Wednesday, June 09, 2004
YES, IT WAS FOUL!!!
It is rare for me to get to see the Mariners play on television down here in Arkansas. And if it weren't for the postponement of the Pirates-Rangers game in Arlington, I wouldn't have been able to see the Astros-Mariners game tonight on Fox Sports Southwest. But since the Rangers game was PPD, the Rangers viewing audience (North Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas) got to see the Astros-Mariners at 9 p.m. Central. Score one for Mother Nature!
A few notes on the game tonight:
--- Freddy Garcia is going to choke a bitch. What does he have to do to get some run support? Bueller? Bueller?
Fry?
Unfortunately, Freddy will have to leave Seattle in order to get run support. I'm sorry that it has to be that way. But that's the way this franchise is.
--- So the Mariners leave the bases loaded (again) in the first inning. I'm not a gambling man, but maybe I should be. It was inevitable.
--- What in the hell was Randy Winn doing out in center field? So he made a nice catch to rob Richard Hidalgo of a home run. I saw Mike Cameron's robbing of Derek Jeter on April 7, 2000, and Randy Winn, YOU ARE NO MIKE CAMERON.
Case in point: In the 8th inning, he let Jeff Kent's ball drop in for a hit. It extended Kent's hitting streak to 24 games, which ties Tony Eusebio's club record set in 2000. In related news, Tony Eusebio and Lenny Webster are the same person.
--- In the 7th inning, Rich Aurillia was originally credited with a 2-run home run to left field. But third base umpire Dale Scott and crew got it right, and called it a foul ball. When I saw the play live, I knew it was foul. I've been to many games at Safeco Field and can see those things easily.
What does Aurillia do the first damn pitch after the HR-turned-foul?
HE GROUNDS INTO A 6-4-3 DOUBLE PLAY!!!
GET ALL OF THAT!!!
However, that's not the big story here. Bob Melvin decides to go out onto the field and act like an assclown. IT WAS FOUL, BOB!!! Melvin's little show was staged. He's trying to win a losing battle to get the fans to like him. And it's not working at all.
Folks, Melvin's style of managing simply doesn't work for this ballclub. All along, I felt that he would have been better suited managing for a rebuilding ballclub, not a contending ballclub like the Mariners. Of course, the 2004 Mariners are nowhere near contention. Well, they're in contention for baseball's worst record!
---The Mariners have not scored in 21 innings, dating back to Monday's ballgame. The M's were last shut out in two consecutive ballgames last September 3-4 at Tampa Bay. Yes, this offense sucks. Sure, they went up against Roger Clemens and Wade Miller. But that's not a good enough excuse. Maybe they'll score a few runs this weekend against the Expos. However, I'm not holding my breath.
That's how bad this offense is. Love on the rocks, it's no big surprise.
---Jim Deshaies is a great color man. He works on the Astros television broadcasts. The man is funny as hell. It's something that we as Mariners fans are not used to. Dave Valle and Dave Henderson are just painful to listen to. Ron Fairly, I can tolerate. I still have memories of hearing him call Griffey's home run in 1993 to tie the consecutive homers in consecutive games streak.
"THERE IT GOES, SEE YOU LATER! THE KID HAS DONE IT!"
Deshaies had some good commentary on the Mariners. He noted that as good as Freddy Garcia is, he has his usual bad inning. He said this right before the 3rd inning. And we know what happened.
---
This weekend the Mariners host the Montreal Expos in what should be a thrilling Interleague series. Check out these promotions for the thrilling Interleague series:
Friday, Hairmasters Class of 2004 Night
--- David and I were a small part of the inaugural Class night, which was on May 30, 2000. James Baldwin earned the 2-1 victory over the M's that night. Since then, the Class night has been a big tradition for Seattle-area schools, including Bremerton High School.
However, I don't see too many high school seniors at this game on Friday. Most of them will be graduating on Friday and the Mariners are a terrible baseball team right now. Bandwagonocity still exists in Seattle.
Saturday, Spider-Man 2 Night
--- The first 15,000 kids will pick up a Spider-Man 2 foam finger and mask.
Well, if I were 9 years old, I don't know if I want to be seen at Safeco Field either. So the masks should work out well. Hell, Kirsten Dunst could probably go 3-for-4 in this lineup. BRING IT ON!
I've seen the Spider-Man 2 promos and I have two words for our readers:
STAY HOME
Just wait for this movie to come out on DVD. Most sequels are crap and Spider-Man 2 looks like, well, crap! Thank God that the Spider-Man 2 logos won't be on the bases this weekend.
Sunday, Little League wristbands
--- It seems like every other weekend at Safeco Field is Little League weekend.
The future talent of the Mariners will come from the Little Leaguers that come to Safeco. In 10-15 years, I could see this ballclub being a true Northwest team. There would be players from Yelm, Kalama, Cle Elum, Cheney, and Othello. YOU GOTTA LOVE THESE GUYS!!!
Yes, a thrilling Interleague series indeed. It sure beats having Ken Griffey, Jr. coming back to Seattle.
A few words before I go...
This
Team
Is
Horrible
Day off Thursday. Which means the Mariners still won't score.
A few notes on the game tonight:
--- Freddy Garcia is going to choke a bitch. What does he have to do to get some run support? Bueller? Bueller?
Fry?
Unfortunately, Freddy will have to leave Seattle in order to get run support. I'm sorry that it has to be that way. But that's the way this franchise is.
--- So the Mariners leave the bases loaded (again) in the first inning. I'm not a gambling man, but maybe I should be. It was inevitable.
--- What in the hell was Randy Winn doing out in center field? So he made a nice catch to rob Richard Hidalgo of a home run. I saw Mike Cameron's robbing of Derek Jeter on April 7, 2000, and Randy Winn, YOU ARE NO MIKE CAMERON.
Case in point: In the 8th inning, he let Jeff Kent's ball drop in for a hit. It extended Kent's hitting streak to 24 games, which ties Tony Eusebio's club record set in 2000. In related news, Tony Eusebio and Lenny Webster are the same person.
--- In the 7th inning, Rich Aurillia was originally credited with a 2-run home run to left field. But third base umpire Dale Scott and crew got it right, and called it a foul ball. When I saw the play live, I knew it was foul. I've been to many games at Safeco Field and can see those things easily.
What does Aurillia do the first damn pitch after the HR-turned-foul?
HE GROUNDS INTO A 6-4-3 DOUBLE PLAY!!!
GET ALL OF THAT!!!
However, that's not the big story here. Bob Melvin decides to go out onto the field and act like an assclown. IT WAS FOUL, BOB!!! Melvin's little show was staged. He's trying to win a losing battle to get the fans to like him. And it's not working at all.
Folks, Melvin's style of managing simply doesn't work for this ballclub. All along, I felt that he would have been better suited managing for a rebuilding ballclub, not a contending ballclub like the Mariners. Of course, the 2004 Mariners are nowhere near contention. Well, they're in contention for baseball's worst record!
---The Mariners have not scored in 21 innings, dating back to Monday's ballgame. The M's were last shut out in two consecutive ballgames last September 3-4 at Tampa Bay. Yes, this offense sucks. Sure, they went up against Roger Clemens and Wade Miller. But that's not a good enough excuse. Maybe they'll score a few runs this weekend against the Expos. However, I'm not holding my breath.
That's how bad this offense is. Love on the rocks, it's no big surprise.
---Jim Deshaies is a great color man. He works on the Astros television broadcasts. The man is funny as hell. It's something that we as Mariners fans are not used to. Dave Valle and Dave Henderson are just painful to listen to. Ron Fairly, I can tolerate. I still have memories of hearing him call Griffey's home run in 1993 to tie the consecutive homers in consecutive games streak.
"THERE IT GOES, SEE YOU LATER! THE KID HAS DONE IT!"
Deshaies had some good commentary on the Mariners. He noted that as good as Freddy Garcia is, he has his usual bad inning. He said this right before the 3rd inning. And we know what happened.
---
This weekend the Mariners host the Montreal Expos in what should be a thrilling Interleague series. Check out these promotions for the thrilling Interleague series:
Friday, Hairmasters Class of 2004 Night
--- David and I were a small part of the inaugural Class night, which was on May 30, 2000. James Baldwin earned the 2-1 victory over the M's that night. Since then, the Class night has been a big tradition for Seattle-area schools, including Bremerton High School.
However, I don't see too many high school seniors at this game on Friday. Most of them will be graduating on Friday and the Mariners are a terrible baseball team right now. Bandwagonocity still exists in Seattle.
Saturday, Spider-Man 2 Night
--- The first 15,000 kids will pick up a Spider-Man 2 foam finger and mask.
Well, if I were 9 years old, I don't know if I want to be seen at Safeco Field either. So the masks should work out well. Hell, Kirsten Dunst could probably go 3-for-4 in this lineup. BRING IT ON!
I've seen the Spider-Man 2 promos and I have two words for our readers:
STAY HOME
Just wait for this movie to come out on DVD. Most sequels are crap and Spider-Man 2 looks like, well, crap! Thank God that the Spider-Man 2 logos won't be on the bases this weekend.
Sunday, Little League wristbands
--- It seems like every other weekend at Safeco Field is Little League weekend.
The future talent of the Mariners will come from the Little Leaguers that come to Safeco. In 10-15 years, I could see this ballclub being a true Northwest team. There would be players from Yelm, Kalama, Cle Elum, Cheney, and Othello. YOU GOTTA LOVE THESE GUYS!!!
Yes, a thrilling Interleague series indeed. It sure beats having Ken Griffey, Jr. coming back to Seattle.
A few words before I go...
This
Team
Is
Horrible
Day off Thursday. Which means the Mariners still won't score.
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