I'm really taken aback by how bad the bullpen has been. I guess I was spoiled by how we would trot out a solid bullpen, even in our down years. Now the expectations for the team are high, and the bullpen shits the bed in the clutch scenarios. I'm confident we can shake off the cobwebs but being down 7 games in May is tough to swallow, though.
Also, Brad Miller is moving to the outfield. Dustin Ackley has about 1 month to turn it around before he gets smoaked, in my opinion.
Well balls. Iwakuma experienced stiffness and was shit down again. Same injury that kept Paxton out until August last year.
what is this Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 8s9 seconds ago Source: Cubs have traded catcher Welington Castillo to Seattle.
Apparently Castillo is a horrible pitch framer, which sucks. On the other hand, maybe he'll get more than one hit every two weeks like Zunino.
Always 1 step forward, 2 steps back with this damn team. And I kind of hope they'll send Zunino down to AAA to straighten himself out. Would be fun to see one of our top prospects pan out this decade.
Be the Mariners Have Kyle Seager get ejected for arguing balls and strikes Two innings later be down 4-3. Have bases loaded with no outs. Willy Bloomquist bats for ejected Seager. Have first pitch pop out. Have next batter first pitch pop out. Have next batter be Logan Morrison. Be the Mariners.
Be the Mariners. Have all of the above happen. Have Willie Fucking Bloomquist come to the plate the very next inning with the bases loaded. Weak grounder to third for the third out. Be the Mariners.
So fucking frustrating. Going to need Felix to throw a perfect game today to make me feel good. Make me feel good Felix. MAKE ME FEEL GOOD!
God dammit I loathe willy so much. My dad is one of those guys who thinks he's valuable. I hate my dad because of this.
This game tonight has my emotions all over the fucking place. Seager with a grand slam to take a 6-3 lead, and then Rodney comes in and subsequently butt fucks that lead away.
Only fitting that Rodney got the W. I love you, Kyle Seager. Thank you for being the one homegrown guy who doesn't suck.
I was losing my shit. You would have thought this was game seven of the World Series. Nope, just a game to get us to 22-23. Felix on the mound tomorrow. Feeling a no hitter.
When he hit his Grand Slam I jumped off the couch and screamed "FUCK YEAH YOU MOTHER FUCKING STUD SON OF A FUCKING BITCH!" When Rodney gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, I jumped off the couch and screamed "FUCK NO YOU MOTHER FUCKING COCK SUCKING SON OF A BITCH!"
Houston is really pissing me off. 30-17? Half game out of having the best record in all of baseball? The fuck is happening with that?
The A's are 17-30 and have scored 30 more runs than Seattle. It's shit like that in the numbers that infuriates me about this team about what they could be. 23 games have been 1 run games. 23. That's absurd.
Brad is working his butt off to learn LF. Was out 2 hours before last two games working on angles, etc. I'm not a fan of the kid replacing him. Just why? Brad wouldn't talk about it, but I will. ps. Y'all need some bats.
Nelson Cruz has been incredible thus far. It's a shame Cano was a better hitter without him, which doesn't make any fucking sense at all. Cano, Cruz, Seager should be mashing the fuck out of the ball. Seager is really picking it up as of late, Cruz has been doing it. Need Cano to pick up the slack and start hitting the ball. More. Last two games have been okay but as a whole, the guy is so much better than a .260 hitter. He should be around .340 with those two behind him.
He's been pretty shaky in the field so far this year, and Taylor gets to everything with ease. I think the M's aren't sold on Brad as a legit SS as he ages. Brad's been damn good with the bat, though.
I love Felix, Fangraphs, and Jeff Sullivan: Since the beginning of last season, MLB hitters have swung at 33% of the king's curveballs in the strikezone. During that same period, batters have swung at 40% of his curveballs outside the strikezone. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/felix-hernandezs-other-weapon/