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tworoosters
Strange I thought, I hadn't heard of a slugging prospect named Kennedy in the Mariners system, but no it's [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kennead01.shtml]Adam Kennedy[/url] .
That's right the Mariners DH and cleanup hitter is a middle infielder with a career OPS of .717 and 71 homers in almost 5,000 at bats.
I mean even the Mets can do better than that.
Mariners Mocking
April 15, 2011 at 09:59PM View BBCode
I know it's not as much fun without some of the former inmates but I was checking out boxscores this afternoon and noticed that the Mariners cleanup hitter in last nights game was their DH - A. Kennedy.Strange I thought, I hadn't heard of a slugging prospect named Kennedy in the Mariners system, but no it's [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kennead01.shtml]Adam Kennedy[/url] .
That's right the Mariners DH and cleanup hitter is a middle infielder with a career OPS of .717 and 71 homers in almost 5,000 at bats.
I mean even the Mets can do better than that.
tworoosters
Of course he lost a bet, why else do you think he's managing the Mariners .
April 16, 2011 at 06:46AM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
it's almost like the mariners' manager lost a bet.
Of course he lost a bet, why else do you think he's managing the Mariners .
tm4559
(because, jesus. it is the very height of grotesque.)
April 18, 2011 at 12:56PM View BBCode
according to Lou Pinella, Jr Griffey once saved baseball in Seattle. who will save it again?(because, jesus. it is the very height of grotesque.)
tworoosters
Austin Romine or Slade Heathcott after the Yankees deal them for King Felix.
April 18, 2011 at 02:58PM View BBCode
Originally posted by tm4559
according to Lou Pinella, Jr Griffey once saved baseball in Seattle. who will save it again?
(because, jesus. it is the very height of grotesque.)
Austin Romine or Slade Heathcott after the Yankees deal them for King Felix.
tm4559
(that felix to the yankess is real go-to talking point for the talking heads, no?)
April 18, 2011 at 03:58PM View BBCode
after this guy they have now has run his course, they bring in that riccardi or whatever his name was that was in toronto.(that felix to the yankess is real go-to talking point for the talking heads, no?)
tm4559
*giggle*
April 18, 2011 at 04:01PM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
milton bradley?
*giggle*
tworoosters
The great thing is they can pull it out at anytime and spend 5 minutes showing us how much they know, it's like a sportscaster's wet dream.
April 18, 2011 at 04:02PM View BBCode
Well they can't really talk about the RedSox as the team of the century anymore so yeah the "Hernandez to the Yankees" is easy.The great thing is they can pull it out at anytime and spend 5 minutes showing us how much they know, it's like a sportscaster's wet dream.
tm4559
April 18, 2011 at 04:14PM View BBCode
the mariners can get brett gardner in that right? if they insist? i mean, it did draw the walk last season. that was enought to get them to pay the chone all that money.
tworoosters
April 18, 2011 at 04:23PM View BBCode
OK but if they get Gardner then Heathcott's off the table.
tm4559
((fully realize it may be quite a while before this happens. but chone would be better on DEEE-FENCE right?))
April 18, 2011 at 04:27PM View BBCode
(truly though, don't they have more seasons with felix before he walks. if they wait, they can get ARod back with all that money for a farewell. they need to wait until he can't hit anymore, of course.)((fully realize it may be quite a while before this happens. but chone would be better on DEEE-FENCE right?))
Jon
At least Michael Pineda is awesome.
April 26, 2011 at 12:04AM View BBCode
I had low expectations and the team is playing to them so far.At least Michael Pineda is awesome.
tworoosters
Bradley's OPS of .669 this year was actually an improvement over his .641 mark in 2010 but that high level production wasn't enough to keep him in the Mariners long term plans, assuming of course that they actually have any long term plans.
The Mariners also waived Ryan Lagerhans, whose OPS of .664 was much more affordable at $525K then Bradley's but still wasn't enough to keep him with "The Big Team".
At least the M's still have that whole [url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6986]"Chone Figgins thing"[/url], and his sub .600 OPS, going for them at the bargain basement price of only $27.5 million over the next three years .
May 09, 2011 at 09:51PM View formatted
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Today the Mariners decided to give up on the $13.3333 million owing to Milton Bradley and release him.
Bradley's OPS of .669 this year was actually an improvement over his .641 mark in 2010 but that high level production wasn't enough to keep him in the Mariners long term plans, assuming of course that they actually have any long term plans.
The Mariners also waived Ryan Lagerhans, whose OPS of .664 was much more affordable at $525K then Bradley's but still wasn't enough to keep him with "The Big Team".
At least the M's still have that whole [url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6986]"Chone Figgins thing"[/url], and his sub .600 OPS, going for them at the bargain basement price of only $27.5 million over the next three years .
tm4559
(seriously, chone is just the best example in the world of what do you want to overpay for. folks talk about teams overpaying for home runs or rbi or whatever. with chone they paid for the walk. yes, ladies and gentlemen, the MFCS base........on.........balls. giggle, giggle, and giggle.
May 10, 2011 at 03:57PM View BBCode
chone figgins is so blindingly awesome, it doesn't even matter what his ops is.(seriously, chone is just the best example in the world of what do you want to overpay for. folks talk about teams overpaying for home runs or rbi or whatever. with chone they paid for the walk. yes, ladies and gentlemen, the MFCS base........on.........balls. giggle, giggle, and giggle.
Jon
And yet the little motherucker isn't even walking, the one thing he was supposed to do. I hate that miserable little imp.
May 30, 2011 at 08:26PM View BBCode
Originally posted by tm4559
chone figgins is so blindingly awesome, it doesn't even matter what his ops is.
(seriously, chone is just the best example in the world of what do you want to overpay for. folks talk about teams overpaying for home runs or rbi or whatever. with chone they paid for the walk. yes, ladies and gentlemen, the MFCS base........on.........balls. giggle, giggle, and giggle.
And yet the little motherucker isn't even walking, the one thing he was supposed to do. I hate that miserable little imp.
tm4559
mickey mantle got walked because they feared him, likewise, barry bonds and some noteable others.
chone got walked because he was a little dwarf with an invisible strike zone, and, finally, bobby abreu just got fed up and pulled him out and said,
"hey, you don't even have a strke zone, and you can't even hit the ball anywhere. so just take." chone should be kicking back twenty percent of his money back to abreu, like a commission.
May 30, 2011 at 08:33PM View BBCode
it is kind of a thing to recognize why they walk.mickey mantle got walked because they feared him, likewise, barry bonds and some noteable others.
chone got walked because he was a little dwarf with an invisible strike zone, and, finally, bobby abreu just got fed up and pulled him out and said,
"hey, you don't even have a strke zone, and you can't even hit the ball anywhere. so just take." chone should be kicking back twenty percent of his money back to abreu, like a commission.
tworoosters
Their offense is simply dreadful other than Smoak, even Ichiro looks dodgy, but the pitching has been lights out.
I can't see them continuing to win if the hitting stays at this level but at least they are credible, which is more than I thought they would be.
Chone is absolutely the worst contract in baseball, worse than Werth, worse than Vernon Wells, worse than Gary Mathews Jr., which is saying something.
May 30, 2011 at 09:07PM View BBCode
I must say I'm impressed that the Mariners are at .500.Their offense is simply dreadful other than Smoak, even Ichiro looks dodgy, but the pitching has been lights out.
I can't see them continuing to win if the hitting stays at this level but at least they are credible, which is more than I thought they would be.
Chone is absolutely the worst contract in baseball, worse than Werth, worse than Vernon Wells, worse than Gary Mathews Jr., which is saying something.
tm4559
May 30, 2011 at 10:30PM View BBCode
yeah, they been playing nice, they can really pitch. even bedard is finally pitching.
tworoosters
May 31, 2011 at 12:00AM View BBCode
I was on Yahoo Sports and checked the [url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/sea/roster]Mariners roster[/url], they list Figgins salary as N/A - I'm guessing that's acuz Jack Zduriencik pays them not to publish it.Pages: 1 2