Game 118, Mariners at Athletics
DMZ · August 14, 2006 at 6:17 pm · Filed Under Game Threads
7:05, another divisional matchup. Oooooh boy.
LHP Washburn v LHP Zito.
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Where am I and who the FUCK made me wear these stupid sequined pasties?
That’s it. I’m taking my geoduck to Puyallup.
Leadership is — having a more expansive translator? Answering more questions?
Not get picked off first with two outs?
Admitting you fucked up big time?
OK, I think Hargrove is an idiot who should be fired. Now that I have that out of the way, though, Krueger’s reasoning for leaving Sherrill in — that Swisher has 20 HR off righthanders but only 5 off LHP — is off base. Swisher has 312 AB against RHP but only 101 off LHP, so naturally he’ll have more HR against RHP. His platoon lines are:
vs LHP 267/361/436
vs RHP 244/358/487
Yes there’s a difference but it’s not all that huge. However, if you look at Payton’s lines you’ll see:
vs LHP 298/321/538
vs RHP 285/310/385
It’s not unreasonable to bring in Soriano to face Payton, since his platoon difference is so much more than Swisher’s.
#232 “Lets see, Ichiro will stand at his locker tonight and give some lengthy answer to a reporter in Japanese […] How refreshing it would be to hear a honest translation and thoughtful answer. That’s leadership.
Maybe you have trouble understanding the meaning behind the grunt, but I don’t… 🙂
#235 “2. Disable Soriano…”
Some guy over on a Red Sox message board wanted to nominate Soriano for Comeback Player of the Year. Not THIS year, I guess.
#253. “Admitting you fucked up big time”.
I never have understood why fans think their favorite team’s players have to “admit” on-the-field mistakes. All you have to do is look at their faces when they’re interviewed. They KNOW they f’d up.