Game 2, M’s at Twins
DMZ · April 7, 2009 at 4:56 pm · Filed Under Mariners
5:10. Eric “The Interview” Bedard versus Nick “About to get cuffed around” Blackburn.
Griffey, as promised, moves to DH. Chavez takes over in left, and Balentien in right.
1. Chavez, LF
2. Gutierrez, CF
3. Griffey, DH
4. Beltre, 3B
5. Branyan, 1B
6. Lopez, 2B
7. Johjima, C
8. Balentien, RF
9. Betancourt, SS
finndawg–
No, I don’t think Morrow is a headcase. I think he’s a 23-year-old who was poorly developed in the farm system and been asked to fill four different “roles”–starter, middle reliever, setup man and closer–in his few seasons in the bigs. In 2008, he recorded 10 saves in 12 opportunities and posted a 2-2 record as a starter, including his opening start where he no-hit the Yankees for 7+ innings. While, not including tonight, posting a 3.72 MLB career ERA.
I think that one hurt me more than any other game in the past six years.
No one is saying Batista is blameless. But Morrow is the one who royally screwed up.
Batista pissed his pants. Morrow shit the bed.
Batista. But it applies to Morrow as well. As I keep saying, he’s not blameless. But neither is Batista. I’m not defending one and damning the other. I’m damning both while defending the one.
Yeah, that one was like a baseball bat to the head. I had forgotten how bad a loss like that could be. Morrow, I don’t know, he has a million dollar arm, but the Mariners still can’t figure out what to do with him. What will probably happen is that he’ll get traded for some crappy triple A player, turn it around, and become a 20 game winner. Boy, this one was bad.
1998 revisted, hopefully only for a night.
1998 revisted, hopefully only for a night.
I don’t disagree that he’s been thoroughly mismanaged by the M’s, however, I believe this loss is going to really affect him. Yes, he pitched well against the Yankees, but he’s been as awful as he’s been good. Youth? perhaps, but to me, he just doesn’t seem to have the head for it. I hope you’re right, I hope he can be managed to pitch well and have a role perfectly suited to him, whatever that may be. But I don’t think Im as optimistic as you are.
This one is in the Pantheon, for sure. This Angels game was probably the most horrific I can remember in recent memory.
More like “Morrow shit the bed. Then Batista walked in the room and dropped another turd, just to make sure it’s good and messy. Then he wrote a book about it.”
Wow. Yes, this was an ugly loss, but do we have to get into the whole ‘Why didn’t we get Lincecum?’ and ‘X, Y and Z SUCK!!11!! They’re all mental weaklings and pussies!’ already? Really?
“If you’re going to be the closer, you need to get all three. Instead, we get EPIC FAIL. Not Batista’s fault.”
jephdood and others…
How old are you people? Seriously, have been following baseball for more than five minutes? This stuff happens.
This thread is exactly why USSM should just eliminate comments.
Over-reactions are a classic sign of an inexperienced fan. Don’t comment until you figure things out.