SB Nation User Blog: EnglishMariner

Fan appreciation at Safeco for Jack Zduriencik.

EnglishMariner — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:09:28 -0000

To follow up on the comment here. If you love Jack, read on...

UPDATE - Only one hour into this and already you have pledged $95! Thank you all!

UPDATE II - $140 already! At this rate we'll have enough for a bronze statue!

UPDATE III - Lisa has kindly set up a paypal account to donate to, click here to make a donation, we are already at $150!!!

So we have had a positive response to the initial idea, thank you for that. I want to keep the momentum up which is why I have started a new post. To make this work we require:

1) Interest [I believe we have this]

2) Resources [I have a plan for this]

3) Commitment [This is where you come in...]

I believe the interest is real for something to show our appreciation of the man that has helped make our sporting lives more enjoyable. Sec108 has kindly offered to potentially enquire about having a sign up in his section for the season which is featured on the broadcasts. What we need next is:

Ideas for what kind of sign or tribute we should have [My suggestion was 'In Jack We Trust' with sexy Jack's head in the background, but I am sure you can think of something better]
Authorisation from the club to have this up for the season
Costing of whatever we decide to order
Money
Production and deployment/maintenance of the sign

Depending on what we choose I can't see it costing too much.

My idea for collecting money will be a bucket at the USSM event next month. If the 275 in attendance all pledge $1, then we should have our costs covered. Does anyone else have suggestions for this?

We'll also need someone local to co-ordinate and lead all of this [I'd love to do it but I don't feel like making calls to Seattle on my mobile]. Maybe one of our younger members would like to step up here? You'd be surprised how something simple like this can help pad out your CV.

Here is a picture of the banner that gave me the initial idea:

To get the ball rolling I will pledge $50 towards production of the sign, and I will pay the money by bank transfer to whoever organises this when payment for the sign is due.

Poll

What do you want our banner to say?

Franklin Gutierrez, showing some nice power by hitting a HR 444'.

EnglishMariner — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:43:31 -0000

Franklin Gutierrez, showing some nice power by hitting a HR 444'.

Something to ponder

EnglishMariner — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:16:19 -0000

Something to ponder

The immortal Joel Pineiro is running with a 3.01 FIP, 3.23 tRA and a major league leading 61.4% GB rate over 203 IP, good for 5.3 WAR.

Neftali Feliz will destroy us all update.

EnglishMariner — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:09:19 -0000

Neftali Feliz will destroy us all update.

Oh crap.

17.2 IP, 5 H, 22 K/BB!!, 1 ER [HR].

The only good news is his 100% LOB%, .126 BABIP. And his velocity is slightly down to an average fastball of 96.8 mph.

Please never, ever make him a starter, Texas.

For those who don't visit USSM...

EnglishMariner — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:07:54 -0000

For those who don't visit USSM...

Time to jump off of the bridge - Neftali is our new master.

EnglishMariner — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:51:19 -0000

Time to jump off of the bridge - Neftali is our new master.

Good lord. Seriously, we are boned. Just wait until the Rangers have him and Holland as their one-two.

He looks so awesome. Watch the highlights of his performance last night on the Rangers website ... unbelievable tailing action on his fastball, a Felix-like power changeup and a breakingball of doom that makes me want to kill my own mother so she does not have to suffer the pain of being subject to the new world dominion that Kaiser Feliz's arrival heralds.

The Rangers will meet Felix six times this year. Soon, they will have their revenge.

Can you imagine Yuni against this guy?

Hell has frozen over - article about the M's being too left-handed.

EnglishMariner — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:23:29 -0000

Hell has frozen over - article about the M's being too left-handed.

Who ever saw this coming?

Neyer Blogs about the Mariners

EnglishMariner — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:51:44 -0000

Neyer Blogs about the Mariners

He questions why we have Langerhans in the lineup when Saunders has been tearing up [well, hitting well at] AAA.

What level of defence and plate discipline could we expect from Saunders if he was called up this year? Personally I have been impressed with Langerhans approach so far, and his defence has been as advertised. I don't think rushing Saunders through is the best idea at this stage, regardless of Langerhans line so far.

This is the first perfect game I have ever thrown, a 63 pitch one against the A's with my 09 The...

EnglishMariner — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:52:44 -0000

This is the first perfect game I have ever thrown, a 63 pitch one against the A's with my 09 The Show player. My LHP dominated their stupidly LHB lineup [seriously they had 7 LHB] with his 99 mph cutter and running fastball, mixing in a few curves and splitters and using the circle change as the strikeout pitch.

Seriously I was so happy to do this, I must have pitched 2000 games since I first bought MVP 2005. I once threw a no-hitter with Joel Pinero in MVP [?!?!?!?] but I have never had perfection, until now.

Bwhahah!

Regarding Ichiro.

EnglishMariner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:55:45 -0000

Regarding Ichiro.

No funny quotes, just classy as hell behaviour from the guy we all love.