Series Thread: Home against the Rangers, Apr. 17-19

[TheDayMan]

Good win. Now Paxton needs to get his shit together tomorrow.

 

[cezero]

I've got a feeling that Paxton is going to come out tomorrow afternoon and be excellent.

 

[WizardHawk]

Nothing like the king to stop the bleeding and help right the ship.

 

[WizardHawk]

I've got a feeling that Paxton is going to come out tomorrow afternoon and be excellent.

I'm right there with you. Not sure how long it's going to take for Kuma to come around, but this isn't the Dodgers and I just don't see the Rangers being able to rock him they way LA did. If the hitting can at least match today I like their chances of going to 2-1 on the home stand.

 

[NWinAZ]

So ESPN counts this game as a day game because it started an hour earlier? I am giving them their first night game win anyhow.

 

[dude82]

So ESPN counts this game as a day game because it started an hour earlier? I am giving them their first night game win anyhow.

That's just weird. To me, a day game is a game that starts before 4 PM.

 

[Msfann]

Rodney threw really well tonight, his control was much better than the other day.

 

[wazzu31]

Well damn, it appears I picked the wrong game to have family time. I saw Jackson get thrown out by 20 feet then said f it let's do the Puyallup.

 

[NWinAZ]

That's just weird. To me, a day game is a game that starts before 4 PM.

Agreed.

 

[NWinAZ]

Seattle Mariners 2015 Split Statistics - ESPN

Team splits from ESPN to date. Funny thing is ESPN counts yesterdays game as a night game, but ESPN's standings counts it as a day game.

The other thing I thought we fixed with Cruz was the DH spot, but with him playing OF our DH numbers suck again (.156/.176/.250).

 

[cezero]

Lineups for today's (Sunday) afternoon game

 

[unlvmariners]

There isn't much consistency in our lineup.

 

[cezero]

platooning

it's how this team was designed

the concerns since January-ish have been:

1) Are the pieces we have for platooning against opposing LHP and RHP even good?
2) Can LMC manage it in his 2nd year as a big league manager?

Too early to tell. I was clearly not optimistic, but will be happy as fuck if they prove me wrong.

 

[SeattleCoug]

Bloomquist at short scares me. Hopefully he does a little better then he did last week

 

[WizardHawk]

They need to be patient and work long counts. Have to take advantage of the Rangers not having any lefties in their bullpen.

 

[wazzu31]

Wasn't Weeks suppose to platoon at 1st too? Just seems weird he keeps DHing, he still looks like he can bring something defensively at least to me.

 

[Itsmytime]

I'm liking the new uniforms.

 

[Msfann]

Go Mariners!

 

[SeattleCoug]

Had no idea Jackson was able to hit a homer at Safeco.

 

[unlvmariners]

Had no idea Jackson was able to hit a homer at Safeco.

Once Jackson hit that one out I had a real good feeling about Cruz.