Game 13, Tigers at Mariners
Scherzer vs Snell, 1:10 pm.
For the same reason why this Tigers line-up wasn’t a great match-up for Ryan Rowland-Smith, we really can’t ask for a better spot for Ian Snell to pitch – in Safeco, against a Tigers offense that will feature just three left-handed bats. Three of the top four hitters will swing from the right side, so Snell should be able to face a significant majority of RH hitters before the M’s go to the bullpen (which is also full of right-handed relievers).
Here’s Snell’s career splits, by the way:
Vs RHB: 2.95 BB/9, 7.87 K/9, 41% GB%, 4.04 xFIP
Vs LHB: 5.47 BB/9, 6.53 K/9, 42% GB%, 5.15 xFIP
This all basically boils down to the slider. Snell’s breaking ball is a real weapon against righties and useless against lefties. He’s got the stuff to get through this Detroit line-up, and a ballpark to help keep the ball in the yard. Don’t be surprised if he has his best start as a Mariner.
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Screw this god damned umpire, why have our umps been so SHIT so far this year? SO ANGRY! RAAAAAGGEEEEE.
I’m not amused by the umpire’s crazy strike zone. Can someone keep stats on umpire ball/strike accuracy?
See guys? This is why we can’t have robots. Think how much better it makes us feel to complain about the human aspect of it all.
right? right?
In other news:
Well, the luck had to run out sometime
Colome is giving me Batista flashbacks….
This is torture.
Safe to say he’s a goner when Lee comes back! Let’s hope so.
@Islets of Ryan Langerhans: Welcome back! Forgot about you, and you easily have my favorite handle I have seen on here. Hopefully he’s back up sometime.
Scott Barry behind the plate. I don’t know if he is a AAA replacement, or in his first year as an MLB ump.
Jack the hacker up!
Jack the Hacker starting the RALLY.
I’d love to see Ichiro pull one down the RF line
We can assume Wilson will not try to steal?
YES!! Great AB by Ichiro!
I really wanted Ichiro to hit a HR after being robbed of one yesterday.
But he’s aboard! Come on Figgy!
Now or never time.
I got real frustrated Ichiro swung at the first two, but he held back.
Figgins/Guti/Lopez, come on boys!
Bunting?
*sigh*
OH GOD. Our fate is in the snazzy batting gloved hands of Lopez?
Who’s forgetting his vow to not swing at the first pitch…
What an at bat Guti….
Lopez helps out by swinging at first two he sees. What a wasted inning.
OK. The FSN feed has “skipped” about five times this inning. Am I the only one with this problem?
Ichiro OBP on first pitch – .393
OBP on 0-1 pitch .400
I think Ichiro knows what he’s doing (stats from Baseball reference).
I’m beginning to wonder if Ichiro needs to give a speech similar to the ones he gives at All-Star games… I wonder if that’ll help the team’s fortunes any?
You’re not missing much. Just blown opportunities.
When Guti is striking out and not catching balls in the outfield, it’s probably just not our day.
Carlos Guillen, another one that got away for stupid reasons. Try not to think how different things would be.
And is it just a crappy day when even Guti can look bad in the outfield?
I’m seeing everything. I’m just trying to ascertain where the problem is. If it’s not with FSN, it’s probably with our cable company, right?
I have FSN, but in AK, and no issues.
I can’t keep the Seans straight. Is this the crappy one?
Alright boys, I promise to drop the sarcasm if you promise to score a couple runs*.
*this offer for this inning only.
*hands over mouth* Okay, with you on that ZVAZDA.
ARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
*hands over eyes*
Well, I guess they like my sarcasm.
Well shit.
That sums up my feelings too, Dirk.
*hand changing the channel*
Choked when it mattered most, bummer loss.
Tomorrow is a new series though.
GO M’s!
Dam it Dave, stop jinxing the game. Every time you say “our pitcher will struggle” we end up winning.
Snell is out of options, right?
He realistically has 2 or 3 more games to not suck before he ends up in the bullpen, or even worse, Kansas City.
i have a question that i assume most will know here, so please excuse my ignorance. In just two weeks, we appear to be one of the worst discplined base-running teams I’ve seen. Is this the fault of: a) Wak; b) the players acting on their own volition; or c) terrible 1st and 3rd base coaches?? We appear completely lost out there! I appreciate all the opinions here!
Well on the bright side the Orioles are coming into town and the M’s then play the White Sox and Royals on their next road trip. Very soft schedule to finish out April!
a) Maybe.
b) Yes.
c) Probably.
Terrible is probably too extreme. There were a few miscues, but we aren’t the “worst disciplined” baserunners in the league. We had a bad game today, and have made a few mistakes. But it’s not like Lopez, Johnson and Moore are getting thrown out stealing or anything like that.
And losing a close game just magnifies it.
It’s okay, it will happen. It’s not like we have two octogenarians playing DH…
Ah, s–t.
Wak has said time and time again that this will be an agressive team, but they need to find a balance and not be running the bases with reckless abandon. Some guys are just plain getting too greedy on the bases.
The Mariners need to play the theme song from Benny Hill everytime they get their baserunners on. 😉
I have Comcast and the picture tiled a bunch of times. I’m blaming FSN.