Series Thread: Four games vs. Rays, June 4-7

[SeattleCoug]

Bob Dutton ‏@TNT_Mariners 3m3 minutes ago

Cano after 1-0 loss stretches skid to seven: "I guarantee you, when we get out of this, we’re going to have a lot of fun."

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Putz

Making 148k a night is fun enough for him.

 

[NWinAZ]

Mariners use the insanity management style- Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

 

[WizardHawk]

Cano is pretty much becoming an albatross. He's entirely mailed it in already. Can't stay awake on the bases, doesn't seem like he gives a shit at the plate, and isn't nearly as smooth at 2nd. He got his check and then checked out. For the next 8 fucking years.

 

[AceKeptic]

Cano is pretty much becoming an albatross. He's entirely mailed it in already. Can't stay awake on the bases, doesn't seem like he gives a shit at the plate, and isn't nearly as smooth at 2nd. He got his check and then checked out. For the next 8 fucking years.

In other words, Figgins all over again.

 

[Msfann]

Howard Johnson must take so much pride in knowing that 95% of his players would strike out hitting off of a Tee 3 times a game.

Imagine having to tell people that your job is the Seattle Mariners hitting coach, he probably tells people he works in a 7-11 or something.

 

[cezero]

Mariners use the insanity management style- Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Nintendo has no idea, either.

They just see that fat media contract producing hundreds of millions for them over the next decade.

 

[wazzu31]

Cano is pretty much becoming an albatross. He's entirely mailed it in already. Can't stay awake on the bases, doesn't seem like he gives a shit at the plate, and isn't nearly as smooth at 2nd. He got his check and then checked out. For the next 8 fucking years.

That's the problem with the MLBPA, they are the strongest union in the world and got fully guaranteed contracts.

I still don't get why mister intensity (Felix) doesn't do something about it. He could kick Cano's ass. The clubhouse wanted to beat up Ichiro but at least he produced, Cano is making it hard for Felix to ever pitch in a post season with his bullshit hitting.

 

[Cloud]

Yankees must be really proud of all the stops they pulled right now on the M's. Pineda for Montero. Refusing to give Cano an albatross contract.

Jesus christ. It's like he doesn't even care to try anymore... it disgusts me when I saw him during the game waiting on deck smiling and joking around. You're being paid to help win games, start doing your f'king job.

 

[WizardHawk]

Was anyone surprised when Cano came up with the bases juiced and two outs and he didn't produce? He had chances more than once to score and it was the same lackadaisical AB every time. Dude has entirely mailed it in. Playing is a joke to him. He'd rather stare out at chicks in the crowd than even look in at the game while he's standing on base. He's making so damned many mental mistakes because he's not really trying. His swing is very noticeably different than last year and it's effort that appears to be the cause.

Unless someone gets him to pull his head out of his ass this team has zero chance of even getting a game over .500. 1/3 of the season gone and your 24m player is already mentally in the off season.

 

[Anointed One]

Forsythe's ninth-inning HR lifts Rays 1-0 over Seattle - MyNorthwest | MyNorthwest.com

The Mariners have lost seven straight, all during this home stand, and have been outscored 28-13, leaving 62 runners on base. They are hitting just .159 (10 of 63) with runners in scoring position.

Man... Just depressing when you look at those #'s...

 

[WizardHawk]

Second worst hitting team in the league ffs. What do you expect?

Good news is the weather is getting nicer and we can spend more time outside doing other things because baseball isn't going to entertain us much this year (yet again).

It is what it always is in early june in Seattle... 3 months until football season.

 

[NWinAZ]

David Palm ‏@RoadSeahawksFan 12h12 hours ago

@Art_Thiel I tallied it up, through 55 games the M's have scored fewer runs than any year in their history except 1983.

 

[Anointed One]

David Palm ‏@RoadSeahawksFan 12h12 hours ago

@Art_Thiel I tallied it up, through 55 games the M's have scored fewer runs than any year in their history except 1983.

Ugh, not a very encouraging stat line...

 

[NWinAZ]

Ugh, not a very encouraging stat line...

I wish I could find one that was encouraging. It just doesn't seem to exist. I guess the one thing we are consistent with is being inconsistent.

 

[NWinAZ]

Just a thought, but why didn't we claim this guy and cut loose WeAks or Ackley? He is a real outfielder, cheap, and just beat us.

Jerry Sands - Cleveland Indians - 2015 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com

Jerry Sands of Indians was designated for assignment but went unclaimed. These are the types of moves we should look into because they don't cost us anything other than removing a guy off the roster.

 

[unlvmariners]

David Palm ‏@RoadSeahawksFan 12h12 hours ago

@Art_Thiel I tallied it up, through 55 games the M's have scored fewer runs than any year in their history except 1983.

Wow I didn't think it was that bad. Sad

 

[NWinAZ]

Yup

 

[NWinAZ]

Interesting Note: We all relate a lot of our failure to the high strike out rates, and we should because we strike out the 3rd most at 23.6%, but the fact is even when we don't strike out and put the ball in play we are 28th in average in balls in play at .278.

And for the record, we are tied with Cardinals for 12th in walk% at 10.6%.

So what is the problem? We have shitty hitters. Whether we strike out or put the ball in play, we are going to get out more times than 27 other teams.

 

[NWinAZ]

M's situational hitting to date:

Hitting innings 1-6:
24th .245

Hitting innings 7+:
27th .220

None on Base:
16th .249

Scoring Position:
29th .212

Scoring Pos. w/2 Outs:
27th .184

Bases Loaded:
30th .125

Home Average:
22nd .245

Road Average:
28th .227

Overall:
27th .237

 

[seahawksfan234]

So far, this season has been one of the most depressing I can remember in all the years I've followed this team.