MIGUEL BATISTA NEWS
Tuesday Bullet Points
4 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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The Mariners are allegedly one of a handful of teams going after Gregg Zaun, whose personal phone number you'll find programmed into any landline speed dial, right after poison control. Everybody's favorite 24/7 emergency catcher is 38 and still hasn't stopped hitting...
Players A to Z, Miguel Batista
4 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Miguel Batista pitched in relief for the Seattle Mariners and is currently a free agent. Batistia bounced back and forth between starting and relieving in his career, having success as a starter for Arizona and success as a closer for the Blue Jays. He tends to walk more batters as...
Rockies Eyeing Justin Duchscherer, Miguel Batista
4 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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It's just one line at the end of Troy E. Renck's Denver Post column, but here's a few fresh Rockies targets: righties Justin Duchscherer and Miguel Batista. Renck says the Rockies are "trolling for pitching depth of all types" given the uncertainty with free...
Miguel Batista done in Seattle, but still spreading Mariners cheer worldwide
6 days ago by
Seattle Times
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Miguel Batista arrived home in the Dominican Republic last week after the type of whirlwind off-season tour he's become increasingly known for in South America. Batista and his literary agent spent two weeks in Venezuela and Colombia, doing their best to distribute bagloads of...
Mariners will likely avoid non-tender madness
29 days ago by
Seattle Times
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UPDATE 4:07 P.M.: The union just released the list of players that filed for free agency today. Erik Bedard, Endy Chavez and Miguel Batista were among the 39 players to do so, joining Adrian Beltre and Mike Sweeney from yesterday. So far, 118 players have filed. The only eligible Mariners...
The M’s potential free agents
November 05, 2009 by
USS Mariner
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For your discussion. They have to declare for FA in the next 15 days.
RP-R Miguel Batista
SP-L Erik Bedard
3B-R Adrian Beltre
1B-L Russ Branyan
OF-L Endy Chavez
DH-L Ken Griffey Jr.
DH-R Mike Sweeney
SS-R Jack Wilson
So expect extensions or FA announcements for all of those guys. Pravda...
Things I Learned Watching A Few Hours Of The Venezuelan Winter League
October 28, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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The whole reason I tuned in in the first place was to watch Michael Saunders. Venezuela makes the third country in which Mike doesn't know when to take the bat off his shoulders.
Road team uniforms in the VWL are equipped with external brassieres, presumably in an effort...
Thoughts on the 2009 Mariners
October 13, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by John Froschauer - AP
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This is not a review of the 2009 season, per se. Although I will touch on certain things that happened during the season, this is not meant to be a comprehensive...
84-77, Game Notes
October 04, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by John Froschauer - AP
Hole In The Wall
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And so we're to that point in the year where it becomes less about wanting to see these guys win at all costs and...
Looking Over the Mariners Stats on the Season's Last Sunday Night
September 28, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Felix Hernandez, with 17 wins, has more than double Jarrod Washburn's eight in second place; Miguel Batista, with seven, ranks second among active Mariners.
Hernandez is also the only guy on the team with over 100 innings—224 1/3rd—compared to Washburn's 133, and...
80-76, Quick Game Notes
September 27, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
Teacher: Billy! What happened to you!
Ruiz: Yes, Billy, what happened to you?
Billy: I FELL
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Not a lot to say, and not a lot of desire...
80-76, Chart
September 27, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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Biggest Contribution: Kenji Johjima, +13.9%Biggest Suckfest: Miguel Batista, -26.6%Most Important AB: Johjima homer, +12.5%Most Important Pitch: Lind single, -28.6%Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -22.3%Total Contribution by Lineup: -27.7%Total Contribution by Opposition...
9/23 GDT: Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Rays
Current Series
2 game series vs Mariners @ Tropicana Field
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Mariners lead the series 1-0
Tue 09/22
WP: Miguel Batista (7 - 4) SV: Mark Lowe LP: Dan Wheeler (4 - 5)
3 - 4 loss
Seattle Mariners Lookout Landing @ Tampa Bay Rays DRaysBay...
79-72, Game Notes
September 23, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by Chris O'Meara - AP
Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, right, of Japan, reaches out to high-five teammate Mike Carp while Tampa Bay Rays' Dioner Navarro, center, looks on with particular interest. (AP...
79-72, Chart
September 22, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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Biggest Contribution: Miguel Batista, +23.5%Biggest Suckfest: Kenji Johjima, -17.3%Most Important AB: Lopez homer, +26.8%Most Important Pitch: Aybar double, -16.4%Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): +35.7%Total Contribution by Lineup: +14.3%Total Contribution by Opposition: 0.0...
Is This Sparta?
September 12, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by Duane Burleson - AP
His hat was stifling. It narrowed his vision. And he must see far. His glove was heavy. It threw him off balance. And his target is ninety feet away.
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Miguel Batista to miss series in Texas tending to family issues
September 11, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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We're in a rain delay situation here in Texas. It's expected to last at least one hour, with an update expected at 6 p.m. Pacific time. Plenty of Ichiro fans here to see whether he'll notch a record ninth straight 200-hit season. But I'll tell you what, if they don...
Your Annual Miguel Batista Soprano Sax Fetish Update
September 11, 2009 by
Walkoff Walk
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Last year, we learned that Mariners pitcher Miguel Batista learned how to play the soprano sax and met Kenny G during spring training in Arizona.
"He played for me," Batista said. "It was my favorite song, 'Alone.' Now, I feel like I've had everything...
Look who showed up to Mariners batting practice
September 10, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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None other than ex-Seattle resident Kenneth Gorelick, otherwide known to music fans as Grammy Award winning saxophonist Kenny G. Had a chance to chat with the G-Man himself for a bit, not-too-slyly interrupting his rehearsal of the Star Spangled Banner, which he's here to play...
Thursday PREGAME Picks
September 10, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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Current Series
3 game series vs Mariners @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Angels lead the series 2-0
Tue 09/08
WP: Matt Palmer (10 - 1) LP: Miguel Batista (6 - 4)
3 - 2 win
Wed 09/09
WP: Jered Weaver (15 - 5) SV: Brian Fuentes LP: Ian Snell...
Angels 3, Mariners 2, 10 innings: Mariners strand too many RISP
September 09, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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You can't keep leaving runners in scoring position the way the Mariners did in the ninth and 10th innings tonight and expect to win. They didn't come away with a victory, losing 3-2 to the Angels in the 10th on an Erick Aybar single up the middle just out of reach of shortstop...
72-65, Quick Game Notes
September 06, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by Ben Margot - AP
OH GOD NOT AGAIN
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Maybe if I write really fast people won't notice that this is how I spent my Saturday night.
When I went through the...
August Grades Part 2: Pitching
Here is part 2 of the post with my pitching grades for this past month in August. Please feel free to let me know what you think.
Name
K/9
BB/9
K/BB
FIP
BABIP
Sean White
3.38
0
6
3.15
0.235
Mark Lowe
7.88
1.13
7
3.34
0.224
Felix Hernandez
9
3.6
2.5
3.66
0.305
Shawn...
What the Seattle Mariners Should Be Planning for the Offseason
September 02, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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The Mariners have been a very nice surprise this year, coming off a season when they had the second worst record in baseball. They have bounced back this year and are currently four games over .500.
Although the M's most likely will not factor into the playoffs this year...
Mariners complete sweep of Athletics, 5-3
August 27, 2009 by
The News Tribune
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Jose Lopez homered, newly acquired Bill Hall drove in two runs and Luke French won his third game in four decisions as a Mariner in Seattle’s 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.Relievers Miguel Batista, Mark Lowe and David Aardsma kept Oakland scoreless...
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