Sunday, May 16, 2004
HIS NAME AIN'T FLEMING
My first memories of Kevin Brown are from 1992, when he went 21-11 for the Rangers. That same year, Dave Fleming went 17-10 on a crappy Mariner team. I don't have to tell you which one is still in baseball.
Brown was solid today, though I was hoping he would be dead on, or at least enough to strike out Raul Ibanez at least twice. Turns out Raul got two hits instead and never struck out. That's the last time I do that.
Offensively, there were seven scattered singles, Rich Aurilia's double, and Scott Spiezio's solo homer for the only Mariner run.
Ichiro kept the hitting streak going with a 2-for-4 day on which he didn't score, the day after he got three hits and scored only once (Randy Winn's 0-for-5). He was quickly doubled off to negate any threat in the 1st, and Scott Spiezio flew out behind him in the 3rd. FSNNW, the broadcast crew, and Bob Melvin have been spouting off about the importance of the number two hitter lately, and though it might have some merit, they're trying to make it seem like it's some revolutionary thing to have some guy that can hit to the right side in the 2-spot. They've drilled it into my head so much that I don't care anymore. Anyway, Scott stranded Ichiro once, and erased him the other time.
Joel Pineiro gave the bullpen a much-needed rest, which is probably the main positive out of today. He had the curveball working, and without one bad pitch to John Flaherty and Raul Ibanez' brutal throw "home" (in that home plate is south-southwest of leftfield), the Mariners may well have won this game 1-0. Alas, against the Yankees and Kevin Brown, this is what you get.
If I could give a Yankee gameball today, it'd be John Flaherty for hitting the homer today and catching again the day immediately after catching 13 long innings.
Gameball: Ichiro. The guy's getting on base. Granted, he's not stealing much, but it'd be nice if the guys behind him would drive him in. Especially instead of bunting him over, but I don't think that happened today. Right?
Edgar had a terrible day, striking out twice and going 0-for-4. However, he stranded zero runners, which may or may not be amazing. He's non-goat by default.
Goat: Pat Borders. 0-for-3, stranding five. He wasn't catching Freddy, so this leaves me to think to myself: Ben Davis couldn't have done this?
Short recap today...the 10-page project paper thing is due in less than 24 hours...
Cabrera. Garcia. Tuesday.
Brown was solid today, though I was hoping he would be dead on, or at least enough to strike out Raul Ibanez at least twice. Turns out Raul got two hits instead and never struck out. That's the last time I do that.
Offensively, there were seven scattered singles, Rich Aurilia's double, and Scott Spiezio's solo homer for the only Mariner run.
Ichiro kept the hitting streak going with a 2-for-4 day on which he didn't score, the day after he got three hits and scored only once (Randy Winn's 0-for-5). He was quickly doubled off to negate any threat in the 1st, and Scott Spiezio flew out behind him in the 3rd. FSNNW, the broadcast crew, and Bob Melvin have been spouting off about the importance of the number two hitter lately, and though it might have some merit, they're trying to make it seem like it's some revolutionary thing to have some guy that can hit to the right side in the 2-spot. They've drilled it into my head so much that I don't care anymore. Anyway, Scott stranded Ichiro once, and erased him the other time.
Joel Pineiro gave the bullpen a much-needed rest, which is probably the main positive out of today. He had the curveball working, and without one bad pitch to John Flaherty and Raul Ibanez' brutal throw "home" (in that home plate is south-southwest of leftfield), the Mariners may well have won this game 1-0. Alas, against the Yankees and Kevin Brown, this is what you get.
If I could give a Yankee gameball today, it'd be John Flaherty for hitting the homer today and catching again the day immediately after catching 13 long innings.
Gameball: Ichiro. The guy's getting on base. Granted, he's not stealing much, but it'd be nice if the guys behind him would drive him in. Especially instead of bunting him over, but I don't think that happened today. Right?
Edgar had a terrible day, striking out twice and going 0-for-4. However, he stranded zero runners, which may or may not be amazing. He's non-goat by default.
Goat: Pat Borders. 0-for-3, stranding five. He wasn't catching Freddy, so this leaves me to think to myself: Ben Davis couldn't have done this?
Short recap today...the 10-page project paper thing is due in less than 24 hours...
Cabrera. Garcia. Tuesday.
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