Comments on: Game 1, Rangers at Mariners http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: WardP http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255930 WardP Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:34:07 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255930 Tonight was <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/wardpond/archive/2008/03/31/non-technical-news-all-is-finally-right-with-the-world.aspx" rel="nofollow">much better</a>.. Tonight was much better..

]]> By: pgreyy http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255921 pgreyy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:01:30 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255921 Good win for the M's and I think this was a good game for the fans. The feeling around me as the game started was Randy-esque--in that they expected to see Bedard look absolutely perfect and unhittable. This game calmed that fever--but you still got a 1 run on 1.75 hits performance from the guy... Yes, there was no magic return of the big lumber that perhaps some fans thought Sexson was due for...but, he also wasn't the one killing rallies and ending innings with weak whiffs, tonight. The defense, which we all know will be our Achilles heel all season (barring some major roster shake-ups) didn't push us into any endless nightmare innings... All in all, a win in rain and snow and a strike zone the size of a dippin' dot...and a cooling of MarinerNation jets a bit, lest expectations and the sheer impossibility of THIS roster to meet them result in combustion...you can't complain. Good win for the M’s and I think this was a good game for the fans.

The feeling around me as the game started was Randy-esque–in that they expected to see Bedard look absolutely perfect and unhittable. This game calmed that fever–but you still got a 1 run on 1.75 hits performance from the guy…

Yes, there was no magic return of the big lumber that perhaps some fans thought Sexson was due for…but, he also wasn’t the one killing rallies and ending innings with weak whiffs, tonight.

The defense, which we all know will be our Achilles heel all season (barring some major roster shake-ups) didn’t push us into any endless nightmare innings…

All in all, a win in rain and snow and a strike zone the size of a dippin’ dot…and a cooling of MarinerNation jets a bit, lest expectations and the sheer impossibility of THIS roster to meet them result in combustion…you can’t complain.

]]> By: thehiddentrack http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255904 thehiddentrack Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:02:08 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255904 "Putz’s last splitfinger to Hamilton was absurd. Yes, I know Gameday shows it as a slider. It wasn’t." I'm not sure what that was. I suppose it could have been the splitfinger but it was going 83 and didn't drop. It looked like a straight changeup to me. “Putz’s last splitfinger to Hamilton was absurd. Yes, I know Gameday shows it as a slider. It wasn’t.”

I’m not sure what that was. I suppose it could have been the splitfinger but it was going 83 and didn’t drop. It looked like a straight changeup to me.

]]> By: SeabassP http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255902 SeabassP Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:56:04 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255902 264 - Oh baby...definitely looking forward to... 264 – Oh baby…definitely looking forward to…

]]> By: Typical Idiot Fan http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255896 Typical Idiot Fan Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:43:45 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255896 Thoughts: Erik Bedard looked better then what his stat line will show, and there were a couple of defensive gaffes that didn't help him out either. I feel comfortable with him as one of our starting five. Sean Green appears to be exclusively using his sidearm approach this year, and his sinker is really biting hard. He made Kinsler look incredibly stupid on a slider out of the zone, too. Eric O'Flaherty was just impressive. He had the righties looking really stupid on a sharp changeup and the lefties couldn't even touch the curve / slider. He's going to be just fine. Mark Lowe threw three pitches and got an easy groundout. The first pitch was a hard, biting, diving slider that Laird looked silly on. The other two were mid 90s fastballs. He looks strong and healthy, which bodes well for Morrow's future. Putz's last splitfinger to Hamilton was absurd. Yes, I know Gameday shows it as a slider. It wasn't. The pitching definitely looks fine, as we expected. The hitting and defense needs serious work. Thoughts:

Erik Bedard looked better then what his stat line will show, and there were a couple of defensive gaffes that didn’t help him out either. I feel comfortable with him as one of our starting five.

Sean Green appears to be exclusively using his sidearm approach this year, and his sinker is really biting hard. He made Kinsler look incredibly stupid on a slider out of the zone, too.

Eric O’Flaherty was just impressive. He had the righties looking really stupid on a sharp changeup and the lefties couldn’t even touch the curve / slider. He’s going to be just fine.

Mark Lowe threw three pitches and got an easy groundout. The first pitch was a hard, biting, diving slider that Laird looked silly on. The other two were mid 90s fastballs. He looks strong and healthy, which bodes well for Morrow’s future.

Putz’s last splitfinger to Hamilton was absurd. Yes, I know Gameday shows it as a slider. It wasn’t.

The pitching definitely looks fine, as we expected. The hitting and defense needs serious work.

]]> By: joser http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255888 joser Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:29:42 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255888 <i>You ALWAYS have to establish that fastball. Just ask Eric Gagne. His repeatedly established it belt high at 91 mph.</i> He certainly did that today, if you caught the 9th innning of the Brewers-Cubs game. You ALWAYS have to establish that fastball. Just ask Eric Gagne. His repeatedly established it belt high at 91 mph.

He certainly did that today, if you caught the 9th innning of the Brewers-Cubs game.

]]> By: lailaihei http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255887 lailaihei Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:29:28 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255887 Question: Is there a site that shows which batter RBOE more than others? Because I swear Ichiro racks up more than his share. Question: Is there a site that shows which batter RBOE more than others? Because I swear Ichiro racks up more than his share.

]]> By: jlc http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255884 jlc Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:26:37 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255884 262-And is that something I should look forward to or be afraid of? 262-And is that something I should look forward to or be afraid of?

]]> By: lailaihei http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255883 lailaihei Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:19:48 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255883 haha McLaren is funny. "Erik kept us in the game." "Gave us a chance to win." "Worked some counts." Way to string together baseball cliches there. haha McLaren is funny.
“Erik kept us in the game.”
“Gave us a chance to win.”
“Worked some counts.”
Way to string together baseball cliches there.

]]> By: SeabassP http://www.ussmariner.com/2008/03/31/game-1-rangers-at-mariners/comment-page-6/#comment-255882 SeabassP Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:17:48 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=4977#comment-255882 OK, we are now atop of the AL West...if we do this wire to wire...I will fly to Seattle and run on the field naked. OK, we are now atop of the AL West…if we do this wire to wire…I will fly to Seattle and run on the field naked.

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