Game 75, Mariners at Dodgers
Olson vs Kuroda, 1:05 pm.
First, the news of the day. Mike Morse won’t be coming up to join the Mariners in place of Adrian Beltre, because they’ve traded him to the Washington Nationals for Ryan Langerhans. Yes, the same Ryan Langerhans I was publicly lobbying for a few days ago. I love our new front office.
Secondly, Beltre’s going to play today, so he’s in the line-up. He’ll go on the DL tomorrow, making room for Langerhans (or a pitcher, depending on Sean White’s health) on the roster. The team needed a LH outfielder more than they needed another infielder, with Carp/Wilson/Woodward already around as infield reserves.
Thirdly, wooo. It’s so awesome having a GM who knows what he’s doing.
Ichiro, RF
Branyan, 1B
Beltre, 3B
Griffey, LF
Lopez, 2B
Gutierrez, CF
Johjima, C
Cedeno, SS
Olson, P
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We finally did something with Mike Morse. I’ll drink a toast to Dr. Z for that. And got a major leaguer in return.
But the worst part of this season is that we are going to get very little for our 3 walk players, short of a miracle.
It will be interesting to see what the Nats do with Morse.
What a steal of a trade. The best part about it might be there will be no more “Call up Mike Morse” comments.
Oh, and congratulations on using your awesome mental powers for good.
Yes!!!!! This is an awesome deal since Morse was rotting down in AAA and we all know that he really wasn’t going to be much more than a 4th outfielder here in Seattle.
Who should we start demanding to call up now?
I think we should start a “Call up Israel Nunez” chant.
The deal must have been in the works for at least a few days.
From Jack Z’s chat on mlb.com on Wednesday:
Obviously the question’s from a USSM reader.
Whoo-hoo! And truly, I’m happy for Mike Morse, even if he’s on the Nationals, he’ll have a better chance of sticking in the bigs.
Now, must turn of the Confederations Cup before I have a heart attack.
Howard is an absolute beast!!
To be fair, Morse wasn’t a bad spot starter utility man. He had a terrible glove, but I would have played him at third over Branyan, and his bat is a significant improvement on Cedeno’s. He would have been a stop-gap in Beltre’s absence, but it was probably our best worst choice. Sucky, but them’s the breaks.
With that said, this trade is good for the organization. But it makes me wonder where we go in the long run. Langerhans is an outfielder, which means we probably have someone who will platoon with Balentien. Though, thankfully, Langerhans can actually play the field a spot better than the latter.
What does this mean, however, for our infield? Langerhans doesn’t solve the third base dilemma, and we still have Cedeno’s abysmal bat at short. We all know our middle infield is a blight on the landscape of baseball, even though Lopez teases us with the possibility of being good every once in a while. And we have no legitimate fix at the hot corner. This trade is good, but it’s perplexing because it doesn’t really address the central defensive issue of the M’s.
Agreed. I was one of the “call up Mike Morse” guys. Plenty of players keep starting spots with bats and mediocre defense. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Morse do it with some organization with a low payroll (like the Nationals) or find his way to Florida or Kansas City or, heck, even Oakland. He just wasn’t a long-term fix here in Seattle. Good luck to him in Washington.
Eh scratch that thought..
FSN just showed a graphic of the Mariners trading Mike Morse for Ryan Zimmerman, which was promptly corrected by Dave Niehaus.
Good call Dave. What player would you wish for next? A shortstop or a third baseman would be my guess.
The only way that would happen is if Bavasi was the Nationals GM. lol!
Nah, they’ll just suggest we trade for
DobbsMorse.But a great trade. I really wanted Balantien to be the guy in LF, but he’s just not doing it. Plus the bad fit at Safeco and there already being too many RH bats. Yeah, it doesn’t do anything about the disaster that our infield has become, but solving one problem is still a good thing even if there are other problems left to deal with.
BTW, Kuroda was with the Hiroshima Carp. So obviously our backup 1B needs to pinch hit at some point before they pull Kuroda.
Ouch. That looked painful. Sorry, Beltre, but thanks for the catch.
Drayer:
Heh.
She also reports
Ugh. Fielding AND bat, please? We already have Cedeno fulfilling the “Decent defense with terrible bat quota.”
I continue to be flabbergasted at the on air crews’ insistence that Griffey will stay in LF when we’re done with interleague play.
Has there actually been some great groundswell of fans wanting to know why he’s not out there?
And what part of ‘draining fluid from the knee’ aren’t they getting?
Lopez with a stolen base? Any flying pigs outside?
I’m telling you. I’d be willing to bet that the front office for the M’s reads this site.
This goes back to the idea of Dave and Derek creating a subscription model for premium content. If Jack Z isn’t going to hire them, at least he can sign a check to pay for the site…
Of course they do. Tangotiger read and posted here before being hired by the M’s.
Woo Gutierrez! Mariner lead.
Frankie!
It’s nice to turn on the TV and see something and be like, hey. That’s what USSM recommended! It must therefore be good!
Other than eliminating the “bring up Mike Morse” chants (which of course will get replaced with “bring up/trade for” somebody else), this also may go some way to staunch the whiny bitching / bitchy whining about “I’m so tired of this organization sitting on their hands.”
Well, I can’t speak for Dave, but he’s kind of already spoken. The trouble is, the Rays aren’t desperate for anything and even if they have a surplus in SS there’s no compelling reason for them to make a deal for Brignac, which means they’ll ask for a lot — you know, like Aardsma plus Clement or maybe more. They do have some contract worries coming — Kazmir, Crawford, Burrell, and Pena each are in line to get a couple of million more in ‘10. Two of those are outfielders, so you can imagine they might be interested in a cheap outfield guy. Unfortunately, the only expendable guy with the M’s is Balentien, and he’s not going to be more than a throw-in with somebody a lot better (and more painful to lose). I imagine if there was any kind of non-crippling deal to be done here Zduriencik would’ve already done it. And now 3rd base may be even more of a concern than the middle infield, unless Lopez turns out to be a better 3rd baseman than any of us expected.
Aside: given all of this, and depending on how his surgery goes, I wonder if Beltre will be interested in a reasonable one-year deal for ‘10, just so he can establish his health and hitting again before looking for bids on the open market?
Cedeno is has no business being on this team.
But we just traded his logical replacement.* Any better than Cedeno–i.e. glove and bat as compared to just glove (or just bat for Morse)–and you have someone who’s starting for a team with a smaller payroll than us. Woodward, Carp and Wilson are all AAAA guys.
*It was a good trade; I’m just saying.
Of course there are a lot of fans who would love to see Griffey play every position (as in that “classic” commercial) but it’s apparently coming straight from Wakamatsu. Per Drayer (linked earlier):
Z made the kind of deal that even if we lose the game today, it’ll still feel like a win. Speaking for myself of course.
You wanted Morse to play SS? In the big leagues? Are you a Rangers fan or Angels fan?
Uh-oh. Now USSM has added pressure. Make a bad suggestion and the baby may get thrown out with the bath water. Drunk blogging could get dangerous.
Cedeno is a career .240 hitter, albeit in the NL Central. He doesn’t seem to be broken so at some point regression to the mean should kick in…surely?
Hmmm, with Yuni out (and “quit”) do I sense a new official imaginary boyfriend in the offing? He does have those soulful eyes…
With drunk power comes drunk responsibility.
So Dave, if you’re still there, is there an infielder analogous to Langerhans that we could trade for?
No. I thought Morse was a logical utility guy with a minus glove and a plus bat. He was never an everyday starter for this organization. Cedeno is not an everyday shortstop either. He’s defensively acceptable but absolutely atrocious behind the plate.
Compare Cedeno and Morse’s WAR on Fangraphs. If you believe Cedeno is a major leaguer in anything except the field, uh, no. If Morse is a major leaguer in anything except the batter’s box, uh, no. But he’s actually more valuable despite that.
I can’t believe Ichiro just beat out a ground ball to second! Not even near the bag at second.
Drunk blogging may become dangerous? Become? Drunk blogging has always been dangerous…
Big fan of the trade on a lot of levels. Both guys were spare parts in their organizations, but both can be much more useful to their new clubs. Always like seeing that.
I’d like to see it. If Cedeno can regress to .250-ish (his rookie season saw him hit .300 in an small sample size, and he hit .269 in ‘08), excellent. But are any of us seeing this? And as you pointed out, NL versus AL. That’s a significant difference.
No, no, only Jeter can have the soulful eyes*! All other players must line up for their own monikers. Let’s make it ‘bedroom eyes’ just for Lauren.
*Was it Joe Buck who humiliated himself for all time with his mancrush gushing that culminated in the line about his soulful eyes? My Red Sox fan friend has the entire thing memorized.
No. WAR with a SSS player like Morse is not particularly useful, especially when compared to a player who’s had a lot more time in the bigs like Cedeno.
Look closer at Morse’s peripherals. They look awesome, right? Then you look again and realize that they are absolutely unsustainable beyond a small sample.
If this is a dream, don’t wake me.
Lopez!
You have a Red Sox fan friend. This is an oxymoron.
It might be because they are a bit closer to sources of “Actual Information” than are the various reporters and bloggers.
Niehaus has been around long enough that he probably knows what the team is going to do long before it leaks out.
This sure as hell isn’t the kind of a year you want going into contract negotiations. Not just the health, but the missing offense as well.
Of course if Beltre/Boras decided on the one-year-reestablish-value plan, it wouldn’t have to be with the M’s. It could be anywhere. Beane down in Oakland seems to like that kind of deal, and they may need a 3B next year too if Chavez’ back surgery ends his career.
Alternatively, I look at his minor league stats as well and realize those make him just as much of an AAAA player as Cedeno.
Damn. I would not have expected we’d have a four-run lead. I like it.
I’m not replacing Yuni with any other sort of “boyfriend”… too cliched (see how y’all are trying to make this all about romance instead of BASEBALL, dammit?). Only Batgirl could make that work.
Wasn’t Sweeney a third baseman at one point in his career?
As bad as you think Cedeno is at the plate, Morse would be worse in the field at SS.
Quick question: is that Vin Scully on the home feed on MLB.TV?
The idea that Mike Morse is anything approximating a “logical replacement” for someone who will be primarily playing SS for the next few weeks is beyond bizarre.
Since I wasn’t arguing for him at shortstop but as a utility player in general, and the discussion was raised because of our 3B situation, which doesn’t require the RANGE of a middle infielder, this is a stupid response. I don’t want Morse as an everyday SS. I don’t want him as an everyday anything. But with Washington, Kansas City, Florida or some other such low payroll team that likes “tools” players, Morse is a good fit there, and he made sense as a stop-gap here.
In no way was he ever a long-term solution. The only reason I was one of the “call up Mike Morse” group is because of the team’s short term needs. Long-term, this is a good trade and I have no complaints about losing him. You’re completely misconstruing what I’ve been saying this entire thread.
Everyone forgetting that the M’s are up 4-0 on the Dodgers right now??? Good times!!
If he sounds slightly drunk, then it’s Scully!
Morse traded? I bet that’s a relief for a few around here. Getting Langerhans is just icing on the cake.
The AT&T game rewind tells me very little about what happened.
Beltre caught a ball. Gutierrez hit a ball. Ichiro scored a run. What more do you need to know? [/sarcasm]
Oh Johjima…you’re back, and you’re better than Johnson. But if you’re gonna take 2 weeks to get back in the swing of things, we have the All-Star Break coming up. You’re a wash…no no no.
Yeah it’s quite pointless kind of like listening to Sims rambling on.
Er, I’ll accept that they’re fed stuff to push on the air that may turn out to be completely untrue, but as for ‘actual information,’ they work for the organization and I’d think they’re given the information that the organization wants out there.
Which I guess answers my own question.
Given how well Gutierrez and Aardsma have done, you would have to say that the Red Sox and Indians got fleeced in those deals.
Cool, I don’t either. He’s a 1B/DH that can’t hit like one. They’re just not that valuable. Yeah, I guess in an emergency you could have him playing in the middle infield or at 3B, but he’s not a major league utility player.
Yeah Big Z, way to go out and get not just someone we need, but asked for. I swear he’s got to be the best gm the ms have ever had in his first season.
The information the organization wants out there is information. It’s just not useful or meaningful or…negative. But it’s real.
Kenji doing what he does best… Well, except maybe GIDPs…
So Dave, if you’re still there, is there an infielder analogous to Langerhans that we could trade for?
Bobby Scales. I don’t think there’s much momentum for that move, though. We’ll see.
jephdood started this conversation by saying that Cedeno has no business being on this team. If we accept this as a true statement, who would you, in the organization, use to replace him prior to the trade of Mike Morse? Bear in mind that Cedeno covered left field at times, 3B, SS and 1B (did he play any 2B). So your replacement has to be someone who can cover those positions, even if it is inefficiently. His bat has to be better than Cedeno’s.
I said, given Cedeno’s position on the club, Morse was the logical replacement. That doesn’t mean I think either of them are much good. Read.
Adrian wants us to really, really miss him.
My God, we’re going to miss Beltre.
Beltre, are you sure you want to have surgery and go on the DL? I love watching you play third…
Why would we accept such a statement as truth? If there was someone better in the organization that could replace Cedeno, don’t you think Zduriencik would have replaced him by now? Morse was no more of a logical replacement for Cedeno than you or I.
Sims and Blowers are confused as to why LA fans are still booing Beltre. They mention that he’s been gone for years and it’s time to get over it. People still boo A-Rod in Seattle right?
Even the best GM makes some mistakes. Is keeping Cedeno Z’s? I don’t know. Possibly. But let’s not assume having something in the organization means you use it. We know how the rally cry here at USSM is for Clement, and look how that works out.
I’m trying to think of another case where a player is going to miss time, but keeps playing.
Watching him play these last couple of days feels like a dog you’re about to put down, but enjoying your last few days with him. Mixed emotions all around.
This coming about two weeks after FSN was running a contest in which one of the featured games people could vote for was A-Rod’s return to Seattle in 2001 where he was heavily booed.
Sorry, my post was referring to Beltre, though that should be pretty obvious.
Okay Olson please don’t melt down like you did against the Padres!! PLEASE?
Oh Great Batista is getting up!
I hope Olson can get out of this inning, I don’t want Batista coming in with men on base.
Oh man lets hope he gets a DP ball here.
Yikes. A DP’s going to be hard here. (Trying for my reverse curse.)
Considering that BADtista seems to need to put two men on base to get three outs, your analysis is spot on.
I was a pre-schooler at one point in my career, but I don’t think anyone would think juice boxes and fingerpaints were an appropriate occupation for me now.
I’m thinking “don’t groove the 3-0 fastball here”. He does, but gets away with it.
That was a Ibanez-esque moment. But whoo! Griffey.
I got a little worried on that last out that was caught by Junior.
He may be slow, but he still takes good routes to balls, get’s a good jump, and has a slick glove.
Tough catch for Griffey, is Langerhans on the plane yet?
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Ibanez might not have got that. But his may be a bit faster than Griffey.
Of course, old men do sometimes still surprise you. Good catch, Griffey (even if it would’ve been much easier with younger legs).
Since Scully has come up, probably as good a time as any to link to his call of the 9th inning of Kouax’s 1965 perfect game (transcription here).
It sounds like a good occupation to me!
Think we’ll see Batista in the 6th?
Anybody familiar with Japanese baseball know if Johjima faced Kuroda over there?
If it is, and it’s the magnitude of the kind of mistakes we can expect from Zduriencik… I’ll take it.
Don’t forget Cedeno is out of options and probably would get snagged by somebody if they tried to put him through waivers. Yeah, no team might be willing to trade for him (especially since they would be in the same position of being unable to send him down), but there’s probably one who would grab him for free.
Fun, sure. Appropriate? Nope.
You have to figure Cedeno is going to start hitting eventually. He is just in a horribly bad slump right now. Lets hope he gets out of it very soon.
Hang on time begins cuz it’s Batista time!!
Well, since Batista didn’t come in last inning, he didn’t get a chance to clear off the other pitcher’s baserunners and start fresh.
Cue all the Johnson/Johjima arguments…
Rob Johnson would have thrown out two runners on that throw, he helps out his pitchers so much.
Joser, thanks for the Scully link. Just reading it, even knowing how it ended in advanced, sent chills down my spine. Two hall of fame performances.
Why would we get rid of Cedeno now with Yuni out? As bad as he is hitting, he is catching and throwing well, and that is very important for this team.
Speaking of defense, nice throw by Joh to end the inning. That’s why defense is important, the fewer batters our pitchers have to face, the fewer things can go wrong.
Holy crap!
Cedeno with a hit!
YEAH CEDENO!!!!
Anyone else notice Batista’s scary looking sideburns are gone??
Batista hitting. Lordy.
Watching Batista try to bunt is a good argument for the DH.
Watching Batista bunt is a good argument for pinch hitting for the pitcher.
This would have been a great time to get Carp an at bat, he’s had what, 10 so far? With the day off tomorrow our bullpen probably doesn’t need the second inning from Batista. Maybe Wak was just going to bunt with whoever was up there anyways.
The deal must have been in the works for at least a few days.
From Jack Z’s chat on mlb.com on Wednesday:
booxa: We need more LH bats. Have you looked at Ryan Langerhans, currently in the Nats’ organization?
Jack_Zduriencik: Good suggestion.
Obviously the question’s from a USSM reader.
I have to admit, I first read of your suggestion about Ryan a few weeks ago and also read of Jack Z’s response when posed the question on MLB radio…great job USS Mariner! and good luck to Morse.
Oh please god, no.
If the M’s blow this one open, I wouldn’t want to be the first Dodger to come to the plate afterwards.
on paper, Morse appears to be a much better hitter
than whom?
Lowe warming up for the 8th. *shiver*
It seems very strange that we have one of the lowest bullpen ERAs in baseball, with this strange and nearly control-less bullpen.
henryv, I have this nightmare of the team staying within striking distance of the division lead, or even have it, and then this bullpen does its inevitable meltdown.
Batista’s caterpillar sideburns are gone, but that fungus on Lowe’s face remains.
Maybe the bullpen is experimenting with god awful facial hair like in the movie 300.
also, why is Chris Rock at bat for the Dodgers?
That you, Jebus, Balentien in left!
Are pitchers allowed to use sunscreen?
I’d bet there is some rule saying they have to use a water-based one… Cause a really clever pitcher could doctor the hell out of a ball with a little bit of sunscreen.
Morrow starting against the Yankees… Not good.
Yeah, I realize what he did the last time, but his control isn’t what it was, and I don’t know that the Yankees are going to let him pitch all over the place and swing at it.
Kenji making Cedeno look good. Cedeno gets two hits in a game!
Is that a career high?
The catcher trots out there to say, “This Carp guy isn’t like the rest of the Mariners. He’ll take a walk. You’re going to have to throw a strike.”
Carp may want to consider pulling his head out of his butt before starting an at bat.
Simms totally reads this site. How bout a shout out Dave?
I never thought we would win a series against the three best teams in baseball, but one down, two to go.
I think this game, and a number of others, shows the dominance of the American League. I know this is just three games, but our “average/slightly above average” team just went on the road and beat the best team in the National League, 2/3. Not only that, but the Yankees have pounded the Mets. Average AL teams are beating up on NL teams. For other examples, just look around. The AL is clearly the superior team, and if the Mariners were in the NL, I think we would be an elite NL club.
Aardsma better be an allstar.
Along with Felix, Ichiro, and Branyan.
How sweet would it be to see Branyan in the Home Run Derby?
Did anyone else see the guy in the Sounders jersey near the M’s dugout?
BTW, Sounders won 3-0.
And if Simms actually reads this site, I’m a little disappointed in him for not going down in kicking Bill Kruger in the nuts.
i still would like to see ichiro in the home run derby…
Jeez. Gotta like the results. And ya gotta like that we’re three games above .500.
Cedeno went 4-for-4 in a game against the Cardinals on April 9, 2006. He’s had 52 other games where he’s got at least 2 hits, and 10 where he’s had at least 3. I know he seems really bad based on his time in an M’s uniform, but he’s not that bad.
Oh man he would steal the show with the moonshots he would hit. I would love to see how far he could hit em.
I didn’t know that was Wakamatsu’s first name. The things you learn on teh intratubes.
I don’t know, anecdotally the HR derby seems to wipe out the guys who have the most impressive outings, and they’re never quite the same. How’s that Hamilton guy doing, incidentally?
Branyan isn’t making the All-Star game, short of Joe Madden deciding he really, really wants him on the roster, which is doubtful.
Aardsma is a good question, I’d think… But I’d doubt he gets in either… Hasn’t been the closer long enough to rack up a ton of saves, and his ERA isn’t some insane number that would put him over the top.
Yeah, you are right. There have been a number of players that complain that the HR derby messes up their swing for the second half of the season (since trying for a HR on every pitch makes you alter your approach).
I could care less about the HR derby. I would HATE to see a Mariner in the Derby.
Anyone else notice how many times recently we lose the first game of the series and then take the next two?
He has a 1.49 ERA, and is 16/17 in save opportunities. I think that is best in baseball with only one blown save. How in the world is he NOT an All-Star???
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I don’t see how Branyan isn’t a reserve. C’mon, he has to be an all-star.
Dude, this is awesome. I had to miss this game, but I get home, see that they one, notice they picked up Langerhanss, AND gave up Morse to get him! Sweet!
Except for now all the Morse fan-boys that were clamoring for him to play shortstop or something are going to be mad a Zduriencik for trading him, but oh well. I think Jack has enough good will that a little ignorant fan backlash isn’t going to hurt his stature with Arm-Linc.
I really can’t wait to see what he does this off season!
one = won. I suck without an edit button.
He is in a tie (with Sherrill and Rodney) for 6th place on the AL saves list, one behind Rivera. Among qualified AL relievers his ERA is 1.53 (that’s not insane?), essentially tied for 2nd with Nathon and behind only Francisco (yeah, yeah, ERA… but you know it carries weight in this context). Frankly, I don’t see how they don’t pick him.
Yeah, you are right. There have been a number of players that complain that the HR derby messes up their swing for the second half of the season (since trying for a HR on every pitch makes you alter your approach).
And Ichiro using batting practice to park them in the seats doesn’t? Seriously, most players take batting practice many times every week and often it is nothing but trying to launch balls.
I haven’t run into players saying that, but I suspect it’s more likely to be “I played way over my head early in the year, got into the HR derby, and then strangely wasn’t as good in the second half.”
Three games over .500 after last year?
Yeah, I think he’s got enough good will in the bank to last a good while longer…
(Certainly to get through the inevitable offensive drought that’s going to come….)
No, it doesn’t show anything, and no, the M’s wouldn’t be an elite NL club. It proves just the team was fortunate to avoid Billingsly in general and get favorable matchups in 2 of the 3 games.
And I guess that’s why of the last 8 world series winners, exactly half have been from the NL, half from the AL?
Great way to kick off the road trip though, taking 2 of 3 from the Dodgers…on to Coors Light East in NY!
Are pitchers allowed to use sunscreen?
I’d bet there is some rule saying they have to use a water-based one… Cause a really clever pitcher could doctor the hell out of a ball with a little bit of sunscreen.
The rules are very vague, as far as I know. They can do whatever they want…until an ump thinks they’re doctoring the ball. There are specific rules about going to the mouth, due to the history of spitballs, but I don’t think any sort of lotion/sunscreen is mentioned.
I just might have to reread The Cheater’s Guide again to be sure.
The Angels won again, sigh (Diamonandbacks made a valiant effort but not enough). Hey, we can at least cheer for hated interleague rivals for once since they’re facing Texas.
Well, I don’t know how far I’d take this but the AL has won more games in interleague this year and it’s certainly true that the team leading the weakest division in the AL has a better overall record than all but one of the teams in the NL.
Back from the game. Quick thoughts:
* Bwhahahahah! Morse for Langerhans?! Keep up the good work Nats.
* Stellar defense by the third basemen. Beltre and Blake put on a show.
* Not so stellar defense by Ichiro. Don’t know if the sun was bothering him but he was consistently getting terrible jumps on the ball.
* Olson looked pretty good. That Kemp blast was just great hitting. Very impressed by the pitching overall. Getting ahead of the hitters was huge.
* Watching Miggy trying to bunt… it was destiny he would fail.
* A guy in my row was wearing a teal “LA” hat.
M’s don’t seem to travel well.
WOW! The M’s CAN play with the big boys after all.
Of course, we’ll see what happens now that Beltre is gone.
Jack Zduriencik, I love you.
Also, the P-I commenters hate it, so you know it’s a good trade.
Honestly, Jeff, how can you read those P-I comments? When I try I always wind up yelling at my computer screen.
OK, this was the quote I meant to copy.
It makes me appreciate even the bad days here a lot more.
Just got home to Bakersfield from Dodger stadium…I’m happy to say the Ms are 4-0 in California this year when I attend…
Sadly, I’m moving to Iowa next week…maybe I can take my Cali mojo to the midwest…
Freaking awesome news to see Morse traded when I got home!
Great day!
And yes, you will be expected to spell Langerhans correctly.
Remember Chad Gaudin? The guy who recently mowed us down for 11 strikeouts? Well, he just shut down the Rangers for 1 hit over 8 innings.
Langerhans… Langerhans…
so that’s a player then? I thought it was the name of another one of Derek’s “delicious beers” (TM)
j/k. welcome Ryan!
Well, perhaps you can keep an eye on the Clinton Lumberkings then. Any team that has an Oven Mitt Night is a team worth enriching with your mojo.
The Langerhans deal is exactly what you want from a GM. Morse was an excess asset and we turned him into an asset we need. Great job, Jack.
I don’t disagree at all, very good move. I was about to ask what the Mariners can get from the Tribe considering they pretty much gave away DeRosa for nothing, and then I did some quick homework and realized it’s not much of a move other than for Sportscenter… I thank this blog for making me a better baseball fan!
How Does DA or Branyan not get in?
Simple… The all star game has very little to do with how good of a half-season you are having or how deserving you are.
And remember, half of the all star voters aren’t even sure Seattle still has a baseball team. They think it got moved to Tampa in the early 90s.
I’m fairly sure everyone who has a say in selecting the pitching staff is aware the Mariners are still in the league.
The all star game is nothing more than a popularity contest, which, to me, is ridiculous considering the implications (home field in the world series) hinges on an exhibition.
Either let the manager pick his entire roster or get rid of that idiotic one player per team rule. Every year deserving guys get left home because some nobody from the Pirates or Nationals or whatever gets to go. Do away with that antiquated rule and let the managers field the best team possible.
Wow the ship is sinking quickly in Ranger land! You know you suck when you lose a series to the Padres!
How Does DA or Branyan not get in?
Simple… The all star game has very little to do with how good of a half-season you are having or how deserving you are.
And remember, half of the all star voters aren’t even sure Seattle still has a baseball team. They think it got moved to Tampa in the early 90s.
“However, on May 2, 2007 he was traded to the Washington Nationals for Chris Snelling.”
Full circle.