2017 Seattle Mariners regular season thread

[Crizilla]

So Shoemaker is walking batters left and right and Valencia comes up to bat with the bases loaded and swings at the first pitch. Out. That's something that would happen in the McLOLndon era.

Servais maybe isn't as good as I thought.

 

[getnasty]

So Shoemaker is walking batters left and right and Valencia comes up to bat with the bases loaded and swings at the first pitch. Out. That's something that would happen in the McLOLndon era.

Servais maybe isn't as good as I thought.

He hit the ball as square as you can hit it unfortunately it was right at a guy. Not like he chased a breaking ball out of the zone.

 

[sutz]

Not Buhner in the booth again!!! He is the worst

Every Tuesday. :229031_shrug:

 

[Sports Hernia]

Valencia squared that one up though. 8)
The guy needs to start hitting. Hopefully this breaks things open for him.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Not Buhner in the booth again!!! He is the worst

Every Tuesday. :229031_shrug:

Loved Bone as a player, but he is insufferable in the booth.

 

[Thepeelsessions]

There's our "closer if the future", throwing the game away. Diaz needs to be sent down. He's been awful so far this year ukeface: Plus, Servais really needs to figure things. He really hasn't been impressive during his tenure here.

 

[Bobblehead]

THe season has just started so bad for these guys..FFFFF

 

[Hawk-Lock]

This team sucks. Worst part is there isn't a bright future with this team. When the trade deadline rolls around, Dipoto may want to seriously think about moving some of the bigger pieces. You aren't making the playoffs with a bottom 5 pen and suspect starting pitching.

 

[West TX Hawk]

There's our "closer if the future", throwing the game away. Diaz needs to be sent down. He's been awful so far this year ukeface: Plus, Servais really needs to figure things. He really hasn't been impressive during his tenure here.

I think one big problem with Diaz is he's falling in love with his slider way too much. Instead of challenging guys and throwing his fastball up and in, he's continually going low and away with his slider 50% of the time, trying to induce a ground ball. He's hanging the damn pitch. Use your fastball or lose it.

 

[IndyHawk]

This team sucks. Worst part is there isn't a bright future with this team. When the trade deadline rolls around, Dipoto may want to seriously think about moving some of the bigger pieces. You aren't making the playoffs with a bottom 5 pen and suspect starting pitching.

I want the rebuild to start sooner than later.It will hurt for a few drafts for sure but the cycle has to change away from what we have been seeing.I see two players to build around and one is a pitcher

 

[Thepeelsessions]

There's our "closer if the future", throwing the game away. Diaz needs to be sent down. He's been awful so far this year ukeface: Plus, Servais really needs to figure things. He really hasn't been impressive during his tenure here.

I think one big problem with Diaz is he's falling in love with his slider way too much. Instead of challenging guys and throwing his fastball up and in, he's continually going low and away with his slider 50% of the time, trying to induce a ground ball. He's hanging the damn pitch. Use your fastball or lose it.

This kind of reminds me of Arquimedes Caminero from last year. He started out hot, because he was kind of an unknown. After a couple weeks here in Seattle, he got too confident in his fastball because he could blow it by guys at 100+. It seemed like he had given up on his slider, and because a guy with a one pitch arsenal, which was hittable heat. Teams adjusted to it, and he continued to get lit up until he started seeing less PT.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

This team sucks. Worst part is there isn't a bright future with this team. When the trade deadline rolls around, Dipoto may want to seriously think about moving some of the bigger pieces. You aren't making the playoffs with a bottom 5 pen and suspect starting pitching.

I want the rebuild to start sooner than later.It will hurt for a few drafts for sure but the cycle has to change away from what we have been seeing.I see two players to build around and one is a pitcher

Either rebuild or go for it. This team is built to win right now. So either put some money into the team and help out the pitching staff or unload some of these big contracts. Honestly, I wouldn't even care if they renamed the team. I feel like this franchise just needs an entire makeover.

 

[Thepeelsessions]

Honestly, I wouldn't even care if they renamed the team. I feel like this franchise just needs an entire makeover.

I could be down with that. I've always loved the old Pilots and Steelheads names. And the Steelheads uniforms are so simple and fresh. It's a great name and look.

I don't know, I've never been a huge fan of the sextant. And the trident is even worse.

 

[Seahaaaawks]

If we want to win, don't put the bullpen in!

81 pitches top 6 only gave up 2 runs and he takes Kuma out of the game? Gosh Service is a retard


And just like that the lead is gone. Great managing jackass!

 

[Thepeelsessions]

The pen with yet another blown lead. When will it ever end?

 

[Seahaaaawks]

It's amazing to Me how he brings in a kid for his debut in a pressure cooker of a situation. Just throw him to the wolves eh Servais you mindless clueless worthless idiot of a manager! Ever herd of letting your starting pitcher go more than 5 1/3rd innings? Next time I go down to safeco I'm making a sign that says SERVAIS YOU SUCK. And Zunino too. And the bullpen. Rant over.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

It's like a revolving door with the bullpen. Call someone up only to send them down days later. Might be time to trade a bat for a pitcher. I believe we have the second worst bullpen to Detroit, who has had an awful pen for years now.

 

[bevellisthedevil]

The problem is that this team doesn't have any spark. They don't have a fiery guy that makes people accountable for their actions. No one in the leadership role, everyone is too laid back.

Did anyone see that potential dust up when Maldanado got tagged running down the first base line? Nothing was even done other than the tag and Maldanado made a huge deal out of it.

They need to bring someone from the bullpen that is struggling the next time Maldanado comes up and drill him in the middle of the back. Show some sack. Maybe a good fight is what this team needs.

 

[Thepeelsessions]

And to think Mike Montgomery was once a Mariner. A versatile pitcher who could start and relieve, and do both well. Look at what he's done during his tenure in Chicago. That trade still chaps my hyde. The pen and Servais may be a big problem, but so is DiPoto.

Another thing, anybody know why Servais is so reluctant to play Motter lately? I mean a Danny Valencia is still Danny Valencia. He's still not producing at the plate. Motter has been. This is Shawn O'Malley vs. Ketel Marte all over again, sans the injury. Servais is foolish.

 

[sutz]

Kuma was pulled because he took a line drive off of his left leg/knee. He tried to go one more inning, but oops! He's yet to hit 90 pitches this year, though, so it seems he's basically a 5 inning pitcher any more.

Nice to see the bats get us the win back, and it looks maybe like Diaz is using his slider to good effect. Just don't throw it to Calhoun.

If we're gonna get that "spark" it looks like it will come from Segura and/or Dyson. Those guys seem to actually like to keep fighting.

Motter cooled off at the plate after his earlier hitting numbers. Still waiting on Valencia and Zunino to catch on at the plate. Val, at least, has career numbers that would indicate he will get better. Nino makes his living as a backstop, just wish he'd start hitting above the Mendoza line.

Nice win last night.