The Mariners' run pace, by day:
On Opening Day, the M's scored five runs, putting them on pace for 810 at the end of the year. On the second day of the season, the M's scored one run, dropping their pace to 486. Since Opening Day, the highest pace figure has been 630 - reached on April 24th - and it hasn't been at least 600 since the first day of June.
Right now, we're looking at 521(!). If the Mariners want to avoid finishing in the 500s, they'll need to score runs at at least a 793 pace over the rest of the season.
I don't think they're gonna do it, guys.
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Even worse, Jose Lopez is unlikely to finish the season with 50 walks.
ThundaPC - August 11, 2010
Unbeliever!
You’ll see, Lopie will start getting three walks a game!
JAH - August 11, 2010
He's only not going to make it because our offense is really poor.
If it turned over more, I posit he would easily make it.
joof - August 11, 2010
If we score 500 or more I'm gonna be pissed
Poochie - August 11, 2010 via mobile
Word brother.
Kirk - August 11, 2010 via mobile
We threw in the towel when we traded our veteran clutch hitter Mike Sweeney.
MT Olson - August 11, 2010
Ryan Langerhans leads all current Mariners in wOBA at .344 and he is also currently running a 50.7 K%
I like that one of our only above average offensive players to date is also one of the most frustrating to watch
PolarBearKid - August 11, 2010
Mariners!
PolarBearKid - August 11, 2010
Ryan Langerhans has 92 PA.
He’s also amazing ♥♥♥♥♥♥
MT Olson - August 11, 2010
Before we shipped Sweeney off to the Old Folks Home, he was our team leader in wOBA.
He also earned lovely nicknames like 6-4-3. When the only actually productive players are frustrating, the offense is in really poor shape.
Jon S. - August 11, 2010
When the only productive players are more notable for grounding into double plays than helping the team, you're in poor shape
seattlebruin - August 12, 2010
And a .394 BABIP :(
vivaelpujols - August 12, 2010
And like an 80% BB rate
seattlebruin - August 12, 2010
They can also avoid finishing in the 500s by scoring runs at at most a 448 pace the rest of the season.
RunningFool - August 11, 2010
This is what I'm rooting for.
Jack Swan - August 11, 2010
You're going to eat your words when they score 230 runs tomorrow.
killer_ewok18 - August 11, 2010 via mobile
they don't play tomorrow
unless it’s an exhibition against Eric Byrnes’ softball team.
brownypts - August 11, 2010
That would be so awesome
zehavi - August 11, 2010
Too risky. They might lose.
Eyebrows - August 11, 2010
This is how I see it going down
Tied at zero in the bottom of the final inning with two outs and a runner on third, Byrnes will attempt a suicide squeeze. He will inexplicably pull it back, but Rojo is behind the plate for the M’s and he drops the ball, it goes behind him, and the runner scores for a Byrnes softball team victory!
scottg02 - August 12, 2010
Envisioning this is making me crack up at my desk. Well done!
appleshampoo - August 12, 2010
Regression!
Jon S. - August 11, 2010
We were on pace for 800 runs once. That's cool.
joof - August 11, 2010
We were also on pace for 162 wins once.
RunningFool - August 11, 2010
I really wish we would've scored once on Opening Day and five times the next game
Jeff Sullivan - August 11, 2010
Is it kosher...
For me to be rooting foR the Orioles and Pirates?
With that in mind, I hopE Jose Lopez contiNues to bat in the miDdle of the order, and wOuld it be too much to ask for RRS and Snell to be put back in the rotatioN? Felix certainly needs the rest.
Adam B - August 11, 2010
Is this supposed to be some code?
Or is your shift key malfunctioning?
ambrosia2112 - August 11, 2010
Obviously God is sending us a message through a malfunctioning shift key that we are going to get Rendon.
joey90 - August 11, 2010
Rendon, as in Anthony Rendon!
barabuski - August 11, 2010
Nope, that wasn't annoying at all!
Eyebrows - August 11, 2010
IFROPEJLNDORRSSNF?
Aaroniero Arruruerie - August 11, 2010
You missed the W in 'With'
Matthew - August 12, 2010
Man
I’m either missing an awesome joke here, or everyone is rec’ing jibberish because it’s ironically funny or something.
appleshampoo - August 12, 2010
Rendon is fucking annoying.
joof - August 13, 2010
FUCK ANTHONY RENDON IN THE EAR
pdb - August 12, 2010
Points for creativity, at least.
HititHere - August 12, 2010
don't encourage it!
pdb - August 12, 2010
I hope Rendon explodes in a giant fireball.
joof - August 11, 2010
Correct me if my math is wrong
(I’m not exactly a mathematician) but does that mean we have to score 5 runs a game for the rest of the season?
G@B3 - August 11, 2010
Nearly!
Jeff Sullivan - August 11, 2010
Ok, I'm visuallizing.
msb - August 11, 2010
This reminds me of Warren Beatty
If that had been a baseball movie that would make more sense
Kermit. - August 12, 2010
Ever see the original version?
msb - August 12, 2010
I've only watched the VHS version so yes? I think?
There were multiple versions?
Kermit. - August 12, 2010
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Joe is a boxer instead of a football player …
msb - August 13, 2010
I'm reading Cormac McCarthy's The Road
I think of Ichiro as the man, and Saunders as the boy. The rest of the team is the burned and emaciated bodies they occasionally come across. Figgins is the man who was hit by lightning.
Lanky - August 12, 2010
That book is amazing.
kennerdoloman - August 12, 2010
Looks like the fog that blanketed Seattle this morning
Yay for August!
urchman - August 12, 2010
We only need to average 2.7 runs per game to get to less than 500 runs scored
Edgar for Pres - August 12, 2010
This is so much better than Rendon
Kermit. - August 12, 2010
This would be one of the most impressive feats I can think of
seattlebruin - August 12, 2010
I thought of it first
Poochie - August 13, 2010
0.6 a game gets us under 400!
Milendriel - August 12, 2010
Go big or go home baby!
PDXTai - August 12, 2010
When you put it that way, it seems quite attainable.
HititHere - August 12, 2010
We're gonna score 15 runs on the last day of the season to ruin it.
Fuckmikereilly - August 12, 2010
That sounds about right.
I mean, seriously.
Patrick42 - August 13, 2010
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