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Game 106, Mariners at Rangers
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Maybe we can package up Putz and Betancourt.
When do we start booing Putz?
Disney’s newest film, Strasburg in the Outfield!
Yuni’s getting a lecture right now, I’ll bet.
I hear the Orioles are shopping around Sherrill for a shortstop.
Was Morrow unavailable or is Jim just trying to get JJ back into the closer role he has so clearly shown he deserves?
REFUSE TO LOSE (Strasburg)!!!
Putz is on board, are you?
damn, what happened to putz over the offseason, I hope he gets better so we can free up morrow
to quote Drayer: “He is not big on extra or early work. He just doesn’t seem disciplined (and I am talking strictly on field here, I know very little of his personal life) in anything he does. Crazy swings, mental lapses, an unwillingness to show up early and work on these things. I just don’t think he gets it. I am not sure he knows how good he could be or how important he could be to this team.”
We paid Mr. Silva $1616.68 PER PITCH today for his effort. On the other hand, Jarrod earned $60802.00 for his effort on the base paths. I think the M’s should ask for a refund from Carlos.
Too bad. Despite JJ’s and Yuni’samazingly bad outing, the Nationals lost so we didn’t pick up a game on them.
Even though I hope we get the #1 pick, I would like it if from now on we will se the real JJ and Bobby Ayala in a JJ suit.
REFUSE TO LOSE(Strasburg)!!!
JJ’s pitched all of 5 innings since coming off the DL.
Wow, 60,802 for pinch running.
Jarrod made a years salary by running 270 feet as fast as he can.
Do the BoSox still want JJ…cause I wouldn’t mind Masterson and a another prospect.
Pelekoudas has joined all the FO guys who’d come to Texas after the Cooperstown trip (per Drayer last night — Chuck, Howard, Fontaine, Wallace) Drayer said they all seem to have a phone glued to their ear, and that the feeling she has is that they are not interested in a salary dump; they want value back for anyone they move, and are looking for primarily young, almost-majorleague ready players. They don’t have to dump salary, and want to set the tone for how they go forward into next season, and that as the interim GM, Lee would rather not make a deal, than make a stupid deal.
So, tonight, Lee met the media and pretty much confirmed what she said.
Lee says they are not dumping salary, they’ll just make a trade if it improves the team– and the trade deadline is an artificial deadline… and there is the offseason, there’s no time crunch … not trying to get the team turned around in the next two days, next two weeks, next two months. They are looking at every thing that could make the team better, and listening to every thing; looking at both younger players and major-league ready. Concentrating on making the right deal that makes themselves better.
115
…Gah.
#110
So what did The Interview earn while sitting on his rear, Mr. Calculator?
Units of work turned in have nothing to do with salary in this sport.
Jeeeez, lets hope not! Otherwise we are really getting ripped off!
oh nevermind, we are getting ripped off.
Betancourt this year:
6 walks.
2 stolen bases.
Virtually no successful bunts.
Drayer says the team has and is trying to motivate him, Raul is trying, Adrian is trying …. Riggleman benched him last week, and when Yuni asked him why, Riggleman explained he had the worst OBP in the league, and that he was making it easy to sit him — Yuni just didn’t get it.
Glasgow asked if you could send him to Tacoma, and she said she is afraid that they’d lose him if you sent him down — the best thing might be to get someone to push him up here, but at that point it might just be better to go get someone else.
6 F’n walks? Any idea on the MLB record with 500+ AB’s for least walks in a season?
If the ball was 20 feet above Yuni’s head he might swing the bat…I love Yuni and all and love his story. He has a lot of promise, but 6 walks at this point in the season is insane…And for someone who is suppoused to be somewhat fast, 2 steals is very weak…Richie Sexson might have 2 steals. I have heard people talk about trading Ichiro because Yuni could replace him as a leadoff hitter…Now that is a joke
LOL # 117… Yeah you may be right, but still the fact that we are paying that much for the production we’re receiving right now is absolutely ridiculous. I can understand Jarrod’s pay (I basically divided the player’s salary by 162 games) for what he did… I mean, how often do you see your starters being inserted as PINCH RUNNERS for the DH? But Silva? I think he has more value as a buffet spokesman than a ball player.
No, I haven’t figured out The Interview yet…
I was really confused watching this game tonight. I was hoping somebody that know more about baseball could help me. Why would you pull a guy that is 3-4 with a HR and put in a guy batting .209? It made abolutely no sense to me
Then a suicide squeeze with a guy at the plate who bunted last night and looked horrible doing it. Tonight that was a pathetic attempt at a bunt. When I coached the little kids the bunted better than that. I wish I could meet someone that could explain to me exactly what this team is doing. I never understood McClaren, and Riggleman is better but at times makes no sense.
So I missed the end of the game last night, then saw an oblique reference to Jarrod pinch running… I thought I must have mis-read what I saw, so I checked the box score…
WTF?! Seriously?!
in the early years, Lou used to have Moyer as his unofficial back up pinch-runner
I don’t think Yuni will ever get his game together. He could be a fine player, if he could bunt and develop some discipline at the plate, but IMO that is asking for way too much at this point. He is what he is, and I think the M’s need to toss him on the scrap heap in the coming months. That missed squeeze bunt said it all about his development and lack thereof. I think he has reached his maximum potential, and it isn’t pretty.
It was tough watching JJ last night too. It was like anticipating a massive car wreck and then watching the events leading to the crash slowly unfold in front of the eyes. I guess it would be too bad to have to warm someone up as backup every time we put in our closer, but that might be necessary.
I think JJ has had a tough time with his injuries and playing on a bad team. I think he could still do quite well on a contender. I think Morrow should be the closer and JJ should go on the trading block. Unlike a lot of the overpaid M’s, we could still probably get a prospect or two for JJ.
Silva. I cringed the moment we signed him, but I did not think he would be this bad. Ouch.
Yup, Kenji pinch hit for DH LaHair, and Kenji got hit by a pitch on the knee or side of his knee and had to leave the game.
Cairo had started at first, Bloomquist had PH for Reed, so all that was on the bench was Turbo and Clement. I guess Riggles thought that Washburn was a faster runner and it was the go ahead run in the 9th…