SB Nation User Blog: PositivePaul

Watch Hyphen's Tacoma start ON TV!!!!

PositivePaul — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:44:10 -0000

At the park (Cheney Stadium) yesterday, Churchill got word that the Rainiers are going to actually have some home games broadcast. He mentioned it publicly in his chat today, and the word was distributed via press release at Cheney Stadium yesterday.

I'm still trying to get more info, but it'll be broadcast on Comcast Sports Net, which of course is only available to Comcast subscribers. I'll see if I can find it and DVR it. But Hyphen gets the start on Friday, in Cheney, and if you have Comcast, you'll probably be able to see it live.

To remind people - they added a huge video scoreboard this year, and they've had cameras placed all over the park. I'd LOVE for them to really build a CF camera well (rather than the rented lift truck thing they use now) so I could go hang out up there and snap pix from CF. I imagine the TV coverage will be pretty raw, but at least it's SOMEthing...

Morrow back to the rotation? Hickey thinks it can't be ruled out...

PositivePaul — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:13:59 -0000

I wonder if Brandon Morrow has stock in the Duncan Toy Company -- in some ways he's been treated like a Yo-Yo...

Buried in a site that's still struggling to get off the ground, but has former P-I beat reporter John Hickey in its arsenal of writers, we find this little nugget:

And, in fact, Wakamatsu won’t rule out moving Morrow back into the rotation, which is where he was supposed to be when the spring started.

``I’m not ready to go there yet,’’ the manager said.

(Seattle Post Globe article on Aardsma taking over the closer's gig).

Okay, so maybe this is a little bit of a stretch (and bad journalism) -- but you can't deny that a non-denial sometimes works itself into an affirmation. Or at least hope...

Mr. Coffee --> callup

PositivePaul — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:51:11 -0000

So, we all remember Wilson "Mr. Coffee" Valdez, right?

Apparently, he's being called up to the New York Mets. With Reyes going on the DL, they needed a shortstop, so they acquired him for cash from the Indians, where he was hitting .198 for Triple-A Columbus. Here's the link.

Jeez, it really must be hard to find shortstops on the scrap heap. As bad as Yuni is, certainly there's someone out there that can be pulled off the AAA scrap heap that would at least be slightly above replacement-level...

So, who was it? Jim Joyce? Chuck Meriwether? Mike Reilly? Doug Eddings?

PositivePaul — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:24:24 -0000

I saw this quote in the P-I article on RJ's return to Seattle tomorrow:

So dominant was Johnson that before a game in 1993, the home plate umpire told Mariners catcher Dave Valle, "They don't even need you with Randy pitching."
"What are you talking about?" replied Valle, who would not name the ump.
"He's so good they don't need you. Let me call the pitches tonight."
"I let him call every pitch." recalls Valle, to whom the umpire whispered pitches under his breath.
An overpowering Johnson went the distance in a Mariners victory.

The full article is here: http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1155646/index.htm

What to make of this???

Where have you gone, Dom DiMaggio...

PositivePaul — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:15:46 -0000

The less-famous DiMaggio, Dom, passed away this morning. He was 92. I didn't know that he'd helped start the AFL football team that eventually became the New England Patriots. Huh...

I wonder what it was like to have been Marilyn Monroe's brother-in-law.

I also wonder which trio was better. The DiMaggios (Vince, Joe, Dom), the Alous (Matty, Felipe, Jesus) or the Molinas (Yadier, Jose, & Benji).

Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4151140

Churchill's Farm Report Rises like the Phoenix out of the Ashes of the P-I...

PositivePaul — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:37:41 -0000

I'm sure a lot of you are aware of the story of the Seattle P-I print edition's demise, and how some of the former staffers put together a grassroots site -- SeattlePostGlobe.org. And a lot of you know that Jason wrote the Minor League Farm Report weekly for the P-I.

He's now reprising that gig for the Seattle PostGlobe, and his first article is up -- covering Matt Tuiasosopo. It also happens to be the first time I've ever had a byline that shows I'm affiliated with someone other than myself -- yep, I'm now on board with the PostGlobe helping Jason by providing photos to accompany his writing.

I'm still figuring out how this all is going to work, but it's pretty cool seeing something other than "PaulMPhotography.com" associated with one of my photos. I know things are still getting off the ground there, but it's fun to be at least a little bit a part of it...

Is Silva getting Baker and LaRue mixed up??

PositivePaul — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:45:02 -0000

Is Silva getting Baker and LaRue mixed up??

What a trad.

Hyphen --> MRI Results...

PositivePaul — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:51:02 -0000

Scheduled to come off the DL, but unlikely will on Sunday. Hey - remember John Hickey? Evidently the post-P-I web site is up and running now, and he's posted this in the Seattle Post Globe site. Looks like he's even scooped Baker on this news:

For one thing, the Mariners aren’t going to get lefty starter Ryan Rowland-Smith back in the rotation come Sunday. That’s the day he is scheduled to come off the disabled list. But that return has been put off by a week, maybe more, with the discovery through an MRI that he has some fluid buildup in his left elbow near the site of his left triceps tendinitis that originally sent him to the disabled list.

(emphasis mine)

Here's the link.

Say what you will about Hickey, but I'm glad to see the Seattle Post Globe site up and running. I hear there's some good stuff coming around the corner...

Need a M's baseball fix tonight? R's R's R's!

PositivePaul — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:57:30 -0000

If you're looking for some baseball, the baby M's are playing tonight, game's on in about 10 minutes! Of course, it's probably too late for y'all to head down to Cheney to catch the game in person -- I actually was considering going myself until my kid had a meltdown (GRR!).

Listen to the über-awesome Mike Curto call the game right here. Garrett "Walk This Way!" Olson is starting for the R's and Chad Reineke is starting for the baby A's. Shelton's on 3rd and both LaHair and Morse are in the OF - my guess is that it won't be a very well-defended game. Clement's behind the dish, and Carp's batting 5th. Should be an interesting game for the 8-3 Rainiers...

The Angels line up along the third base line on Opening Day at Safeco Field, April 14, 2009. I'm a...

PositivePaul — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:04:29 -0000

The Angels line up along the third base line on Opening Day at Safeco Field, April 14, 2009.

I'm a LookoutLanding regular and shot this at the game yesterday. Enjoy!

UPDATE: Positive Paul has made the LARGE version of this available for anyone who wants it at his FLICKR account linked here.