Game 48, Mariners at A’s
Dave · May 27, 2009 at 12:33 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Bedard vs Cahill, 12:35 pm.
The A’s offense isn’t very good, and Bedard is. Quick, someone make sure that Ruben Amaro and Kenny Williams are watching this game.
Even with the day-game-after-night-game stuff, we still get Rob Johnson starting. And Ronny Cedeno is all the way up in the 6-spot. But hey, even Cedeno’s hitting better than Jose Lopez right now.
Ichiro making up for those two weeks he missed…
I really love it when you have a runner on third with nobody out… and then he’s still there with two outs.
That was terrible.
That is disgusting.
That sucks. Betancourt and Beltre should be ashamed.
So the lead-off hit a double, stole third but could not get home.
What can you say about this team? What more can ichiro do?
This team sucks!
hmmm… I think I’m glad the video stream wasn’t working for the top half of the inning.
Selfish Ichiro…getting to third all by himself.
Dear Adrian: Please, please stop trying to pull everything. You’re killing us.
The thought of a tired Rob Johnson batting…wow.
Little Things!
Great call by Doug Eddings. Terrible baserunning.
Is RBOE a repeatable skill?
I would love to see the Ms put up 7 or 8 runs against someone. It feels like it’s been ages.
Last time they scored at least 7 runs was in the May 3 marathon 15-inning 8-7 win vs. Oakland.
The M’s 2009 motto: man on third, less than two outs, so what?
This is just embarrassing.
Can anyone justify why on earth Betancourt is hitting in the two hole? Since he’s been moved there he’s been a blackhole in the lineup.
No RBI since May 16th! Seriously?
Woo!!! Russell the Muscle!!!
Branyan!!!!! Whoop!
Russell the Muscle!!! That was an awesome shot.
For once the M’s make a team pay for a fielding error.
Raisin Branyan cleans the bases like only a big bowl of Branyan can. The concrete ashtray almost looked beautiful watching his shot climbing out.
I’d really like to witness a DP here.
M’s are winning, Barca won… the day is shaping up to be pretty good after all!
Endy 500 zooming around the bases for a 3 bagger!
Where did this timely offense come from anyways? M’s better pace themselves, they’re going to sprain their bats.
C’mon Yuni, you can get an RBI here if you try.
I almost can’t believe it! The RBI drought ends for Betancourt.
I should talk trash about him more often. Yes?
I dunno, if talking trash about him here worked, he’d be hitting .400
Did Sims just say $1.95 for a beer at the A’s ballpark??
Not much Rob bashing going on today…
We should start calling Rob Johnson Mr. Double.
How does Endy’s overall BABIP compare to his average when he bunts?
Rob Johnson, power-hitting catcher.
Oh, and bunted for sacrifice but beat it out? I think Wak should put the bunt on more.
Hey – so what does it mean again when the score board says “SEA 6″? Do we have 6 more outs before we lose or something? I forget…
Even though it worked there, I think they overdo the bunting with a man on second. He’s already in scoring position, with 3 chances to knock him in with a hit if you don’t use up an out. If you move him over with a bunt, you only have one chance to get him in from 3rd with a sac fly or ground out.
I know it’s a matter of run expectancy tables and I’m too lazy to look up the exact numbers, but it seems like this has become almost an automatic move for the M’s and I don’t like it.
No no no… There’s only one Mr. Double around here, and he has a street named after him.
I love Ichiro.
Jeez, he stayed on the bag way after the ball was caught.
Bedard is peaking… lets pull the trigger.
(Trying to answer my own question, because that’s what, among other things, the Internet is for.)
I think I’m reading this as Endy’s career BABIP is .296, and his career BUH/BU is 49/157 or .312
So that would suggest we’re happy when Endy lays one down?
19 runs in 8 games, and we go 4-4 in those games.
Those kinds of W’s are encouraging, hopefully they can use some of this momentum to win a couple in Anaheim. Bedard is really, really good.
I didn’t say we should call him Señor Doblé. That would be sacrilege.
That’s Dr. Double to you, sir.
Ok, I stand corrected. But still. I think the title, regardless of language should still be exclusively held for Edgar.
I just got off the phone with Kenny Williams. He said he’s only interested in a Jimmy Gobble and Brian Anderson-for-Bedard/Betancourt/Mike Blowers deal. Apparently Blowers would replace Ken “The Hawk” Harrelson, a move which would greatly increase the irritatingness of our color commentary.
No doubt about it.
How about Rob Double.
My thought has always been that we were winning (despite personal numbers) when Johnson was behind the plate, and Chavez was leading off.
I think, despite how Ichiro is conceived as a lead-off hitter, that our lineup should start with:
1. Chavez
2. Ichiro
3. Lopez
4. Branyan
5. Beltre
6. Griffey
You know what is pathetic? The M’s haven’t won back to back games in over a month
I still think Gutierrez should be in the two-hole.
Tomorrow! Lackey vs. Vargas! Time for back-to-back wins (fingers crossed)! wOOt!
The game’s being replayed on FSN for folks like me willing to watch us win for sure!
Nice capture of the third base coach trying to coach Yuni after he didn’t get the runner home from third in the first inning. Talk about some body language! Not listening in any language.
Since it was Bruce Hines, we know he was telling Yuni in Spanish …
I can think of a few fans who’d like a chance to ‘communicate’ with Yuni.
Aw, that was bad! I saw that Ichiro was caught stealing on Gameday at work, but it was a stinky steal live.
And is there some way to find out what Yuni’s popout rate is? I’m sort of obsessed with his number of popup outs.
Yes, clearly the guy who has been on base 69 times and has been driven in 12 times by his teammates should have his position in the order changed. Here’s how you can tell the lineup sucks: Beltre, Branyan, Lopez and Gutierrez have all been driven in by teammates (i.e., not on their own home runs) more than the guy how leads off and has been on base (despite missing the first eight games) more than anyone else on the club. But what sucks is not Ichiro’s position in the batting order. It’s Griffey’s, Yuni’s and Beltre’s.
That’s a swell idea. From now on I’ll watch only FSN replays of M’s games they’ve won. Starting in the ninth inning.
Darn, I had to leave work. Does Yuni pop out here? I’m betting he does. Or a DP.
Nope, door number three! A strike out! And what a pissy face that was he gave sauntering back to the dug out. Has he heard the trade rumors?