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Dave: Exactly. Add a big M’s Logo in the corner, and some chirpy catch-phrase along the bottom, and you could sell it for the 2010 team poster.
That was a great tune too, BTW!
Like maybe the team from Sheboygan, perhaps?
Don’t worry, though…most of the “typical” Chicago sports crowd will have their new toy, the Blackhawks, to play with for a day or so! 🙂
On a side note, is anyone pissed that Cliff Lee could (will) be a farking Yankee next year (or next week)? Him and CC would be dominating in any post season series…baseball needs to be fixed asap. I hate those guys so much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKvoIe0xRs
I love this Bill Burr interview after last years Yankee win. Brilliant.
I believe this to be a more appropriate description of our season (safe for work)
Hopefully, Jesus Montero (if that’s who the M’s wind up getting for Lee) will not turn out to be the “next” Miguel Olivo.
BTW (forgot to mention it…), for JMHawkins: that was great.
I was thinking of this season as a sort of prank on Mariners fans.
The photo I imagined was a flaming paper bag full of fresh dog shit put on our collective porch. We can still hear the doorbell ringing as we foolishly stomp out the blaze.
A batting title and 270 hits, please, Mr. Suzuki.
batting title for my suzuki would be great…or…do we possibly dangle ichiro out there as bait? I seriously doubt it, but I would consider all options if I was Z
Hopefully, Jesus Montero (if that’s who the M’s wind up getting for Lee) will not turn out to be the “next” Miguel Olivo.
Miguel Olivo’s current BA and OPS in 168 PAs for Colorado is .315 and .944.
Yeah…finally…
He sure sucked while he was with the M’s, though, unfortunately.
Montero has been aided by a above-average BABIP. But his ISO is encouraging. What are the reports on his defense, and pitch calling?
I’d like to say “just look at what the Nat’s have done in 2 yrs, lets just suck and get the next big thing in the draft!”…….But then I think about the O’s and Pirates and realize there are no gurantees! They’ve sucked for so long nobody seems to notice that they are not getting any better!
So, whats our remedy? What do we got to do from here to compete again?……..other than hit the ball!
Unlike the O’s and the Bucs, we have great ownership and semi deep pockets, plus a willingness to win…. I dont think we will ever be like those teams. I see us more like the Twins, who did well in drafts and worked up from what they had in the system, and then traded big pieces away for talent.
I would love Lee here next year, but the reality is that we are going to be counting on Vargas and maybe Fister quite a lot in the coming years, plus our big contract with King Felix, which will pan out.
Our pitching will be good, we need a catcher, a first basemen, and a shortstop. Ackley will be our shortstop, Saunders will be left field, but we need a catcher not named Moore.
Someone needs to do a mock MacGruber video, using audio of Jack as MacGruber and Wak as Kristen Wiig — with the audio talking about how things are going to be fixed — and then a screenshot of the standings, perhaps stock footage of the Kingdome being imploded and then “MACGRUBER!”
Just sayin’…
Ive heard that we probably wont get Montero from the Yankess but we could get Romine. I found this passage on Romine:
The younger brother of infielder Andrew, Austin Romine was a two way player in the Buster Posey fashion, acting as his high school closer as well as everyday catcher. As you might expect, he has one of the best cannons to second of any catcher in the minors today. At the plate he has doubles power and an easy swing, which looks projectable to 20-30 homer power someday. He’s quite a way away from Yankee Stadium, but he’s a hard worker with enough raw talent to get there sooner or later.
Has anyone else noticed that Montero appears to hit into an insane amount of double plays? So far this year he has 11 GIDP in just 50 games. That’s not good.
So far this year the Mariners have scored 4 runs or more in 28 games with a winning percentage of 68%. In the 31 games in which they have scored 3 runs or less they are posting a robust 13% winning percentage.
Stand back, behold the forest!
Hogwash, that car was ‘hitting’ everything, the M’s not so much.
I’d been wondering what Ron Fairly was doing in his retirement.
Yep, not having the favorite whipping boys (Griffey and Sweeney) in the lineup has made all the difference…
The goddamned plane has crashed into the mountain!
Miguel Olivo’s current BA and OPS in 168 PAs for Colorado is .315 and .944.
Miguel Olivo is almost 32 years old, and has a lifetime MLB OPS of .715, including his games at sea level.
Ok, this season is fast becoming a repeat of 2 years ago.
Face it folks the team has a major league suckage factor.Like the rest of us, I bought into the hype like all of us. But this is almost beyond horrible.
I want a refund on the $100 I spent on MLB TV for my laptop. And the $20 for MLB At Bat for my IPhone
Yep, not having the favorite whipping boys (Griffey and Sweeney) in the lineup has made all the difference…
In actuality, the M’s offense is better since Griffey got benched- if you figure May 19th is when he lost his starting DH spot, we’ve scored 4.1 runs per game since, as opposed to 3.3 before. Oh, and we’ve gone 9-10 since May 19, and we were 14-26 before then.
The problem is the roster as it’s currently constructed is maybe a 75-80 win roster- oh, hey, look, we’re playing about how you’d expect the last few weeks, how about that. We’re just losing differently now.
DMZ FTW!!
I am with all of the other posters who find the picture strangely too optimistic. Maybe if we found out that all of our baseball card collections were in that house, along with every copy of Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball for SNES, then it might feel more accurate.
All kidding aside, though, this sucks.
I feel like I’m being punished for being a Mariners fan this year. I was so excited for baseball season to start I even shelled out $100 so I could watch all the games on MLB.com.
And Carlos Fucking Silva is 8-0 and laughing all the way to Sizzler…
So what you’re saying is the Mariners are more likely to win when they score more runs than when they score fewer runs. How unique.
This pic is just exactly how I feel. Hey did anyone catch Mike Blowers comments Tues night on how he would arrange the line up?
You think we feel bad. Imagine how people like Sims, Blowers, Niehaus and Drayer must feel — all dependent on displaying an energetic, public smiley face good clubhouse attitude to keep their jobs with still 103 agonizing games to go. Their liquor bills must be growing exponentially.
I did not catch Blowers’ comments, but I can only assume that he used the phrase “No question about it.”
Speaking of Blowers and Fairly, do people still prefer Captain Certainty (Blowers) over Captain Obvious (Fairly).
Dave given all the rearanging deck chairs comments, this might be a more fitting picture.
Yep, I think it is to the point we grab a couple of cold ones and watch her burn.
Yeah. If anything, the 2010 Mariners are yet another indictment of the “all sucky-OBPs” philosophy.
I don’t/didn’t mind either one. They both beat the alternatives of Hendu and Valle, that’s for sure.
Wow, at the same time? The guy must be fast!
Oh, man. That was an epic Derek cameo.
They need to trade Cliff Lee in the next 2 weeks…..a team would be willing to pay more than 2 prospects if they were getting 3-4 months of him.
As for the Silva trade, starting pitching isn’t the biggest issue with this team. There is 0% chance he’d be undefeated on the Mariners. You have to make that trade for Milton Bradley again.
I agree 100%…but it still sucks
The Mariner bullpen was seen entering the building just before the fire began.
What’s really discouraging about this season is how quickly they can rack up a string of losses like a teenager scarfing down slices of pizza. Blink your eyes, and they’ve dropped 5 straight.
Conversely, small win streaks or even single wins feel like a torturous mountain climb.
I think I need a primer on how to use the “bquote” tab. Sorry about that.
don’t know who has been the worst performer: Snell, Kotchman, or Sims…
I thought they were trying Ackley out at 2B and OF, and Truinfel was gonna be the future at SS?
This made me happy when i saw it. I am also happy the World Cup starts in 7 hours.