Thursday, April 08, 2004
MORONS
Boy, this season is only three games old, but I'll say this, there's already some great UCR material from the Mariners.
This from Friday's P-I
Dave Myers, the man who tore Chris Snelling's ACL, has reached a new level of incompetence.
Third base coach Dave Myers is well acquainted with Guillen's arm. But given the fact that the ball was hit to the left fielder's glove side, that Guillen didn't charge the ball and that Guillen threw flat-footed, Myers thought risk was worth it.
"I know his arm, but in a scoreless game with one of hottest teams around, we've got to take a chance," Myers said. "We can't be playing station-to-station in that situation.
HEY NOW DAVE! IF YOU KNOW HIS ARM, THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE SENT WINN HOME! Jose Guillen only has one of the best outfield arms in baseball. And oh boy did HE GET ALL OF THAT!!!!
Speaking of risks, why couldn't this front office have taken any risks in the offseason? I don't know, say, can Dave Myers' ass after last season? But of course, the M's go ahead and relieve John Moses of his duties and hire Bob Melvin's fellow Giants hack teammate Mike Aldrete. And Myers stays with the M's. Unreal.
While chewing on his 24th A&W Root Beer Barrel this week, Bob Melvin also chimed in on the Myers debacle.
"We've got to try to score there," Mariners manager Bob Melvin said. "We need to put pressure on them. Guillen threw that ball flat-footed, and he threw a strike. You just have to tip your hat to him."
Yeah, I tip my hat to him too, Bob. I also tip my hat to Angels owner Arte Moreno.
The pathetic 9th inning, which included a balk from Shigetoshi Hasegawa...
In the middle of the fateful inning, home plate umpire Greg Gibson called Hasegawa for a balk that allowed the third run of the inning to score.
"That was not a balk," Hasegawa said. "If the umpire says it's a balk, then it's a balk. But it wasn't a balk."
Melvin argued the call but got nowhere with Gibson, who ruled that Hasegawa illegally stepped toward the plate. Video looks at the play were inconclusive.
"We've complained (about other pitchers doing it)," Melvin said. "Tim Hudson (of the A's) lives on that."
Oh my god.
Melvin isn't for real, is he?
Yeah Bob, go ahead and call out Tim Hudson, who's only one of the best pitchers in baseball. And guess what? He faces the M's on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Great job, Bob. What's next? Are you going to accuse Vladimir Guerrero of steroids? How about bitching about Johnny Damon's hair being too long? For the love of god, STFU Bob!
By the way, why didn't any of the beat writers ask Melvin on why he used Mike Myers at the start of the 9th inning? I'm just curious.
And what is this???
Richie Sexson hit a walkoff 2-run home run for the D-Backs, beating the Rockies 6-5 in 11 innings.
Hey kids, that's NORTHWEST NATIVE Richie Sexson. Too bad that he's just too good for the Mariners blood.
And of course, HE GOT ALL OF THAT!!!
This from Friday's P-I
Dave Myers, the man who tore Chris Snelling's ACL, has reached a new level of incompetence.
Third base coach Dave Myers is well acquainted with Guillen's arm. But given the fact that the ball was hit to the left fielder's glove side, that Guillen didn't charge the ball and that Guillen threw flat-footed, Myers thought risk was worth it.
"I know his arm, but in a scoreless game with one of hottest teams around, we've got to take a chance," Myers said. "We can't be playing station-to-station in that situation.
HEY NOW DAVE! IF YOU KNOW HIS ARM, THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE SENT WINN HOME! Jose Guillen only has one of the best outfield arms in baseball. And oh boy did HE GET ALL OF THAT!!!!
Speaking of risks, why couldn't this front office have taken any risks in the offseason? I don't know, say, can Dave Myers' ass after last season? But of course, the M's go ahead and relieve John Moses of his duties and hire Bob Melvin's fellow Giants hack teammate Mike Aldrete. And Myers stays with the M's. Unreal.
While chewing on his 24th A&W Root Beer Barrel this week, Bob Melvin also chimed in on the Myers debacle.
"We've got to try to score there," Mariners manager Bob Melvin said. "We need to put pressure on them. Guillen threw that ball flat-footed, and he threw a strike. You just have to tip your hat to him."
Yeah, I tip my hat to him too, Bob. I also tip my hat to Angels owner Arte Moreno.
The pathetic 9th inning, which included a balk from Shigetoshi Hasegawa...
In the middle of the fateful inning, home plate umpire Greg Gibson called Hasegawa for a balk that allowed the third run of the inning to score.
"That was not a balk," Hasegawa said. "If the umpire says it's a balk, then it's a balk. But it wasn't a balk."
Melvin argued the call but got nowhere with Gibson, who ruled that Hasegawa illegally stepped toward the plate. Video looks at the play were inconclusive.
"We've complained (about other pitchers doing it)," Melvin said. "Tim Hudson (of the A's) lives on that."
Oh my god.
Melvin isn't for real, is he?
Yeah Bob, go ahead and call out Tim Hudson, who's only one of the best pitchers in baseball. And guess what? He faces the M's on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Great job, Bob. What's next? Are you going to accuse Vladimir Guerrero of steroids? How about bitching about Johnny Damon's hair being too long? For the love of god, STFU Bob!
By the way, why didn't any of the beat writers ask Melvin on why he used Mike Myers at the start of the 9th inning? I'm just curious.
And what is this???
Richie Sexson hit a walkoff 2-run home run for the D-Backs, beating the Rockies 6-5 in 11 innings.
Hey kids, that's NORTHWEST NATIVE Richie Sexson. Too bad that he's just too good for the Mariners blood.
And of course, HE GOT ALL OF THAT!!!
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