Game 42, Mariners at Devil Rays
DMZ · May 23, 2007 at 3:36 pm · Filed Under Game Threads
4:10. All the Mariners need to do to stay in this, to catch up, to take the division, is win, and win, and win. Today, they need to beat Casey Fossum, and Casey Fossum’s 3-3 with a 7.80 ERA. Win, dammit, win.
Fossum’s not-superficial stats: 45 IP, 10 HR, 12 BB, 26 K
Batista’s not-superficial stats: 45 IP, 6 HR, 14 BB, 26 K
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It really hasn’t been a “sometimes” thing for Richie this year.
Damn you would think Lopez could have beaten that one out. The 3B hesitated enough for him to beat it out. Not sure if Jose was going full speed on that one.
I believe the two GIDP from Turbo puts him tied for the league lead, though it was hard to find that stat.
the top ten list of guys with most dp situations is littered with names like arod, ortiz, holliday, pujols, and abreu. those are the only guys with more than vidro
Today Jose = Double Play
How does a pitcher start out looking so bad (as Batista did) and then bring it around in later innings? Isn’t that counter to the received wisdom that the more looks a batting order gets at a pitcher’s stuff, the better they will do?
This is a very slow and boring game. To state the obvious.
#91–oh, it’s not just an embroidery business anymore– they’ve expanded — probably not a surprise as Edgar was a business major before he left college to play ball …
Ellison is going.
I think USSM needs some branded merchandise …
USSM flash drives?
no! USSM shot glasses!
Wow
Our DH has found his true purpose… Nice JOSE!!!
YAY! Grover makes a smart choice, he most have read the blog this last week.
Who would have thunk it
Has Richie always had such a pronounced leg kick?
Awesome. I would buy an Edgar Martinez/USSM shot glass or three.
The ‘j’ pronunciation of the ‘y’ and ‘ll’ is Cuba and also Argentina. There may be more locations that do it too, but I’m not sure.
I would like to thank Good Batista for the outing after I said he was lost, hope he stays around for another 4 months.
#106: He’s not pitching well. He’s pitching against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
M’s are 3/7 plus 2 walks with RISP tonight.
My paper caught up with Jay Buhner a few days ago when he was in Silverdale coaching his son’s team. We asked how he spent his days these days, and he replied:
“Fishing and enjoying life, and doing various endorsement work with whoever wants me to endorse their product.”
that’s our Jay
you know, it’s too bad there isn’t a fine novelty company like Minkmans out here … Jay would be the perfect spokesman.
Is Green doing something different? Did he always drop down sidearm like that?
Hee hee hee. Vidro gets praise for that great sacrifice bunt. Yeahhh… you’re doing a heckuva job, Jose.
Sexson, singles-hitting monster!
Why is it that Upton can’t apparently handle 2b or short? He’s a great athlete, right? So when great athletes, who might thrive in center, can’t play the infield, what is missing? Concentration?
Michael Jordan is a great athlete. Why couldn’t he play baseball better?
Not every great athlete is great at every athletic endeavor.
OK, fine, but I’d like to understand it better than that.
Great athletes have completely different skill sets. The most athletic players in baseball history couldn’t necessarily pitch.
WOOOO GAME OVER!
And we won even.
There’s nothing to understand. NFL Players are great athletes. That doesn’t mean they can play something else at the same level. Sure, they would probably be better at a greater number of sports than your average joe, but that doesn’t make them elite.
Good start to catching up with the Angels. Tigers look like they are about to blow their 4 run lead though.
Ralph, Dylan…
I realize this; I’m not an idiot. But hitting and pitching, particularly seem pretty unique. Fielding does not seem that unique to me. I think there has to be more interesting answers to this question.
you know, it’s been painful to be an M’s fan the last few years — just imagine if you loved the Rays.
I see what you are saying. Catching a ball in the outfield and playing the infield are so completely different though. Each are unique in their own right.
Hey! Another well pitched game. How many quality starts in a row is that?
If we keep getting good starting pitching we will stay in this race.
If we keep playing the Devil Rays we’ll stay in this race.
And Betancourt’s play doesn’t even make web gems. If you just watched ESPN you’d think the M’s had been contracted or something.
#135, No one loves the Rays, they don’t have any history of success nor longevity to build a loving fan base. Plus, most of the South Florida population is still Yankee fans.
I love the Rays. And, being a former Mariners fan myself and growing up in Seattle, the M’s had their fair share of growing pains and empty seats. I firmly believe the Tampa Bay area would support baseball if the team become a winner, or even a contender. The area has a strong tradition of producing great players and spring training has been in the city for years. It’s in the Bay Area’s blood.
From the St. Petersburg Times:
“Dukes’ wife, NiShea Gilbert, 26, a teacher at Beth Shields Middle School in Ruskin, told the court in another filing Thursday that her husband threatened to kill her and sent a photo of a handgun to her cell phone.
She played the St. Petersburg Times a voice mail message she said was from Dukes:
“You dead, dawg,†says an angry voice. “I ain’t even bulls——-. Your kids, too.â€
I take back and apologize for the part about you smoking crack, Dave, re: trading Ichrio for Dukes.
Playing good outfield (aside from the obvious requirements of speed and arm strength) is about tracking a moving object through space. A good outfielder judges early in the ball’s flight where it will land and can run to that spot.
Playing good infield (again, aside from speed and arm strength) requires a quick reaction time and quick hands.
Those are totally different skills.