Lookout Landing

You could also drink. Although that's not the best plan.

TrustBaseball - May 16, 2010 reply

Already ahead of you

Alcohol + painkillers is the way to go.

We root for a terrible offensive club. This team is not good.

This happens frequently when you score very few runs.

Reverse karma from last year.

If only Lopez would hit .269 w/ .300 OBP.

We’d be saved

Cliff Lee is going to look back on his career someday and think

“Remember those couple of months when I was a Mariner? Ewwww.”

Goose - May 16, 2010 reply

Sad but true.

And then he goes and takes a shower with all his clothes still on.

FairWeatherFred - May 16, 2010 reply

He already thought that when he was traded to us

But what about all the fun times he had in the clubhouse?

He will cherish those memories for life.

Damn.

Fuck you Rob, this is your fault. Somehow

I wish Cliff nothing but the best

He’s going out there and doing a damn good job

This is such a depressing thought

He's totally going into the HoF in a Mariners cap.

"Cliff Lee deserves a much better fate than this"

Yes, like the Yankees or Red Sox come next season?

Can the Sox afford him?

Another +30 starter signed to a long-term deal. Glad WE didn’t sign lackey though.

8 innings, 10 strikeouts, 1 walk, 2 runs, and he's going to get the loss

He must love pitching for the Mariners

Ninth-inning rally!

This sucks and all, but the Rays are one of the best teams in baseball, Matt Garza is really good and their bullpen is really good.

It’s not losing games like this one that pisses me off.

It doesn't piss me off in theory.

But in practice, this game on top of the 20 other games exactly like this one pisses me off.

Exactly.

I'm trying to not be pissed off

Yeah, I'm not pissed off.

Just exasperated. But if you want to be pissed off, just go search twitter for #6org

I refuse to acknowledge those twatscars

Can -someone- Rob Johnson please give Cliff a reach around?

It is the least we can do we fuck in ass repeatedly.

Sirbunt - May 16, 2010 reply

This whole statement confuses me.

I've read it a few times now and am none the wiser.

What?

I think he wants Rob Johnson to give Cliff Lee a reach around because he is fucking him in the ass.

Just translating here.

This was probably funny in your head.

This is incredible.

Uh.

'Cliff Lee deserves a much better fate than this'

Amen, Dave.

Griffey Kotchman Wilson

Offensive explosion!

Oh god this is really who is coming up isn't it?

Do the right thing, Wak.

Are you referring to killing Rob, Grif, and Sean?

Kill, cut, bench. Whatever.

I am with you then.

Please score 2 runs and get Lee a W.

MFAN - May 16, 2010 reply

Sweeney PH?

4th consecutive homerun?

This is a good idea

I think they should do this.

Fire Wakamatsu

Griffey's only hope is to draw a walk

That should be Griffey's plan from now on.

Walk up to the plate without a bat.

We have to PH for someone right? Maybe Wilson.

ABQmsFan - May 16, 2010 reply

If Langerhans doesn't hit this inning Wak is retarded

He's injured

He is??

Elbow injury during BP today.

That’s why Saunders started.

Fucking fantastic

I think that was a floor we just fell through. I don't see anything below us now either.

And Raffy is going to destroy us.

Fitting.

Ugh.

You know, if a racehorse sucked it up like this, they’d put it out of their misery.

To the glue factory!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTihNTFNOcc

Was it over when the Japanesse bombed Peal Harbor?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w8BfH1Q_zM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5LW07FTJbI

It should have been if it weren't for blind luck at Midway!

The moral of the story is that we're fucked until our luck changes

That baby has the weirdest hair.

Very Philly

Just look at every fucking pitch Griffey

LISTEN TO ME YOU ASSBAG

Then he would have struck out on 4 pitches

yeah I realized that after looking at Gameday.

Wouldn’t have to see him look slow on everything though.

God damnit Wakamustlose.

Aww shit I forgot they got a real closer.

I'd rather have Horacio

Would Griffey have success in Eric Byrnes' softball league?

I’m thinking no

He might.

He should find out

He would suck in a T-ball league for six-year-olds.

He can't around on the fastball.

Can't stay back on the curve ball.

Can’t lay off the splitter.
Can’t wait on the change.
It’s probably easier to list the things he can do, at this point.

1. Punish the fuck out the post game spread!

That about covers it.

He would be that old guy that really shouldn't be playing but does and pulls his hammy in the first inning of the first game then sits in the dugout the entire fucking season being annoying.

I wish we were facing HoRam right now instead.

THANKS BAVASI

I just realized this makes no sense.

Please disregard.

HIT THE SHIT OUT OF THAT ONE GRIFF!

Retire Griffey

Please stay in Florida you turd.

Whatever

Is Griffey enjoying himself this season?

IS HE HAVING FUCKING FUN?!

Stormton - May 16, 2010 reply

I can't believe he's making $3 mil

I bet Lincoln bought AEG stock for its 2005 price last week.

I like how Upton kinda fucked with us there.

Goose - May 16, 2010 reply

I looked up earlier and saw it was 1-0 late in the 7th. Then I just checked back and it was 2-1 Rays.

And I laughed. I really did. I laughed out loud.

Because I knew it would happen.

Good for you!

Don't you have a Nationals game to be watching?

Conversation between RRS and Cliff Lee

RRS: Tough break, Mate!
Cliff Lee: Fuck you, pitch better

Yeah that's probably what happened.

Remember that week kotchman was hitting really well?

That was so cool

wetzelcoal - May 16, 2010 reply

Well Junior never considered himself to be a home run hitter.

He’s finally living up to it.

houseofprime - May 16, 2010 reply

PINCH HIT BRANDON LEAGUE

I want Jose Vidro back.

BrianL - May 16, 2010 reply

He'd hit cleanup for this team.

And deserve it.

Carl Everett, please.

Stormton - May 16, 2010 reply

Get to Saunders

We should be pinch hitting Jason Vargas

Why when we have the next Babe Ruth in

KING FELIX!

KOTCH

FUCK YES

I'm not worried about the M's.

We are better than our record shows. 5.5 back is nothing.

That's the spirit.

5.5 back is actually 5.5 games back

5.5 games back in mid May.

They are like half off in May.

It’s still 5.5 games back

are not

How far were the Rockies back this time last year?

I’m just saying, the season isn’t over.

NOBODY IS SAYING THAT

Just because something happens once doesn't mean it's likely to happen again

Oh ok

Now I understand.

Refuse to lose!

Math!

TheBishop - May 16, 2010 reply

It's kind of a lot.

:O

Holy fuck Kotchman got a hit

False hope.

HOPE IS TRUE, BY NATURE

PINCH RUN PINCH RUN PINCH RUN PINCH RUN

BrianL - May 16, 2010 reply

HOPE!!!!

Kotch!

Paperboy home run!

Kotchrally! You gotta believe....

YAY LANGERHANS

Although I wonder how his elbow is

And the best part of our lineup is coming up!

The part where Saunders comes up.

Hopefully

Lagerhouse!

Paperboy is here!!!

I sadly think that it will be a DP though

There goes a possible LH pinch hitter.

Wilder. - May 16, 2010 reply

Josh Wilson time motherfuckers.

I will explode if it's a GIDP

That's like getting mad at the rain in Seattle

Ugh still sucks.

I predict a Wilson Dinger.

Dumbass

Woo!

wilsonpdx - May 16, 2010 reply

Great at-bat there, Josh.

All these white players look the same.

So do all the Japanese players

And black players
And Latino players

No just the whites

Josh Wilson is awful.

BrianL - May 16, 2010 reply

You're complaining about Josh Wilson?

He fucking blows

We knew that.

His season kind of encapsulates the mariners season so far.

Why not?

I mean, I think it's funny that we complain about Josh Wilson when we shouldn't expect anything out of him in the first place.

So why the hell is he on the team?

Do you really want Tui as your everyday SS?

I have some serious issues with the MIF depth in the organization.

Whatever happened to that Adam Jones guy?

He died. Got hit by a semi.

He couldn't get out of the way fast enough.

His degenerative hip slowed him down.

You can find the video somewhere.

So, sad.

Hobble, hobble, BAM.

Yeah it's pretty pathetic right now.

Maybe in a few years it’ll be looking brighter. Franklin, Ackley, etc.

BARD BOMB

Woo Josh Bard time

I predict a Bard dinger.

look up

Oh man you totally won.

Good Call

TrustBaseball - May 16, 2010 reply

Backwards. Almost.

Trying to call what happens in at bats is stupid.

Jay Buhner did it.

What else do we have to do during games?

Here comees a "Insert player name" dinger.

It’s so fresh!

Oh that kind of predictions are lame.

I find it fun to make realistic predictions of at bats and see how many I get right.

You can make them without posting them

Exactly my thoughts. Which is why I don't.

Then why did you insert yourself into a subthread about posting predictions for at bats?

Good fucking question.

WILSON YOU COCKGOBBLER

LANGERHANS??

Bard, SAVE US.

TrustBaseball - May 16, 2010 reply

If Bard comes through

Rob Johnson may as well retire now.

Yes Dave a two run dinger here would be ironic.

I predict a liner caught to end the game.

Langy runs better than Kotch?

Yes.

Wilder. - May 16, 2010 reply

Sweeney vs. Kotch is a push

Kotch is ridiculously slow

Somehow I didn't realize this. Hmm.

NO PRESSURE, JOSH

I’LL STILL LIKE YOU MORE THAN ROB JOHNSON

I think I prefer capital homicide over Rob Johnson.

God damn it

Oh.

BOOOOOOOOOOO

WHOEVER THE FUCK YOU ARE, JOSHUA BARD, GET ON BASE SO I CAN STOP TYPING IN CAPS

You don't know who Josh Bard is?

No. Is he famous?

Another almost win.

Thanks for playing Cliff.

RENDON!

w00tah - May 16, 2010 reply

Is going to a far worse team than ours!

Well, motherfuck.

Yeah well jokes on Tampa because Soriano is slowly poisoning their latin players.

And at some point

He’s gonna be sick in the VZ winter league. And he’ll get traded for shit.

This team is the worst.

Call it a season

Schuxu - May 16, 2010 reply

We didn't even lose ground this whole series and the Rays are the best team in baseball

Weird time to make the throw in the towel decision

I still have some faith in the suck of the rest of the AL West.

We actually gained ground, amazingly.

MFAN - May 16, 2010 reply

:(

BOOO!

We suck

THIS IS TAKING THE PISS NOW

Would you say it's pear shaped?

HOPE IS FOR PUSSIES

Embrace the floorlessness. Learn to love it.

Embrace the darkness.

It's amazing how easy it was to slip back into this type of mariners fan after this off season.

Hope then…….oh shit.

I am beginning to love the lack of floor

At least we never have to worry about being popular and getting bandwagon fans when we win.

I've been through the 7 Stages of Mariner Grief so many times over the past few seasons that I just skip straightaway to grimly amused acceptance these days.

Remember all those 1 run games we won last year...

Yeah Fuck that.

This is called

regression to the mean… so very mean

Almost 10 games under 500

It’s over

WOOOOOOOOOOO

HAHAHAHAH

STOP LAUGHING

Is it not funny to you yet?

No not at all

I find it hilarious now. ITS SO BAD!

I find it soul-crushingly depressing.

Yeah

It wouldn’t be so bad if our starting pitching wasn’t by and large absolutely phenomenal followed by wonderful defense (again, by and large). That we are a mere 1-2 runs a game from being a good team is ridiculously tough to swallow on a nightly basis.

Yes.

I would be able to stomach losing 11-8 every day more.

The 1996 Mariners were an infuriating team as well

They were

but dingers!!!

At least they were fucking entertaining.

I assume.

I'M STILL ON STAGE FIVE: ANGER

Anger is actually stage two.

Stage 5 is where you should be: Acceptance

Oh... Well... Whatever I guess.

There we go. Whatever feels better right?

Indifference = acceptance?

Josh Bard comes up in the Top of the Ninth

and I shit.. in.. my.. pants

Jordan of Boise - May 16, 2010 reply

No, please... not the venue.

SUCK EVEN MORE SO WE GET RENDON!

w00tah - May 16, 2010 reply

I think we need bats.

Trade Ackley for bats!

w00tah - May 16, 2010 reply

Dingers!

My bad not who I was thinking of.

Grienke feels the pitchers pain

Pitch Brilliantly and get a ND/L

Please come back Milton.

I wish our flaw was the same as the 1996 Mariners.

This is the worst.

Griffey, Kotchman, Wilson, Bard, Lopez.. What a boring fucking team.

So would we get more for Lee

if we dealt him now? Look at his shiny ERA… and a full season? We could house a better offensive team with what we’d get in return.

So painful.

Cliff Lee is going to back 15-20 million per year coming off a 5-10 win season

*make

Maybe his price drops so much

We have a chance to bring him back

No GM is going to look at W-L record. I just think the media, who is hung up on W-L record

will bring it up.

Sorry

sarcasm wasn’t noted.
At least Dayton Moore will be fooled!

Well you can hold onto that hope if you would like.

He's gonna win that much?

Should win 8 games or so after he's dealt in July

Gotcha

That's silly

Bavasi doesn’t have a job anymore… most Gm’s will still value him for talent.

I feel like we're almost to the point where it's comical.

But right now, almost every day becomes more painful because of the Mariners

bomdal - May 16, 2010 reply

You haven't been a fan very long, I take it?

We don’t really feel pain anymore.

Speak for yourself, I'm fucking furious

I was but it's a waste of energy now.

Wrong.

Been a fan since age 5

Unfortunately, I’m not as lucky as you guys and still not to that painless point yet…

bomdal - May 16, 2010 reply

I have a quarter century of fandom under my belt now and this team is among the most infuriating I have ever witnessed.

It would be more comical if we were 9+ games out.

Sadly I still have hope at 5.5 games out.

MFAN - May 16, 2010 reply

That's true...

But I am just numb. I’m kind of like Dexter now.

That's how I feel.

This team just needs to get into the playoffs.

I'd rather the Rangers run away with it

providing us with some mercy

I was driven off the road yesterday...

my car’s messed up, my insurance is gonna kick my butt cuz the jerk didn’t pull over. This loss feels oddly similar is anger, frustration and scariness.

I'm in the numb phase. It doesn't fucking hurt but it will!!!

Cliff Lee always is smiling...

to hold back the indescribable hatred he has for our offense.

TWownsU - May 16, 2010 reply

You know what would be a good first step?

GRIFFEY HANGING UP HIS FUCKING CLEATS. I CAN’T CONTROL THE CAPS, SORRY.

NOTED

and agreed

At least Cliff Lee is awesome to watch.

That was the best pitched game I have seen from a Mariner all year [admittedly I have watched about six games so far].

EnglishMariner - May 16, 2010 reply

He was on fire today.

The huge strike zone helped.

He is great

I wish we (the offense) could support him as he deserves.

Thank heavens we were good last year!

Or else we’d be talking about Cliff AND Felix leaving town.

Yes thank God.

I miss Muscle Branyan...

… and luck.

Yeah, we've been boned by umps lately.

And line-drives being caught or going foul and bloops not falling.

Our luck has been astonishingly bad.

what’s our xBABIP-BABIP?

Team BABIP is .276

Huh.

That’s not as bad as it feels like.

It's still 4th worst in the majors.

At least we’re not the White Sox, they have a .236 team BABIP.

What do you think it would take to bring luck back?

Poythress, some shame, and some cash?

Why did Griffey play today? Because he lives in the nearby area?

Glad to see we’re serious about getting back in this race..

Lefty against Righty.

Because he is obviously the better matchup than Sweeney.

Sweeney has been DHing against righties the last 3 games, and he's homered in all 3.

Reading one of the blogs Wak made it sound like Griffey played because he lives near Tampa, and had friends and family there.

I thought he said matchups during the pregame interview. You are probably right though.

And I wasn't trying to be a dick to you I am annoyed at Wak.

Didn't think you were being a dick. I share your frustration.

Sweeney and his ludicrous reverse platoon split.

Why did he get most of his PAs against lefties as a Mariner when the career-long trend for him is hitting righties far better.

Tortoise and Hare approach

We’re waiting for the Rangers to stop and showboat.

Platoonery and Belief System.

Ass kissing a veteran is more like it

That's an important part of the Belief System™

Wak just said we're playing well.

There’s your problem.

was he just talking about pitching?

There’s no WAY he could think that about our offensive execution. Or maybe his standards have plummeted so much that seeing a few hits and walks by Saunders and Bard made his day.