Comments on: Opening Day in Tacoma

By: joser

joser — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:35:28 +0000

Nice pics. Look forward to seeing more through the season.

By: PositivePaul

PositivePaul — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:18:59 +0000

I was there early shadowing Churchill with my camera (being the "Director of Photography" for Prospect Insider now). I don't have anywhere close to all of the photos ready for publishing yet, but I do have a few on my Flickr account that I uploaded from the pressbox before the game. Clement and Robby Johnson Tug Hulett R. A. Dickey (with a bat) Wlad Balentien Tui fielding More, of course, on my Flickr account.

By: tgf

tgf — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:41:53 +0000

I just saw Justin Leone hit a broken bat home run for Fresno against Portland. His bat broke in two. Iâ€™ve never seen that happen before.

I once saw that happen (on television) in Enron…er, Minute Maid Park. I think it was Julio Lugo of all people.

By: okobojicat

okobojicat — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:25:47 +0000

I was there last night. Ryan Feierabend looked very good. Lots and lots of strikes (89 pitches/53 strikes). Woods looked pretty decent in his two innings. I was wondering what the clock was on Jimenez. He didn’t look like he was chucking that hard, but wasn’t a lot of contact in the ninth.

Chen looked very good offensively and defensively. Hit the ball solidly. Count me among the unimpressed by Navarro at SS. Bad at-bats, and a horrible error in a run down that almost cost the R’s a run.

I might be one of the few, but I still am not sure if Clement is the solution. I just don’t see him raking against Major League pitching.

Norton played left. Didn’t have any plays out there, so don’t know how he looked defensively. Couple very weak swings though.

And as always, you know its baseball season in Tacoma when the fireworks come crashing down onto the field and one of the interns runs out to the OF to make sure nothing is burning.

PS. New ownership has really taken Cheney Stadium up a notch.

By: Sports on a Schtick

Sports on a Schtick — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:46:23 +0000

No more Adam Jones, Chris Tillman, Tony Butler, Kam Mickolio. Felix, Lopez and Betancourt have been in the bigs for a few years.

Well, at least M’s fans are bound to get to know some new names…

By: No Rhubarb

No Rhubarb — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:39:41 +0000

Did Mike really mention that Salt Lake doesn’t have a single lefty on their staff? That can’t happen all too often I bet.

By: Pat Dillon

Pat Dillon — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:33:21 +0000

I just saw Justin Leone hit a broken bat home run for Fresno against Portland. His bat broke in two. I’ve never seen that happen before.

By: msb

msb — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:29:27 +0000

coming to it a bit late, it’s coming in fine up here in the north, if occasionally buzzed by some incidental static …

so the Rainiers have a left-handed pen, to go with the Mariner’s righties?

By: No Rhubarb

No Rhubarb — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:53:52 +0000

KHHO has apparently corrected the technical glitch and Mike Curto and the Rainiers are back on and on-line.

By: Tek Jansen

Tek Jansen — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:40:59 +0000

Wow. That is a pretty good AAA lineup.