Series Thread: Rangers @ M's: Sept 27 - 29

[ulmax]

Well there is an example of guys stepping
Up for texas..
Josh jung..of AAA..

Late in the season...you need guys..
Like Josh jung...guys..stepping up...

Mariners...have none..
.

 

[ulmax]

Then for goldy...go to the baseball
Card..show..
And sell baseball cards...to.real
People..

He should get it...after that..

 

[NWinAZ]

I think we are:
1. an above avg pitching club
2. a slightly above avg power hitting club ( HRs )
3. a far below avg contact hitting for average club / driving in runs via non HR
4. a top 15% in the league fielding club

Desperate needs for legit power bat in the lineup ( corner OF or DH - or the unicorn of big bat 2nd basemen )

When the shift ends next season I see our current squads numbers increasing in both avg and getting runners advanced and a slight uptick in rbi's. But then again most clubs will see that same rise so there is no gain over your competition.

We are just not a line drive hitting ball club. watch all of our at bats each game and yes look at line drive foul balls not in play also.
Nightly our competition is squaring the ball up alot more than our hitters. Now keep in mind our opposition is doing that against a vastly superior pitching staff, where we in turn are simply not hitting hard hit balls against an inferior pitching staff. That is the Mariners glaring weakness right now. Their inability to put hard hit balls into play ( hard hit grounders thru the infield and / or hard hit line drives to the outfield ).

For Christ sakes, we do not even have a line up of guys who can hit a simple fly ball deep enough to the outfield to get a guy in from 3rd base.
Think about how many dozens and dozens, if not 100's of at bats that has happened ALL YEAR LONG. We are talking a simple sac fly to score a run.

This ball club will embarass themselves and the city in any post season play. Unless Julio is Ken Griffey II and hits .500 with a few HR's. Even if that happens they will pitch around him eventually and be happy to get out of any inning or jam facing Ty France or Mitch Haniger after putting Julio on trying to get him fishing for balls out of the zone.

Like I said month or so ago, we have never finished in the top 15 in doubles since 2001. I always relate doublets good contact and line drive hitting. It is a must in my book. I hope that changes soon, but it won't with lift and loft hitters we have.

 

[ulmax]

So you have to re=work it..no prob

1 2b leadoff left handed..its a tall order..
For a star..
2julio....CF
3crawford will work...ss..left
4france..1b
5haniger....RF./DH.came out of the gate hitting..
And know is not but started to again
It's normal slump..and fix..just..all of a sudden..it was crittical.time..and everyone noteiced..

6 conforto...RF./DH.left there are a whole
lot of reasons...winker ..kilinec..haniger
To mention a few..

7suarez...3b..did a good job..and made us forget..seager..

8 raleigh....catch..

9 binantendi....lololo...ohh..accedent...lololo
Who is injured for nyy..right know..last I heard


10 Murphy
Even I like moore..but need to trade going fprward...

Haggerty..im not sure..

Winker...trade..to a good place..cubs or pirates..come to mind dodgers as well

Jedi is right..on winker..our frustration..is not


we would like to know who to trade between..trammell..kilinec...or maybe both..to cinnci..and pittsburgh..
With marlow..de l oach comming..

Yeah kilinec prob will..breakout next year.
Mariners have no time...to speculate.
Trammel..same..
Who to trade for..2b.leadoff..2B/Ss..AAA
Replace walton..
replace..Austin shenton
AA..3b

Replace Dylan moore..

Santana works..till white...is ready..

 

[ulmax]

Lewis well work..in lew of ..wanker..
AS 4th outfield..or left field..for know..

 

[ulmax]

That would leave
.a left handed..4th of needed..
Free agent..??
Maybe..just..depends

 

[NWinAZ]

Interesting...

 

[ulmax]

Mariners may have an easyer dicision
To make..on pitchers..

Castillo..
Ray..
Gilbert
Gonzales
Kearby...
Boyd..
Flexxen
brash..but I would say dollard..

AA..trade one of these..or d ollard or flexxen..a hard dicision

Hancock..
Macko
Miller
Berroa.
Isaiah Campbell
Woo

 

[AceKeptic]

I scoffed when reading Servais' statement about how this funk "can turn on a dime."

Yeah? I'd like to know how. Sorry, but you're not baiting me with that crap.

 

[ulmax]

Like I said month or so ago, we have never finished in the top 15 in doubles since 2001. I always relate doublets good contact and line drive hitting. It is a must in my book. I hope that changes soon, but it won't with lift and loft hitters we have.

I scoffed when reading Servais' statement about how this funk "can turn on a dime."

Yeah? I'd like to know how. Sorry, but you're not baiting me with that crap.

Hes..he is right with Suarez back.
And everyone knows..it..but will it be in time
Is the only question

 

[ulmax]

If they go to the playoffs and go..
Flat.like know....
..they are done..anyway..

Once..
Donce..

Try but no cigareo...yeah..clevland can beat them..2..and done

Trailing home..with tail..between the legs...all dog beat...

Or..they can do that to Cleveland and go
On to play..the yankees...with pride.

And a couple home games..

 

[SeattleCoug]

I scoffed when reading Servais' statement about how this funk "can turn on a dime."

Yeah? I'd like to know how. Sorry, but you're not baiting me with that crap.

Supposedly they had a team meeting after sunday and after that and an off day to play like they did yesterday is concerning to say the least.

 

[ulmax]

You are not ...not considered a contender
If winn..the wild card..
Mini..
So if they do go...they better make sure..
They win..that one..at least.

Or dont go......


To save face...

 

[ulmax]

If lose..then..that team
.is the pretenda

Howard cossell

 

[ulmax]

Cinderella....to go.

.or not to go..

To the ball....lol9l9l

We will finnish...the rest..

AS the baseball turns...

 

[ulmax]

To be proven..a pretenda..after 20
Years...is to have it thrown..in ya face
Like a disgrace..

That is almost the worst...except the cubs..is worse..but that is history

 

[ulmax]

Supposedly they had a team meeting after sunday and after that and an off day to play like they did yesterday is concerning to say the least.

Yeah..as I said..

1 injuries

2 no one to step up...when there are injuries..

Same reason white sox..wipe out..

There has to be a gap
..between..pitching and hitting..

If pitching..gives up an ave..of 4 a game

Then..hitting must produce..6 a game.

Or .......loose...

 

[WizardHawk]

 

[WizardHawk]

...trailing again before they have even taken an at bat.

 

[AceKeptic]

Yep, and just like that...GAME OVER.

May as well be, given how we're doing lately.