49-73, Three Quick Game Notes
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 20, 2010 9:07 PM PDT
in Seattle Mariners Game Recaps
- King Felix over his last three starts: 337 pitches, 48 swinging strikes. I only got to see a little of him tonight, and I missed however he looked early on, but I had the TV on for the middle innings when he struck out Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson, and Francisco Cervelli in a row. Also had it on when he escaped a bases-loaded situation by whiffing Ramiro Pena and an actual Major League hitter in Brett Gardner, which is impressive given that Gardner makes contact with everything when he swings. Felix definitely conveys the idea that he can strike a guy out whenever he wants. I wonder if that doesn't in some way contribute to the frustration people feel when he gives up a couple runs. "Why didn't you want to strike them out, Felix?"
Some players get shit for not being good. Some players get shit for not being great. You know you've arrived as a superstar when you sometimes get shit for not being perfect.
- Thanks in large part to Russell Branyan and Matt Tuiasosopo, the Mariners have hit ten home runs in their last six games. They're now on pace to hit 102 on the year, which is their highest pace since July 24th. I don't know if home run paces are susceptible to the vagaries of momentum, but this pace has all sorts of momentum right now. It can't be stopped! The ice is tilted! This home run pace is running downhill!
- Watching some of the game on FSN, the broadcast was picking up an unusual background noise. Rather than the normal crowd chatter, there was this constant dull, haunting roar, like radio static with the volume down. The Yankee Stadium ghosts aren't gone; they're just stuck in the microphones.
Is that actually Chone Figgins?
Also, there’s a certain fix-up crew I’m thinking of for that ghost problem…
perfectstrat - August 20, 2010
That looks like Josh Wilson
Jeff Sullivan - August 20, 2010
Is Ichiro still on track to get 200 hits?
dba - August 20, 2010
207
Jeff Sullivan - August 20, 2010
Ichiro is amazing.
misterjonez - August 20, 2010
When did he have early command problems? I thought he cruised through the entire game.
Rudy4three - August 20, 2010
Yeah turns out I made that up
Jeff Sullivan - August 20, 2010
Baseball!
OlSalty - August 20, 2010
April 2006-May 2009, pretty much
Bearskin Rugburn - August 21, 2010
Two more GIDP for Figgins.
Janic - August 20, 2010
Quite unbelievable.
dba - August 20, 2010
One GIDP
One LIDP. I am not sure if the latter is recorded as a GIDP on Fangraphs.
Fuckmikereilly - August 20, 2010
He crushed that lineout. Don't fault him for that AB.
Rudy4three - August 20, 2010
Serious topspin on that thing. It's rolling into the corner if he gets it past Tex.
misterjonez - August 20, 2010
Anyway.
A win against the Yankees is a good one.
apalach007 - August 20, 2010
*A shutout win
dba - August 20, 2010
Since Felix is Felix...
This quote by Adam Moore on Felix is a pretty good compliment for Pineda:
“Very few guys you get to catch like that but I think catching (Michael) Pineda helped me to see what Felix had because Pineda’s ball cuts and sinks, not quite to the extent of Felix’s, but it did help.” -via Drayer
olystuart - August 20, 2010
Felix-lite
I’ll take that.
wyte_lightning - August 20, 2010
I will take Felix+anything
so long as it comes from Mike Curto’s soothing voice.
SeattExPat - August 20, 2010
Felix+injury?
John Edwards - August 20, 2010
.
Fuckmikereilly - August 20, 2010
felix+kill yourself
ColeFitz88 - August 20, 2010 via mobile
felix+kill yourself
ColeFitz88 - August 20, 2010 via mobile
Die in a fire
wyte_lightning - August 20, 2010
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Robert - August 20, 2010
I don't know if you're new here or not but no chatspeak please.
baetown415 - August 21, 2010
No politics, shiteyes
Bearskin Rugburn - August 21, 2010
Well at least the Yankees always have this defense
Link
Fuckmikereilly - August 21, 2010
That qualifies as news?
And a defense?
beastwarking - August 21, 2010
How embarassing
Bearskin Rugburn - August 21, 2010
That article is a disgrace.
Hopefulmsfan - August 21, 2010
Somthing about the tone seemed famliar, and then it came to me: trolling!
rickpo - August 21, 2010
On one hand that makes me sick. On the other it makes me laugh knowing it will never happen.
Please, God, let it NEVER happen.
truemsfan - August 21, 2010
Who the fuck still has a netscape.net address?
Faux - August 21, 2010
Someone that looks like a washed up 80s porn star with a name to go along.
KC Mariner - August 21, 2010
I'm more offended by the idea that we'll still suck in 4 years.
ThundaPC - August 21, 2010
Uggh. Disgusting.
bomdal - August 21, 2010
I was thinking the hum was some kind of New York vuvuzela
Two Rs and Two Ls - August 21, 2010
That's what I thought at first.
I’m think it was just crowd noise though. Maybe we’re just not used to what a stadium full of people sounds like.
ScottBrowne - August 21, 2010 via mobile
I'm think?
“I think”
ScottBrowne - August 21, 2010 via mobile
Sya, there was a lot of noise after Ichiro's home run just then ...
msb - August 21, 2010
THere's a game with no game thread. Blessing or curse?
Slurvey - August 21, 2010
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