Wednesday, January 23, 2013
2013 MARINERS SCAVENGER HUNT
So I saw this and thought a Mariners version absolutely had to be done. Wyatt Arndt and J. Bowman's Canucks-related version of the scavenger hunt had 48 items for 48 games. Can we list 162 items for 162 games before the season starts? I'll try. I'll take suggestions. I'll update this as I come up with more stuff. I don't think this list will be static until we have the Opening Day roster. These all pertain to things you would see on Mariners broadcasts (typically these will be via Root Sports) or on the field.
(*thanks to old blogmate Jeremy)
(**Jon Shields informed me that Major League Baseball has now banned this move)
(***thanks to longtime reader Paul)
(****thanks to Josh)
--- PLAYER SPECIFIC ---
Dustin Ackley
3) Three or more extra-base hits in a game for Ackley
13) Beavan gives up a grand slam
25) Trainers attend to Gutierrez on the field
[sadly, this occurred on April 22nd at Houston, the 21st game of the season]
Felix Hernandez
26) Felix Hernandez 15-strikeout game
27) Felix strikes out 20 or more in a game
28) Felix takes a no-hitter into the 8th
29) Felix takes a perfect game into the 7th
30) Felix doesn't make it past the 4th
31) Octopus: Felix gives up 8 earned runs or more
32) Root goes to the behind-the-plate camera when Felix has two strikes on a hitter (NOTE: I absolutely abhor when they do this)
Raul Ibanez
41) Mariners player gets into the boxscore while wearing a number higher than Montero's 63
42) Montero steals a base*
43) Montero triples****
Michael Morse
49) Michael Morse grand slam
52) Multiple-error game for Morse
53) Morse fields a position on the left side of the infield at any point
54) Dave Sims gives some stupid nickname to Morse's home runs
Brendan Ryan
57) Brendan Ryan grand slam
58) Ryan multi-homer game
59) Ryan multi-hit game
Justin Smoak
74) Justin Smoak homers from both sides of the plate
75) Smoak game-winning homer (in the Mariners' final inning at bat)*
76) Smoak strikes out twice righthanded *and* twice lefthanded
88) Former Mariner records a save against the Mariners****
89) Wabash Cannonball: Mariners fall behind by 15 runs in a game
Pitcher tries the fake-to-third-then-throw-to-first move and manages to hang up the baserunner (I seem to remember Sean Green pulling this off a few years ago)**
--- MISCELLANEOUS HITTING ---
91) Same player "loses the handle" on his bat multiple times during a game, flinging it into the crowd ...
92) Home run toward leftfield corner ends up spilling someone's drink or food at Edgar's
93) Mariner hitter homers using a pink bat
95) Mariners hit into four or more double plays in a game
103) Mariners successfully execute a suicide squeeze bunt
[placeholder - I'll note that in the April 11th game against Texas, Brendan Ryan may have successfully executed the squeeze bunt, but Endy Chavez was tagged out on a very close play. Depending on whether "successfully" has to mean the runner scored, this may have met the requirement for Item 103.]
104) Mariners suicide squeeze bunt pushes across go-ahead run
113) Two players on the same team hit two or more homers apiece in one game****
114) Any player homers twice in the same inning****
159) Mariners player featured in a Mariners commercial is off the roster before the end of the season
160) Mariners have a double-digit winning streak****
161) Mariners have a double-digit losing streak****
162) Mariners complete a series sweep of three or more games against a team above .500
(*thanks to old blogmate Jeremy)
(**Jon Shields informed me that Major League Baseball has now banned this move)
(***thanks to longtime reader Paul)
(****thanks to Josh)
--- PLAYER SPECIFIC ---
Dustin Ackley
1) Ackley plays a position other than second base or DH
2) Ackley bats leadoff
3) Three or more extra-base hits in a game for Ackley
Robert Andino
4) Robert Andino triple
[unaccomplished, DFA'd on May 24th]
5) Andino multi-hit game
[unaccomplished, DFA'd on May 24th]
5) Andino multi-hit game
[accomplished April 18th vs. Detroit; he went 2-for-3]
6) Andino multi-steal game
[unaccomplished, DFA'd on May 24th]
Jason Bay
7) Jason Bay multi-hit game
[accomplished April 13th vs. Texas]
8) Bay multi-homer game
[accomplished April 13th vs. Texas]
8) Bay multi-homer game
9) Bay makes a start in centerfield
10) Root crew tells us anything specific about Trail, BC
[April 5th at Chicago -- mentions of the climate while Bay was trying to play ball in high school may qualify for this]
Blake Beavan
11) Blake Beavan throws eight innings in a start
12) Beavan scoreless outing of seven innings or longer
12) Beavan scoreless outing of seven innings or longer
13) Beavan gives up a grand slam
14) Beavan gives up multiple home runs in an inning
[happened April 5th at Chicago]
15) Opposing team bats around on Beavan
[happened April 5th at Chicago]
15) Opposing team bats around on Beavan
16) Root crew uses a nickname for Beavan
Carter Capps
17) Carter Capps strikes out the side
18) Capps hits two batters in the same inning
Endy Chavez
19) Endy Chavez home run
[accomplished May 20th at Cleveland, go-ahead home run in top of 9th]
20) Chavez multi-hit game
[accomplished May 20th at Cleveland, go-ahead home run in top of 9th]
20) Chavez multi-hit game
[accomplished April 18th vs. Detroit; he went 2-for-3]
Charlie Furbush
21) Charlie Furbush three-inning relief appearance
[accomplished May 22nd in Anaheim, threw 4th/5th/6th and held a 7-0 deficit]
22) Furbush spikes two pitches to the backstop in the same inning
Franklin Gutierrez
23) Franklin Gutierrez gets multiple extra-base hits in a game
[accomplished April 5th at Chicago]
24) Gutierrez multi-steal game
25) Trainers attend to Gutierrez on the field
[sadly, this occurred on April 22nd at Houston, the 21st game of the season]
Felix Hernandez
26) Felix Hernandez 15-strikeout game
27) Felix strikes out 20 or more in a game
28) Felix takes a no-hitter into the 8th
29) Felix takes a perfect game into the 7th
30) Felix doesn't make it past the 4th
31) Octopus: Felix gives up 8 earned runs or more
33) Multiple home runs off Felix in the same inning
Raul Ibanez
34) Raul Ibanez enters the game as a defensive replacement***
35) Ibanez pinch-hit home run
Hisashi Iwakuma
36) Hisashi Iwakuma complete game
Brandon Maurer
37) Brandon Maurer scoreless outing of seven innings or longer
Jesus Montero
38) Jesus Montero guns down a runner at second base
[I can't immediately find it, but there was a game where the runner tripped on his way to second and Montero threw him out]
39) Montero guns down a runner at third base
39) Montero guns down a runner at third base
40) Montero holds onto the ball after a collision at the plate
41) Mariners player gets into the boxscore while wearing a number higher than Montero's 63
42) Montero steals a base*
43) Montero triples****
[accomplished May 1st vs. Baltimore]
44) Montero scores from second base with less than two out
[accomplished April 14th vs. Texas, with one out]
45) Montero scores from first base on a play not involving a home run
[accomplished April 14th vs. Texas, with one out]
45) Montero scores from first base on a play not involving a home run
Kendrys Morales
46) Kendrys Morales either hits for the cycle or finishes a triple short
[on April 7th at Chicago, Morales was a triple short of the cycle in a 10-inning game. All his plate appearances were in the first nine innings]
47) Morales homers from both sides of the plate in a game
48) Morales grand slam
48) Morales grand slam
49) Michael Morse grand slam
50) Morse multi-homer game
[accomplished April 2nd at Oakland]
51) Morse three-homer game
[accomplished April 2nd at Oakland]
51) Morse three-homer game
52) Multiple-error game for Morse
53) Morse fields a position on the left side of the infield at any point
54) Dave Sims gives some stupid nickname to Morse's home runs
[if Twitter counts, Sims on April 2nd after the game referred to Morse Code Bombs]
Stephen Pryor
55) Pryor strikes out the side
56) Stephen Pryor hits two batters in the same inning
Brendan Ryan
57) Brendan Ryan grand slam
58) Ryan multi-homer game
[accomplished April 5th at Chicago]
60) Ryan error results in runs scoring (we can tweak this to mean "in the same inning" or "on the same play")
[April 17th vs. Detroit -- Ryan committed an error to put the leadoff hitter aboard in the top of the 5th. Two hitters later, that runner scored from third on a double-play ball]
60) Ryan error results in runs scoring (we can tweak this to mean "in the same inning" or "on the same play")
[April 17th vs. Detroit -- Ryan committed an error to put the leadoff hitter aboard in the top of the 5th. Two hitters later, that runner scored from third on a double-play ball]
Joe Saunders
61) Joe Saunders scoreless outing of seven innings or longer
[on April 13th vs. Texas, Joe Saunders threw seven innings and left the game with a 1-1 score, though the one run was unearned due to a Brendan Ryan error]
62) Joe Saunders records double-digit strikeouts in a game
[on April 13th vs. Texas, Joe Saunders threw seven innings and left the game with a 1-1 score, though the one run was unearned due to a Brendan Ryan error]
62) Joe Saunders records double-digit strikeouts in a game
Michael Saunders
63) Michael Saunders gets multiple extra-base hits in a game
[accomplished May 4th in Toronto; one double and two home runs]
64) Michael Saunders multi-steal game
[accomplished April 2nd at Oakland, stole two bases]
65) Root crew tells us anything specific about Victoria, BC
[accomplished April 2nd at Oakland, stole two bases]
65) Root crew tells us anything specific about Victoria, BC
Kyle Seager
66) Kyle Seager three-homer game
Kelly Shoppach
67) Kelly Shoppach grand slam
68) Shoppach multi-homer game
68) Shoppach multi-homer game
69) Shoppach triple
70) Shoppach steals a base
70) Shoppach steals a base
71) Shoppach guns down a runner at second base
[accomplished April 10th vs. Houston]
72) Shoppach guns down a runner at third base
[accomplished April 10th vs. Houston]
72) Shoppach guns down a runner at third base
73) Shoppach holds onto the ball after a collision at the plate
74) Justin Smoak homers from both sides of the plate
75) Smoak game-winning homer (in the Mariners' final inning at bat)*
76) Smoak strikes out twice righthanded *and* twice lefthanded
Tom Wilhelmsen
77) Tom Wilhelmsen records consecutive saves that are both 1-2-3 innings
[run of four straight 1-2-3 saves -- April 8th vs. Houston, April 12th and 14th vs. Texas, and April 18th vs. Detroit]
78) Wilhelmsen allows a grand slam
[run of four straight 1-2-3 saves -- April 8th vs. Houston, April 12th and 14th vs. Texas, and April 18th vs. Detroit]
78) Wilhelmsen allows a grand slam
79) Wilhelmsen fails to record an out
--- MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING ---
80) Pitcher picks off a runner at any base other than first
81) Mariner pitcher hits a home run
82) Mariner position player pitches
83) Mariner starting pitcher fails to get through the first inning
[April 9th -- Brandon Maurer, 2/3 inning vs. Houston]
84) Mariner pitcher surrenders bases-loaded walk
[April 16th vs. Detroit, done by Bobby LaFromboise]
85) Any Mariner pitcher picks off multiple runners in a game
86) Complete-game shutout by any Mariner
87) Erik Bedard takes the loss in a Mariner win
88) Former Mariner records a save against the Mariners****
89) Wabash Cannonball: Mariners fall behind by 15 runs in a game
90) Either team throws a no-hitter
--- MISCELLANEOUS HITTING ---
91) Same player "loses the handle" on his bat multiple times during a game, flinging it into the crowd ...
[Jason Bay against Oakland on Mother's Day, May 12]
94) Mariner hitter pop-bunts into a double play95) Mariners hit into four or more double plays in a game
[happened April 25th vs. Angels]
96) Mariners hit into triple play
97) Save some runs for tomorrow: Mariners take a lead of 15 runs at any point
98) Mariners homer is overturned via video review
99) Mariners extra-base hit overturned into home run after video review
100) Mariners home run off a foul pole (fair pole, whatever)
99) Mariners extra-base hit overturned into home run after video review
100) Mariners home run off a foul pole (fair pole, whatever)
101) Mariner hitter works a bases-loaded walk
[accomplished by Justin Smoak, April 2nd at Oakland]
102) Mariner hitter hits inside-the-park home run
103) Mariners successfully execute a suicide squeeze bunt
[placeholder - I'll note that in the April 11th game against Texas, Brendan Ryan may have successfully executed the squeeze bunt, but Endy Chavez was tagged out on a very close play. Depending on whether "successfully" has to mean the runner scored, this may have met the requirement for Item 103.]
104) Mariners suicide squeeze bunt pushes across go-ahead run
105) Mariner hitters combine for a home-run cycle (solo shot, 2-run, 3-run, and grand slam)
106) Mariners leadoff home run (first inning)
[accomplished by Franklin Gutierrez, April 3rd at Oakland and April 5th at Chicago]
107) Mariner hitter rings ball off the Hit It Here Cafe
108) Mariners beat Astros by ten or more runs
107) Mariner hitter rings ball off the Hit It Here Cafe
109) Mariners score double-digit runs against the Yankees
[accomplished May 15th at Yankee Stadium, 12 runs]
110) Golden sombrero: Mariner hitter strikes out four times in a nine-inning game
[accomplished April 7th at Comiskey (Morse)]
111) Someone other than Gutierrez or Saunders bats leadoff
[April 12 vs. Texas -- lineup card submitted with Endy Chavez hitting leadoff]
112) Mariner hitter fouls ball off himself and either falls to the ground or has to walk it off
114) Any player homers twice in the same inning****
115) Yuniesky Betancourt gets a base hit at Safeco Field****
116) Ground-rule double after ball lodges itself in the tarp at Safeco Field
--- MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSE ---
117) Mariners turn four or more double plays in a game
118) Mariners turn triple play
118) Mariners turn triple play
119) Rundown play where four or more fielders touch the ball
120) Ball bounces off an outfielder and over the wall for a home run (Canseco style)****
121) Mariner fielder turns unassisted double play
122) Mariner fielder turns unassisted triple play
122) Mariner fielder turns unassisted triple play
--- MISCELLANEOUS GAME-ENDING METHODS ---
123) Mariners win on walk-off sacrifice fly
124) Mariners win on walk-off walk
125) Either team wins on walk-off balk
124) Mariners win on walk-off walk
125) Either team wins on walk-off balk
126) Walk-off hit by a former Mariner****
--- ROOT CREW/BROADCAST ---
127) Any reference to "man sauce" (it's a reference related to hot wings, people) on the Root broadcast. Usually this requires Rick Rizzs and Jay Buhner or Dan Wilson, which would usually mean Dave Sims has another gig that day.
128) Any mention is made of an upcoming arena for the Sonics
129) Mike Blowers makes any reference to Spanaway
130) Jay Buhner says something ill about the teal jerseys
129) Mike Blowers makes any reference to Spanaway
130) Jay Buhner says something ill about the teal jerseys
131) They tell the story of the cow in Lou Piniella's office in Peoria
132) Hitter strikes out, then pitch tracker graphic accidentally shows zero pitches having been thrown (no dots in the box)
133) Root runs a replay too long and misses a pitch
134) Root runs a replay too long and misses a ball in play
133) Root runs a replay too long and misses a pitch
134) Root runs a replay too long and misses a ball in play
135) Any part of a dance routine by the groundskeepers gets onto the Root broadcast (no, I'm not a fan; it rips off the Yankees)
136) Mariners Junior Broadcaster inadvertently says his/her favorite Mariner is Ichiro
136) Mariners Junior Broadcaster inadvertently says his/her favorite Mariner is Ichiro
137) Fan spills a beer, captured by Root (I decided "spills beer on camera" might imply that a camera needed beer to physically be spilled upon it)
[April 10th vs. Astros -- fan catches foul ball with his beer cup, then chugs it without removing the ball. I decided to count this as meeting the criteria for Item 137]
138) Root shows a ceremonial first pitch that reaches the backstop
139) Fan-made sign containing mild innuendo makes it onto the Root broadcast
139) Fan-made sign containing mild innuendo makes it onto the Root broadcast
140) The phrase "butcher boy" is used (this will result in me throwing something across the room)
141) Wayward profanity is caught by one of the on-field microphones and is audible on the Root broadcast
142) Root airs rain-delay programming not involving baseball, football, basketball, hockey, or soccer
143) Root adds someone new to their on-air staff (Aaron Goldsmith would not count)
143) Root adds someone new to their on-air staff (Aaron Goldsmith would not count)
144) A mention of "that wouldn't have been a homer last year"
145) Mike Blowers is correct on a home run prediction****
[this may have happened with one of the Smoak homers in Cleveland]
146) San Pedro de Macoris is mentioned
--- MISCELLANEOUS IN-GAME ---
147) A baserunner passes another baserunner
148) Rain delay occurs at Safeco Field: roof has a mechanical failure and is stuck open
149) Ball in play hit by either team takes a wayward bounce off any of the three bags or the pitcher's rubber
150) Ball in play hits a baserunner
151) Ball in play hits the pitcher, but the play results in an out or outs
150) Ball in play hits a baserunner
151) Ball in play hits the pitcher, but the play results in an out or outs
152) Fan at Safeco Field interferes with a Mariner fielder trying to catch a ball in play (no, I don't actually want this to happen)
153) Power outage occurs at Safeco Field, delaying the game
154) Player gets traded during the game
155) Game is scoreless heading into extra innings
156) Mariner player wearing a rally cap
157) Mariner Moose falls
--- MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS ---
158) New Safeco Field LED video board malfunctions
159) Mariners player featured in a Mariners commercial is off the roster before the end of the season
160) Mariners have a double-digit winning streak****
161) Mariners have a double-digit losing streak****
162) Mariners complete a series sweep of three or more games against a team above .500
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