Comments on: Acid In The Wounds http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: xrats http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-328174 xrats Sat, 16 May 2009 02:04:39 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-328174 Sorry, you bring up Bedard, I immediately think of Adam Jones... the hurt of giving up a future superstar for a pitcher who's forever on the DL kills me. Sorry, you bring up Bedard, I immediately think of Adam Jones… the hurt of giving up a future superstar for a pitcher who’s forever on the DL kills me.

]]> By: TranquilPsychosis http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-328043 TranquilPsychosis Fri, 15 May 2009 16:48:12 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-328043 <em>All I have to say is Adam Jones</em> That egg has hatched. Get over it and move on. All I have to say is Adam Jones

That egg has hatched. Get over it and move on.

]]> By: bilbo27 http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-328021 bilbo27 Fri, 15 May 2009 04:50:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-328021 @joser: "From now on the only time I’m going to bring up AJ as when somebody says “He’s had his chance and he can’t hit MLB pitching” of some kid from Tacoma with a hundred or so ABs." Well said sir. :-) @joser: “From now on the only time I’m going to bring up AJ as when somebody says “He’s had his chance and he can’t hit MLB pitching” of some kid from Tacoma with a hundred or so ABs.”

Well said sir. :-)

]]> By: joser http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-328016 joser Fri, 15 May 2009 03:09:13 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-328016 I think we're soon going to need to have a Lincecum-like moratorium on Adam Jones references -- and I say this as somebody as guilty of bringing him up as anybody. But: everybody knows how well he's doing. Everybody, ok? And Asdrubal Cabrera. And Shin-Soo Choo. We can push our tongue against that loose tooth forever, or we can just move on, call the dentist, and start thinking about how to fix this sorry-ass smile. From now on the only time I'm going to bring up AJ as when somebody says "He's had his chance and he can't hit MLB pitching" of some kid from Tacoma with a hundred or so ABs. I think we’re soon going to need to have a Lincecum-like moratorium on Adam Jones references — and I say this as somebody as guilty of bringing him up as anybody. But: everybody knows how well he’s doing. Everybody, ok? And Asdrubal Cabrera. And Shin-Soo Choo. We can push our tongue against that loose tooth forever, or we can just move on, call the dentist, and start thinking about how to fix this sorry-ass smile.

From now on the only time I’m going to bring up AJ as when somebody says “He’s had his chance and he can’t hit MLB pitching” of some kid from Tacoma with a hundred or so ABs.

]]> By: xrats http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-328010 xrats Fri, 15 May 2009 02:05:50 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-328010 All I have to say is Adam Jones: * Avg .370 * HR 8 * RBI 26 * Runs 35 * SB 3 Any chance we could use this guy in our lineup? All I have to say is Adam Jones:

* Avg .370
* HR 8
* RBI 26
* Runs 35
* SB 3

Any chance we could use this guy in our lineup?

]]> By: wrob4343 http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-327781 wrob4343 Thu, 14 May 2009 18:02:18 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-327781 Who’s jumping on him? It’s not his fault he’s a fragile dude. The problem is: 1. He IS a fragile dude, and every time this happens the M’s get a little worse and his trade value takes a hit. And it happens a lot. It definitely sucks that he is gonna miss a start, but considering the freakish use of force he exerts to do what he does its hardly unexpected and I honestly wonder why people don't realize such a thing. Who’s jumping on him? It’s not his fault he’s a fragile dude. The problem is:

1. He IS a fragile dude, and every time this happens the M’s get a little worse and his trade value takes a hit. And it happens a lot.

It definitely sucks that he is gonna miss a start, but considering the freakish use of force he exerts to do what he does its hardly unexpected and I honestly wonder why people don’t realize such a thing.

]]> By: Teej http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-327773 Teej Thu, 14 May 2009 17:53:18 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-327773 <em>Aren’t some of you overreacting a bit? Playing through pain is a bad idea, but when the guy needs to skip a start you’re all ready to jump on him for doing so.</em> Who's jumping on him? It's not his fault he's a fragile dude. The problem is: 1. He IS a fragile dude, and every time this happens the M's get a little worse and his trade value takes a hit. And it happens a lot. 2. We're nearing the point where the season is lost, and when we reach that point, a healthy Bedard is very important to trying to salvage something from this season. EDIT: Or what Joser said. Aren’t some of you overreacting a bit? Playing through pain is a bad idea, but when the guy needs to skip a start you’re all ready to jump on him for doing so.

Who’s jumping on him? It’s not his fault he’s a fragile dude. The problem is:

1. He IS a fragile dude, and every time this happens the M’s get a little worse and his trade value takes a hit. And it happens a lot.

2. We’re nearing the point where the season is lost, and when we reach that point, a healthy Bedard is very important to trying to salvage something from this season.

EDIT: Or what Joser said.

]]> By: joser http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-327772 joser Thu, 14 May 2009 17:52:51 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-327772 Well, I'm bummed -- that Beckett vs Bedard matchup was something I was looking forward to (and was the M's best shot at winning a game in that series). <blockquote> Aren’t some of you overreacting a bit? Playing through pain is a bad idea, but when the guy needs to skip a start you’re all ready to jump on him for doing so. </blockquote> Actually, I don't see many people "jumping on him" here -- at least, not compared to the usual run of comments we got last year when people were making him the target of all sorts of character assassination without any real basis (other than just mindlessly repeating what certain talk jocks told them to think). Advocating a "sell high" approach, like Dave did, is as much predicated on the expected course of the team's season (ie, they're not making the postseason) as it is about any player's performance or durability. Well, I’m bummed — that Beckett vs Bedard matchup was something I was looking forward to (and was the M’s best shot at winning a game in that series).

Aren’t some of you overreacting a bit? Playing through pain is a bad idea, but when the guy needs to skip a start you’re all ready to jump on him for doing so.

Actually, I don’t see many people “jumping on him” here — at least, not compared to the usual run of comments we got last year when people were making him the target of all sorts of character assassination without any real basis (other than just mindlessly repeating what certain talk jocks told them to think). Advocating a “sell high” approach, like Dave did, is as much predicated on the expected course of the team’s season (ie, they’re not making the postseason) as it is about any player’s performance or durability.

]]> By: Sports on a Schtick http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-327767 Sports on a Schtick Thu, 14 May 2009 17:43:00 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-327767 Yea, it looks like only one start and it's his leg. There's ten other things to worry more about this team. Yea, it looks like only one start and it’s his leg. There’s ten other things to worry more about this team.

]]> By: cgmonk http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/05/14/acid-in-the-wounds/comment-page-1/#comment-327764 cgmonk Thu, 14 May 2009 17:39:12 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=8136#comment-327764 Aren't some of you overreacting a bit? Playing through pain is a bad idea, but when the guy needs to skip a start you're all ready to jump on him for doing so. Aren’t some of you overreacting a bit? Playing through pain is a bad idea, but when the guy needs to skip a start you’re all ready to jump on him for doing so.

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