The Official Seattle Mariners Thread
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Its hard to imagine there are teams with a worse offense then ours...but man, SD is bad. Last in just about everything offense-wise in the MLB. M's still the worst AL offense though (AVG, OPS, 25th in XBH...17th in R).
Imagine if we had two more consistent bats in the lineup. We have the best bullpen ERA in the AL, and the 4th best pitching squad in the MLB (ERA). Defense is in the top 10 in the MLB as well. Its the offense that is keeping us from being better than .500 at this point. Losing Saunders didnt help matters. Smoak is now batting what, .208? He is out, and im sure they are happy about that. Seager can be good, but he is too damn streaky. I like what i see out of James Jones so far, but i swear, half his hits are bunts/infield hits/due to his speed. His bat isn't great, but his .OBP is, and thats what matters. Zunino is now flirting with the wrong side of .200, and thats a bad sign IMHO. Imagine if Cano had power numbers that he had last year, we might have won another game or two this year.
Imagine if we had two more consistent bats in the lineup. We have the best bullpen ERA in the AL, and the 4th best pitching squad in the MLB (ERA). Defense is in the top 10 in the MLB as well. Its the offense that is keeping us from being better than .500 at this point. Losing Saunders didnt help matters. Smoak is now batting what, .208? He is out, and im sure they are happy about that. Seager can be good, but he is too damn streaky. I like what i see out of James Jones so far, but i swear, half his hits are bunts/infield hits/due to his speed. His bat isn't great, but his .OBP is, and thats what matters. Zunino is now flirting with the wrong side of .200, and thats a bad sign IMHO. Imagine if Cano had power numbers that he had last year, we might have won another game or two this year.
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"Hernandez is used to this type of disappointment. It was the 32nd start in his career where he pitched seven innings or more and allowed one run or less and didn’t get a win (28 no decisions, four losses). Yes, that’s 32."
Felix Era last 3 starts: .80
Felix K's last 3 starts: 31
Felix wins last 3 starts: 0
Since 5/12/14 (4 runs to TB), he's 4-1 with a 1.33 ERA, 62 K's, 7 BB
I seriously feel for this guy. Granted, the run scored last night was on him (wild pitch). But, Seattle should be able to muster more than 1 run against the flailing Padres.
Felix Era last 3 starts: .80
Felix K's last 3 starts: 31
Felix wins last 3 starts: 0
Since 5/12/14 (4 runs to TB), he's 4-1 with a 1.33 ERA, 62 K's, 7 BB
I seriously feel for this guy. Granted, the run scored last night was on him (wild pitch). But, Seattle should be able to muster more than 1 run against the flailing Padres.
Seattle Mariners lead key categories & contending as halfway point approaches
The Seattle Mariners continue to roll, having won six of their past eight games after recovering from five-game losing streak. Though two of the team’s past three wins have come on ninth-inning home runs, the team has managed to stay afloat after seeming to sink a week ago.
It hasn’t been pretty all of the time, but the Mariners’ 2014 campaign has been an encouraging one. With the halfway point of the season just five games away, Seattle is still a postseason contender.
Here are a few facts most Mariners fans probably weren’t expecting to be true 76 games into the season:
• The Mariners are still in the American League wild card race. Granted it’s a three-way tie with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees for that slot, but the M’s are still four games above the .500 mark with the midpoint of the season fast approaching. The last time the Mariners were above .500 after 81 games was in 2009.
• After Sunday’s victory and a sweep of the Kansas City Royals, the Mariners improved their record to 40-36. Seattle hasn’t reached 40-win mark this quickly since 2007, when they did so in 73 games.
• Mariners pitchers have combined for an ERA of 3.27 so far this season, ranking second-best in the A.L. Surely Mariners fans were expecting Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma to do well, but starters Chris Young and Roenis Elias have succeeded in the back of the rotation, and Erasmo Ramirez has shined in his past three starts. In the month of June, Mariners pitching has combined for an ERA of 2.37.
• Seattle closer Fernando Rodney has quietly snuck into the All-Star discussion, tallying his 21st save of the season on Sunday, good for best in the A.L. He’s on track for 45 saves this season — well above his total of 37 last season with the Tampa Bay Rays.
• When Robinson Cano signed a giant contract in the offseason with the Mariners, the second baseman was expected to produce. His power numbers are down, with only four home runs this season, but Cano owns the second-best batting average in the A.L. at .329. The Mariners haven’t had a position player on the All-Star roster since Ichiro Suzuki in 2010, and no infielder since Jose Lopez in 2006, but Cano looks primed to end that streak, leading all A.L. second basemen in All-Star voting by almost 800,000 votes.
Seattle Mariners lead key categories, are actually contending as halfway point approaches - Seattle Mariners blog
The Seattle Mariners continue to roll, having won six of their past eight games after recovering from five-game losing streak. Though two of the team’s past three wins have come on ninth-inning home runs, the team has managed to stay afloat after seeming to sink a week ago.
It hasn’t been pretty all of the time, but the Mariners’ 2014 campaign has been an encouraging one. With the halfway point of the season just five games away, Seattle is still a postseason contender.
Here are a few facts most Mariners fans probably weren’t expecting to be true 76 games into the season:
• The Mariners are still in the American League wild card race. Granted it’s a three-way tie with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees for that slot, but the M’s are still four games above the .500 mark with the midpoint of the season fast approaching. The last time the Mariners were above .500 after 81 games was in 2009.
• After Sunday’s victory and a sweep of the Kansas City Royals, the Mariners improved their record to 40-36. Seattle hasn’t reached 40-win mark this quickly since 2007, when they did so in 73 games.
• Mariners pitchers have combined for an ERA of 3.27 so far this season, ranking second-best in the A.L. Surely Mariners fans were expecting Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma to do well, but starters Chris Young and Roenis Elias have succeeded in the back of the rotation, and Erasmo Ramirez has shined in his past three starts. In the month of June, Mariners pitching has combined for an ERA of 2.37.
• Seattle closer Fernando Rodney has quietly snuck into the All-Star discussion, tallying his 21st save of the season on Sunday, good for best in the A.L. He’s on track for 45 saves this season — well above his total of 37 last season with the Tampa Bay Rays.
• When Robinson Cano signed a giant contract in the offseason with the Mariners, the second baseman was expected to produce. His power numbers are down, with only four home runs this season, but Cano owns the second-best batting average in the A.L. at .329. The Mariners haven’t had a position player on the All-Star roster since Ichiro Suzuki in 2010, and no infielder since Jose Lopez in 2006, but Cano looks primed to end that streak, leading all A.L. second basemen in All-Star voting by almost 800,000 votes.
Seattle Mariners lead key categories, are actually contending as halfway point approaches - Seattle Mariners blog