Fantastic start by the Mariners. Lets hope that this can continue for the rest of the season

This performance looks more like that which we expected from the M's, perhaps we need to consider to more seriously consider the weather factor and its impact on M's hitting.

Well that ought to give Bedar...d the edge he needs.

Erik Bedard must be double checking to make sure he has the right jersey on. He doesn't know what this big of a lead feels like. Let's hope he makes this a quick one and doesn't let them back in the game.

Boy...nothing like telling your offensive you appreciate the run support by giving one back immediately.

Sweet tapdancing buddha!

Who are these batters, and what have they done with our Mariners?

An Ms team in 2008 that actually takes advantage of sloppy defense and a shaky pitcher. Hot damn and biscuits.

This outcome is not what we expected, lets hope Bedard finds himself.

I have a feeling the M's will continue to play better as the season heats up, but after the previous three weeks, or whatever it's been -when they're losing the days all tend to blur together- they've played so horrendously I've decided to try to enjoy each game and not get caught up in it all. We'll see how that works...

Nat - yours is probably a good approach, as I too have reflected on it and as it now stands we just need to close the gap behind the division leader. Heat up and play well - these predictions make no difference if we close the games out gap. All the horrible play to date then becomes forgettable and we can then enjoy the remainder of the season with some hope because as I said performance is relative. Predictions are abstractions and meaningless - relative performance is the key.

Love Raul, but it would be nice to have a left fielder.

Those last two pitches were crushed, any bets Burke catches Bedard the rest of the year.

We started off great but this is starting to look like a bit of the same old. Come on guys, lets get it together

First man- well, to be honest I have to turn the tv off or to a different channel a lot while the game is on, I really can't watch them hit lazy fly balls out or piddle away the lead like Bedard is doing now. Bedard is not fun to watch tonight. So much for the warm, fuzzy feelings for the M's :)

Get Baek up.

fish93 - My reaction is somewhat like yours - does anyone sense a problem in the was Jo is calling and connecting with Bedard?

This is unbelievable how poorly Bedard is pitching

Any bets on Bedard not making it out of the 3rd inning?

It figures. Get the hitting straightened out and now the pitching goes down the toilet. Much like the season!

Just a question of strategy, why go directly to Baek in this situation? Point is he takes a long time to warm up and you need someone who is good at denying inherited runners. Why not go for the moment with someone who is more used to throwing in pressure situations, keep Baek up and then bring him in the bottom of the fourth?

Bummer the way the Bedard has pissed away this lead.

It's pretty obvious that Bedard and Kenji were not on the same page...not even close. That's a bit worrisome to say the least.

So much for our Stud #1 starter contining the winning streak. Can't even finish 3 innings after being spotted a 5-0 lead. Brutal.

Padilla has been getting stronger, so now is the time to try and manufacture a run off him. But then Kenji strikes out, so much for that idea.

Could someone fill me on on this KJ and Bedard issue? Why in the hell isn't Clement catching or Burke? Check around the league, there are pitchers that have their own catcher. We get 5 runs and poof, it's gone. :-(

Washburn is correct....Johjima is just not a catcher in this league.
I am glad that we have Joh 3 more years as a DH though

Can Wlad steal a base?

Blowers said that eric and Joh were not on the same page...We know washburn's feelings...Jeff Nelson has said that Joh is "Terrible"...ry very worrisome that joh is now having troubles with several pitchers Why did we sign him to a 3 year deal WHY? I can't wait till Bavasi is gone...

the mariners will not game dime one of my money this year. i can't recall a team so disgusting in all my years. 100 million dollar payroll and they play like 3rd graders...from day one.

To be fair to Bedard he was not getting many of those borderline strikes.

Are you kidding me!?

6 outs for Bedard in 64 pitches?

This is what we traded 5 20ish year old players for?

Can't say we didn't give him some runs tonight.

And it's against a not very good Texas team. Excluding their games against the M's their record would be really bad...almost as bad as ours.

Ichiro, what ever happened to the idea of manufacturing a run - just needed one of your patented infield singles.

Yea, those 2 crushed hr's were the ump's fault. Pitchers have to adjust to what the Umps are calling. I'm more concerned about the catcher/pitcher situation. Cllemnt has to be he guy. Let KJ DH.

Hey i said borders line strikes, there is no excuses for those two fat pitches that he threw.

Not criticizing you fish...EB also had 4 walks. This staff walks WAY to many people. Check how many of those walks score. Beck walks as I type this. This is maddening.

Bedard did not seem to have command tonight, but there was also something going on between him and KJ. It has seemed to me for a long time that KJ does not call a good game behind the plate. He also in my opinion uses odd set ups play to hitters power strokes. So another reason to celebrate Bavasi's judgment of talent - way to go BB give us another dead one for three more years.

Hey Geoff, Do you think Bedard will publicly throw Joh under the bus like Jarrod did? I doubt it also. However there does not appear to be a connection there. Please do what you can to get him or Mac to comment on why Burke wasn't in..... Thanks!

Beck=Baek Errror on JR.

Geoff,

When you arrive at the press box (for a road game), how is seating handled? Is it first come - first serve?

I know you weren't criticizing me and yes the staff does walk way to many people, but what i am saying is if he gets s couple of those piches called for a strike he may still be in there and it probably would have changed the pitches he would have thrown to other hitters. Just speculation but when you fall behind hitters and your not getting those border line strikes then you have to get a bigger chunk of the plate and the ball becomes easier to hit.

Good Point Fish. Another f'in walk. Good Greif Charlie Brown. Watch out gang!

Catchers and pitchers need to be in sync, do you suppose that the language barrier is a factor in what seems to be a regular problem between KJ and the pitchers?

3-2 bases Loaded and heres the pitch wow he got him

NICE Baek. Let's get some runs...say 5 or 6.

Anybody else get nervous when Baek is in the game?
As for the Joh/pitchers issue -- Niehaus said a little while ago that he thought the issue was with Bedard and the home plate umpire. Maybe it's a little bit of both...

Thank God "Friends" plays in Spokane at 7p. let's see, what would I reather watch...Jennifer Aniston or the M's. See ya in a half hour. I'll be blogging though. :-)

I still can't believe they haven't given Beltre a hit on his first AB. That pitch was crushed and the 3B didn't even touch it.

Nice one JR. I'd take Aniston.

Looks like the Times doesn't hold back when paying for Hotel lodging huh?. That looks like a dump. Nothing like a ground level room by the highway. I hope you packed your own sheets

My prediction is that Victor Diaz will be the next call up from Tacoma and not Reed.

Wait, wasn't someone saying the Bedard trade was a good one? Yeah, we are really lucky to have that bum.

That said, when you compare how Jones, Sherrill and Tillman are doing to Bedard it kind of looks like a nearly equal trade. None of those players is setting the world on fire, though the Orioles did get 5 bums for our one.

Chris Antonetti in '08

I asked the question of who the starting catcher was for tonight, and like I predicted, it really had an affect on the pitching tonight. What I don't understand is why Mac can't see this. Hell, I don't even have the luxury of watching on tv. I follow along with my computer and rely on my fellow bloggers to give me the feel for the game.

Catcher - pitcher sync would seem to be a natural point of observation, but as noted, why does McLaren, himself a former catcher, not notice this obvious problem evident in Johjima's calling of a game?

A telling study might be done that determines if there are more walks. hits when Johjima catches a particular pitcher than when Burke catches the same pitcher.

Geoff:
1) what video camera do u use for these videos? Cell phone camera? Its pretty good quality.

2) who takes the video when u r driving? I hope u r not driving AND taking the video? its not very safe.

Thanks for a great blog and excellent reporting.

I saw an interesting fact the other day. Joh has not had and extra base hit since signing his extension.

Okay, now we have some fight.

RISP sick

Geoff:

1) what video camera do u use for these videos? Cell phone camera? Its pretty good quality.

2) who takes the video when u r driving? I hope u r not driving AND taking the video? its not very safe.

Thanks for a great blog and excellent reporting.

RRS - That's the way you do it. Maybe its just all in the pitching.

First Man,it's ok to use "fight" when Sexson is not playing.

Thanks Jeff in Dodge City, I decided to take Raul's advice and forget about it.

Where was that last pitch to Lopez? Gametracker showed it to be low and outside?

Perhaps it is just my selective perception, but I think there have been many poor outings by umpire's calling balls and strikes this year. They have not appeared to have been very consistent with the pitch tracker. Again this is just a generalization, but it does seem to be a factor in this game.

What was that? simmering hostility? Who needs Sexson?

Who needs Jose Guillen and his Mendoza line bat when we have Ryan Rowland-Smith. That's what this team needs, nice to see that.

Jose, tell me that ball had spin on it, please.

the flood gates are officially open... nice play jose

Asdrubal Cabrera would have made the play on that ground routine ball to Jose Lopez. But we needed an experienced veteran in Eduardo Perez. And Cabrera was "blocked" by Lopez and Betancourt....Damn that Bavasi.

I give up, if our fielders are going to miss balls like that in that situation, this season is over.

Unbelievable. Dear God!! They just have to lose, in any way possible. This one will hurt big time.

Lowe's walk didn't help either

Maybe Jose Lopez can play first base instead of Vidro the next few days. I'm disgusted by his defense this year. We could have had Tulowitski instead of Clement, but the M's drafted for need and not the best player available as usual.

Resin-

A retarded chimp could've made that play.

In addition, Lopez has NO range whatsoever.

There's that extra base hit, first since the three year contract for KJ.

Wlad, that's the way you do it.

For the record, Asdrubal Cabrera turned an unassisted triple play tonight.

Nice play Jose!

Chris Antonetti in '08

Sheesh, don't jump off a cliff Geoff.

Hey Adam did you see that home run? Adam Jones can only dream to hit a ball that far. It's beginning to be very clear who the better bat is. I'll be glad to compare both players at the end of the year. This time Balentien doesn't have an injured pinky like he did for most of the end of last year in Tacoma. Adam Jones and his .633 OPS!

Jose Lopez's eyes always look half-closed, you know, the way Sam Perkins' always used to be.

I'll be glad to compare both players at the end of the year.

Not that one year a career makes, but if you really are glad to compare them at the end of the year, how come you only bring this up when he goes deep? And since when does 50 ABs or so mean anything?

Here I thought you knew better...

Lizard eyes - didn't affect Sam and his three pointers.

10 walks. The story of the game. Pitchers couldn't throw strikes. And one big error. OUCH!

Lopez unfortunately doesn't have the power to move him to third base unless we deal Beltre at the deadline. Fielders sometimes grow out of a position.

An answer for everything, the man's starting to believe his statistics - infallible.

Adam you will be eating crow at season's end. The only thing we agree on, is we both wouldn't have made that trade. It's funny you responded so quickly here after not blogging today. You have to admit Balentien has been impressive so far. He's far superior than Corey Patterson.

Turn Lopez into a DH. Swinging a bat is what he does best.

Mclaren - now you make a move. Always a step late.

Resin - I honestly just logged on.

Yeah, I'm very happy with Wlad so far. Maybe he's one of those guys who can be productive enough to make up for less than perfect plate discipline. But yes, he's been just what the Dr. ordered.

But for the 900th time, I never called for Patterson in place of Wlad. Patterson and Wlad together in the OF would be fine by me.

12 walks.....make that 13. 2 RBI's for the pitcher. Only one hit this inning. 2 runs.

The wrong move - ugly.

Scanman that wouldn't be a bad idea if Jose could up his power.

Mark Lowe should have been sent down a week ago to Tacoma. I'd rather see Cesar Jimenez or some other arm get called up.

Maclaren never should have pulled Rowland-Smith.

His use of the bullpen is his greatest weakness.

There is something to say for that move, Lowe has not looked very good all season.

What is the M's record for walks in a game?

When will this season be fun?

Adam-I didn't say you advocated Patterson over Balentien.

I bet ya Wlad won't finish with a .240/.300/.390 line.

15 against Milwaukee is what I heard.

Why did my fire Lincoln, Armstrong, and Bavasi post suddenly get removed? There was no foul language... Why wont anyone in the media, Geoff, stand up and say what needs to be said..? It's time for wholesale regime change... Now... This season is so over it's not even funny... Seriously... it's not funny or even fun... Look on the bright side we can buy dollar tickets and sit in 100 dollars seats again... It's like 1985 all over again..!

Corey - agreed if you just add McLaren , Sexson, and Adam.

Geoff,

We have given up 13 walks today.....in 8 innings!!! That is more than our starting 2B, SS, and C have combined all year!!!!!

ScottM - earlier you said the logic with my argument that the Mariners are pretty much done was flawed because it didn't account for a three-team donnybrook in the West. Two points:

1. Wouldn't the M's get caught up in the said three-team tussle, making their opportunity to catch either the A's or Angels even more challenging?

2. It's actually not that uncommon that teams have more than one good team to deal with in their own division:

2002 - Oakland (103 wins), Anahiem (99 wins), Seattle (93) wins

2003 - Yankees (101 wins), Boston (95), Toronto (86)

2004 - Anahiem (92 wins), Oakland (91), Texas (89)

2005 - Chicago WS (99 wins), Cleveland (93), Minnesota (83)

2006 - Yankees (97 wins), Toronto (87), Boston (86); Minnesota (96 wins), Detroit (95), Chicago (90)

2007 - Boston (96 wins), New York (94), Toronto (83)

Every year since 2002 (thats as far back as I went) at least one AL division has had three teams finish above .500. Each division winner won at least 92 games, and the average wins for those division winners was almost 98 wins.

So no, it is not a stretch to say that, even in a three-team race, a division winner can win 90+ games.

Send Vidro packing,move Lopez to DH,bring up or find a good defensive 2nd baseman. Move Raul to platoon at 1st and bring up Diaz from Tacoma. We would be a lot more competive because we would be a better defensive team.

Corey - Think about it. What would firing Bavasi or Lincoln do this year? Absolutely nothing. Bavasi will be gone if the season continues like this. There's no doubt about that, but for this season, it wouldn't have any effect at all.

An answer for everything, only it is the wrong answer.

Resin - then why are you even comparing Patterson to Wlad?

I think I guessed on a .730-ish OPS for Wlad. But I'm confident he won't end up with the .850 OPS that you predicted. Which is fine.

Ragged on him all night, caw, caw, caw, but KJ comes through. Nice to see he is breaking out.

I am on my knee's for Johjima!!!

Kenji - Holy Crap.

I am on my knee's for Johjima!!!

Watch that language, Adam

Good to see the M's show some fight.

Balentien should be higher in the order after tonight.

I just injured myself when Ifell off the chair!! What was that!

How will the Rangers feel if they lose this after getting 13 walks?

Un-flipping-believable! Maybe they'll actually pull this one out!

This game is absolutely WILD!!!!!!!!!!

Watching it is sooooooo much fun!

Demoralized, that the way we want them.

KENJI!!!

Did Kenji really just hit it out?

Mariners absolutely have to win this game now. A loss here would be devastating to say the least.

Way to go Kenji! Seriously, who predicted this one?

"Out of the darkness, the pitch I resurected the season with," by Kenji Johjima. (Lincoln-Armstrong Press, 2008)

Wow! I was looking up records for walks when Johjima tied the game. Just for fun, here is a record that maybe the M's can shoot for. On September 11, 1949, the New York Yankees had eleven base on balls, courtesy of the Washington Senators, during the third inning setting the Major League mark for walks during an inning.
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Second extra base hit since signing his extension, but he has been coming around with the stick.

9:00 PM, May 12, 2008

Did Kenji really just hit it out?

Yes, Adam he did. It was a miracle. And the funniest thing happened in the previous AB when Clement struck out for out number 2, Sims said enthusiastically, "Game Over!" It was a beautiful, towering shot that just cleared the LF wall. 0-2 pitch I believe.

Morrow is dominating again. What a topsy-turvy game. If the M's pull this one out, it might just kick start them.

Morrow brand cheese!

Way to go Morrow! He means business tonight. No walks either.

Man! Did Morrow ever look good out there!

I am predicting a Beltre homerun.

Darn it!

Man...that was a tough one to drop...

Damnit! I thought it was our destiny.

and there you have it folks....our dumb dumb scouts taking Brandon Marrow over Tim Lincecum. DUMB DUMB DUMB.

FIRE LINCOLN, FIRE ARMSTRONG, FIRE MCLAREN.

I beg you all to write to Nintendo of Japan to plead to this company to GET A NEW FRONT OFFICE NOW

Heartbreak Hotel, but the M's ought not hang there heads on this one, they showed more fight than they have all season. Could use some defense.

Wow! Heartbreaker of a loss, but great battle put on by the M's. 12 runs in one game? Didn't think we would be seeing that! Great effort Mariners! Go get 'em tomorrow!

Can we PLEEZE send Morrow down so he can turn into a starter??

His stuff is so good. A few weeks back I thought he was miles away from being a starter because his secondary stuff was so bad and his fastball control was poor.

He's shown a lot so far, and my mind has changed. He can be a good starter soon, but the team needs to send him down to get him ready to help the club later in the year.

When Ramon Vasquez can hit your fastball, you know it's not a very good one even if he can throw 97. Scouts have knocked the lack of deception on Morrow's fastball. On gameday it showed the break was 2". Extremely straight fastball.

Seattle Sports Blog - and add FIRE ADAM!

Also, Morrow's splitter looks pretty average. And in defense of Morrow his command is what has looked good recently, not his stuff. You want to see good stuff watch Tim Lincecum pitch.

Apparently Morrows fastball isn't as straight as Wilson's

Resin, I am with you - when you throw straight fast balls, hitters learn to sit on it and the result is good-bye. Change location and change speed is the credo.

Adam,

I completely agree with you. He is not a reliever. It will take a month and at this point go for and get him ready for next year. Take advantage of the next four months and get him ready for next year. Bring up Corcoran or Jimenez....actually bring up both and send Lowe down. (His WHIP will be about 2 after tonight!!!!) Then, trade Washburn or Batista. Many teams are interested in those two.

Lincecum hides his ball so well. Morrow has no deception and little movement as my pal Resin pointed out. That is the difference in the two.

I completely agree with the analysis by Justin H. and Adam.

What I've noticed about this blog, is that you all bag on players left and right, but once they do one good thing you're all on their side...I just don't understand...If you're a Mariners fan, be one. I know this team is struggling, but they put in a good effort tonight. And players don't need to be traded left and right...I don't understand that either. There's still 122 games to be played. Positivity is what this team needs.

Where's Adam when you need him?

I'm not as down on Lowe as some are - he's been pretty good up to tonight. He really had some bad luck in the 7th. The 8th was a disaster.

Re: Morrow - It wasn't that the fastball was a bad pitch, I think Vazquez was just sitting on it. Morrow still has a rep as a FB guy, and until he can show some more consistency with his off-speed stuff, hitters will likely be sitting dead red.

And besides, how can you say his fastball isn't good after he mowed down the first four hitters he faced?

Send Morrow down to Tacoma NOW. If he's ready by the deadline, get rid of Washburn (worst teammate ever) and put Morrow in Washburn's spot. If he's not, no biggie.

ONCE AGAIN GENTLEMEN I ASK YOU,WHO WAS CATCHING WHEN THE BALL LEFT THE BALLPARK? Some how he is tipping his signals, too many good hacks being had by the Rangers. But really, poor defense did us in tonight. Thank Lopez for tonights loss.

Did this guy seriously just post a condescending LOL in his blog?

Yeah, I think I'm done with Geoff Baker.

There was also a very weak throw from left that allowed a run to score. Raul is very suitable for DH / 1B but his presence in left costs runs.

That LOL was justified. Lots of emotional folks in these parts.

This is going to be another wasted season for Morrow. Three good things that have come out of this season so far is that Clement and Balentien are finally getting MLB experience. It's a step toward next season. The third is that with them playing such crappy baseball, I've finally had time to remodel the bathroom.

Let's just hope they send Morrow down to Tacoma so he can become part of the rotation next season. Washburn will be in the last year of his contract. Do the Mariners really think they're still in it? Let's start building towards 2009!

The third is that with them playing such crappy baseball, I've finally had time to remodel the bathroom.

Ha! That was a good one!

Adam - you have a sense of humor, multidimensional man.

I really admire M's Fan's and First Man's positivism, but to me that was a CRUSHING defeat.

8 back of Los Angeles and Oakland, and now 4 back of Texas.

When you come back like this you have to finish the deal. This could have been something very special, but instead it's another monster blow to the team's already very-low confidence.

5 runs to start with, and 12 total, and we still lose. To the Texas Rangers no less, who are now twice as close as we are to first place. Tell me how this can affect the team's morale positively. Can't wait to read what Geoff has to say about this one.

Hey fairweather, why didn't you finish that bathroom while Alexander was still a Seahawk?

The team scored 12 runs, something which they have had difficulty with all season, its got to give them some offensive confidence. They can build on this offense, work on defense and make pitching adjustment. Eight games back, cut this in half and you still have a season. It is the relative performance to the division leader that counts, the team needs to pick themselves up and start reeling off some wins to cut that games behind figure and then they have a chance.

Well, this loss was much like a Jose Lopez out, very productive!!!!!

In the sense that it gave the offense some confidence, it can be productive, we will just have to see if the bats are coming a live for real.

And besides, how can you say his fastball isn't good after he mowed down the first four hitters he faced?

Baek has looked like an ace facing Texas in the past. Do you really want me to go against what scouts have stated and what my own eyes see with Morrow's fastball based on four hitters? Heck velocity isn't everything Adam. Even Matt Thornton can throw 97. When you throw 97 you can get away with mistakes at times. Morrow's fastball isn't that good he needs to locate it to be successful.

What in the h*** is it going to take to string 2 wins together? I mean seriously?

We finally find our offense, and we, *gasp*, win a game! So tonight, our newly prolific offense scores 12 runs! Great news right? Can't complain about that effort. Team that up with all the great pitching we've been getting, and presto... easy win! WRONG! These are the Mariners of '08. We CAN find a way to lose! Our staff falls apart and gives up 13! Wait... what's that? 13 walks to go with the 15 hits? It's amazing we didn't give up 20 runs! Perhaps I should give our staff some credit then, eh? Who wants the pressure of a two game winning streak anyways?

With our incredible rotation, I had such high hopes for this season. But let's face it, these ain't the '95 kids. Barring some miracle, we're done, and it's only May.

You guys are absolutely killing me.

First Man
Exactly, one (1) 8 game winning streak any time during the rest of the season and we only need to play at a .600 clip to get to 93 wins. Any team that finishes the season with 93 wins better plan on playing .600 for a good chunk of the year. I think this team is capable of that. We only need one strong surge to get within a reasonable rhythm that will lead us to 93 wins.

When you consistently throw one pitch at the same speed, MLB hitters quickly learn to sit on it and soon light it up. Morrow's find for short stints, but it was a bit much to keep him in for a second inning. He is a long way from becoming a starting pitcher, he will need to develop some effective pitches to go with that fastball. Pity the M's scouts could not see this one pitch wonder when they passed up Lincecum. Still Morrow is an asset, but he must be used more carefully just as Lowe has use limitations. In effect, both Lowe and Morrow are set-up pitchers not to be used more than one inning at a time.

Resin - I agree that a good fastball must be located.

If you want to say that that fastball Vazquez hit was a bad pitch, fine. But when he locates it, it is a plus pitch. And he's done much better this year locating his fastball.

I've been a big Morrow critic in the past, but he's coming better than I expected given the way the M's are mishandling him. Before Vazquez, he was painting with his fastball. Then he lost one up a bit that Vazquez was sitting on.

As I said, until he can develop a reliable secondary pitch, his fastball is susceptible.

But he doesn't have a bad fastball.

Smarto, I am not sure you are addressing me, your 93 wins figure comes from Adam. My point is cut this eight games out lead to say four by the July and then you are in the race. No one really knows how many wins it will take to win the division, the point is competition is relative to the leader in the west. Get within four by July and keep it close and you have a chance. In fact, many pennants have been won in the last month of a season by teams who overcame a four games behind deficit. So my point is that there is no magic number of wins, there is relative performance in terms of games behind the division leader. We are letting the statistics do the talking instead of playing the games.

FYI...I'm not a fairweather fan. I'm not one of the Mariners fan that became a baseball fan after 1995. I've followed this baseball team since Mark Langston and Alvin Davis.

I just don't believe in supporting a team that has no organization or philosophy in place. Bavasi is incompetent and a loser. If you want to follow him then please do so. I on the other hand will not. The guy has been here 5 years and there's been no progress whatsoever.

First Man, I don't know Adam from Adam, I don't follow this blog religiously because it's too negative. I agree with everything you have said. You simply come from a slightly different perspective than myself. You say we cut or deficit by half with two and a half months to go in the season and we've improved our chances two fold. I dig that!! I say slip in an 8 game win streak in there somewhere, and we don't need to play .670 the rest of the way to win the division, however many wins it takes.

Smarto - We are in agreement, lets take this game and be positive. This team can score runs, the pitching can do better - it was the walks that shot us down - and the defense can improve. Main thing is to go with the offensive improvement, make it something positive and build a winning tradition.

Lets pick a long homestand and make it Mike Hargrove Night for 8 games in a row and see what happens. The Ghost of Grover owes us that much!!

Sounds like just the promotion necessary to get that eight game streak going that you spoke of, there is plenty of time if we can just begin cutting the games behind deficit. Let the statistics rest until the end of the season, there is no need to have a simulation dictate reality - play the games - win games.

To all you stupid assholes..Lincecum gave up 2 hrs on Sun Why don't you all shut up about Morrow...he has been dominating. Hrs happen to the best pitchers at any time remebver Eckersley for example / He sucks cause he lost a game? i am sick of some of you that know nothing and every error or blown play..."he sucks' Enough ...Learn the game You make this blog ridiculous...now shut the f,,, up please you are idiots

Bavasi looks like a freak and makes decisions like a freak. WHEN ARE THE MARINERS GOING TO FIRE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! While they are at it, the team would be well served to send McLaren packing as well. I am racking my brain trying to think of things to do this summer now that the Mariners are no longer an option.

Here is the contact information for Nintendo Japan. Again, I highly suggest writing them and letting them know your concerns with Chuckie Armstrong, Howard Lincoln, McLaren, and Bavasi. Lou and Gilleck were the only winners this organization has ever seen and both of these guys did not like Lincoln and Armstrong. Lincoln and Armstrong are getting zero pressure from Nintendo, a very passively run company who doesn't want to ruffle any feathers. Let Nintendo of Japan know you are tired of these guys.
Fyi, do not write to Nintendo of Redmond as it will not get through to the correct ownership.

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Kanayalal Building 8-4
4-Chome, Kumochi-cho, Chuo-ku
Kobe 651-0056
Japan

Here is another link to contact Nintendo of Japan

http://www.nintendo.com/corp/prcontact.jsp

Mariners Stink!