Mariners

[MarkGrace]

After last night Kuma has as many wins as walks at 12. Unreal.

[wapiti]

After last night Kuma has as many wins as walks at 12. Unreal.

Greg Maddux almost did that twice. 1995 he had 19 wins and 23 BB, 1997 19 wins and 20 walks. That would be an impressive feat.

[MarkGrace]

In a story that can only be described as embarrassing for everyone involved, Jesus Montero, the disappointing one-time Seattle Mariners catcher, went after a scout from his own team with a bat during a minor-league game Thursday.

The reason? The scout had been heckling Montero during a rehab assignment with the Single-A Everett AquaSox, who were playing in Boise. The scout then sent an ice cream sandwich to the dugout for Montero. That's when Montero — who made headlines when he showed up at Mariners spring training 40 pounds overweight — snapped and had to be restrained.

Montero was coaching first base, and at the end of an inning, the unidentified cross-checker [a type of baseball scout] yelled at him to hustle off the field, according to Boise official scorer Liza Safford. Montero then headed to the AquaSox dugout on the third-base side.

According to a game official, the cross-checker then ordered an ice cream sandwich and had it sent to Montero in the dugout, escalating the confrontation further. The official said Montero — who arrived at Mariners Spring Training 40 pounds overweight this season — approached the stands with a bat while screaming profanities and threw the sandwich at the cross-checker. Montero had to be pulled back from the stands by Everett pitching coach Nasusel Cabrera, Safford said.

https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/jesus-montero-has-altercation-with-mariners-scout-over-ice-cream-sandwich-080802669.html

[MarkGrace]

Fernando Rodney

Felt like running out to the mound and choking that asshole tonight.

[I.J. Reilly]

They might have some fight left in them after all. I was begining to doubt it.

[MarkGrace]

Maybe this will give them some life because they've looked so dead since the Rodney implosion. Just a game back of KC, and that's not including the suspended game KC still has to finish where they trail 4-2 in the 10th.

[MarkGrace]

Well, been a good run, but these guys are cooked. The starting pitching just hasn't been able to sustain, and I think you had to figure that was going to happen (though I'm really puzzled by Kuma). And I still really feel like that Fernando Rodney 10th killed the momentum this team had.

[Walter Sobchak]

Houston killed the momentum this team had.

[MarkGrace]

Yeah, maybe. Losing two series to the Stros in a month certainly doesn't help. But there was so much buzz leading into that A's series, and with Rodney's 10th it just all went away. The air left the park and the team and never really seemed to come back.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

You were all excited for them to get to 81 wins in April, now you move the target on them. They exceeded what you and the sports radio folks in town wanted in the spring.

[MarkGrace]

You were all excited for them to get to 81 wins in April, now you move the target on them. They exceeded what you and the sports radio folks in town wanted in the spring.

Not moving the target at all. This season was more than I asked for.

[MarkGrace]

Yikes. Last trip through the rotation has been brutal. That might have cost Felix the Cy.

[MarkGrace]

Game 162 and we're still alive

[MarkGrace]

Well, bummer. Still a great day at the park and fun to have 162 matter. And great to see Felix have the opportunity to get on the bump in a game like that. Came up a bit short, but they well exceeded my expectations for the year. Feel really good about the pitching for next year and hoping we finally get to see a rotation anchored by Felix-Kuma-Paxton-Walker like we expected at the beginning of the year. With Elias throwing as well as he did he'll be a strong #5 at the back of the group. Pen should again be good, as most of the best arms are young and will be back. If the M's can add one more legit middle-of-the-order bat, I think they can take another step forward.

It was sad walking out of the park knowing the season was over, but I'm looking forward to some great October baseball (I'm all in on the Bucs and the Royals). It was a great year with an excitement at the park that hasn't been here for years. I made a personal best 16 games this year, and the M's went 11-5 in those games. Not bad considering they were basically just a .500 team at home. Looking forward to next year.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I made a personal best 16 games this year, and the M's went 11-5 in those games. Not bad considering they were basically just a .500 team at home. Looking forward to next year.

Had you gone to more games, it seems they would have made the playoffs.

I will make one with you next year!