Self-imposed rule: no bullet point longer than one sentence. It's time to have an actual Thursday night. SPRING BREAK WOOOOOOOOOO*
- Jason Vargas was decent again, against a potent lineup, and though the 35:15 K/BB he has on the season now isn't as impressive as the 27:9 he had a few starts ago, this is more representative of his ability.
- Don Wakamatsu wasted his first ejection on a call the ump got right.
- For anyone who missed Wak's ejection, it just looked like typical Wak and wasn't really in any way "fiery," which means those of you who wanted to see him inspire the team by going nuts and getting tossed may remain disappointed.
- With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Casey Kotchman drilled a 3-1 fastball deep and just foul, and though this .gif doesn't quite capture it, Kotchman's eyes gave away how fat a pitch it really was.
- Josh Bard's day: walk, well-hit single, well-hit double, well-hit sac fly.
- The third inning saw the Mariners get their 8 & 9 hitters on base, and it saw their 1 & 2 hitters lay down bunts at Wak's behest, which is nutballs.
- The pitch that Junior pulled for the winner was a 2-1 fastball from a righty, belt high, over the outer half, and it as a versatile pitch, as Junior could pull it for a single, and Adrian Gonzalez could've taken it the other way for a dinger.
- Shawn Kelley has thrown 68% strikes in 2010, after throwing 68% strikes in 2009.
- I haven't decided how I feel about Safeco playing that clip from Seven Nation Army over and over in run-scoring situations, but I feel like it's the sort of thing that could get really annoying really fast, so I'll let you know once we start getting into run-scoring situations.
* I'm not actually on spring break, as I am a grownup
Time to catch up!
Dewey N - May 20, 2010
The Wak Ejection
In case anyone wanted to see.
Link.
Mariner Melee - May 20, 2010
Haha
“That’s horsesh*t” at 42 seconds in the clip
He was actually more enthusiastic in his arguing than I thought he would be. Maybe more to come in situations that matter…
fortyniners - May 20, 2010
At one point the umpire asked him "do you want to be ejected?" and Wak said "go ahead."
CapSea - May 20, 2010
I think I caught a "Yes, please throw me."
RunningFool - May 20, 2010
I was at the game and instantly could tell it was one of those situations
I didn’t buy it, but it energized the home crowd (and possibly the team), so you could say it was worth it
bomdal - May 20, 2010
I was there too.
My cheering was ironic.
CapSea - May 20, 2010
I think it was more that he stuck up for Ichiro who'd felt it was worth arguing
msb - May 20, 2010
Not quite up there with the George Brett pine tar clip.
FairWeatherFred - May 20, 2010
Man, that was weak. Should have spent his first ejection last month against the Rangers when Kotchman was called out
for running out of the basepath or whatever the fuck the ump made of that play. THAT one was worth throwing a fit over.
sanford_and_son - May 21, 2010
Kotchman grandslam (towards the end of the game recap video)
- That would have been nice to get him out of his funk, good hit ball that went foul.
- I think Griffey’s game winning single could have been a bases clearing double (or a bases clearing single) if happened earlier in the game.
fortyniners - May 20, 2010
It shows how much Griffey is disliked right now
Griffey lined one into the corner that would have been double if it was needed and the game not ended. Yet, he gets criticized. That is what happens when you play on an awful team and he is part of the reason why it is awful.
Coug1990 - May 20, 2010
Wait what?
Slurvey - May 20, 2010
I agree, what?
I meant I wish he would have padded his stats more if possible with some RBIs, but the single statement was a joke
fortyniners - May 20, 2010
That is all I was saying, Griffey hit that ball hard and would have ended up on second if the game had not ended
It was a shot at Griffey, but he and the team have earned it by their play this year.
Coug1990 - May 20, 2010
He got a standing ovation at least.
Mariner Melee - May 20, 2010
Damn, that was close.
Teej - May 20, 2010
GIF doesn't want to work for me.
“Not found” — Weak.
JonBBT - May 20, 2010
Nothing?
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2010
works for me
I wish I could photoshop in a big exclamation point above his head. Alas, I lack any artistic ability.
Drew_D - May 20, 2010
That works.
JonBBT - May 21, 2010
I may be way off base here, but I just noticed a resemblance to you Jeff
Sam Regens - May 21, 2010
I look like a lot of baseball players
Jeff Sullivan - May 21, 2010
A lot of baseball players look like me
Jeff Sullivan - May 21, 2010
I couldn't pick you out of a lineup featuring Ichiro, Felix, and Nyjer Morgan if you paid me
pdb - May 21, 2010
After looking at the Morgan meme thread daily
I could pick Nyjer out of a crowded room from 300 yards away. Especially if he was prancing.
HititHere - May 21, 2010
You're like the generic copy of a human being
OlSalty - May 21, 2010
Sure am
Jeff Sullivan - May 21, 2010
Nobody ever suspects the generic copy of a human being
Jeff Sullivan - May 21, 2010
but what if you were the source and not the copy and you're just raising an army of generics at this point?
pdb - May 21, 2010
Good luck finding me
Jeff Sullivan - May 21, 2010
That third to last bullet point is quite the run-on sentence, Mr.
But anyway, everything about the Wak ejection just seemed weak.
Torrid - May 20, 2010
A run-on sentence is two independent clauses joined with missing (or wrong) punctuation
That was not a run-on sentence. I might have removed the last comma and maybe changed that last ‘and’ to a ‘while’, but I would only do that to reduce the comma build-up.
rickpo - May 21, 2010
I'm sure Steve Kelley would suggest you remove the bullet points so as not to waste a perfectly good paragraph.
Janic - May 20, 2010
Also, I've never heard of a late May Spring Break.
SethGrandpa - May 20, 2010
He is taking a break, and it is currently spring time.
marc w - May 21, 2010
Graduation happened last weekend at my Alma Mater
bluemax - May 21, 2010
Seven nation army
So that started at European soccer matches. Then Penn State starte playing it at football games. Now everyone is doing it, including those bastards a Ohio State who ripped Penn State for stealing it from European soccer matches.
speedomike - May 20, 2010 via mobile
Let's be unique
Play Felix’s theme instead.
OceanBird - May 20, 2010 via mobile
The radio postgame with Salk busted it out for the end of the show yesterday.
Edgar for Pres - May 20, 2010
It could be worse
They could play “Zombie Nation”
mkries - May 20, 2010
I remember that one coming up nonstop in '01/'02
But that was different, because we actually had ocassions to use it.
Rachmaninoff - May 20, 2010
That song should only be used for college basketball.
SethGrandpa - May 20, 2010
It seems weird in anything but soccer.
I’m all for anything that tries to get baseball fans to make a little bit of noise, but the M’s have crushed the charm of that chant by playing it twice an inning.
Teej - May 20, 2010
It was kinda okay when Penn State did it
but by the end of the season every college band was doing it. Even my school’s and we already have the most obnoxious repetitive song to play whenever we want to fire up the crowd/annoy the other team.
bluemax - May 21, 2010
It feels good to win one for sure.
And this time we did the walking off!
Slow Country - May 20, 2010
I don't believe that anyone using the term 'grownup' is, in fact, one.
No you may not have a rocket ship.
Bearskin Rugburn - May 20, 2010
It's almost June, who's on Spring Break?
Mine was over a month ago
Griffin Cooper - May 20, 2010
I've been on spring break for six years
Teej - May 20, 2010
Alan Cockrell?
MT Olson - May 20, 2010
I haven't had a spring break since 1989
pdb - May 21, 2010
The clip of the single on MLB.com shows Milton beaming after the hit
That’s nice to see.
craig3410 - May 21, 2010
Who gets spring break
In May?
Cepstrum - May 21, 2010 via mobile
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