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bedir than average · April 1st, 2008, 04:13 PM

Game Two is tonight.

Weather actually looks good enough to get an open roof, but who knows when another thundersnow/hail will come through these days.

Pitching Matchup is Felix Hernandez (once and future King) and Vicente Padilla (no relation to Jose).

Felix we all know well. He's good, can get frustrated and he's good. His key this year will be to keep his walk rate down, while mixing in his non-fastballs better. Only 3 Rangers have more than 9 PA against Felix and Michael Young is the only one that does well of those with an 876 OPS

Padilla has a -2.84 WPA last year with a BRAA of -22.51 (that means he's > 2 wins worse than average). He counts on a low 90s fastball, a slow curve and a rare show me change in the upper70s/low80s there's a rare slider in the low 80s as well. He's slightly a groundball pitcher who projects to have a FIP at about 4.85 or so. The Mariners should be able to continue their walk parade as Padilla walks more than 3 a game every year. Two Mariners are strong against Padilla - Ichiro with a 1.281 OPS and Vidro can get his hits.

Lineups when they come out. We shouldn't expect any changes from the Mariners. Texas faces a righty tonight, so maybe something.

Mariners Lineup
Rinse, wash, REPEAT

Rangers Lineup
Kinsler 2b
Young SS
Hamilton CF
Blalock 3b
Bradley DH
Catalanott RF
Murphy LF
Laird C
Broussard 1B

The Rest of the AL West

LAAA (0-1) @ Minn
Oakland (1-1) hosts Boston

It is Armed Forces appreciation night for those that forgot.

Some out there may need to register, or reregister We had to start over about 16 months ago.

April 1st, 2008, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	Game Two is tonight. Weather actually looks good enough to get an open roof, but who knows when another thundersnow/hail will come through these days. Pitching Matchup is Felix Hernandez (once and future King) and Vicente Padilla (no relation to Jose). Felix we all know well. He's good, can get frustrated and he's good. His key this year will be to keep his walk rate down, while mixing in his non-fastballs better. Only 3 Rangers have more than 9 PA against Felix and Michael Young is the only one that does well of those with an 876 OPS Padilla has a -2.84 WPA last year with a BRAA of -22.51 (that means he's > 2 wins worse than average). He counts on a low 90s fastball, a slow curve and a rare show me change in the upper70s/low80s there's a rare slider in the low 80s as well. He's slightly a groundball pitcher who projects to have a FIP at about 4.85 or so. The Mariners should be able to continue their walk parade as Padilla walks more than 3 a game every year. Two Mariners are strong against Padilla - Ichiro with a 1.281 OPS and Vidro can get his hits. Lineups when they come out. We shouldn't expect any changes from the Mariners. Texas faces a righty tonight, so maybe something. Mariners Lineup Rinse, wash, REPEAT Rangers Lineup Kinsler 2b Young SS Hamilton CF Blalock 3b Bradley DH Catalanott RF Murphy LF Laird C Broussard 1B The Rest of the AL West LAAA (0-1) @ Minn Oakland (1-1) hosts Boston It is Armed Forces appreciation night for those that forgot. Some out there may need to register, or reregister We had to start over about 16 months ago. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.