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Game 126, Mariners at White Sox
11:05 AM our time. Dickey v Floyd.
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“Mariners turn to Dickey to wear out Sox”
“Mariners’ mailbag: The Washburn deal?”
“Mariners seeking consistent DH”
Another day in the life.
I was mad at myself this moring for not setting the DVR to record the game while I’m at work today…then I remembered I’m a Mariners fan and not a White Sox fan…probably saved myself in the end…
In 1949 the storied Yakima Bears franchise actually had a pitcher named Floyd Dickey. Apparently he wasn’t that great:
Floyd Dickey impersonates yet-to-be-born Carlos Silva by giving up six in the 3rd
Dickey might be catching a bit of a break. Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye will both start the day riding the pine.
An actual line-up that makes sense…Raul DH, and WLAD out of CF…I’m shocked…
Ichiro RF
Jeremy Reed CF
Raul Ibanez DH
Adrian Beltre 3B
Jose Lopez 2B
Jeff Clement C
Wladimir Balentien LF
Bryan LaHair 1B
Yuniesky Betancourt SS
Dream lineup!
But you know the lineup makes sense by accident, much like my broken clock being right twice a day. Er it’s digital. Nevermind.
Whoa! What a line-up. I guess I could check this out, but has Raul DH’d yet, aside from maybe a “day off”? Any chance this is a sign of things to come? Have they mentioned trying this out some?
Ahhh, I now see, it’s his 5th game at DH? Hope this continues.
Also, kind of surprising to see Clement catching Dickey, what with the 3 passed balls last time, no?
Because AK is another hour behind Pacific time, It’s not uncommon for me to miss the beginning of the game because of brain farting. So I flip over at 10:14, for a 10:05 start time, and Dickey’s already pitching. Should I assume that the top of the 1st was a 1, 2, 3 inning for the Mariners?
“So I flip over at 10:14, for a 10:05 start time, and Dickey’s already pitching. Should I assume that the top of the 1st was a 1, 2, 3 inning for the Mariners?”
Hits for Ichiro & Reed, Raul GIDP, Beltre K’d.
And I turn it on at 11:27PT, and they’re down 3-0 with 1 out in the bottom of the first.
AAAAAND there’s a home run. 6-0.
Wow, does this team suck.
Well this game is over.
I have to watch Gamecast on ESPN…looks like Dickey is getting lit up.
How bad does it look like on TV?
lemme just go out on a limb here and guess that announcer dudes are talking about how the knuckler isn’t “knuckling”.
Oh, wait, we’ve recorded an out!!!! Game’s in the bag!
Okay, good idea, clear the bases, let’s start over…..
Ouch. 6-0, might as well bring in Batista.
I hate this team…
Will LLWS mercy rules apply today ?
And then that happens.
Agreed, Juneau…I’m an ex-Anchoragite. I’ll take Oregon summer this year…
14: It looks like the Little League World Series, only without the mercy rule.
19: Jinx!
I just tuned in and it’s already 6 to nothing? Sheesh.
SOOOOOO glad I forgot to set the DVR this morning…
Dickey is pitching his way out of town…that’s too bad, I was hoping he’d work out…
A mighty feeling of dismay seems to be the consensus concerning this 6-run deficit.
Which makes sense.
Didn’t someone say last time he got lit up that he’s better out of the pen because the hitters aren’t prepared as they are when he starts?
How does one prepare for a knuckleballer and why aren’t they as prepared when Wakesfield starts?
25: Wake is a proven veteran. Duh.
At least we get to see Junior. Albeit in the twilight of his career.
AAAAAAAND there’s #609. Go Junior!
That was awesome! Still love that guy. They’re saying on the radio that he got a standing-o at U.S. Cellular. Wish I could see it. Get one more, Jr., and pass that bat-corking ‘roid-user for good.
Cue critics about how Ichiro doesn’t steal when it would really make a difference.
But it did make a difference, he scored…the comeback starts!!
Reed, Yes, great catch. Wlad couldn’t have done that.
Speaking of Griffey, the Reds’ front office has put out a letter to fans explaining their plan to rebuild the team and how trading Griffey and Dunn helped them bring in young talent. Other than the part about having Dusty Baker as their manager, it generally sounds decent. And at least they have a plan and are trying to make a case to the fans for it – can’t say that I’m hearing the Mariners make their case, assuming that they have a plan.
Even though it’s a small sample size, Dickey’s ‘08 splits for starts on 0-3 days rest are quite different from those on 4+ days rest.
The fun continues!!!
We shouldn’t be surprised about Dickey, I mean come on, he wasn’t one of our “Five #1 Starters” that began the season in the rotation.
And to further annoy us, the Os have promoted Mickolio to the bigs…
The Bedard deal = Worst. Ms Trade. Ever.
let’s just forget the game, how is morrow doing?
also, sherill is hurtin
Gamecast doesn’t give great details…was that last hit to WLAD a legit base hit, or did he miss play it…
Wouldn’t have to ask if Raul was out there…
Although this guy’s guilt seems in question, the fan touching the ball thing is one of my big bugaboos. Why, why, why? Is the compulsion just too great, when the ball’s in your general area, to try and grab it, even if you interfer? Does the brain just stop working? Or do these guys just not care, only want that damn ball?
I’m just glad to see Reed and Balantien both in the OF with the right one playing Center. I never understood why the M’s insisted on playing Balantien out of position.
40- According to Riggs, they eventually want WLAD in a corner OF spot, but they “need” him in CF now…
Not like they have ICHIRO! or Reed or anything…
Raul is on fire…..He hit that homerun as a DH, go figure.
There seems to be a total Mariner pitching wise breakdown.
I’m talking team here.
The pitching coach is a big part of the team effort right?
This season is by far the worst in a LOOONG time, but look at the bright side, we are getting closer by the day to getting the #1 pick.
And in theory, we could be getting three to five great picks next year if Raul doesn’t accept arbitration and they don’t sign Fields…
Okay, not that the game wasn’t ugly before, but this is getting ugly.
peterrabbit:
I can’t shake my head much more in disgust, at least I know how Michael J. Fox feels.
And just to rub it in, Dave just talked about Mickolio and well he’s been doing. Why oh why?
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C’mon…the team sucks ass, but leave Mr. Fox out of this…
Come on guys, I’m sure that you can score 3-4 more runs by the end of the game…so that we can hear all about how the offense is still hot in August….
47-
EVERY guy we traded for Bedard is doing well (well I don’t know about Butler)
Sherril and AJ were kicking ass, Tillman is tearing up the minors, and Mickolio is up to take Sherril’s spot…
And we got a broken “Ace”…
I’ve said it a million times…WORST. Ms TRADE. EVER.
Well, that’s assuming the Ms would know what to do in transitioning the young players into the majors….
we love bevasi oh yes we do.
we love bevasi oh yes we do.
when you’re not with us, were blue.
Oh bevasi, we still lose because of you.
- A poem by bratman
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… NO IT’S FUCKING HORACIO RAMIREZ
MacPhail beats Mariners. Couldn’t they have seen that coming?
If the mariners win every single game of the rest of the season, do we make the playoffs? prolly not
Now we know the answer to the question, “Who in the fanbase is such a diehard that they’re still following a 15-3 game on a weekday afternoon when the team is 30.5 games out of first?”
55 – if we win every game after today, we’d finish 82-80. That’s not going to cut it.
Jamie Burke at 3rd?
I’m confused, I’m not going to watch anymore
Meet Jaime Burke, our Jose Oquendo!
Ho-Ram looked pretty good. I wonder if he’s a free agent at the end of the season, maybe we could sign him to a 5 year $10 million/year contract.
Burke is the new ignitor.
I’m convinced, now, that they’re going to have Burke play every position this year so the FO can have something to be happy about. VETERAN GRIT.
At least the Sox know when to use a pitcher like Ho-Ram. In a blowout.
It is games like this that make me glad that I quit tuning in when they took Washburn back off of waivers. I am just emotionally spent at this point. Hate isn’t the opposite of love; apathy is. Guess where your fanbase is headed, front office clowns?
To be fair, the M’s used Ho-Ram in blowouts too, it’s just it was the other team blowing us out.
Lord love a duck (as my jr high football coach used to say).
Log on to the ESPN scoreboard to see what’s up with the game, and, lo and behold, there are 3 White Sox lined up in the Gameday Heroes gallery at the top of the page. [heavy sigh]
Sims – “Second inning in a row the M’s have kept the Sox off the board..”
Wow, what a pathetic kudo.
If only it were the second inning.
What’s really sad is if you combine the total of M’s runs for this series, only one the three games would’ve been won even with three games worth of runs.
Burke playing Third? Why not, he’s not the only guy out of position. I mean, if they’re going to have the peanut vendors pitch, why can’t the catcher play third.
And why does Sportsline keep insisting Wilson is on the active roster?
Last 10 games, M’s pitchers have:
Allowed 93 runs.
Allowed 128 hits (.341 BA)
Allowed 31 doubles, 1 triple, 22 HR’s (.605 SLG)
Allowed 53 BB’s, 3 HBP (.416 OBP)
Allowed OPS of 1.021
Allowed 72 runs in the first 5 innings.
Allowed runs in 42 of the 87 innings played.
Allowed 3 or more runs 13 times.
Over on FSN…I swear Angie is drunk.
(Might be the only way to keep yourself going through all of this…)
Apparently, the Seattle media asked Joey Cora quite a few questions about managing in Seattle next year…that might be great…
Thoughts?
bakomariner, my first thought is, what that be a smart move for Cora or not? It worked out OK for Melvin, but others have been one-and-done after taking their first managing job here.
The love child of Bill James and Earl Weaver couldn’t help this team in ‘09.
after4ever
“Lord love a duck (as my jr high football coach used to say).”
Eliza Doolittle was your jr high school football coach?!
why was Burke at third?!?
sounds like the only thing to be sad about missing; I want Sammy Soser pushed out of the top 5 …
#71.
That’s a whole season for some teams…
I’m still amazed that even as bad as the M’s are, we’re still losing the race for Strasburg.
I’m also amused that the Times and the P-I are both seemingly hiding the M’s place in the AL West standings. The P-I doesn’t even have the M’s listed on the MLB standings list as of this writing. The Times only had it listed as part of the general AL standings list.
78 – I see the Mariners in first place in the standings ….
of course I’m holding my paper upside down.