Lost in all the excitement about the Mariners succeeding by playing Angels baseball is the fact that the Angels still play Angels baseball, too. And they play it better.
Since the 27th of May, the M's have gone 30-18. They've played at the pace of a 101-win team. And over that span they have lost 2.5 games of ground to the Angels, who two days in a row have pulled off dramatic late-inning comebacks to snatch annoying-ass victory from the jaws of proper defeat. It's enough to make you want to scream, and the only real consolation is that at least we're overachieving too. But somehow I don't think that feels like enough. Watching the evil-doers rally off of Joe Nathan thanks to uncharacteristic wildness, a bloop single, and a superball grounder up the middle conjured emotions harkening back to Lollablueza. At that point, the tenth was just a formality. Why even bother playing it?
There's still a lot of baseball to be played, but games like tonight's do us a great deal of damage, and while I don't quite understand how we're closer to the Wild Card than the division, that could very well end up being something to keep an eye on, because from the looks of things the Angels may never lose again.
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Their stupid best player isn't even playing.
hcoguy - July 23, 2009
There are many Angels capable of ruining birthdays.
Eyebrows - July 23, 2009
This is so fucking annoying. Ugh.
They have seriously taken the joy out of the last 2 wins (for me at least). FUCKING LOSE ALREADY YOU FUCKING FUCKS FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK
appleshampoo - July 23, 2009
I don't know why but I found this hilarious when I tried to figure out what the question mark button was
Fett42 - July 23, 2009
WHY WON'T THEY LOSE
Poochie - July 23, 2009
This must be how Oakland felt in 2001.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
Or how we felt in 2003
Poochie - July 24, 2009
It's like a horror movie...
…where you think you’ve finally killed the zombie and this pops back up again. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!
LauraBu - July 24, 2009
I think they make clones
Figgins, Kendrick, Aybar, Morales, Izturis, Napoli
These guys are all the same annoying-ass player with skills for different positions. I said to a couple of my Angel-fan co-workers tonight that I looked forward to laughing my ass off when their luck turned around during a 12-game September losing streak.
Then I realized that I truly believed that could never happen. They’re too fucking lucky. And all you can do at some point is sigh or laugh or pull all your hair out or something something something
calim - July 23, 2009
Napoli?
Napoli is an annoying motherfucker but he is nothing like the others.
Jeff Sullivan - July 23, 2009
I didn't want to include him but then he got the winning hit
And by “the same annoying-ass player,” I guess I mean their common characteristic is that they’re annoying asses.
calim - July 23, 2009
I would like to see him burn.
InSpokane - July 24, 2009
They aren't that lucky.
They’ve had a TON of injuries. Remember the beginning of the year, with most of the rotation on the DL? And then that Adenhart thing. And Santana and Lackey aren’t really pitching to their fullest. So are they getting lucky now? Yeah, but on the whole, it balances out at least a little.
Eyebrows - July 23, 2009
I like you Eyebrows, so don't take this personally.
But fuck you. Fuck you and you everything you stand for.
Fuck you.
Goose - July 23, 2009
I am so happy for you
Jeff Sullivan - July 23, 2009
Adenhart was clearly planned
The only way to deal directly with Satan is to go to his domain.
Fett42 - July 23, 2009
Whatever it worked.
Morrow needs to step up for you guys.
Eyebrows - July 23, 2009
We've already destroyed him.
Slurvey - July 23, 2009
The Brandon Wood Special.
Eyebrows - July 23, 2009
Robert hits trees
Morrow should be no problem.
Fett42 - July 23, 2009
By dying like Adenhart?
jimmylauderdale - July 24, 2009
Is it wrong to accept this as a reasonable plan?
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 24, 2009
Wait until they go all 2007 Mariners on your ass.
Fin - July 23, 2009
Or 2003
Fett42 - July 24, 2009
You know though.
I feel like I’ve said this before.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Go get fucked
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Wouldn't this be a good thing?
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
Go win the lottery
asshole
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
I HOPE YOU ENJOY A WONDERFUL FUCKING LIFE OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY.
CapSea - July 24, 2009
I think you misunderstand
Poochie - July 24, 2009
So if they had all those guys they would've won 70 games already.
That’s the worst part is they had all these problems and they still have the 2nd best record in the AL. It’s fucking bullshit!
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
Napoli is one of the best catchers in the game
vivaelpujols - July 24, 2009
.
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
The Mariners are at the upper end of season expectations coming into the year at this point
And it’s only good enough for 5.5 GB of the division (and 3rd place) and 4.5GB the wild card (the free-falling Red Sox)
So, essentially, the Mariners are winning more han expected and I’m still rather discouraged.
Gihyou - July 23, 2009
I'm just going to avoid looking at Angels scores for awhile, and wait to see a comment here like "at least the Angels are finally losing some games!"
gregrabble - July 23, 2009
Avoiding the Angels scores for over two months is going to be quite a task.
Fuckmikereilly - July 23, 2009
Shut up
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
I am so sick of the Angels!
I see a score in the early evening and they are losing. I start to think “YES!” finally this is the day we can pick up one lousy stinking game, but noooooooooo! Angels in the outfield? I guess fucking so.
I am giving up waiting on the Angels to lose- I have moved happily on to rooting for the Red Sox to Buckner their season.
Rich Langford - July 23, 2009
The Rays have the best run differential in the AL
Jeff Sullivan - July 23, 2009
Jarrod Washburn is 4th in the AL with a 2.71 ERA just ahead of Roy Halladay
So logic can go to hell.
Fett42 - July 23, 2009
Damn it!
It is not as much fun to root against the Rays!
Rich Langford - July 23, 2009
We're only a half game back with a negative run differential
Poor Rays…
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
Yeah
A half game back of being nowhere
calim - July 24, 2009
Well
A) Actually, it’s a half game of being third in the WC
B) My main point was that it’s kind of funny that despite the differences in our run differential, we’re very similar in record
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
I know, I know
What I’m saying is, and this is not new, it’s frustrating to be exceeding expectations by a sizable margin and still only on the fringe of any kind of playoff hunt.
calim - July 24, 2009
Nah, don't root against the Red Sox.
If we don’t make the playoffs, at least we can watch them murder the Angels in the playoffs, AGAIN!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
I have a feeling us rooting against them won't make a huge difference towards whether or not they make the playoffs
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Only to the emotions.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Fuck the Red Sox
I hope they get “Stranded”.
TheTank123 - July 24, 2009
This is no consolation whatsoever.
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 24, 2009
The only possible upside I can see in this is that maybe it makes the Angels unlikely to acquire Halladay before they potentially fall back to earth after the deadline
Fett42 - July 23, 2009
That would be a good thing for you though, wouldn't it?
I mean 2010 would suck for the Mariners, but the farm system would be totally barren after that trade.
Eyebrows - July 24, 2009
after that trade?
Mariner John - July 24, 2009
Once they leave the earth, Angels tend to stay away for good
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Maybe this is the problem
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Wouldn't this make them just ghosts?
Why would ghosts want to help Angels?
Rich Langford - July 24, 2009
Because some little kid wished for it.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
I'm starting to wish Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery allowed Ed Harris to launch missles at the Bay area.
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
I'm confused as to how this would help.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
There would be no A's and the Angels would have fewer wins?
Although this also hurts us so I don’t know.
Mariner John - July 24, 2009
You do realize that the Angels do not play in San Francisco's footbal stadium, right?
abender20 - July 24, 2009
Hey now. I kind of like the bay area.
InSpokane - July 24, 2009
Solution: send Silva to LA for his rehab to increase the local gravitational pull
Fett42 - July 24, 2009
They can't get Halladay
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
They have nothing to offer
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
They'll just get Kazmir instead and he'll be awesome for the next three years.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
That would suck balls.
InSpokane - July 24, 2009
They could get him
they’d have to gut the ML roster
Weaver + Napoli would be a starting point, I think
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
Which is fine
because then the improvement is incremental. Weaver’s been good for them, and Mathis is no replacement for Napoli. They’ve been playing well because they’ve got bunch of dudes who are slaves to BABIP, and it has been kind to them What will happen when they regress? The need Napoli.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
We keep expecting them to regress and they never do
they must be doing something right
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
Seriously.
Don’t you people fucking get it by now? They’re aren’t going to regress!
Goose - July 24, 2009
It's really rather frustrating, I must admit
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
I hate teams whose greatest trait is fucking magic >:(
BrettJMiller - July 24, 2009
Team BABIP is .324
last year it was .302 with mostly the same group of hitters. Their switch hitting light brigade is all having a great mid season surge but I don’t expect them to keep it up any more than I expected Branyan to hit .320. I mean, I know, speed and patience and whatever, but there’s just no way those guys are hitting their talent level.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
To wit
doiing a quick scan of their regulars’ performance so far and the ZiPS RoS projections, you should expect a .020 drop in team wOBA. Which is pretty big if it’s a team-wide thing. The only players underperforming their ZiPs were Vlad and Willits. They have to regress.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
Remember who we're talking about here
calim - July 24, 2009
Jered Weaver regressed
Saunders regressed. Willits regressed. They have to.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
The problem is
when they regress, someone else on their team decides to go crazy and carry them.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
Aybar is the most recent fag to do this.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
I am so happy that Saunder's regressed
I was getting sick of every asshole saying he was good, when even a cursory look at his K:BB numbers shows he’s mediocre.
vivaelpujols - July 24, 2009
Yup
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
The Angels have a pretty good offense
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Sure
but not this good
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
Cliff Lee or Dan Haren would be just as frightening
LauraBu - July 24, 2009
Dan Haren is not on the trading block.
Goose - July 25, 2009
Do they have enough to get Halladay?
Their farm system is awful, and trading major league peices in a “win-now” move is kinda pointless.
vivaelpujols - July 24, 2009
I was so fucking angry watching how that game turned out.
They have won at least five games they had no business winning over the last two weeks. And those five games are the difference in the division.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
If the laws of baseball are right.
They should regress hard soon, shouldn’t they?
Fin - July 24, 2009
The Angels make their own laws, unfortunately.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
I turned it off after the 6th inning...
I felt I was setting myself up for disapointment, and I was right…
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
I doubt there's anything to this
but I really hope that the Angels, aware of their ridiculous run, keep looking back and seeing Seattle and Texas hanging on. The good news is they play us, Texas, Boston and New York in September. As long as we’re within four/five games and play well against them we have a chance.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
Yeah there's no way they sweep New York
Fett42 - July 24, 2009
Speaking of sweeps.
Why can’t the Mariners get a fucking sweep? It’s always, lose the first game, but then win the next three, or win the series, but never just fucking sweep. The last sweep I remember was against the Diamondbacks.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I believe our only two sweeps this season were the A's in April, and the Diamondbacks in June
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
What I mean is.
The Mariners can never get some sort of substantial Rockies like win streak going to get us excited.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I think this is due to the weakness of the bottom of our rotation
Ian Snell please!
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
More the weakness of the offense.
Besides Olson’s recent meltdown, we haven’t seen our 4-5 guys keep us out of too many games.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
Of course
Ian Snell just seems like an easier fix than our entire offense.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
Ryan Rowland-Smith, thank you very much
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
Brandon Morrow, come on down (in about three weeks when you're ready to be a starter again)
seattlebruin - July 24, 2009
Can you imagine the complete rotation.
Felix
Bedard
Morrow
RRS
and maybe Washburn
the ceilings for these guys are really high, granted Washburn will probably get traded.
Fin - July 24, 2009
At this point Washburn is ahead of Morrow
unless you’re assuming he’s traded
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
I assume he will probably be traded before his next start
I mean, the stock can’t get any higher, Z has to get him traded like now.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Both would be better.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
Garret Olson, Brandon Morrow...
Or whatever other retarded 5th starter screws us over.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Mmmmmm
because they’re not such a great team and depleted by injuries on top of that? That would be my first guess
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
You are right about that, I will admit.
Watching the impotent offense only get two hits (one for Ichiro and Branyan) off some AAAA fodder really proves your point.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I'm fine winning series.
That’s .667 baseball (108 wins over a full season).
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
Well, that means they have to win every series.
They haven’t so that is already out of the question.
Fin - July 24, 2009
We've won 12 of the last 15 series.
We we’re only swept once (Colorado) and we won both four game series in that stretch (Texas & Cleveland).
Not too shabby. But yeah, going on a nice 8-12 game winning streak would be real nice.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
It just seems like.
Being in third place in a surprising competitive division, and not going on one of those winning streaks, the Mariners seem to be forgotten by the MSM.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Like we wouldn't be anyway.
Mariner John - July 24, 2009
I have no problem with this whatsoever
I like sneaking up on people.
calim - July 24, 2009
AL West is the new AL East
LauraBu - July 24, 2009
We get Toronto and TB
and a bunch of games with Texas (4 to end the season). I dunno. Could be an exciting month. Adrian needs to hurry the fuck up and heal.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 24, 2009
Progressing well!
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
FUCK THE ANGELS!
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!
Slow Country - July 24, 2009
I think every time we curse, God grants the Angels a miracle.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
You'll have to post less often, then.
Or get a new alias.
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
I for one am excited for Lollablueza II at the end of next month.
Mariner John - July 24, 2009
Bloody Hell
- After we’ve played 95 games over the years…
- The Rest of the Season
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
61-7 projected?!
Wilder. - July 24, 2009
The day the Angels break 116 is the day I quit this fucking sport.
Goose - July 24, 2009
I don't plan to stop with just the sport.
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
I just don't see how a team expected to win ~85 games before the year
Can then deal with injuries and still beat that projection by 15 games. It just can’t happen.
Now I’ve convinced myself of their inevitable regression again. This won’t end well. Again.
calim - July 24, 2009
Did you all know the 2010 All Star Game will be held in Anahiem home of the Angels.
44FAN - July 24, 2009
I thought Los Angeles was the home of the Angels?
I’m so confused.
Fett42 - July 24, 2009
Who's throwing out the first pitch?
Osama or Lucifer?
calim - July 24, 2009
Last i heard it was the ghost of Hitler.
Slow Country - July 24, 2009
Sadam Hussein is catching
LauraBu - July 24, 2009
Did you hear Art say that it's hard to score runs while the other team is batting?
At least I got a laugh during my pain.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Needs a "fuck the angels" tag
Because I’m needy like that.
Actually, it would be fine with me to have all posts have a “fuck the angels” tag.
PDXTai - July 24, 2009
Hope this helps!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Pfft. Go big or go home.
Goose - July 24, 2009
Bravo!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
I approve of these sigs.
Fuckmikereilly - July 24, 2009
Everybody's doin' it.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
I'm down.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
Let the record show that I was the first.
Goose - July 24, 2009
Recs for everyone!
PDXTai - July 24, 2009
I am also in.
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
I'll play
calim - July 24, 2009
Meta
PDXTai - July 24, 2009
Fuck 'em all
A number of teams could use a good fucking I’d say.
urchman - July 24, 2009
Fuck the Angels?
FUCK THE ANGELS!
I like this game.
Robert Lintott - July 24, 2009
Pfft, mine's been here all season.
Eyeball Kid - July 24, 2009
The Angels can suck a dick.
That’s the last I have to say on the matter.
Slow Country - July 24, 2009
What is/was Lollablueza?
Snowman1025 - July 24, 2009
Oral Smurf
CapSea - July 24, 2009
Armageddon
dbroncos31 - July 24, 2009
Lollablueza
This was a promotion for the first game of a critical home series against the Angels in late August 2007.
Then THIS happened.
Followed by THIS (note the first inning).
Aaaaaaaaand THIS.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
And this!
Eyebrows - July 24, 2009
And this.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
I don't remember that
What exactly is happening here
maalox - July 24, 2009
That's Rick White getting tossed for arguing balls and strikes.
This was bullpen massacre #2 in New York.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Of course
The umpiring was a bunch of crap anyway so this made Honorable Mention in the 2007 top moments.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
I hated Rick White so much.
That had to be the biggest piece of shit waste of human in Mariners History, Rob Johnson doesn’t even compare to this pile of poo.
Fin - July 24, 2009
That brought a whole bunch of bad memories. I didn't need that.
M'sin.. - July 24, 2009
All I know is
that next time the Angels come to Seattle I am ready to pull a Celtic Pride on the whole fucking team and not give them the remotest chance to escape
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
I feel like Ned Flanders when his house was blown down by the hurricane and Springfield built him a new, crappy version
Ah hell diddly ding dong crap, can’t you AL morons do anything right >:(
JAH - July 24, 2009
The Angels are so corny they're ugly
Sam Regens - July 24, 2009
I hope the Angels turn out to be a long lost sibling of Jose Lopez.
CapSea - July 24, 2009
Ugh, I just disgusted myself.
CapSea - July 24, 2009
I laughed...
jimmylauderdale - July 24, 2009
Not to mention..
Just before the bloop single/groundball hit off Nathan-second base-Punto shitfest, that sure did look like strike three on Matthews that would have sealed it.
seamariners85 - July 24, 2009
Mm-hmm
I thought Nathan was getting squeezed the whole inning, but maybe it’s my emotions talking. I haven’t bothered to look it up. It’d just make me angry again.
calim - July 24, 2009
YOU FUCKING IDIOTS THIS IS A THREAD ABOUT THE MARINERS AND NOT THE ANGELS
Dewey N - July 24, 2009
The thing I love about the Angels right now
Is while we play mediocre teams they play crappy teams. They’ll catch a mediocre team like the Twins when they’re transforming themselves into the Athletics, plus god forbid they face Greinke when they play the Royals, or Lee when they play the Indians. No, they are reserved for us.
They better enjoy this season now, because Lacky, Figgins, Abreu, and Vlad are all probably gone next season.
OceanBird - July 24, 2009
Far be it from me to rain on an Angels hate parade
But we did just miss Jackson and Verlander in a series with Detroit.
calim - July 24, 2009
We say this every year but it never changes
Robert - July 24, 2009
We did just sweep the Yankees.
Eyebrows - July 24, 2009
They already beat Greinke (and Tim Lincecum for that matter).
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Perhaps the M's should send better players to Kansas City next time.
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
That is NOT how this works.
abender20 - July 24, 2009
You just need to think outside the box
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
Don't worry, you guys just need practice, that's all. ^_^
TheOptimist - July 24, 2009
It's like we're Jan while the Angels are Marcia
LauraBu - July 24, 2009
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