Teej - May 22, 2009
Until this year, most MCCers wanted to steal Beltre from Bavasi.
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Dammit use the subject line
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
sorry
I keep forgetting.
pretend I’m ESL or something.
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
You can read minds?!
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
That's ESP you xenophobic fuck.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
English as a second language
thinly veiled racism!
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
None of you crazy bastards speak real English anyway
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
We could probably sound like chavs if we tried.
I think that would be a worse idea than LOLcat Night, though.
eponymous_coward - May 22, 2009
ROIGHT
pdb - May 22, 2009
Innit?
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
E'lo Guv-nuh.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
That's not a chav, that's a 19th century street urchin
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
There's a difference?
Matthew - May 22, 2009
ability to afford Fred Perry shirts
pdb - May 22, 2009
With everyone else's money
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Isn't that the skins? I think you mean Burberry
marc w - May 22, 2009
I refuse to accept that such a venerated brand has sunk so low
even though I know it has.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I always thought Fred Perry's
were for the skins. You seem them at every reggae show in LA.
bluemax - May 22, 2009
They didn't have Citroen Saxo's
in the 19th century.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Oim wif my doh-ta, dEst'ineeeee
Iss pronownced D’estinay.
Yeah, those are reo diamonds inna ear.
marc w - May 22, 2009
My goodness
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
an 'nat
pdb - May 22, 2009
Mate.
msb - May 22, 2009
OI
pdb - May 22, 2009
Nothing is a worse idea that LOLcat night at Safeco Field.
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
Lookoutlanding cat night is a fantastic idea
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I don't even own a cat
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
Dude, you can't "own" a living thing man
Poochie - May 22, 2009
Which is why you kill them first
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
I still really don't know what the problem with this is. It's fun!
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
We don't like fun 'round these parts
pdb - May 22, 2009
It's what I'm learning.
You know, our two blogs do share a lot, so we really do need to figure this out.
Do you guys like Rush?``
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
If by "like" you mean "wish I could set on fire"
then yes.
pdb - May 22, 2009
DAMMIT RUSH IS AWESOME
They have a LOLcat about them even! Wait..that doesn’t help..
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
we're alone man
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
I like you guys.
jponry - May 22, 2009
Why do I feel like I will shortly need a fire extinguisher?
pdb - May 22, 2009
INSTA-BAN
Decatur - May 22, 2009
Being unusually gay with Jeff Clement would be more fun
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
.
Decatur - May 22, 2009
Beltre. We also love the subject line
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
usually Adrian Beltre...
this season it’s probably Gutierrez
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
Correct.
Gutierrez defense makes him an all-star caliber player if he’s a league average hitter, and he’s probably the most intelligent hitter of any right-handed batter on the team. If he ever learns to hit righties, he’ll scratch being an MVP candidate.
Decatur - May 22, 2009
Rob Johnson
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Brandon Morrow
eponymous_coward - May 22, 2009
We call him
“not tim lincecum”
/BURN
//JOKING
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
I think I hear Matthew crying
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
He would be your ace if the Mariners picked Lincecum.
Fin - May 22, 2009
And I am thankful every day that's not the case
Every once in awhile blind squirrel sabean lucks his way into a draft steal. Doesn’t happen often, though. Or ever.
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
Bumgarner?
Trade you Aumont for him!
marc w - May 22, 2009
OK twice
and Alderson is damn good too. He’s been on a bit of a roll lately. But Edgar and Uribe show us that he’s still Brian.
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
Would you take Aumont for him?
Seriously? Any takers?
marc w - May 22, 2009
I'm gonna pass, alex
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
I still have faith that Aumont will be a starter again.
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
I was surprised to see him closing in HD
Can you talk a little bit about the move?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Depends how ok you are with the words 'flaming twatapples'
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
And here I thought twatapples was two words
pdb - May 22, 2009
Well you'd be wrong
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
well ain't that a twatapple in the face
pdb - May 22, 2009
I can't print that
But I can definitely use it the next time someone cuts me off on the freeway.
I like to do little blurbs on my Cal league notebooks that go beyond the stats. Since I’m out of touch with most of the teams in the league that don’t have some local press following them, I might have to bug you guys with my questions.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Serious answer: they think he's better suited to the pen and will advance to the Majors more quickly that way.
In other words, they lack faith in him developing quality secondary pitches.
We all think that’s retardedly soon to give up on him.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
that is pretty retarded
Considering A) he was a high school pitcher, and 2) it’s early in his career.
I’m also glad I can throw the word “retarded” around here and not be chastised. You guys are too busy giving the newbs shit about other things. ;)
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
not funny, my cousin died from retarded once
pdb - May 22, 2009
Grammatical correctness > Political correctness.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Being technically correct > all other forms of being correct
Poochie - May 22, 2009
You've made this reference twice now this week.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I am pretty senile >:(
Poochie - May 22, 2009
Lookout Landing: Where hate speech happens!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
shut up fuckface
pdb - May 22, 2009
Retarded is not an offensive word.
Retard, on the other hand . . . we use that, too.
Teej - May 22, 2009
Search LL: Retarded
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Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Search for nigger
Poochie - May 22, 2009
A measly seven.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Sort by user
Poochie - May 22, 2009
that somehow seems low
pdb - May 22, 2009
Didn't do a cumulative with retard
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
Wow
it’s like you guys are a long lost relative.
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
like the uncle who gets drunk at Thanksgiving?
Calls you a cunt and then tries to feel you up?
Anyone?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
....
……
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
oh right
That was my stepdad.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
I knew I had a brother out there somewhere
pdb - May 22, 2009
see we're all family
Peas in a horrible, horrible pod.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Not unlike Edith & Edie Beale.
msb - May 22, 2009
Sister damn it.
Y’all are bad at this
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
There are no girls on the internet
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
BTW
are you in new orleans?
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
No, used to be, name stuck
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
I did relief work there awhile ago
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
That poor hurricane.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I tend to stay drunk at holidays
after a gallon of gin the genders of my family and assorted lecherous inlaws sorta blend together.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I only wish my family could be like this
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
The great thing is
my family is like this, except without the lechery and feeling up. They’re good with the perpetual drunkenness though.
pdb - May 22, 2009
Are they Irish?
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I refuse to believe the Irish are actually good at drinking
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
you have never met my cousin Noreen
The first time I met her she picked me up from the Dingle bus station at 11 AM and we went straight to the pub, where she proceeded to drink Paddy and water until about 8. I was in awe.
pdb - May 22, 2009
six generations deep beeeyotch
county Kerry represent. Or whatever the Oirish equivalent of “represent” is.
pdb - May 22, 2009
What is the equivalent of beeeyotch?
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
I’m used to it. Keith Law and I had a brief Facebook message discussion on prospects before he realized I’m female.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
in fairness your screenname should be baroness to avoid such misunderstandings
pdb - May 22, 2009
Screenname was a McCovey Chronicles original
Our equivalent of Jeff made a hiliarious post about the All-Star game back when I was still lurking (and before the SBN change) and in the post, one of the clods organizing the festivities was dubbed “Baron Von Current Events.” I found this highly amusing and decided to sign up that day with that moniker.
And I apologize for not using a subject line before. I hope I won’t be beaten with garden hoses and left to die in a ditch.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Jeff has no "equivalent." my good sir.
thewyrm - May 22, 2009
Grant is pretty damn good
Robert - May 22, 2009
he is indeed
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
yes
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Grant is better than me
Jeff Sullivan - May 23, 2009
You're lucky there's a hose-pipe ban.
UK joke.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Heard about it on Top Gear!
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
It is an excellent name, that's for sure
and I guess we’ll hide the hoses and drive away from the ditch BUT DON’T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN or, uh, well, y’know.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I thought you were in Northern L.A.
Poochie - May 22, 2009
?
Matthew - May 22, 2009
awful
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
awful funny you mean
pdb - May 22, 2009
this
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Are we related?
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
This is why we keep coming back
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
The Mariners front office regards Canadian accents as people being retarded.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I know you stole this from a quality source but it escapes me as to which one
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I'm surprised minor league baseball games are covered in HD
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
HD = High Desert.
HDTV = not a baseball team
pdb - May 22, 2009
Why does no one ever get my jokes
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
I chuckled
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
I have no sense of humor and find comedy distasteful
pdb - May 22, 2009
Your semantics are a waste of time
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
well played
pdb - May 22, 2009
I got it, Taylor.
Wasn’t all that funny, but I got it.
marc w - May 22, 2009
I laughed
When I reread my subject line I got a mental picture of Aumont in a TV. Not on a screen mind you, but a la the episode of the Simpsons with the quote “200 channels, nothing but cats.”
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
If it means anything,
After reading the comment and before reading the tagline, I thought it was submitted by somebody with a more recognized sense of sarcasm here.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
And I in turn underestimated Taylor's sense of sarcasm and am now ashamed
pdb - May 22, 2009
You missing satire is such a standard thing here, it's practically a dead meme.
You’re so genuine, Paul!
marc w - May 22, 2009
I laughed at his JI slam
Robert - May 22, 2009
That's only because of the sweet innocence of childhood.
Decatur - May 22, 2009
can we use him as a starter.
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
Please capitalize the start of your comments.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
We must seem like crazies to the people who aren't used to us
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Not gonna lie
you do a little bit. But that’s OK
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
Damn us for being semi-literate
Poochie - May 22, 2009
kenshin rejects your reality and substitutes our correct own.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
Reality is best left to VH1 and Flavor Flav
pdb - May 22, 2009
how about Baumgardner?
Nah I did want the Giants to get Aumont if just to interview him in French.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Baumgardner?
marc w - May 22, 2009
A meme
Making fun of people who misspell the prospects’ names. Usually making fun of the unwashed masses who post on the local newspapers’ websites telling the management to make implausible trades and bring up prospects who aren’t ready.
You know, the unwashed masses who don’t post on McCovey Chronicles.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
You have unwashed masses too!!
It’s like we’re soulmates.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
TRADE BARRY ZITO FOR A JUSTIN MORNEU-TYPE HITTER
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
Here, the target is invariably Pujols.
“But we’d pick up a part of Washburn’s salary!”
marc w - May 22, 2009
And Alderson...
:(
Matthew - May 22, 2009
You have Posey, Alderson, Villanova, Bumgarner, Noonan, and Gillaspie.
I would kill to have that for the meat of our minor league system.
Decatur - May 22, 2009
Don't forget the new and improved strikeout-loving Brandon Crawford!
jponry - May 22, 2009
Morrow on Giants --> Morrow with a sane development program --> Ace :(
Decatur - May 22, 2009
Unfortunately, this is the case.
Fin - May 22, 2009
"Sane development"?
On the Giants????!!!?
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
The Mariners are pretty bad.
Fin - May 22, 2009
A+ League to Majors bad?
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
So you're aware of the Morrow progression I see.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
We call it Bococking actually.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
Morrow threw
13 innings in rookie ball and 3 in High A.
Then he got pigeonholed as a reliever in the majors, now he thinks he’s J.J Putz.
Fuck this team.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Well played
marc w - May 22, 2009
You have no idea how much fun we had with that name.
Perhaps you’d like to trade some high prospect for him? I mean, he jumped from A ball to the majors! He’s gotta be good!
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
We love Beltre with genuine feeling and love Betancourt ironically
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Beltre is the second son that you always loved more than the first but were always afraid to show it
and now he’s decided to drop out of college and your hopes are crushed.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Drop out of College?
He also racked up $10 grand in credit card debt, sold off his furniture to pay for his blow habit, and knocked up a hooker.
thewyrm - May 22, 2009
Implied.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
We're not talking about Matthew here
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
You're talking about me, aren't you.
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
Are you Matthew?
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
OT
How are you doing in Battle on a Budget?
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
I honestly have no earthly idea.
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
never made a "my team" on fangraphs?
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
I did and I check in from time to time
but I have no idea how it’s doing relative to the rest of the teams.
Aaron Campeau - May 22, 2009
ah
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Or me :(
royalcurve - May 22, 2009
I always knew you would end up knocking up a hooker
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
I have powerful seed
royalcurve - May 22, 2009
Probably why I always knew you'd end up impregnating a hooker
seattlebruin - May 22, 2009
fuck Beltre
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I hate you and find you stupid.
Fin - May 22, 2009
I never said he was bad
Poochie - May 22, 2009
Wlad Balentien!
In actuality the answer is probably Erik Bedard, which is kind of fucked up considering he’s great, and not a guy whose stats look superficially bad or anything. It’s just how things have worked out.
marc w - May 22, 2009
What do you mean by Lookout Landing?
Shifty1 - May 22, 2009
Unpowered helicopter descent
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
One more awesome thing about this series:
Fat Ichiro vs. Real Ichiro
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
You signed 2007 Jose Vidro somehow?
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
we do have...
Bengie friggin’ molina as our cleanup hitter.
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
Bengie "Slow" Molina?
msb - May 22, 2009
Pablo Sandoval has a similar skillset, but with more fat and a little less batting average.
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Subject line.
Fin - May 22, 2009
im a n00b
why do you guys have such hate for the non-bold text?
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
It fucks up our moderating and we think it looks ugly
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Putting a subject line in allows users to collapse a comment.
Plus it’s prettier and it helps the mods.
Teej - May 22, 2009
Especially when someone posts an unsavory picture.
Fin - May 22, 2009
You "Moderate" your site?
I should talk to Grant about this.
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
who's Grant?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Our moderation policies follow the Tarkin Doctrine
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Good thing.
You’ll still be here when I bulls eye that womp rat sized exhause vent.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
We put a grating over it this time
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
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http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/5/22/883679/series-preview-san-francisco#16044118
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Also, not chatspeak please.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Does doing this everytime a new poster signs up get annoying?
Poochie - May 22, 2009
Does it!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Now you see why we hate new posters
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
Wow, maybe you should put as part of the TOS so people can read it when they agree to join.
Poochie - May 22, 2009
New TOS:
Welcome new posters. Now please never post. Have a great day!
pdb - May 22, 2009
You were one of the rare new posters who slipped seamlessly into posting under LL's strick comment guidelines
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Strick?
You are a fucking moron
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
OMG UR TEH LAMEZ
sorry guys, I’m learning quickly. I hope
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
It's fine.
We understand that we are not typical for a blog and we give a long leash if people are respectful to learning our ways.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Isn't n00b the technical term for it though?
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
My favorite nickname in baseball
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
did I just get a warning for the subject line bit?
oldjacket - May 22, 2009
Uh, you did on McCovey Chronicles
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
We're pretty strict about that.
The bold just contrasts nicely with the thin text.
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
From kenshin, who seems unaware that our mods can read them too
Jeff Sullivan - May 22, 2009
I didn't think...
you would be mortally offended if I noted the severity of your moderation
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
I hate you more than I hate Carlos Silva now
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
But he's a clubhouse leader!!
kenshin1 - May 22, 2009
like David Right!!111111
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
I like that we have a mini invasion of opposition fans.
It’s nice to get the opposing view, which rarely happens. It’d be nice if this happened in every series, and by nice I mean, interesting for me, but probably a complete pain for Graham, Matthew and Jeff, but that could also be funny.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
This is an invasion of fans from a good blog
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
I never really read the other SBN blogs, a list of which are good and which are bad
would be excellent, and potentially hilarious.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Stay away from the Atlanta blog, whatever you do
.Taylor - May 22, 2009
McC is one of the best.
Read Royals Review as well. Avoid DRays Bay unless you want to be raped by furries. LSB and HH are terrible and you should avoid them at all costs.
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Thanks.
I have looked at HH a couple of times, mostly because I’m so self loathing that I like to look at their website after the Halos beat the Mariners to make me hate myself just that little bit more.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
You mean users and not content, correct?
Poochie - May 22, 2009
Communities
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Purple Row is decent as well.
And of course, Bluejay Banter.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Is it still rincewind banter?
Kirsten Schlewitz - May 22, 2009
PR has a good daily minor league digest
Cleverly named Pebble Report.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
And they had an awesome tRA post recently!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I should really pay more attention to that sort of thing
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
how will you collect correct royalties if you don't know who's using what?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Do you get 2 cents everytime someone looks up someone's tRA?
That’d be just swell.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
No, instead I get e-mails and questions to answer instead of monetary payments!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
You should print them out and take them to the bank
and try to deposit them. They’re just as good as money!
pdb - May 22, 2009
I like how you wouldn't have to worry about that if you had any faith that I wouldn't be a lazy bastard and respond myself
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
True Blue LA is starting to use more advance metrics
in their every day posts as well!
bluemax - May 22, 2009
Wow the subject lines are hard to get used to.
I’d stay away from Gaslamp Ball. Perhaps it’s just a Giants fan’s opinion though, as they seem to be extremely BARROID STARROIDS BARROID SUCKS….ummm….BARROID.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
But you don't understand
Barry Bonds using steroids is responsible for:
1. The downfall of Western civilization
2. The credit crisis
3. The subprime mortgage mess
4. Global warming
5. Kids failing to believe in Santa any more
6. Everything bad that has happened in the world ever
So with that backdrop it’s easy to understand why they dislike Mr. Bonds.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I'll accept it all..
But the subprime mortgage mess is clearly AROID’s fault I think.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
Fair enough.
Gotta blame him for something.
pdb - May 22, 2009
You might not be familiar with this but
the Padres are OUR HATED NATURAL RIVALS so we are all banned from going to that website because FUCK THEM.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Takin' back Peoria.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
ONE FISH TACO AT A TIME
pdb - May 22, 2009
I am on board with this
I hate the Padres and wish to see them and their fans all burn in hell. Except Adrian Gonzalez. Mexicans have few good ballplayers in MLB so we need to cling to them.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
MLB has declared the Padres to be our "natural rivals" in terms of interleague play for some inane reason
so I guess I hate them? They suck?
pdb - May 22, 2009
They are really boring.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Like us.
I don’t need more of us.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Try living where their AAA affiliate plays
I get it from the M’s, I can see it on mlb.tv with the Padres, and I have season tickets to the Beavers. I may as well paint myself beige and blend in with the wall.
pdb - May 22, 2009
I believe the color is sand, pdb.
Teej - May 22, 2009
There is no more boring sentiment than sand.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
"Have a nice day" is a pretty goddamn boring sentiment
pdb - May 22, 2009
Sand is a pretty boring sediment, though.
Teej - May 22, 2009
Cut me some slack, I'm on my fourth sangria here at work.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I should have brought a flask to work today.
Teej - May 22, 2009
You are correct sir
It’s like beige, but more…outdoorsy? Natural? Sandy?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Beach!
Who doesn’t love beaches?
Teej - May 22, 2009
Whales?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Then why are they always hanging out there?
Even when it’s not even nice out.
Teej - May 22, 2009
That is an excellent question to which I have no answer
maybe they’re desperate for attention?
(Obligatory exploding whale video link)
pdb - May 22, 2009
Fantastic.
Teej - May 22, 2009
I love that I had never heard of this before.
People sure were smart back then.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
I hate them because they bore me.
I love the park and would gladly go more often if the product on the field were more interesting.
Teej - May 22, 2009
I hate the park
It aggravates the Giants’ WTP problems even more than other parks. :(
jponry - May 22, 2009
I hate the way the park plays for sure.
But as far as the way it’s built and all that, it’s a good place to see a game.
Teej - May 22, 2009
they're fans of the head-in-the-sand defense
They crow about Barry Bonds and steroids but refuse to acknowledge Ken Caminiti’s use. Padres fans have walked up to me at my home ballpark just to shout ROIDS at me. I got an email invite to a BALCO-themed party at Petco park from some asshole I’d never spoken to in my life. I told him to go back to jerking off and make sure he didn’t squirt in his eye.
So, I don’t like them very much. It’s a nice ballpark, though. I was lucky enough to go the WBC semis and finals there in 2006.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
But that's the best part!
Or maybe that’s just me…
Lars The Wanderer - May 22, 2009
I like you.
pdb - May 22, 2009
in retrospect
I should have said I hope he squirts in his eye. I guess I can be a humanitarian sometimes.
And I like you and the blog too. I’m fairly profane and violent on McCovey Chronicles but I feel here I can be even more so. Yesterday I said I wanted to staple a porcupine to Kevin Kouzmanoff’s nutsack.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
At LL we will hand you the stapler.
royalcurve - May 22, 2009
And draw you a map to Kouz's house
pdb - May 22, 2009
I truly feel accepted
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
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Matthew - May 22, 2009
This is helpful.
royalcurve - May 22, 2009
I'm not the helpful one for no reason.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I like to think McCovey Chronicles as LL's Lite before we had any hope
Robert - May 22, 2009
I like it when they invade and aren't douchebags
pdb - May 22, 2009
Well yes, this.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Or when they don't do coke.
Fin - May 22, 2009
As far as I know there isn't a Giants star that was a coke addict and is now an American hero
thank goodness.
pdb - May 22, 2009
Fortunately the American Hero turned villain is gone.
Fin - May 22, 2009
BUT ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
pdb - May 22, 2009
BUT IS ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS I MEANT
pdb - May 22, 2009
That was not in the rulebook when I signed up
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
DERR MARINERS SUCK
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
works better with misspellings
pdb - May 22, 2009
What can I say
I haven’t yet perfected my dumbass troll speek yet.
bondslegend - May 22, 2009
I do appreciate the effort though
pdb - May 22, 2009
Man, you guys really like signatures.
Teej - May 22, 2009
At first I thought that he was Paul Stanley's dad and that would be awesome
except that would make bondslegend about 80 or so, and his wit’s way too sharp for that.
pdb - May 22, 2009
Ageist.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
There are funny 80 year olds
but very few of them are on the internet. I could be wrong in this case though.
pdb - May 22, 2009
One of the customs on MCC is to adopt players
Including his name in your sig is mandatory to keeping parental rights to him.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Gotcha.
Teej - May 22, 2009
You guys have gameday threads for everything it looks like.
Just one liners back and forth. Sometimes we actually talk about content on our site, but I guess not all websites can be as good.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
Content? What's that?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Nothing I produce
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Nobody ever talks about the series previews here.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
It's like the minor league recaps except these get read/commented in
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Serious question
Is there a section for the minor league stuff and can you direct me to it?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Not really but you can feel free to ask.
Best place by far for minor league stuff is Mariner Minors.
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
super
And I shall take advantage of the policy.
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
And I know this will be your first question but Jeff Clement is amazing
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Jeff Clement: Amazing
LL Exclusive
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Ahem
Jeff ‘Sexwagon’ Clement: Amazing
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
undercover report on the origin of the name?
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
Graham doesn't kiss and tell.
marc w - May 22, 2009
off the record I see
BaronVonCurrentEvents - May 22, 2009
There was, but nobody cared so it was put to death.
But there’s this place.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
.
cough
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
Just stick to the stuff about the minor leaguer performances.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
That was tactful
Poochie - May 22, 2009
We talked in great detail about it above
the beer part is still part of the preview, right?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Worst decision I ever made.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Scratch that, second worst.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
You could make the decision to discontinue them though
pdb - May 22, 2009
the beer part, not the preview part
pdb - May 22, 2009
Fuck that noise.
marc w - May 22, 2009
I shouldn't have signed that three year contract.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
You were swayed by the signing bonus, weren't you?
pdb - May 22, 2009
Jeff bought me some kettle chips!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
And in return, you became the data fairy
and shared some Westvleteren?
Note to self: never negotiate with Jeff about anything, ever.
marc w - May 22, 2009
It wasn't the only thing we shared!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Nobody cares about your fantasy team.
PositivePaul - May 22, 2009
Yeah, I'm sure he had to work really hard to get you to put out.
The Westvleteren thing is actually kind of a challenge, I’d have thought.
marc w - May 22, 2009
I meant other beers you sick perv
Matthew - May 22, 2009
McCovey Chronicles is like LL's son that didn't get into glue sniffing at age 12 and became DRB.
Matthew - May 22, 2009
I remembre when I could walk freely over at DRB at night
Poochie - May 22, 2009
I think the only opposing view you've gotten today is about subject lines, moderation, oh, and Matt Cain I guess.
And how hard that was to actually type in the subject line as well.
WalrusMan - May 22, 2009
Our view: These teams both blow
Y’all’s view: These teams both blow.
Hard to fight over that one
Graham MacAree - May 22, 2009
Griffey nicknamed Yuni "Star Wars?"
ThundaPC - May 22, 2009
Because he's as useless as jar jar binks no doubt
pdb - May 22, 2009
Oh damn you
abender20 - May 22, 2009
Great minds think alike
but greater minds think faster.
Which is ironic since you are in med school (premed?) and I barely graduated from college 20 years ago and now struggle to tie my shoes most days.
pdb - May 22, 2009
In the interview process, but whatever.
I’m sure the moment you finish tying your shoes, I tie my shoes, see that your shoes are tied, and subsequently emit expletives.
abender20 - May 22, 2009
Jar-Jar Binks, maybe.
abender20 - May 22, 2009
Because the first thing kids do with lightsabers is
swing that shit all over the place with no real purpose.
This is exactly what Yuni does at the plate, with a bat.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
That was basically Griffey's explanation.
Complete with a demonstration to which made Yuni laugh.
ThundaPC - May 22, 2009
I wish I could see a video of this.
Fin - May 22, 2009
While wearing the IchiBalls t-shirt.
msb - May 22, 2009
This is fantastic! When did this happen?
The man has intangibles.
Kermit. - May 22, 2009
Just got tickets for Sunday.
Thank you facebook.
Fin - May 22, 2009
So the Rays DL'd Kazmir and Percival
and didn’t call up David Price. The fuck. Stop depriving me of watching his awesome pitching.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
D-Rays Bay
makes it sound like Price is taking Kazmir’s spot.
bluemax - May 22, 2009
That might be true, I just skimmed the press release
and they brought up two other people. I guess they might make another move when his turn in the rotation comes up.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
Not that it's a huge red flag, but Price's FIP at Durham is 4.59. GB rate's down.
marc w - May 22, 2009
I like to think this is because he doesn't give a shit about AAA.
I have no reason to think that is true besides that I want it to be.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
What the hell?
We’ve been ripped off!
Matthew - May 22, 2009
Hahaha
Teej - May 22, 2009
Can I get a box for the BGCC?
royalcurve - May 22, 2009
PUPPY CAGE!!!!!
Robert - May 22, 2009
Yes yes yes.
royalcurve - May 22, 2009
Since this has devolved into somewhat of an OT thread
I must mention that at lunch today I met an original Mariner. I was exchanging some season tickets for the weekend and bumped into Glenn Abbott, who is apparently the Beavers’ pitching coach. Seemed like a nice dude.
pdb - May 22, 2009
In Florida just now, in the top of the third inning,
A single pitcher recorded 3 outs by K, but also allowed 5 runs.
Wow the Marlins suck.
Also of note, Andy Sonnastine didn’t make an out until his third plate appearance. He opened with a single and a walk. He scored both times.
Llewdor - May 22, 2009
Sonnanstine is a pretty good hitter
bluemax - May 22, 2009
Kinda OT again
But I don’t get why the three mods (Jeff, Matthew, Graham) are fans of Ottawa and not Vancouver…?
baetown415 - May 22, 2009
Or the Mariners for that matter.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
I think Jeff had some sort of legit reason
and Matthew and Graham just jumped on the band wagon.
bluemax - May 22, 2009
This is a damn lie
Matthew is the bandwagoner
Graham MacAree - May 23, 2009
I've liked them since their first season because I saw their record and I felt bad for them
I can’t explain the others.
Jeff Sullivan - May 23, 2009
LLemmings
Poochie - May 23, 2009
I needed an NHL team to play in Wayne Gretzky's 3D hockey when I moved to Seattle
And they had the best logo
Graham MacAree - May 23, 2009
I needed people to talk to about hockey in order to get into the sport.
Now I’m hooked.
Matthew - May 23, 2009
But god forbid you do this and change teams after you realize that you are still attached to the team you rooted for as a kid.
Robert - May 23, 2009
The Commentator in the Sox-Mets game just said shit.
Hilarious.
marinerdan - May 22, 2009
And who was the commentator?
Dennis Eckersley. That makes it that much better
Brian Floyd - May 23, 2009
Olson to start on Saturday, Washburn will start on Tuesday.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2009253229_washburn_moved_back_to_tuesday.html
MFAN - May 22, 2009
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