8/18 Mariners Sniffing 9 Games Over, Again vs. Rangers Game Thread

[DavidGee24]

Why is Raleigh, with two outs and nobody on, faking a bunt on a cookie of a breaking ball down the middle? And then he whiffs. Not a smart AB.

[D-train]

Did Goldsmith just use the rbi fact that Dtrain tweeted last season?

Yes only he said that he was the only one to ever do it. Mike didn't say a peep even though he HAD to remember that Foxx and Gehrig also did it. They did a FULL segment on it a few years ago on TV during a game!

[seattlefan-daBronx]

1. Marco escape vivo (escapes with double play and lives)
2. Marco vive peligroso (lives dangerously / walks the leadoff man)
3. Marco estupido pero sobrevive (stupid Marco just survives)
4. Marco sin verguenza (Marco no shame - two strikes on a hitter gives up singles)

[D-train]

btw Rocky was kind enough to frame that for me. Thanks again Phil!!!!

[ddraig]

If Emerson and Hancock finish the year strong and are obvious candidates to Gilbert their ways out of spring training, what does our rotation look like to start 2022?

We still need a TOR pitcher. You can't expect a rotation of kids to do well throughout the season and into the playoffs. Marco and Flexen stay in the rotation, Gilbert too if he works on another pitch in the off season. Then get me one of the kids to round things out with a TOR pitcher. That leaves us a LOT of trade bait even without KK.

[seattlefan-daBronx]

1. Marco escape vivo (escapes with double play and lives)
2. Marco vive peligroso (lives dangerously / walks the leadoff man)
3. Marco estupido pero sobrevive (stupid Marco just survives)
4. Marco sin verguenza (Marco no shame - two strikes on a hitter gives up singles)

70 pitches now....Marco needs a short inning.

[AT Funchal-Madeira]

I wake up and "Metro Man" is waxing about "manbuns"! What a dweeb. It was 27 degrees C in Funchal when I arrived...... but cooling off now... had to take a second Covid test. I was dragging my two bags up to the hotel entrance and a young couple scooped 'em up and carried them to the hotel desk. The clerk carried them to my room. People are really nice.

[DavidGee24]

Two fucking hits off of the POS!!!!

It's been that way every time against him. We only get a few hits but a couple bombs and beat him. Hopefully he'll throw #2 before he exits because we sure as hell can't get a regular hit, even off his meatballs.

[ddraig]

I wake up and "Metro Man" is waxing about "manbuns"! What a dweeb. It was 27 degrees C in Funchal when I arrived...... but cooling off now... had to take a second Covid test. I was dragging my two bags up to the hotel entrance and a young couple scooped 'em up and carried them to the hotel desk. The clerk carried them to my room. People are really nice.

That's Portugal!

[ddraig]

Two fucking hits off of the POS!!!!

It's been that way every time against him. We only get a few hits but a couple bombs and beat him. Hopefully he'll throw #2 before he exits because we sure as hell can't get a regular hit, even off his meatballs.

Playing up, or down, to the level of the competition.