Series Thread: M's vs Red Sox "Better Late than Never" Thread

[ulmax]

Instant.hometown
.hero..if he hits..230.to.260.

Conforto..

Part.of fix..that should have..for all.the reasons..mentioned..

 

[ulmax]

Ceazar..Hernandez..hitting 280..
Not quit.good enough..for..mlb....
Yet
.
In Pacific coast league..
It

320.to 350..
Ave..
East coast..is..300...and you are.mlb..

 

[ulmax]

Conforto .is a good..right field..
Who can dh..as well..

Seemingly..not .broken..
Any longer..

 

[ulmax]

Well....san fran..got there..hometown guy.
Seattle..should get .it's hometown guy..

And Cesar .Hernandez....a bit..later.

 

[ulmax]

If Seattle does not pull.all the guns.

Then pull..the trigger..prob.is..they get.
Beat up..
By angels...and rangers..
And the whole american.league..
East..

 

[ulmax]

When you don't have enough..walks.
When guys.
Do.get hits..
There are not guys scoring..
From..
Walks

 

[ulmax]

Sure they could trade...
A deloach..
Or.
A..
Johnaton clase..
But Matiners.
Would not have .much.to trade..

Ford..locklear..forget it..
Spence packard..forget it..

And clase..is prob on this list .as well

Deloach..well .is in the right.spot..
Close.to mlb..but not in it..

 

[ulmax]

Really..it's..not what .
Conforto..could..
Add..on his own..

It's what..
Conforto..
And.
Ceazar..Hernandez..
Could add..
As well.
As.
Cabellero..

Yes .they.could use..Moore..as well.

 

[ulmax]

And sense..mariners .have..
No haniger..
Something..seems missing..
A lift..they used to get..
Idk..
But..
It may..be..in the..walk numbers.

Or cohoesion..
Sometimes when ya build..a team.
Ya need..some lube..
So far..I just don't know...

As the baseball..turns..

 

[ulmax]

So 8 need .to..find..runs scored.
From walks..the last 2.years..
Mariners.

 

[ulmax]

And Julio.is the young leader.

But haniger..and..seager..
We're
.old salty..dogs..
As well..
As Santana..last year.

 

[MarinersBestFan]

This team will not stand for being above .500

I agree 100%

What we see on the field through 1/4 or so of the season is what we get and who the 2023 Mariners are.

They are a good team, with great starting pitching. But barring another 13-14 game winning streak like last year, this team will bounce all around the .500 mark ( which is a good teams rankings - just NOT a great team ) till October when they pack their bags and head home.

No chance this roster of 1-9 makes a legit playoff run. They simply do not have the talent up and down the line up.

 

[navamind]

I agree 100%

What we see on the field through 1/4 or so of the season is what we get and who the 2023 Mariners are.



They are a good team, with great starting pitching. But barring another 13-14 game winning streak like last year, this team will bounce all around the .500 mark ( which is a good teams rankings - just NOT a great team ) till October when they pack their bags and head home.

No chance this roster of 1-9 makes a legit playoff run. They simply do not have the talent up and down the line up.

Not sure about that, we've seen plenty of teams with even better records at this point in a season miss the playoffs. It's easy to forget, but the M's were sitting at 29-39 on June 19th last year. Even the '21 M's were sitting at 34-36 before finishing 90-72. It's not that uncommon to see teams hover around .500 almost up to the 81 game mark and still win 90+ games.

You guys are 4-11 in one run games and have a pythag of 24-18. That's pretty unlucky. There's a lot of season left.

 

[ulmax]

Whatever.the.value..of a salty.dog..

When you..don't have them..
Teams know it..

 

[ulmax]

Yeah.pittsburgh..is doing quit well.

In fact.
Leaving the cardinals..in..shame..

 

[ulmax]

The Seattle times..
Where the mariners.stand..after.40..
They .are..talking..about ...
Somthing..missing .....
Yeah .I know...

Ye ole salty...dog..

 

[Mariners_44]

On May 17th, 2022 the Mariners lost a game to Toronto putting them to a 16-21 record.

As of today they are 21-21 which is five wins better, also five more played to this point, than last year on this day. The sky is not falling even though the expectations going into the year has dictated a large amount of the frustration IMO. They went on to make a huge deal to land Castillo last year, and it's hard to imagine that they don't do the same thing for a bat this year. The pitching makes the rough team start a little less concerning but do need these guys to at least play up to their baseball card at the plate. Win today and they take yet another series, still an upward trajectory even if the expectation to performance value has been underwhelming thus far.

Put it this way, how concerned would you be if the Seahawks were 2-2 to start the season? Would the season be falling with even less margin for error in a shorter season? I would be plenty fine if the Hawks start 2-2, this is where the Mariners are currently at to start their season.

 

[MarinersBestFan]

On May 17th, 2022 the Mariners lost a game to Toronto putting them to a 16-21 record.

As of today they are 21-21 which is five wins better, also five more played to this point, than last year on this day. The sky is not falling even though the expectations going into the year has dictated a large amount of the frustration IMO. They went on to make a huge deal to land Castillo last year, and it's hard to imagine that they don't do the same thing for a bat this year. The pitching makes the rough team start a little less concerning but do need these guys to at least play up to their baseball card at the plate. Win today and they take yet another series, still an upward trajectory even if the expectation to performance value has been underwhelming thus far.

Put it this way, how concerned would you be if the Seahawks were 2-2 to start the season? Would the season be falling with even less margin for error in a shorter season? I would be plenty fine if the Hawks start 2-2, this is where the Mariners are currently at to start their season.

I kinda agree, but my baseball 'spidey sense' tells me this '23 team is in trouble:

1. last years remarkable turnaround was inspired and created by a historic 40 year plus team win streak, AND a disproportionate amount of 1 run win games.

2. Julio sophmore slump

3. Pitching staff that is far exceeding expectations to date

4. Too many players hitting far below 'their baseball card' as you stated

5. Does anyone TRULY believe the Mariners are going to splash the pot and pay mid season playoff push money for a BAT ! ( hahahaha )

I am enjoying watching the team progress and play decent ball.

I am NOT Enjoying watching endless batters in our line up NIGHTLY march to the dish with sub Mendoza line batting averages.

Until I see something that changes my mind, I firmly believe this is a 75-83 win team. 90+ wins is a pipe dream unless as you state they bring on a stud veteran hitter ( and SOON )

Looking around the AL standings / win % it could take 95 wins plus to reach the post season this year

 

[Mariners_44]

I kinda agree, but my baseball 'spidey sense' tells me this '23 team is in trouble:

1. last years remarkable turnaround was inspired and created by a historic 40 year plus team win streak, AND a disproportionate amount of 1 run win games.

2. Julio sophmore slump

3. Pitching staff that is far exceeding expectations to date

4. Too many players hitting far below 'their baseball card' as you stated

5. Does anyone TRULY believe the Mariners are going to splash the pot and pay mid season playoff push money for a BAT ! ( hahahaha )

I am enjoying watching the team progress and play decent ball.

I am NOT Enjoying watching endless batters in our line up NIGHTLY march to the dish with sub Mendoza line batting averages.

Until I see something that changes my mind, I firmly believe this is a 75-83 win team. 90+ wins is a pipe dream unless as you state they bring on a stud veteran hitter ( and SOON )

Looking around the AL standings / win % it could take 95 wins plus to reach the post season this year

I think it just comes down to each individuals threshold for optimism lol

Our record is plenty within reach to achieve our preseason goals, and though I'm pissed off a lot of the time we have managed to win ten of the last fifteen games. It's not a 14-game win streak but still a good trend moving forward.

 

[ulmax]

Song..
ABC .just.like..123....
Baby..
Salty.dog...you and me....
And what .Micheal .
Never..said..

2 plus 2 is 4....even up..the score...
Don't.let that..door...
Drop ya to the floor..