Game 60, Twins at Mariners
DMZ · June 6, 2006 at 6:04 pm · Filed Under Game Threads
At last, a major league ballgame. I’m not going to say anything about missing out on Andrew Miller, instead I’m just going to enjoy tonight’s game.
LHP Francisco Liriano v LHP Felix Hernandez. 7:05 etc etc.
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A tad high JJ.
hmm. . that was more like 70% effort
Does Hargrove ever put Reed in as a defensive replacement? Wouldn’t that make some sense? I’d rather get Willie out of CF.
Ibanez “fielding” screams of needing a late inning defensive replacement
Where are you Charles Gibson?
Valle said that would have been a double even if Raul doesn’t dive.
He must not understand the concept of cutting off the ball.
Anyone notice how useless the ball girls are down each foul line? they are like a lot of infielders….the ball tends to get past them every time………
No, that wouldn’t make sense, putting in a great fielder like Reed would be dumb
but putting in the horrible-hitting Carl Everett for the hot-hitting Morse is a great one (sarcasm)
Also, that guy screaming after every pitch was sort of funny, but now its annoying, agree?
Actually, I’ve seen some cool ball-girl dives.
But yes, in general they’re about as agile as tree sloths.
If Kubel ties it up, would that disturb Grover’s latest nap?
Bam. They got Putzed.
Man, Putz has really turned into a great reliever. Good job.
Yeah, good game. I predict 7 more wins to get back to .500
Wait a second! Wasn’t Grover supposed to be without a gig now?
A proud day for the AL West; Ws all around.
And the M’s win another game in spite of their manager. Good work, boys.
“…and things are lookin’ up” — Dave Niehaus, June 6, 2006. Remember that one in September, folks. Or maybe mid-July, even.
They ought to get these girls out to the ballpark a bit earlier and have somebody fungo some balls off of the stands so maybe they can figure out how to play the angles.
Or maybe they just ought to pay attention and quit flirting with the beer drinkers in the stands………
Morse has more “you knows” in this interview than he has career rbi’s, lol
316: You announce that as if it is a good thing.
is it just me or does Felix’s face look like he’s been on the Guardado diet
Yes, Val, it is JUST like the “tables were reversed” tonight.
322
LOL…you definitely don’t want to get behind either one of them at the all you can eat buffet! Reyes for them seems more “portly” though. Rich Garces has them ALL beat!
321: Well, when we win the West, we don’t want it to be over a bunch of lousy teams!
322….it looks to me like Felix’s mid torso looks like he has been on the Everyday Blown Save Eddie diet………
OK. I was just looking at Gameday stats. Next to JJ it had (s9) which I know is “save” #9. Next to Sherill and Mateo it has (h3). Is that their 3rd “hold”? Not sure I’ve heard that stat before. Or does it mean they both have three Hummers?
327: Hold is like a save when you don’t finish the game.
327
A hold is when a reliever enters the game in a save situation, holds the lead (hence the name), and leaves the game without finishing it.
Good question 327….and why doesn’t Eddie get a “hold” for that matter. And while were at it, give one to Grover for getting Eddie out of the game!!
Guardado doesn’t get a hold because he came in with a three run lead and didn’t get three outs. The one lame thing about the hold rule is that if you come in with a two-run lead or less you get a hold even if you don’t get an out, as long as you don’t give up the lead.
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For my birthday tomorrow I would like you to go back to moderating the game threads. Don’t let USSM fall to the lowest common demoninator. Please. If the moderating if too much, just delete some of these people altogether.
Thank you.
Key to the win: Getting an Ignitor on 2nd with one out rather than two on, no outs… There was even some blasphemy there by our man Val with calling WFB “Pigpen” which all know is the M’s nickname that will be forever owned by Alex Diaz. Wasn’t it coined by the Redhead if I’m not mistaken?
328,329
Thanks. I figured it was that but had never heard of it before. I’m guessing EG didn’t get a “hold” because he gave up a run.
331….it seems so unfair not to give Eddie a hold though. I mean, can’t the official scorer give him some leeway because Eddie may never enter a game in a save situation again??
It doesn’t matter that he gave up the run, it’s only that it wasn’t a hold situation unless he got three outs or more.
332: I just logged in and I have to agree in looking back through the thread — WOW.
And the lovefest for Bloomie and Morse is sickingly syrupy on FSN right now. Blech.
my lord, gone two game threads and they go to hell in a handbasket– and frankly I don’t think I generally bring that high a tone to them myself….. sheesh.
how ’bout that King?
Yeah, Derek, please come back soon.
As for the game, I love being in Seattle and having the chance to see a couple of games. Witnessing Hargrove idiocy first hand as he bunts the 3-batter in the first inning and then pinch-hits Jurassic late in the game is mind blowing. I was sitting next to my mom and was surprising her with my cynicism. That is, until, Hargrove started bunting people, Guardado continued to both suck and blow at the same time, and he finally brought in Georgie to get out the left hander.
That aside, it was great seeing a win! Felix’s offspeed pitches are filthy, Ichiro! is always a blast to watch, and Raul should not be playing left field.
Closing this game thread.