Friday, September 19, 2003
THIS TEAM GIVES US A TINY MORSEL AFTER ALL
Ryan Franklin. Wow. He goes over 200 innings for the season tonight and finally wins his 10th game of the year.
The Mariners finally got some bounces and somehow Olerud put one over the wall in dead centerfield.
Franklin pitched quite aggressively, owning the inside of the plate most of the night, though his pitches usually don't top out over about 93 mph.
I have to say, at the beginning of this year, I sure as hell didn't think Ryan Franklin was going to give this team 200 innings. Great job, and he's a likable guy; a total hick from Spiro/Shawnee, Oklahoma.
The only positive from the Mariners' 1st inning against Hudson was that they rushed up the pitch count. They didn't capitalize until the 4-run 5th inning, when the baserunners that were getting aboard were finally scoring.
Is the win tonight a good one? Sure, of course. Without it, the playoff hopes are dashed. There's a lot of good to to take from this. It was obviously Franklin's night and it obviously wasn't Oakland's night, though it looked like it might be after the Durazo homer.
The only thing about this is that the Mariners need FIVE games against the Oakland A's that are a lot like this ONE. The odds of that happening aren't too good. What would truly be bad is if the Mariners swept the A's and messed up in the Angels series inbetween and coughed it up in Anaheim as the A's tagged the Rangers, who will undoubtedly lay down for the A's, as the Rangers and Angels have done the last two weeks.
But anyway, the Mariners haven't faced Duchscherer or Harden before, so the odds are stacked against the Mariners. Hopefully Pineiro and Meche can bring their A-games.
The Mariners finally got some bounces and somehow Olerud put one over the wall in dead centerfield.
Franklin pitched quite aggressively, owning the inside of the plate most of the night, though his pitches usually don't top out over about 93 mph.
I have to say, at the beginning of this year, I sure as hell didn't think Ryan Franklin was going to give this team 200 innings. Great job, and he's a likable guy; a total hick from Spiro/Shawnee, Oklahoma.
The only positive from the Mariners' 1st inning against Hudson was that they rushed up the pitch count. They didn't capitalize until the 4-run 5th inning, when the baserunners that were getting aboard were finally scoring.
Is the win tonight a good one? Sure, of course. Without it, the playoff hopes are dashed. There's a lot of good to to take from this. It was obviously Franklin's night and it obviously wasn't Oakland's night, though it looked like it might be after the Durazo homer.
The only thing about this is that the Mariners need FIVE games against the Oakland A's that are a lot like this ONE. The odds of that happening aren't too good. What would truly be bad is if the Mariners swept the A's and messed up in the Angels series inbetween and coughed it up in Anaheim as the A's tagged the Rangers, who will undoubtedly lay down for the A's, as the Rangers and Angels have done the last two weeks.
But anyway, the Mariners haven't faced Duchscherer or Harden before, so the odds are stacked against the Mariners. Hopefully Pineiro and Meche can bring their A-games.
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