Winless In Seattle
Steve Sauro
Elliott SmithMariner Fans: How Bad Is It?
July 30th 2010 21:31
For those of us that still continue to follow 2010 Seattle Mariner baseball, we can agree on one thing... It's bad. It's real bad.
Let's take a little look into the four game series that just wrapped up against the Chicago White Sox...
We scored a total of 11 runs (to their 32). They hit 11 home runs (to our 1). Let me repeat that so it sinks in... we scored 11 runs, they hit 11 homeruns. Stellar.
It's long been told that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. In general, I say this rule applies to baseball pretty directly. Let's take the 3rd inning of last night's game for example:
Top of the 3rd
Ichiro doubles.
Figgins lays down a perfect bunt.
1st and 3rd, no outs...
...then the insanity happens...
On an 0-1 count, Figgins attempts a steal. It's hard to say if they had a hit-and-run on, but if they didn't - Kotchman should have recognized the great jump that Figgins got and let him steal the base. Regardless, Kotchman swings away and fouls it off. Ok, no biggie. However, same thing happens on the next pitch. At this point, any manager in their right mind would say to themselves, "Well, the defense knows we are running - should probably turn that off." Not the case for Don Wakamatsu. He keeps it on. Lo and behold, the White Sox pitch-out on the next pitch - and hey, guess what, Figgins was stealing. Again. Figgins makes a nice play and scampers back to first safely. Whew. Ok, no biggie. Well, next pitch is another pitch-out (that in itself is a little unheard of, but after 3 straight attempts, and still being ahead in the count, I'd call the pitch-out too), and this time they get Figgins out.
Man on 3rd, one out.
Kotchman hits a sac fly to left, one run in, nobody on, 2 out.
Guitierrez grounds out to SS, inning over.
Well I guess that's not bad - at least they got one run.
Just for fun, let's compare that to the...
Bottom of the 3rd
Ramirez hits an infield single.
Castro hits a single to left.
1st and 3rd, no outs...
...sounds familiar to what the Mariners had in the top half of the inning, right...
... except...
A walk, a double, a single, a GIDP, another walk, a single, a pitching change, then a ground out later, and the White Sox put up 4 runs.
Slightly different teams on display I guess.
Team notes: Our July record thus far... 6-20. With 2 games left against the Minnesota Twins to close out the month - I have to say it's a high possibility that we are looking at a 6-22 month.
Fun fact: The 2010 Seattle Mariners are on pace to score less runs (536) than the 1994 team did (569). By the way, you'll recall the 1994 season was shortened by 50 games due to the strike.
So how's the Jack Zduriencik/Don Wakamatsu era looking now?
Let's take a little look into the four game series that just wrapped up against the Chicago White Sox...
We scored a total of 11 runs (to their 32). They hit 11 home runs (to our 1). Let me repeat that so it sinks in... we scored 11 runs, they hit 11 homeruns. Stellar.
It's long been told that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. In general, I say this rule applies to baseball pretty directly. Let's take the 3rd inning of last night's game for example:
Top of the 3rd
Ichiro doubles.
Figgins lays down a perfect bunt.
1st and 3rd, no outs...
...then the insanity happens...
On an 0-1 count, Figgins attempts a steal. It's hard to say if they had a hit-and-run on, but if they didn't - Kotchman should have recognized the great jump that Figgins got and let him steal the base. Regardless, Kotchman swings away and fouls it off. Ok, no biggie. However, same thing happens on the next pitch. At this point, any manager in their right mind would say to themselves, "Well, the defense knows we are running - should probably turn that off." Not the case for Don Wakamatsu. He keeps it on. Lo and behold, the White Sox pitch-out on the next pitch - and hey, guess what, Figgins was stealing. Again. Figgins makes a nice play and scampers back to first safely. Whew. Ok, no biggie. Well, next pitch is another pitch-out (that in itself is a little unheard of, but after 3 straight attempts, and still being ahead in the count, I'd call the pitch-out too), and this time they get Figgins out.
Man on 3rd, one out.
Kotchman hits a sac fly to left, one run in, nobody on, 2 out.
Guitierrez grounds out to SS, inning over.
Well I guess that's not bad - at least they got one run.
Just for fun, let's compare that to the...
Bottom of the 3rd
Ramirez hits an infield single.
Castro hits a single to left.
1st and 3rd, no outs...
...sounds familiar to what the Mariners had in the top half of the inning, right...
... except...
A walk, a double, a single, a GIDP, another walk, a single, a pitching change, then a ground out later, and the White Sox put up 4 runs.
Slightly different teams on display I guess.
Team notes: Our July record thus far... 6-20. With 2 games left against the Minnesota Twins to close out the month - I have to say it's a high possibility that we are looking at a 6-22 month.
Fun fact: The 2010 Seattle Mariners are on pace to score less runs (536) than the 1994 team did (569). By the way, you'll recall the 1994 season was shortened by 50 games due to the strike.
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Comment by Joe Soriano
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Comment by Jason White
THIS IS THE MOST PATHETIC FUCKING STAT I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE!!!! It makes me wanna punch Jack Zduriencik in his ugly face for not getting a power hitter before the season or by the trade deadline. Yes I know that it wouldn't have made much of a difference getting one before the trade deadline because OUR season is already over but you have to think of the future right or am I just crazy?? And why we traded All-Star pitcher Cliff Lee for Smoak,a RAPIST pitcther, and some other fuck head is beyond me. Why they didn't get someone who can fucking hit homers and drive in runs baffles me!! If Bavasi is like Forrest Gump and Nell having a baby and then it growing up to run a team, then Zduriencik is like Corky Thatcher(from Life Goes On) and Tara Reid(Actual Quote of hers: "I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist.") having a baby that takes over a team from a fellow RE-TARD!!!!
Comment by Joe Soriano
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