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Game 121, Mariners at Tigers
August 20, 2009 by
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Rowland-Smith Vs Washburn, 10:05 AM
I will be giggling like a school kid if the M’s light up Washburn today.
Also, Olson to Triple-A to make room for Bill Hall.
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Game 120, Mariners at Tigers
August 19, 2009 by
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Snell vs. Verlander, 4:05.
Hall doesn’t arrive until tomorrow, which doesn’t matter too much considering you wouldn’t start him over Hannahan to face Verlander anyway. Josh Wilson is another story, though.
RF-L Ichiro
1B-L Branyan
2B-R Lopez
DH-L Griffey
CF-R Gutierrez...
M’s Add Bill Hall
August 19, 2009 by
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The M’s have added another former Brewer, going back to the old stomping grounds to get Bill Hall from Milwaukee. The Brewers DFA’d him last week, and the M’s are shipping minor league reliever Ruben Flores to the Brewers in exchange for Hall. The Brewers are picking...
The SP Depth Chart
August 19, 2009 by
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With Washburn traded and Bedard rehabbing, people like to describe the M’s rotation as Felix and a bunch of question marks. Which is mostly true – the Mariners don’t really have anyone besides Felix who you feel totally comfortable handing the ball to every five days...
Ichiro and Ichiban
August 19, 2009 by
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Courtesy of Ryan Divish, who got it off Twitter, a page of Ichiro beer videos, including:
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Quick Thought
August 19, 2009 by
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I didn’t see the game, but apparently Mark Lowe Evening is not as fun as Felix Day.
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Game 119, Mariners at Tigers
August 18, 2009 by
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Felix Day! Felix Day! Felix Felix Felix Dayyyyyyyyy!
4:05.
The Tigers, if you didn’t notice, picked up Huff from the Orioles for a song a week ago, so look out for that bat.
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Quick Primer On Major League Contracts
August 18, 2009 by
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Since I know this stuff can get confusing, and will probably be misreported by various places tomorrow, here’s a quick rundown of what happens if you give a draftee a major league contract, as the M’s did with Dustin Ackley.
1. He goes on the 40 man roster immediately....
Dustin Ackley Signs
August 17, 2009 by
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First reported by Jonathan Mayo, the Mariners have signed first round pick Dustin Ackley to a major league contract worth $9.5 million. The M’s got the deal done with the #2 pick in the draft just a few minutes before the deadline, which was expected when he was selected. This...
Minor League Wrap (8/10-6/09)
August 17, 2009 by
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I’m heading out early this morning and will be out until Saturday, so I won’t be able to answer anything nor provide any longer reflections on the draft deadline signings (9pm today!), which I’ll probably be oblivious to for the better part of five days. I’m hoping there...
Mmm.. Kirin
August 16, 2009 by
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Thanks to Ryan Divish, here’s Ichiro:
“It makes me think, ‘man, we lost a lot of games last year.’”
“This year I am able to enjoy some Japanese beer, the right way,” he said.
And in a little plug he added,
“In particular, Kirin Ichiban.”
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Trusting Your Changeup
August 16, 2009 by
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Doug Fister doesn’t throw particularly hard. Today, his heater sat between 85 and 89, topping out at 90 a couple of times. The thing is, Fister knows he doesn’t have a very good fastball, so instead, he relies on a pitch he has a lot of confidence in – his change...
Game 118, Yankees at Mariners
August 16, 2009 by
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Chamberlain v Fister.
1 o’clock.
Nice day for a win.
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Worst Play Of His Career
August 16, 2009 by
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Ichiro, we’ve written so many good things about you over the years that hopefully you’ll forgive me this next sentence:
That was the dumbest thing I’ve seen on a baseball field in a long, long time.
If you missed it, Ichiro was on second base, with Lopez over at...
Game 117, Yankees at Mariners
August 15, 2009 by
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7:05, Sergio Mitre (whee) versus Luke French (yay!)
I’m sortof losing my ability to care about the lineups that Wak runs out, so feel free to post them in the comments.
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Nick Franklin Signs
August 15, 2009 by
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Baseball America
He ended up getting about $120k over slot, which isn’t terrible. Ackley would figure to get a lot more, though we probably aren’t going to know exactly how much until right around the deadline Monday evening.
Franklin, to refresh everyone’s memory...
A quick word on Snell
August 15, 2009 by
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After his second start, here and outside these comfy confines we heard a lot of worry about what the team should do with him: trade him, put him in Tacoma to work out some issues, or what.
And I’d just like to say: chill.
Over his career, Snell’s been throwing about 60...
The Jack Wilson All-Stars
August 15, 2009 by
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Until Beltre recovers, the left side of the infield consists of three guys – two Jacks and two Wilsons. For some lighthearted weekend fun in honor of that, here’s a lineup of all the Mariners who were either named Jack or Wilson.
P – Jack Lazorko
C – Dan Wilson...
Game 116, Yankees at Mariners
August 14, 2009 by
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Pettitte v RRS. Sure am looking forward to seeing Sweeney suck it up again! Woooooooooooooo!
Hey, open question: assume Sweeney’s around for his contribution to a winning atmosphere and so on.
How good do the M’s have to be this year to eliminate the Designated Hugger position...
Game 115, Yankees at Mariners
August 13, 2009 by
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Stupid Yankees. Ian Snell’s gotta get late in the game, or it’s Batista for us.
Yankees are missing Alex tonight, which is great, because then no one has to boo and everyone not booing doesn’t have to sigh and roll their eyes.
Meanwhile, on the M’s side, Wakamatsu...
Tonight’s bullpen
August 13, 2009 by
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Lowe’s the only one out by virtue of having pitched in three straight, leaving
RHP Aardsma
RHP Batista
RHP Jakubauskas
RHP Kelley
LHP Olson
RHP White
Olson hasn’t pitched in three days. Batista and Jakubauskas both have pitched once, and Batista’s was two games ago...
Beltre out, again, wince-inducing
August 13, 2009 by
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According to Shannon Drayer (on Twitter! how are we supposed to cite Twitter inline?), Beltre’s got a torn testicle and in the next two days we’ll know if it requires surgery, which would sideline him for a month. I shuddered just typing that.
Also, we don’t know...
That Was Some Good Baseball
August 13, 2009 by
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Forget chicks dig the longball. While avoiding the strong desire to go to bed, Amy watched the last five innings of the game with me and my mom last night and proclaimed “that was fun.”
Say what you want about the offense, but there’s something to be said for watching...
Game 114, White Sox at Mariners
August 12, 2009 by
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News! Getcha red hot news here! Bedard’s going to have surgery, so that’s curtains for this season. Labrum and shoulder issues aren’t the career-ending sentence they were even a decade ago, but yeeeaaghhhh. Silva threw a bullpen session, no reports back from that...
Enough Is Enough
August 12, 2009 by
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Miguel Batista has kind of slogged his way through the 2009 season as the outcast in the room. He’s not happy working as a middle reliever, yet due to his salary, there was no way the M’s would be able to move him to a team who wanted to use him in a different [...]--
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