Game 89, Mariners at Angels
Dave · July 15, 2010 at 4:34 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Fister vs Pineiro, 7:05 pm.
I’m back in NC after my weekend at the All-Star Game, and will resume posting as regular again. Thanks for bearing with us, though Jay and Marc did a great job while I was gone.
As for the M’s, the second half of the season sees the focus officially shift to the future, so expect to see Smoak and Saunders in the line-up pretty much every day, as they are today.
Ichiro, RF
Figgins, 2B
Gutierrez, CF
Lopez, 3B
Bradley, DH
Smoak, 1B
Saunders, LF
Johnson, C
Jack Wilson, SS
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I agree Lalo. There’s too much pressure on him to produce knowing the franchise is banking on him after getting traded for one of the best pitchers in the game. The Rangers rushed him to the bigs and he needs to build some confidence
Though getting him major league experience this year could be good for next year since we are out of the race this year.
Thank you Ichi!!!
Yeah, it’s freakin’ Pineiro, not Randy Johnson! Thank you, Ichiro!
“Big spot for Figgins.” Can we just give up on that? Thanks.
To borrow a line from Dave. Abreu looked like he’s got a piano on his back in right.
What makes you think anybody wants our castoffs? It worked in MVP 2005 for X-Box but this is real life.
I was an addict. And then they changed the game and it never appealed to me since.
Damn Smoakey just missed it!
Welcome to the team, Wright. *groan*
I’m not sure I can take another year of Milton Bradley on this team. Any possibility he’s released despite his salary?
Wow, is awful, what a surprise, in the M´s…
Lalo, ya know we can’t expect more of the team when our DH – a professional H – can’t H. Any time you see a DH that’s hitting the Mendoza line, you have issues.
This bullpen is awful. Horror and fear should not be my reaction at every new pitcher brought in.
Olson??? AEEEIIII!!!
Probably, because he has not been 100%, and the only thing that would happen if he continues, would take away playing time of Saunders, Branyan or Smoak, and we do not want
What is that, 3 more K’s for Smoak? Oy.
So much better to see Kotchman ground out? It’s still an out. Oh right, sometimes Kotchman would move a runner over where they could be stranded.
It doesn’t help that Smoak feels like he has to produce for his new club and immediatly has to face the Yankees and Angels.
Did Tschida ring up Jack on strike one there?
That strike call was severely more animated than his others during the game.
Bill Krueger when talking about Felix… “He’s the American League Roy Halladay with a lot better stuff”. Felix is god but really? Why does Krueger always talk out of his ass?
Felix does not have Halladay’s command. Or his poise. That’s ass-smokery all right. Stuff-wise, the comparison flies a little better.
As far as Smoak goes, right now he’s a classic case of even his level swings are meant to hit the ball sixteen miles. He knows what he was brought in for and is trying very hard to show the org they didn’t make a mistake.
But I’m thinking the problem is that pitchers know how to get him out considerably better than what he knows how the pitchers are working him. They’re keeping him off-balance and even moreso keeping the ball down… and he’s extending his strike zone that direction.
No matter how bad we want to see the awesomeness we traded for and how soon, this is going to be an educational 2nd-half for Smoak.
I just don’t know…is he better off augmenting his education in AAA-Tacoma, and coming back up in September? We have enough 1B bodies to get by to do that. Or do they allow him to take major-league ABs and live with the growing pains?
I lean towards the latter, but I just don’t know. The bigs is not fundamentally a development league.
Jeeps this team is so dull…actually, its worse than that, its a blackhole that actually sucks the joy out of watching baseball…
What’s going on with Bradley? I know this is anecdotal, but it sure looks to me like he’s seeing maybe two pitches per at bat – and that’s only when he swings and misses the first pitch.
You know what I’m thinking, more and more?
His eyesight is less than what it was.
His bat speed seems to be there, still. The reflexes, still okay. But I think his eyes aren’t focusing like they used to.
I could well be wrong. But that’s my #1 suspicion regarding Milton Bradley.
If we hear “Milton Bradley” and “LASIK” in the same sentence during the off-season…
If the Angels dont have enugh reason to beat up on us, isnt our first round pick going to them???
Looking like a top 5 pick easily and with Baltimore and Cleveland winning a little more maybe top three. That said, What makes Smoak better than Carp?? And how do you compare those skills?? Seems like Carp has more patience at the plate?? I know Smoak is a switch hitter and a big boy with decent defensive skills (saw that last night) but he reminds me of Jeff Clements at the plate!!!
For our enjoyment, I think Wak should make sure that Felix is matched up against the other teams number 5 starter so at least we can look forward to one win every five games!! Yeah, I jumped ship!
Splash!!!! Go 2011!!!!BRING UP PINEDA AND ACKLEY!!!!
on the postgame, Drayer (acknowledging this possible interpretation) said that knowing the tables in question in the team hotel, she actually thinks the story might be true.
jjracoon
The angels already used their pick from the M’s last month. Unless the M’s sign a type-A this coming offseason they will keep their 2011 first round pick.