Series Thread: Second-half launch, July 17-19 @ Yankees

[johnfree63]

I know the M's haven't played good at all this year but it still feels like they might be in it if not for Rodney.

 

[Tapey]

Rodney looks stupid, and still can't pitch without giving up a home run.

 

[SeattleCoug]

Awful pitch From Rodney but if it wasn't him it would have been someone else. The Blahfense wasn't scoring

 

[seahawksfan234]

really went out on a limb on that one, huh?

Hahahaha, touche.

 

[cezero]

It's National Ice Cream Day, and I'm sure LMC will take all of the losers out for some Shake Shack while they're in NYC.

 

[seahawksfan234]

God this franchise is so depressing.

 

[Anointed One]

SOM
Lose (2) one run games this series
Can't hit with men on base.
Scoring less than 3 runs a game
Poor decisions by our skipper

SOM

 

[Anointed One]

I don't have a problem with bunting to get the runner over, but considering that Zunino was on deck and strikes out 36% of the time, and only gets a hit 16% of the time, yeah it was a stupid move.

Exactly... Plus he replaces the guy who had gotten on base all 3xs today...

 

[Banned 10x]

That 9th with Ackley, Taylor and k-Nino was awesome. I could've got the save

 

[SeattleCoug]

Decisions based on stats from over 3 years ago. Your so great Lloyd

 

[NWinAZ]

Decisions based on stats from over 3 years ago. Your so great Lloyd

And Lloyd didn't go with Lowe the other day vs ARod because his stats said the same thing so Beimel gives up the winning HR instead.

 

[NWinAZ]

I believe he hit .300 with 3 walks so....

 

[SeattleCoug]

Goodie I'm excited to see mediocre LoMo continue. His 2nd to last OPS among first baseman is a good reason to not give Montero a fair shake

 

[johnfree63]

I believe he hit .300 with 3 walks so....

Yep, a .462 OBP in limited ABs probably isn't something the M's are interested in.

 

[blstoker]

He should be out there every time a lefty is on the mound. He has a career line of .312/.366/.448 against them.

DH should be split between Montero and Seth Smith.

I don't disagree - I just can't see that the management of this team will turn over their campaign against having him in the majors. So, until Z and McL are gone, Montero won't be given much more of a chance @ MLB level.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Un fucking believable that they option Montero, what the fuck? He was hitting extremely well.

 

[wazzu31]

Depressing that the organization just wastes roster spots. Montero deserves to be playing for the Mariners. How beneficial to Zunino would it have been had they just stuck with Montero at C instead of screwing him up by switching him back and forth between C and DH.

 

[cezero]

Depressing that the organization just wastes roster spots. Montero deserves to be playing for the Mariners. How beneficial to Zunino would it have been had they just stuck with Montero at C instead of screwing him up by switching him back and forth between C and DH.

montero would not have been a catcher with any organization

but like all of you, i don't understand the logic in sending him down

 

[SeattleCoug]

Montero was never going to be a catcher. That makes how the organization handled the situation in 2013 a head scratcher. It screwed up Monterp and probably screwed up Zunino too by rushing him. Just par for the course for the way this organization handles young players.

 

[unlvmariners]

Bunting on a 3-1 count with zunino on deck. Lloyd can say what he wants but continuous boneheaded decisions are why he's a terrible game manager

I was thinking the same thing. Really annoyed at the decision to bunt 3-1 with Zunino on deck.