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MLB 2022

#581
Gaolee said:
Give him a few months. Or maybe he finally got his act together, proving once again that the Mariners are an outstanding farm team for MLB.
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Reports are that Kikuchi has developed a good relationship with Pete Walker and the other pitching coaches in Toronto. If he has bought in to the changes they are suggesting and it's working for him then I'm hopeful he can keep it up. He seems to have toned down the leg kick / hesitation in his wind up that seems to be commonly employed by Japanese pitchers. Simpler mechanics are usually a good thing IMO. I think he's also trusting and using his fastball more, which he should because he throws hard and can command it fairly well. When he gets ahead in the count with heaters, then the breaking pitches work well because the hitters need to expand their zone a bit. When he falls behind early, trying to nibble at the zone with the breaking stuff, then he gets himself into trouble.
 
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#582
Well the Mariners are a confounding team this year. The are already 10-1/2 behind the Astros but just took another series from the Astros. Now they are in Baltimore and won the first game. If they sweep, that would be a start of a streaky winning run I hope. They are on the road a long time now. What makes me happy is that Taylor Trammell has made it back to the show and seems to have figured a few things out. He's under the radar relative to Rodriguez or Kelenic, but he's done better than Kelenic did so far both last year and so far this year. I'm not suggesting the Mariners write off Kelenic, but I don't understand why Trammell wasn't given more opportunity to figure it out before they sent him back down. Of course, that may have been the best thing that ever happened to him, since he's kicking butt. Lewis is injured again in a freak way. He took a pitch off his shoulder that then hit him in the head. They are looking at a concussion protocol for him. Jeez. The poor kid can't seem to buy a break.
 
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#590
the harp unstrung said:
We need to talk about these Rockies' uniforms.

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They look like a bunch of license plates.

The Mariners are inching back to respectability. OK, it was against the Orioles and Rangers, but they can't win for losing on the road. They just won two series back to back on the road. I hope this is a trend. They are not hitting on all cylinders yet. Or at least I sure hope not.
 
#591
Gaolee said:
They look like a bunch of license plates.

The Mariners are inching back to respectability. OK, it was against the Orioles and Rangers, but they can't win for losing on the road. They just won two series back to back on the road. I hope this is a trend. They are not hitting on all cylinders yet. Or at least I sure hope not.
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I was thinking beer/soda cans, but yeah.
 
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#596
Machado cost his team more than once with his non-hustle BS last night. What a total waste of talent putting it in that clueless bag of ego.

Sorry Manny, your home run didn't make up for your massive loser attitude. Again.

Mets win! Thhhhuuuuuuuh Mets....WIN! :hyper:

And Escobar put up a cycle!
 
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#598
Mets are still playing small ball, everybody still hustles, they still aren't trying to launch every pitch into the stands, and despite several key injuries on the pitching staff, are still fighting to the last out of every game. All the locker room/ego issues of the last 2 years are gone, and nobody is bitching about their roles. If Buck isn't manager of the year they got it wrong.
 
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#599
The Mariners won in Houston last night. That almost never happens. Ray had another lousy inning, but made it enough innings to win the game anyway. Things seem to be turning a bit. Win a series in Houston against the top team in the division and things will be getting better. The Mariners are still a whole lot of games down, but I'll take it.
 
#600
I've done some reading on the possibility of the Red Sox trading Xander Bogarts. It's a sad possibility. He's the marquee player who has been there the longest. He's a rock. He's a leader. He shows up ready to put on the cleats and get the job done day in and day out. He rarely has a batting slump. And errors are few and far between on defense. He would leave a gaping hole in that team (right beside the one caused by the bullpen).

Turns out, it's all about July (just like everything else in the Sox's season). If the sox can play well against the Rays and Yankees (a long shot) in July, it will literally turn their season around. If they get pounded by those two, the season is essentially over. With the trade deadline looming at July 31st, the Sox will look to save some cash by unloading Xander if things look bad at that point.

Man, I've stuck it out with the Sox through some really bad decisions. But this....

My 10 year old daughter (well versed in the nuances of the game, and the Sox) said "They get rid of Bogey, I'm done. I'm out." I don't think she would go over to the dark side (Yankees), but she might join my father as a Braves fan. :wacky:
 

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