Series Thread: Rays vs M's - May 9th - 11th

[DunceKaep]

Wow, remind me again why Lind is our first baseman and not Lee?

This platoon might be a non-platoon pretty soon. Give me some Dae-Ho, more often please.

 

[Tapey]

Good news is I don't think Pearce is going to get 6 AB

 

[Mariners_44]

Miley is dealin'!

 

[Tapey]

Cano always looks so happy and sims always sounds so clueless

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[cezero]

Please stop giving up home runs.

 

[unlvmariners]

Wow, remind me again why Lind is our first baseman and not Lee?

Lind has been super frustrating. I would be happy with Lee getting the majority of starts at 1st base for the time being. Lee has earned it and Lind has not.

 

[unlvmariners]

Please stop giving up home runs.

Classic Miley... Just throw meatballs no matter the count, 3-0 meatball, 0-2 meat fucking ball. Half the time when Miley is on the hill we will need huge offensive games.

 

[AceKeptic]

Classic Miley... Just throw meatballs no matter the count, 3-0 meatball, 0-2 meat fucking ball. Half the time when Miley is on the hill we will need huge offensive games.

Mr. Miley? The new team heads want to have a word with you...

 

[SeattleCoug]

Living dangerously having Cruz in the OF late in games

 

[Anointed One]

This platoon might be a non-platoon pretty soon. Give me some Dae-Ho, more often please.

Hidy Hidy Hi Dae-Ho

 

[cezero]

i have my head set on, and got to hear webb yell "fuck" really loud right there

 

[Anointed One]

Another series win!

20 wins this season!!!

 

[Cloud]

Crazy comeback by the Rangers. Sucks.. but as long as we keep rolling.

 

[dude82]

Living dangerously having Cruz in the OF late in games

It's a tough call to make when it's a close game like that and you know that Cruz is scheduled to hit in the next half inning. You obviously don't want him booting the ball and giving Tampa a chance to tie the game up right there, but should Tampa have found a way of tying it up without needing a Cruz misplay/error to do it, you're suddenly without the guy in your lineup, of the guys due up in the next two innings, most capable of breaking a tie with one good swing. If you're up big in that situation, you feel more comfortable with replacing him defensively because you would presumably not need his bat in the next inning. If you're not up big in that situation, but Cruz isn't scheduled to hit for another 6-8 hitters, you can take him out defensively and not worry about taking your biggest home run threat out of the lineup in a close game because chances are good that if you're getting to his spot in the order in the next inning or two, you're probably back in the lead again anyway. I dunno. Stuff like that is why Servais gets paid the big bucks to manage the team and we don't.

 

[SeattleCoug]

It's a tough call to make when it's a close game like that and you know that Cruz is scheduled to hit in the next half inning. You obviously don't want him booting the ball and giving Tampa a chance to tie the game up right there, but should Tampa have found a way of tying it up without needing a Cruz misplay/error to do it, you're suddenly without the guy in your lineup, of the guys due up in the next two innings, most capable of breaking a tie with one good swing. If you're up big in that situation, you feel more comfortable with replacing him defensively because you would presumably not need his bat in the next inning. If you're not up big in that situation, but Cruz isn't scheduled to hit for another 6-8 hitters, you can take him out defensively and not worry about taking your biggest home run threat out of the lineup in a close game because chances are good that if you're getting to his spot in the order in the next inning or two, you're probably back in the lead again anyway. I dunno. Stuff like that is why Servais gets paid the big bucks to manage the team and we don't.

They ended up taking him out after the AB in 8th which was great. I just remember it nearly costing them a game a few weeks ago. Would just prefer he DHs as much as possible. I do realize Smith and Guti aren't Amazing fielders earlier. Would be nice to have an OF defense/ pinch runner for those situations.

 

[unlvmariners]

They ended up taking him out after the AB in 8th which was great. I just remember it nearly costing them a game a few weeks ago. Would just prefer he DHs as much as possible. I do realize Smith and Guti aren't Amazing fielders earlier. Would be nice to have an OF defense/ pinch runner for those situations.

I was thinking about that too, one of the downsides to having a platooned 1st base. Guy like O'Malley comes to mind.

 

[unlvmariners]

Just looked at the matchups. Against Archer Cano is 0-13, Seager is 0-13.

 

[blstoker]

Just looked at the matchups. Against Archer Cano is 0-13, Seager is 0-13.

As a roster their combined numbers are - .224/.264/.329/.593 in 91 PA (4 players have never faced him). Cruz has some success (5/15 1 2B) as does Lind (7/20 3 2B) but that's about all.

 

[Podunkparte]

Adam Lind hits .350 off of Archer. I'm gonna guess that number takes a hit today.