SeriesThread: Mariners (3-5) @ Rays (3-4) of hope

bedir than average · April 9th, 2008, 04:32 PM

I missed the win...something about my company launching a brand new product kept me busy the whole day. Of course that led to a win.

So since I can pay attention today they'll probably lose.

Jarrod Washburn gets his second start of the season. I don't expect anything we haven't seen before. The surprise would be if he went further than 6 innings. The young Rays haven't seen much of him but are hitting for a .758 OPS against him. That is mainly fueled by Carlos Pena (1.039) while Crawford is their significant player who has struggled the most (.708).

Sonnanstine takes the mound. He is immentently hittable. Though the Mariners haven't seen the kid much, they do hit 812 against him. Beltre and Ichiro both only have 3 ABs against, but both have over a 2.000 OPS.

Rested members of the Seattle bullpen are Baek and Lowe. Others have been used rather recently and generally sucked.

Around the AL West
LAAA (6-4) after their win over Cleveland
Oakland (4-4) @ Toronto
Texas (3-4) v Baltimore

bedir than average · April 9th, 2008, 05:30 PM

Constantine, I mean Sonnastine, makes a brilliant defensive play to get out of the inning when he got singled by the bottom of the lineup.

Mariners take the lead on singles by Burke, Betancourt, Ichiro and then a sac fly by Lopez.

Mariners 2-0

bedir than average · April 9th, 2008, 05:33 PM

I actually liked the Rays choice to bunt over from second to third. With only one out the likelihood of scoring goes well up.

Plus the Mariners with their crappy bullpen can't afford one run leads.

bedir than average · April 9th, 2008, 07:06 PM

With Adrian Beltre and Jamie Burke going yard today it has me almost thinking that maybe Texas and Baltimore are good...

bedir than average · April 9th, 2008, 07:27 PM

I vote in favor of the Mariners not needing a closer in more games.

John F · April 10th, 2008, 06:43 PM

You're right, they didn't. They didn't have a chance against Edwin Jackson and the Rays.

bedir than average · April 10th, 2008, 06:46 PM

To think that the Mariners decided not to trade for Edwin...

April 9th, 2008, 04:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	SeriesThread: Mariners (3-5) @ Rays (3-4) of hope I missed the win...something about my company launching a brand new product kept me busy the whole day. Of course that led to a win. So since I can pay attention today they'll probably lose. Jarrod Washburn gets his second start of the season. I don't expect anything we haven't seen before. The surprise would be if he went further than 6 innings. The young Rays haven't seen much of him but are hitting for a .758 OPS against him. That is mainly fueled by Carlos Pena (1.039) while Crawford is their significant player who has struggled the most (.708). Sonnanstine takes the mound. He is immentently hittable. Though the Mariners haven't seen the kid much, they do hit 812 against him. Beltre and Ichiro both only have 3 ABs against, but both have over a 2.000 OPS. Rested members of the Seattle bullpen are Baek and Lowe. Others have been used rather recently and generally sucked. Around the AL West LAAA (6-4) after their win over Cleveland Oakland (4-4) @ Toronto Texas (3-4) v Baltimore __________________ 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.

April 9th, 2008, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	Constantine, I mean Sonnastine, makes a brilliant defensive play to get out of the inning when he got singled by the bottom of the lineup. Mariners take the lead on singles by Burke, Betancourt, Ichiro and then a sac fly by Lopez. Mariners 2-0 __________________ 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.

April 9th, 2008, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	I actually liked the Rays choice to bunt over from second to third. With only one out the likelihood of scoring goes well up. Plus the Mariners with their crappy bullpen can't afford one run leads. __________________ 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.

April 9th, 2008, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	With Adrian Beltre and Jamie Burke going yard today it has me almost thinking that maybe Texas and Baltimore are good... __________________ 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.

April 9th, 2008, 07:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	I vote in favor of the Mariners not needing a closer in more games. __________________ 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.

April 10th, 2008, 06:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,509	You're right, they didn't. They didn't have a chance against Edwin Jackson and the Rays. __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

April 10th, 2008, 06:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	To think that the Mariners decided not to trade for Edwin... __________________ 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.