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Game 97, Indians at Mariners
DMZ · July 19, 2008 at 11:55 am · Filed Under Mariners
Sowers v Batista. 12:55.
WFB in center, Vidro at DH, LaHair at first, Clement catching.
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abender20 on
July 19th, 2008 12:09 pm
Another lefty starter, so… another Vidro + Cairo + Johjima lineup?
Jeff Clement and LaHair are going to see, what, 20 pitches from left handed pitchers all year?
Any chance Antonetti is on the trip? Maybe if we spot him and beg him, he’ll feel sorry for us?
Dugan on
July 19th, 2008 12:30 pm
So now Vidro is protecting Lopez? AAARRGGHH!! Why is he still on this team?
joser on
July 19th, 2008 12:40 pm
Hmmm, why is this an afternoon game on Saturday? Is there something going on downtown this evening that a later game would interfere with? (I know the Bite is going on, but I can’t keep track of all the summer weekend activities )
JMHawkins on
July 19th, 2008 12:42 pm
Query: Where do you get the pre-game lineups? I can’t find one on the M’s site, but their lead story claims Clement is in the lineup today.
Oh, and there was this on Baker’s blog from yesterday regarding Mr. Salami (emphasis added by me):
Mariners manager Jim Riggleman told us what happens once Ibanez arrives at the ballpark.
“He does so much,” he said. “He’s in great physical shape and he spends a great deal of time in the batting cage every day. He’s relentless in there.”
Riggleman noted that a shortstop or catcher might not be able to put in that much hitting time. That it might prove detrimental to their defensive game, given the energy it saps from a player’s body to do that much cage work. But in Ibanez’s case, it merely keeps him as ready as can be.
More evidence Raul should be the DH?
PS: Love the edit feature. I’ll have to go find a donate button to click…
edgar for mayor on
July 19th, 2008 12:43 pm
LaHair is in, Clement is in, Ibanez is in…what the heck throw Reed in as well.
Bloomquist is really making this year about 10x worse for me.
joser on
July 19th, 2008 12:47 pm
Any chance Antonetti is on the trip? Maybe if we spot him and beg him, he’ll feel sorry for us?
Actually, I hope the team keeps playing like they played yesterday. With any luck he’s watching and thinking — hey, these guys look like crap on paper but maybe they’re not that bad… sort of the opposite of this year’s Indians. A smart GM with some salary to play with could do a lot with this team…
Then he sees the rest of the starting rotation and shakes himself and says — wait, you just gave Johjima a contract for what? You’re on the hook for Silva for how many seasons? And what the fuck have you done to your farm system?
Then he meets Armstrong and Lincoln and thinks I’d be working for these clueless cowpies?
joser on
July 19th, 2008 12:51 pm
Bloomquist is really making this year about 10x worse for me.
But, but… he got a bases-loaded walk. A gritty bases-loaded walk. That’s some ignition right there. Without that, Raul doesn’t get the grand slam. I mean, think about it: they were so scared of Bloomquist they were willing to pitch around him, even with the bases loaded, to get to Ibanez. That’s some Bondsian-level fear right there. And Raul, understanding a dis when he sees one, made them pay.
(The previous interpretation of yesterday’s events brought to you courtesy of Rizzs’ goatee)
galaxieboi on
July 19th, 2008 12:53 pm
To be fair Boom Boom is sporty a nifty .378 OBP this year. It’s not as if he’s Vidro out there, or any number of other washed up M’s. I still think he’s only worthy of the last spot on the bench, and shouldn’t be STARTING in centerfield, but it could be worse.
Nope. Definitely not on FSN. Team USA Softball is on and I live in Seattle…
cody on
July 19th, 2008 1:08 pm
According to my local paper, the game is supposed to be on FOX. I checked there and the Angels and Red Sox were playing.
P.S- this edit thingy is sweet
PSS- why is FSN showing softball! I mean really!!! They’ll make more money broacasting the M’s game!
(I realize some people may take offense at this, but really, there is no way FSN makes more money showing softball over baseball)
hughdawg on
July 19th, 2008 1:09 pm
Is there really anyone out there, other than Riggs, who thinks that we wouldn’t be better off with Reed in left field (or center), Ibanez at DH, and Vidro serving them lattes?
Yeah the paper schedule that I have says it’s supposed to be on FOX, the M’s website says it isn’t on TV, the Seattle Times website says it’s on FSN… it ain’t anywhere.
Yeah, back when the schedule came out I actually thought about going to this game — I still have enough 80s crap in storage to put together a costume. And amazingly enough it’s still easy to buy colored hair gell. But then I loaned that stuff to a friend for an 80s party and I never got it back.
Though, come to think of it, if they’re turning back the clock to 1989 specifically, by then I had jettison’d the new wave stuff and was going to Soundgarden shows in my everyday clothes anyway. (Though somehow those everyday clothes got identified by the rest of the world as a “fashion” called “grunge”)
Haha, well since I can’t watch the game I think I’ll go run errands in my 1989 authentic game cap with the gold S.
G-Man on
July 19th, 2008 1:36 pm
My recollection of how Saturday afternoon games worked in past years:
Fox (not FSNW) has a national monopoly on Saturday afternoon games per their contract with MLB. MLB schedules more than one game for this time slot. Fox decides, perhaps a few weeks in advance, which one to show (based on estimated viewership, on how the teams and star players are doing, whatever they want).
The other teams get no TV, unless they change their games to the evening to avoid the blackout. I think both teams have to agree on a time change.
Can someone remind me why Batista is still starting games? Wouldn’t we do better with Jamie Burke pitching?
fishiam on
July 19th, 2008 2:01 pm
I just logged in to Gameday to start “watching” and the first four batters I watched ended up with a In Play (Runs) result. I’m going back outside.
Corey on
July 19th, 2008 2:02 pm
Bubble T***, damn you.
joser on
July 19th, 2008 2:03 pm
Way too much grit on that ball, apparently.
joser on
July 19th, 2008 2:07 pm
My recollection of how Saturday afternoon games worked in past years:
That makes sense, thanks. I suppose back in January or whatever the Fox guys went “Hey, Indians-Mariners on the first Saturday after the all-star break, could be a match-up division leaders and a preview of the post-season, we definitely want a part of that.” Of course, they hedged their bets and did get that: it’s on Fox right now.
joser on
July 19th, 2008 2:09 pm
I’m so glad I didn’t go to this game.
hughdawg on
July 19th, 2008 2:16 pm
Bottom of the 10th inning, A’s and Yankees. 1 out, winning run on second. They pinch hit Richie Sexson and he…oh, he struck out.
joser on
July 19th, 2008 2:22 pm
Schadenfreude!
DoesntCompute on
July 19th, 2008 2:25 pm
I couldn’t have been happier when Richie signed with the Yanks.
Mr. Egaas on
July 19th, 2008 2:31 pm
LaHair should not be starting against the lefty…
We should have played Greg Nor… or uhh… Richie Sex… ohhh… Eduardo Per… … @#$!%.
galaxieboi on
July 19th, 2008 2:52 pm
Yeah, on behalf of everybody, I’m really sorry.
Wow, we need to chitchat at some point to find out if we were running into each other at shows. Funny.
JMHawkins on
July 19th, 2008 2:52 pm
We should have played Greg Nor… or uhh… Richie Sex… ohhh… Eduardo Per… … @#$!%.
Nice you mention Eduardo Perez. Watching last nights’s game and seeing Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo both in the lineup, I thought about Perez, Broussard, and of course Carl Everett. Then instead of watching the rest of the game, I decided to read my son a story about dinosaurs.
galaxieboi on
July 19th, 2008 2:55 pm
Hey, Choo hit a home run. Good for him.
JerBear on
July 19th, 2008 2:57 pm
A headline over on the M’s site
Ibanez takes pride in underrated defense
Barring trade, I don’t think there’s any hope of him moving out of LF any time soon…
galaxieboi on
July 19th, 2008 3:01 pm
I’d like to know the probability of the M’s finishing in Strasburg slot.
The papers here in Denver are rife with Mariner rumors. The two big ones were Beltre to the Twins (yawn) and Ibanez to the D-backs. I’m not so sure how much that makes since. Surely they’ve seen him play ‘defense’. Wouldn’t an AL team be a more likely destination?
galaxieboi on
July 19th, 2008 3:02 pm
Yeah, and I bet there was a headline the day before Mac got fired that read, ‘Manager’s job secure’.
He hasn’t pulled off a highlight-reel catch of that quality this season, but Ibanez’s defensive reputation grows.
Lets hope so, maybe someone in the NL will consider him prospect-worthy.
Mid80sRighty on
July 19th, 2008 3:10 pm
I just want to watch for the retro unis.
Anyone remember the Turn Ahead the Clock night at the Kingdome? I forgot about that game until I saw this article on ESPN’s Page 2.
galaxieboi on
July 19th, 2008 3:12 pm
I’m glad Raul is hitting well. He’s hit his hot streak at just the right time. The Mariners are beyond even sniffing contention and it’s damn close to the trading deadline.
(Though somehow those everyday clothes got identified by the rest of the world as a “fashion†called “grungeâ€)
That was you? You jerk.
on KUOW a few weeks back Poneman was telling the story about the NYTimes calling Subpop to ask about “Grunge slang”, and the receptioninst who just made up a load of crap on the spot (“swingin’ on the flippity-flop”) which the Times earnestly printed.
Breadbaker on
July 19th, 2008 4:00 pm
on KUOW a few weeks back Poneman was telling the story about the NYTimes calling Subpop to ask about “Grunge slangâ€, and the receptioninst who just made up a load of crap on the spot (â€swingin’ on the flippity-flopâ€) which the Times earnestly printed.
Reminds me of an episode of NewsRadio where Bill McNeill was similarly taken in by Catherine making up AA slang.
Anyone remember the Turn Ahead the Clock night at the Kingdome? I forgot about that game until I saw this article on ESPN’s Page 2.
there was a discussion with illustrations about 20 games ago
Breadbaker on
July 19th, 2008 4:07 pm
Records not kept by Stats, Inc. and the Elias Sports Bureau:
Games where the starter digs the team into too great a hole for a good bullpen performance and a reasonable amount of hitting to get out of:
Seattle Mariners, 2008, infinite.
msb on
July 19th, 2008 4:11 pm
this game reminded me more of 1999 than 1989…
goodness, the Uni Report was very like our earlier game-day discussion — I have to say, I still approve of Jrs ’sleeveless’ mandate.
mikethomas22 on
July 19th, 2008 4:31 pm
jim street is either the biggest idiot in the world, or a total liar and shill for the mariners. he needs to be continued to be exposed all the time.
bakomariner on
July 19th, 2008 4:36 pm
I started composing an email to Street to go off on the article, but I started to sound like a jerk, and deleted it…
He’s a buffoon…
I just hope that the other teams that are interested in trading for Raul believe he has good D as well…
smb on
July 19th, 2008 4:50 pm
I was working in ballpark ops during the turn ahead the clock game…in fact I hung that Pluto Pups banner with duct tape myself. I still have a few of the giveaway hats in my closet somewhere…I have no excuse for this. I guess it was a success?? Seemed ridiculous even at the time, especially that banner.
Karen on
July 19th, 2008 7:06 pm
Did anyone ever come up with an answer to theraven’s question why Batista is still pitching? At ALL? Why he’s still on the roster?
Gawd, if a pitcher puts the team in a sinkhole nearly every time he pitches and doesn’t even get to 5 innings, what good is he? Or as a reliever, puts the game beyond reach? (I could ask that about Bedard, too, but it might shatter his ego, or something more tangible)
scott19 on
July 19th, 2008 7:58 pm
this game reminded me more of 1999 than 1989…
Except that at least in 1999 we were still in the vicinity of the .500 mark at the end of the season.
Did anyone ever come up with an answer to theraven’s question why Batista is still pitching? At ALL? Why he’s still on the roster?
Yes, it’s too bad really that, considering Batista was starting this afternoon, it couldn’t have been a “Turn Ahead The Clock” Day…
…To a future point in time following his DFA!
joser on
July 20th, 2008 12:12 am
on KUOW a few weeks back Poneman was telling the story about the NYTimes calling Subpop to ask about “Grunge slangâ€, and the receptionist who just made up a load of crap on the spot
Yeah, that was Megan Jasper, who rose from receptionist to VP of marketing for SubPop (undoubtedly helped by the fact that that prank made her the only widely-recognized SubPop employee beyond the founders, though SubPop itself claims it was due to other skills).
Wow, we need to chitchat at some point to find out if we were running into each other at shows. Funny.
Yeah, probably. The old Eagles hall, the Metro, Gorilla Gardens, some of the clubs in Pioneer Sq sometimes (Nirvana at the Central Tavern playing to you, me, and ten other people). I ran into Poneman while working at KCMU (and working shows at the HUB). Ed Fotheringham was dating a friend of a friend, and through him I met Mark Arm and Kim Thayil, and we used to hang out with Charles Peterson. Who was a pain in the ass, always dragging his camera along. Little did we know…
scott19 on
July 20th, 2008 12:57 am
Hmmm, why is this an afternoon game on Saturday?
Such a question, of course, would be heresy when asked at Wrigley Field.
Actually, it was less torture being there today than it probably was listening on the radio…if for no other reason than it gave me a chance to work on my tan some more. Maybe the most ironic thing was Clement’s “retro” introduction — when he was announced as Jeff “Spicoli” Clement. That made me almost wish that the Indians would’ve started Weaver instead of Sowers.
hansk on
July 20th, 2008 4:08 am
You can’t platoon guys (Reed, LaHair, Clement) forever. If you want them to be everyday players they’re going to have to face left handed pitchers. Better this year, then next*.
* Don’t read “next” as in 2009, I mean the next time the M’s are competitive.
msb on
July 20th, 2008 8:58 am
through him I met Mark Arm
I was once elbowed by Mark Arm. Man, those are some pointy elbows.
BigJared on
July 20th, 2008 10:22 am
The Ibanez article is comedy.
…..but Ibanez’s defensive reputation grows.
Truer words have never been spoken!
….since rejoining the Mariners prior to the 2004 season, Ibanez has the second-most outfield assists (44) in the American League..
He has a lot of OF assists because he is very slow and ungainly getting to anything that requires him to move forward, backward or laterally. This leads to people constantly running on him. Once in awhile he’ll catch one (his arm at least is decent), but for every one he catches how many take an extra base that they wouldn’t have even tried taking against a better outfielder? Getting a lot of assists from LF usually isn’t an indication of being good.
Willie sacrificed the grand slam he could have easily hit himself in order to walk and give Raul the opportunity. That is what being the Igniter is all about.
scott19 on
July 20th, 2008 12:04 pm
* Don’t read “next†as in 2009, I mean the next time the M’s are competitive.
Hmmm…that really would be turning the clock ahead to about 2029, wouldn’t it?
hansk on
July 20th, 2008 1:01 pm
I hope not, it all depends on who’s the new GM. And looking at the list released by the team (Antonetti, Forst, Nguyen, DePodista), I have hope.
Though if Gillick gets involved he could throw a wrench in the whole thing.
What is USSMariner’s take on Cashman? I looked back at what was said, and it wasn’t much. He may be hard to judge because #1 He hasn’t had to build a farm, he just has to throw money at good players, and #2 We don’t know if his moves were his own, or the Boss’s.
Another lefty starter, so… another Vidro + Cairo + Johjima lineup?
Jeff Clement and LaHair are going to see, what, 20 pitches from left handed pitchers all year?
Any chance Antonetti is on the trip? Maybe if we spot him and beg him, he’ll feel sorry for us?
So now Vidro is protecting Lopez? AAARRGGHH!! Why is he still on this team?
Hmmm, why is this an afternoon game on Saturday? Is there something going on downtown this evening that a later game would interfere with? (I know the Bite is going on, but I can’t keep track of all the summer weekend activities )
Query: Where do you get the pre-game lineups? I can’t find one on the M’s site, but their lead story claims Clement is in the lineup today.
Oh, and there was this on Baker’s blog from yesterday regarding Mr. Salami (emphasis added by me):
More evidence Raul should be the DH?
PS: Love the edit feature. I’ll have to go find a donate button to click…
LaHair is in, Clement is in, Ibanez is in…what the heck throw Reed in as well.
Bloomquist is really making this year about 10x worse for me.
Any chance Antonetti is on the trip? Maybe if we spot him and beg him, he’ll feel sorry for us?
Actually, I hope the team keeps playing like they played yesterday. With any luck he’s watching and thinking — hey, these guys look like crap on paper but maybe they’re not that bad… sort of the opposite of this year’s Indians. A smart GM with some salary to play with could do a lot with this team…
Then he sees the rest of the starting rotation and shakes himself and says — wait, you just gave Johjima a contract for what? You’re on the hook for Silva for how many seasons? And what the fuck have you done to your farm system?
Then he meets Armstrong and Lincoln and thinks I’d be working for these clueless cowpies?
Bloomquist is really making this year about 10x worse for me.
But, but… he got a bases-loaded walk. A gritty bases-loaded walk. That’s some ignition right there. Without that, Raul doesn’t get the grand slam. I mean, think about it: they were so scared of Bloomquist they were willing to pitch around him, even with the bases loaded, to get to Ibanez. That’s some Bondsian-level fear right there. And Raul, understanding a dis when he sees one, made them pay.
(The previous interpretation of yesterday’s events brought to you courtesy of Rizzs’ goatee)
To be fair Boom Boom is sporty a nifty .378 OBP this year. It’s not as if he’s Vidro out there, or any number of other washed up M’s. I still think he’s only worthy of the last spot on the bench, and shouldn’t be STARTING in centerfield, but it could be worse.
So what channel is this supposed to be on?
NateDawgUS:
I gather you haven’t seen the 10,000 FSN ads.
Every Game.
All HD.
Only FSN.
Whoops, someone fell for the serious contenders bit.
PS: Wow, this edit feature IS the awesome.
Doesn’t appear that it’s being broadcast for the Portland market.
Nope. Definitely not on FSN. Team USA Softball is on and I live in Seattle…
According to my local paper, the game is supposed to be on FOX. I checked there and the Angels and Red Sox were playing.
P.S- this edit thingy is sweet
PSS- why is FSN showing softball! I mean really!!! They’ll make more money broacasting the M’s game!
(I realize some people may take offense at this, but really, there is no way FSN makes more money showing softball over baseball)
Is there really anyone out there, other than Riggs, who thinks that we wouldn’t be better off with Reed in left field (or center), Ibanez at DH, and Vidro serving them lattes?
I just edited this comment, and I got chills.
Yeah the paper schedule that I have says it’s supposed to be on FOX, the M’s website says it isn’t on TV, the Seattle Times website says it’s on FSN… it ain’t anywhere.
Tragic not being able to watch Batista pitch. Appears that he only gave up three runs in the first.
Yeah, but you know it’s just because he isn’t getting regular playing time. It’s not like he sucks or anything…
I just want to watch for the retro unis.
I just want to watch for the retro unis.
Yeah, back when the schedule came out I actually thought about going to this game — I still have enough 80s crap in storage to put together a costume. And amazingly enough it’s still easy to buy colored hair gell. But then I loaned that stuff to a friend for an 80s party and I never got it back.
Though, come to think of it, if they’re turning back the clock to 1989 specifically, by then I had jettison’d the new wave stuff and was going to Soundgarden shows in my everyday clothes anyway. (Though somehow those everyday clothes got identified by the rest of the world as a “fashion” called “grunge”)
Haha, well since I can’t watch the game I think I’ll go run errands in my 1989 authentic game cap with the gold S.
My recollection of how Saturday afternoon games worked in past years:
Fox (not FSNW) has a national monopoly on Saturday afternoon games per their contract with MLB. MLB schedules more than one game for this time slot. Fox decides, perhaps a few weeks in advance, which one to show (based on estimated viewership, on how the teams and star players are doing, whatever they want).
The other teams get no TV, unless they change their games to the evening to avoid the blackout. I think both teams have to agree on a time change.
That was you? You jerk.
Yeah, on behalf of everybody, I’m really sorry.
Business as usual for the M’s.
Can someone remind me why Batista is still starting games? Wouldn’t we do better with Jamie Burke pitching?
I just logged in to Gameday to start “watching” and the first four batters I watched ended up with a In Play (Runs) result. I’m going back outside.
Bubble T***, damn you.
Way too much grit on that ball, apparently.
My recollection of how Saturday afternoon games worked in past years:
That makes sense, thanks. I suppose back in January or whatever the Fox guys went “Hey, Indians-Mariners on the first Saturday after the all-star break, could be a match-up division leaders and a preview of the post-season, we definitely want a part of that.” Of course, they hedged their bets and did get that: it’s on Fox right now.
I’m so glad I didn’t go to this game.
Bottom of the 10th inning, A’s and Yankees. 1 out, winning run on second. They pinch hit Richie Sexson and he…oh, he struck out.
Schadenfreude!
I couldn’t have been happier when Richie signed with the Yanks.
LaHair should not be starting against the lefty…
We should have played Greg Nor… or uhh… Richie Sex… ohhh… Eduardo Per… … @#$!%.
Yeah, on behalf of everybody, I’m really sorry.
Wow, we need to chitchat at some point to find out if we were running into each other at shows. Funny.
Nice you mention Eduardo Perez. Watching last nights’s game and seeing Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo both in the lineup, I thought about Perez, Broussard, and of course Carl Everett. Then instead of watching the rest of the game, I decided to read my son a story about dinosaurs.
Hey, Choo hit a home run. Good for him.
A headline over on the M’s site
Barring trade, I don’t think there’s any hope of him moving out of LF any time soon…
I’d like to know the probability of the M’s finishing in Strasburg slot.
The papers here in Denver are rife with Mariner rumors. The two big ones were Beltre to the Twins (yawn) and Ibanez to the D-backs. I’m not so sure how much that makes since. Surely they’ve seen him play ‘defense’. Wouldn’t an AL team be a more likely destination?
Yeah, and I bet there was a headline the day before Mac got fired that read, ‘Manager’s job secure’.
That entire article is hilarious.
Lets hope so, maybe someone in the NL will consider him prospect-worthy.
Anyone remember the Turn Ahead the Clock night at the Kingdome? I forgot about that game until I saw this article on ESPN’s Page 2.
I’m glad Raul is hitting well. He’s hit his hot streak at just the right time. The Mariners are beyond even sniffing contention and it’s damn close to the trading deadline.
Oops, had some trouble getting the link to work.
Article
I saw it too. I have a t-shirt and cap from that game.
Hahaha
Ibanez, defense, underrated??? Hilarious.
so, what’d I miss? Partying like it was 1989?
on KUOW a few weeks back Poneman was telling the story about the NYTimes calling Subpop to ask about “Grunge slang”, and the receptioninst who just made up a load of crap on the spot (“swingin’ on the flippity-flop”) which the Times earnestly printed.
Reminds me of an episode of NewsRadio where Bill McNeill was similarly taken in by Catherine making up AA slang.
No, partying like it was 2027. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/080718&sportCat=mlb
there was a discussion with illustrations about 20 games ago
Records not kept by Stats, Inc. and the Elias Sports Bureau:
Games where the starter digs the team into too great a hole for a good bullpen performance and a reasonable amount of hitting to get out of:
Seattle Mariners, 2008, infinite.
this game reminded me more of 1999 than 1989…
goodness, the Uni Report was very like our earlier game-day discussion — I have to say, I still approve of Jrs ’sleeveless’ mandate.
jim street is either the biggest idiot in the world, or a total liar and shill for the mariners. he needs to be continued to be exposed all the time.
I started composing an email to Street to go off on the article, but I started to sound like a jerk, and deleted it…
He’s a buffoon…
I just hope that the other teams that are interested in trading for Raul believe he has good D as well…
I was working in ballpark ops during the turn ahead the clock game…in fact I hung that Pluto Pups banner with duct tape myself. I still have a few of the giveaway hats in my closet somewhere…I have no excuse for this. I guess it was a success?? Seemed ridiculous even at the time, especially that banner.
Did anyone ever come up with an answer to theraven’s question why Batista is still pitching? At ALL? Why he’s still on the roster?
Gawd, if a pitcher puts the team in a sinkhole nearly every time he pitches and doesn’t even get to 5 innings, what good is he? Or as a reliever, puts the game beyond reach? (I could ask that about Bedard, too, but it might shatter his ego, or something more tangible)
Except that at least in 1999 we were still in the vicinity of the .500 mark at the end of the season.
Yes, it’s too bad really that, considering Batista was starting this afternoon, it couldn’t have been a “Turn Ahead The Clock” Day…
…To a future point in time following his DFA!
on KUOW a few weeks back Poneman was telling the story about the NYTimes calling Subpop to ask about “Grunge slangâ€, and the receptionist who just made up a load of crap on the spot
Yeah, that was Megan Jasper, who rose from receptionist to VP of marketing for SubPop (undoubtedly helped by the fact that that prank made her the only widely-recognized SubPop employee beyond the founders, though SubPop itself claims it was due to other skills).
Wow, we need to chitchat at some point to find out if we were running into each other at shows. Funny.
Yeah, probably. The old Eagles hall, the Metro, Gorilla Gardens, some of the clubs in Pioneer Sq sometimes (Nirvana at the Central Tavern playing to you, me, and ten other people). I ran into Poneman while working at KCMU (and working shows at the HUB). Ed Fotheringham was dating a friend of a friend, and through him I met Mark Arm and Kim Thayil, and we used to hang out with Charles Peterson. Who was a pain in the ass, always dragging his camera along. Little did we know…
Such a question, of course, would be heresy when asked at Wrigley Field.
Actually, it was less torture being there today than it probably was listening on the radio…if for no other reason than it gave me a chance to work on my tan some more. Maybe the most ironic thing was Clement’s “retro” introduction — when he was announced as Jeff “Spicoli” Clement. That made me almost wish that the Indians would’ve started Weaver instead of Sowers.
You can’t platoon guys (Reed, LaHair, Clement) forever. If you want them to be everyday players they’re going to have to face left handed pitchers. Better this year, then next*.
* Don’t read “next” as in 2009, I mean the next time the M’s are competitive.
I was once elbowed by Mark Arm. Man, those are some pointy elbows.
The Ibanez article is comedy.
Truer words have never been spoken!
He has a lot of OF assists because he is very slow and ungainly getting to anything that requires him to move forward, backward or laterally. This leads to people constantly running on him. Once in awhile he’ll catch one (his arm at least is decent), but for every one he catches how many take an extra base that they wouldn’t have even tried taking against a better outfielder? Getting a lot of assists from LF usually isn’t an indication of being good.
Willie sacrificed the grand slam he could have easily hit himself in order to walk and give Raul the opportunity. That is what being the Igniter is all about.
Hmmm…that really would be turning the clock ahead to about 2029, wouldn’t it?
I hope not, it all depends on who’s the new GM. And looking at the list released by the team (Antonetti, Forst, Nguyen, DePodista), I have hope.
Though if Gillick gets involved he could throw a wrench in the whole thing.
What is USSMariner’s take on Cashman? I looked back at what was said, and it wasn’t much. He may be hard to judge because #1 He hasn’t had to build a farm, he just has to throw money at good players, and #2 We don’t know if his moves were his own, or the Boss’s.