Series Thread: M's Homestand: August 2nd to August 11th

[ulmax]

Mariners winning 2-0.top of.6..

If ralighb..is the 7th guy playing..
3rd guy...

Then.

7rojas/.moore.

8.julio..
9 Crawford..

Makes it ok..
Lolol..

1Robles.
2 arosarena.

Think of Rojas / Moore .as mid leadoff.

And raliegh..is 6th .

Normal
4Turner.
5Raley..
6Haniger..

Yeah it works .in certain.
Line ups...

 

[cezero]

it's not renaming a pitch, it's shortening "sweeping slider" used to differentiate how it moves/breaks...kind of like "slider" is itself a specific descriptor for a breaking ball. it's been buzzier the past couple years, but the term's been around baseball for awhile.

 

[ulmax]

Astros..8 red Sox 4....final..

Mariners bases loaded.
For raliegh..
Base hit...
6-0..mariners..

 

[PolarVortex]

For sure too much info can hurt a hitter. The best hitters have always gone up looking for one pitch and laying off everything else until there is two strikes. But now it just seems launch angle and exit velocity is how they teach. To me, the Mariners biggest offensive problem the past few years are their approach seems to be HR or nothing and they don’t change their approach when they are behind in the count…..basically all of the bad things with Julio. But if you look at why Robles has been so successful and even the Haniger walk off, they are just trying to get the bat on the ball.

They all could have learned something from watching Leo Rivas' 7th inning at bat tonight. Very professional at bat. He took it deep in the count and then placed a ground ball perfectly to the opposite field in the hole a couple feet to the left of the second baseman. And he got two ribbies for the effort.

You'd think small ball would be making a comeback with the new rule on defensive shifts and limitations on how many times a pitcher can throw to first to hold the runner.

Not sure, I’m sure there is some guy who comes up with it. But guarantee they are just like the devil Bill James.

 

[wazzu31]

They all could have learned something from watching Leo Rivas' 7th inning at bat tonight. Very professional at bat. He took it deep in the count and then placed a ground ball perfectly to the opposite field in the hole a couple feet to the left of the second baseman. And he got two ribbies for the effort.

You'd think small ball would be making a comeback with the new rule on defensive shifts and limitations on how many times a pitcher can throw to first to hold the runner.

It’s not even small ball, it’s just called a professional at bat. You work the count and if you are down in the count you try to get a hit instead of a home run. Nerds deciding launch angle was great just proves how inept they are because any person who actually played the game knows always swinging with an upper cut is going to struggle. An upper cut and launch angle is the same thing no matter how many nerds who didn’t play sports think.

If you watch Moneyball, Jonah Hill is exactly what the analytics department is, dudes who quit sports at 7 to work hard on academics. Being smart is cool but trying to reinvent the wheel on a simple sport is stupid. As Bull Durham stated correctly, you throw the ball, you hit the ball and you catch the ball.

 

[wazzu31]

Damn fellas. It’s like Seattle wins and Houston wins. Can we just go on a streak.

 

[PolarVortex]

Ty France has 7 hits in his last 18 at bats over the last 5 games. His slash line with the Reds: .267/.290/.533/.824 Another ex-Mariner player escapes the team and gets re-vitalized.
Geno suarez' last 37 games: 27 runs scored, 11 HR, 35 RBI, .310/.371/.643/1.034

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

it's not renaming a pitch, it's shortening "sweeping slider" used to differentiate how it moves/breaks...kind of like "slider" is itself a specific descriptor for a breaking ball. it's been buzzier the past couple years, but the term's been around baseball for awhile.

You beat me to it...and did a better job at it.

 

[ulmax]

Nice I think that means..he is ready..

Colby.
Says .
Mid relief at 1st...but I don't know..
Up to mariners.
He has
14..saves .
He's prob used to pressure.
But i.like..it..even..if it's just to bring him.
To mariners..then Tacoma ..

Witch...I doubt..but it's a normal .road..

I think he will.make the mariners..

That said even brash and woo..went back to Tacoma at some..point..

Still on 40 man Taylor will.
As well..

When they draft ya 2 times..they want ya

 

[ulmax]

That said options..on were to go
We're limited..
With Santos..out...it seemed.to figure..

He is.there best relief.guy..not.at mariners already...
And know ..he is..

 

[ulmax]

Bazardo down..but.he is the type of relief.
Guy.
You bring. when he is.pitching well..
Right now he is not..
But could well pitch well..again in the future .
Mariners .will keep him as long as they.
Can...
Cuz of that..

 

[ulmax]

Gabe speier ..same as bazardo..
They will be back .

Then
Payton Alford...Arkansas.not on 40 man... yet

Carlos Vargas.....tacoma
Jackson kowar...60.day..
Mett brash ..60 day .
Santos.....15 day..

All these are main guys ...

Mariners could..make diez a relief .
Next year....if they think.they can..
If so .

they may keep.him.
But not much time..as far as options.for diez

 

[MarinersBestFan]

Ty France has 7 hits in his last 18 at bats over the last 5 games. His slash line with the Reds: .267/.290/.533/.824 Another ex-Mariner player escapes the team and gets re-vitalized.
Geno suarez' last 37 games: 27 runs scored, 11 HR, 35 RBI, .310/.371/.643/1.034

Seattle has a clubhouse that manifests and accepts mediocrity and lackluster performances by ball players that come here

The numbers are always shocking and eye-opening but I’m just never surprised anymore. It is to be expected for ball players to perform 30% worse when they get here and 30% greater when they leave.

 

[ulmax]

Mariners have done there normal.
Prospecting.
Relief.guys.this.year..
Colin snider...a product of that.

He has done well....so far.

Cody bolton.as well.even though..
He is at Tacoma as well..

.he's a young relief. guy from Pittsburgh.
Pirates..so ok..

 

[ulmax]

Austin voth..
And.
Trent Thornton .
Have been.the meat and taters.of the bull.
Pen this year ...good job so.
Far.

And in yesterday's game ..working..
The high.
Leaversge .positions..

Taylor soucedo..as well.

 

[ulmax]

Monuz an awesome young closer ..
Mariners would have a hard time
without..

Last.
But not least..

Yimi.garcia .
And
J t.chargois..

Just arrived in trades ..good luck to them...

 

[ulmax]

Seattle has a clubhouse that manifests and accepts mediocrity and lackluster performances by ball players that come here

The numbers are always shocking and eye-opening but I’m just never surprised anymore. It is to be expected for ball players to perform 30% worse when they get here and 30% greater when they leave.

I know what .you are talking about..but.
The .
Unwillingness of other ball..clubs..to give up.there
stars ..like vlade gurrero

And 1b for guardians..
Playes into..what mariners are going threw..
But .
Mariners may finally..
Have pitchers to trade .
In the offseason..
So things are changing..
Just not as fast.
As fans would like ..

I have always liked Garcia
2b nat bats .(expos)...
But they...won't.
Give him.up..
He is know.. hitting 290..
With hrs..

Cano.like..but maybe better..

 

[wazzu31]

it's not renaming a pitch, it's shortening "sweeping slider" used to differentiate how it moves/breaks...kind of like "slider" is itself a specific descriptor for a breaking ball. it's been buzzier the past couple years, but the term's been around baseball for awhile.

How is shortening a phrase it not making up a new term for the same pitch? We have big sweeping curveballs so does that mean it’s a sweeper? I’ll admit I’m just going off of what old timers like John Smoltz have said. And that term stuck unlike the other two they tried forcing down our throat with opener and bullet

I see your point with the slider and breaking ball but that’s just a category much like you would say fastballs. The only way you can really change the slider is arm slot and that’s when you get into slurve territory.

 

[PolarVortex]

How is shortening a phrase it not making up a new term for the same pitch? We have big sweeping curveballs so does that mean it’s a sweeper? I’ll admit I’m just going off of what old timers like John Smoltz have said. And that term stuck unlike the other two they tried forcing down our throat with opener and bullet

I see your point with the slider and breaking ball but that’s just a category much like you would say fastballs. The only way you can really change the slider is arm slot and that’s when you get into slurve territory.

Maybe we should rename Aaron Sele's 12-6 overhand curve, and every pitcher that is throwing it today. What should we call it?