Cactus League Game 14, Royals at Mariners
Dave · March 14, 2012 at 1:49 pm · Filed Under Mariners
The Mariners are hosting the Royals tonight out in Peoria in the spring’s first televised game, so you can tune in to watch a pretty representative Mariners line-up play at 7:05. I’m still down here in Arizona and will be headed up to Peoria to watch the game in person, and will be live blogging the events here. Well, to a degree, anyway – no one needs constant updates on Kevin Fox’s results on the mound.
The line-up for tonight:
2B – Ackley
DH – Wells
RF – Ichiro
1B – Smoak
LF – Peguero
C – Olivo
CF – Saunders
3B – Catricala
SS – Ryan
SP – Millwood
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Does anyone have Dish Network and isn’t getting the game in HD (Channel 5426)? Is there an alternative channel I’m missing?
Westy-
You’ve hit on something there- the 2012 slogan?
“Your 2012 Mariners– Make ’em Throw You Strikes!”
HenryV – Looks terrible on FIOS too, on the HD channel. I think it’s something on ROOT’s end in Peoria.
Nice AB from Condor…
Hehe MrZ.
Two of those called strikes weren’t strikes…
It doesn’t look bad on Comcast – better than SD certainly (there’s always a bit of compression).
Anyone care to comment on Ichi’s approach at the plate? Any changes from last year beside his changed stance? (I don’t have TV.)
Vinnie the C!
I´m in love with Vinnie Catricala, he should share time with Seager and Figgins, the guy looks great every AB…
Ichiro’s second hit looked like classic Ichiro. Didn’t see the first.
Therz, to my inexperienced eye it doesn’t look dramatically different – just a bit wider stance, but same overall “look”.
Ichi seems to be “quieter” at the plate, less wobbling and rocking to get timing.
You’re of the team, Steve. Walking Yuni is a greater sin than speaking poorly of Dan Wilson’s character.
So we’re supposed to remember a web address like http://www.dorkylookingwhiteguy.com, Vern Fonk?
Came back here looking for a “Peguero still sucks.” Disappointed in y’all, guys. 😉
In this game at least, Mariners35, Peguero has shown more patience than… well, Miguel Olivo.
Olivo has been in mid-season form this game.
ARGH MIGGY!!!
“just a wider stance, same overall look”
… With a much,much less pronounced leg kick
Peguero with a … leadoff walk!?
MIGGY with a walk!?
CONDOR!!
“peguero has shown more patience”
… And his swing looks better. Shorter trigger (hands) and shorter stride. It looks like his swing mechanics have been improves a bit. He still has that great big follow through, but that can be corrected. And Saunders … Good for him
Holy hell. If you had Olivo and Peguero with back to back walks in the betting pool, you can now quit your job.
Random chance says that the probably of Olivo and then Peguero walking back to back is about 1/500.
Cat up Figgy out by june1
Emphasizing points made in Jeff Sullivan’s earlier post about Michael Saunders, Condor hits another opposite field double off the wall. Please turn out to be good, Condor, please!
Haha, my first thought was to compare that awkward stutter-step out at second with the beautiful one Jack Wilson made last year…
I~m on the Vinnie bandwagon. Really is amazing has yet to play a game at AAA.
MrZDevotee, I now have the image of Miggy playing quidditch permanently stuck in my mind. (No, don’t swing the broom. Try a bat.)
MrZ, I’m a bit tardy but
I believe it was Kung Pao.
BookBook-
Alas, if only poor Miggy had wizard powers… Wave the wand “out at second”… Wave the wand, pitch blocked in the dirt. Wave the wand- kazam- the ability to see the ball accurately and then put the meat of the bat in that same location.
Fantasy, say hello reality.
Argh. I can’t watch this in any way. Says it’s on MLB.TV, but when I try to watch it, a message pops up saying it is having trouble finding my location, and then it drops me on the default purchase screen. All of my information is current so I’m not sure what is going on. Frustrating though.
Is there any real reason the opening day roster (for the initial 2 game series) would need to have more than 8 pitchers on it? I would think there is a great opportunity to keep as many bench options available as possible. They aren’t going to need a full pitching staff to get through the first two games. Are they? They need extra infielders for the inevitable Ryan injury more than they need their 9th – 12th best pitchers. Any flaws to this line of reasoning?
None -except you don’t need a fifth outfielder or a third third baseman or……
I would think you’re more likely to need pitching depth than excess bench players. We’d need the full pen in case of an 18 inning game… could happen. Or even if the first game exhausts five pitchers and we need five fresh pitchers for the second game.
Gotta love what we’re seeing from these guys. I’m feeling good about opening day!