SB Nation User Blog: shunter160

Since it looks like we have Bedard

shunter160 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:42:32 -0000

Do you think if Batista sucks it up during Spring Training, and Morrow rocks it, they will switch them? Put Batista in the pen and make Morrow the 5th starter? To me that could be a good idea. Or it could happen later in the year.

Then Ho Ram can just....go away.

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!
-Fort Minor

Interesting trades/signing ideas, but unlikely

shunter160 — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:46:30 -0000

It seems like the M's are the frontrunner for Erik Bedard. So if we trade Adam Jones, George Sherrill, and someone else. Then we sign Fukodome (i dunno if thats spelled right) and he plays right field. (But it looks more like he will go to the padres or cubs.) How does that sound? I'm semi interested in it, because I believe Fukodome would be pretty good in our lineup. But I don't wanna lose AJ because he is 21 or 22. So he can still become really good.

We could also deal Ibanez to the Cubs....for some sort of pitching. Maybe the often injured Mark Prior.

Instant Replay.

shunter160 — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:19:37 -0000

I was curious to what the people of the LL community thought about instant replay. I believe it could be used on questionable home runs. But questionable home runs happen what like 1 out of every 200 home runs. It should NOT be used for fair and foul and diving catches, because that ruins the flow of the game.

I'm torn between yes and no. I'm leaning more towards no because human error is just part of the game. And the umps don't seem to miss the call that often.

Sports Illustrated Winter Preview: AL west

shunter160 — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:29:48 -0000

On the SI website they have what teams should do in the offseason.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/10/29/bp.alwest/index.html

That is the AL West. They think the Angels will go after Barry Bonds and A-Rod. I can see A-Rod....i can't see Bonds.

Do you guys agree with them what they think the M's should and will do?

Question for Jeff

shunter160 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:42:19 -0000

Do you do threads for all the postseason games where we all can comment on what is going on during the games? Well you don't have to post the lineups but like who vs. who and we can comment on em and stuff. And reflect on the year that has passed. Or you like "Fuck that i'm done with this for another off season".

Just wondering.

Mac is already on the right track....

shunter160 — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:18:22 -0000

"I am an old-school guy and would like to see our [starting] pitchers go 120 to 125 pitches," manager John McLaren said. "Among other things, that would save our bullpen."

Hmmm...Washburn DIES at around 84 pitches, and barely anyone throws that much. Well you would be saving the bullpen...but killing the starters. I hope that is just a joke.

Ichiro hates....

shunter160 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:19:04 -0000

"I hate being touched by other people so rather than being touched I'd rather run away from them," Suzuki said.

Haha, that explains never being in the mob around home plate. And running away from the tag. What is he going to do if this team does make it to the playoffs? Run away from the mob?

It reminds me of the Peter Griffen version of "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, "Can't Touch Me".

McLaren on HO/pick to click for tonight

shunter160 — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:13:25 -0000

"He seems fine," manager John McLaren said. "I watch the guy's body language and he seems good. He's not hanging his head. He needs to go out and feel good about himself, get some quality innings in."

...wtf... Oh i gotta make this 300 characters. Go M's!

My pick to click tonight is....Ichiro he will get on base and cause some trouble along the base paths.

Jose Guillen is....

shunter160 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:29:13 -0000

A little bitch. He talks crap about Adam Jones saying that this wasn't the minors. And the next two games he goes 0-8 with 6 Ks and makes an error that let some runs score. And he left the bases loaded. Adam played hard his first game. Guillen has played like SHIT. And you can't talk smack if you suck it that bad. True only two games. But that doesn't stop him from being a little bitch.

2nd half of the season

shunter160 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:10:13 -0000

Hopefully we have Ichiro locked up but now that is not what i'm most concerned about. I'm concerned on how the second half is gonna go. The M's have a real chance to go some place this October and while they have played good, they have not played well enough to go to the postseason.

The Mariners are one of the worst defensive teams. Raul and Jose G. rank near the bottom of Left and Right Fielders. So you bring up "Pacman" (Adam Jones) (I live in Nashville) put him in right and move Guillen to left and Ibanez DH. You can not take their RBI production out of the lineup and you just hope that "Pacman" can atleast do Jose Vidro type numbers. Which he should easily do.

With Vidro out of the lineup that leaves a hole in the Number two spot of the order. While Jose Lopez has been really good there, don't deny it, he is REALLY REALLY streaky. He is swinging a tree and gets 2 or 3 hits a game or he is swinging a piece of paper. Yuni is not a number 2 hitter, and Beltre really isn't either. Johjima might be, but i like his bat down in the order. The number 2 guy needs to be good with the bat to give Ichiro protection and the hit an run chance. Lopez while he doesn't strike out alot. He along with the rest of the team love the short little pop ups to foul territory.

Then everyone knows the neeed of atleast ONE more quality pitcher to get us to 6 or 7th inning. I won't go into that.