Finally a win
It featured a bases loaded jam in the 9th, Moyer couldn't make it thru 5 innings, Mateo left with two runners on... but we won. It wasn't pretty, but after that Oakland series we'll take any win we can get.
Tonight we have Felix on the mound, who has been pitching well lately, and it would not be a shock to see the team go for the sweep tomorrow. Just when you think the team couldn't suck any more, and is terribly flawed, they bounce back a little and give you reason to care.
I'm certainly not pretending the team is going to win the West. But this game sure is crazy. If Seattle had only played .500 against Oakland, they'd be at the top of our projections. But they didn't, so we get to play "if only" games in August.
If I'm Bavasi, I try to salvage what hopes I have of fan interest in September by improving my starting rotation. First things first is to move Piniero to the bullpen. You simply can't string together wins when every fifth game you know you need 6+ runs to have a chance. How long will Bavasi keep running out a starter as ineffective as Pineiro?
I don't see them making any other moves in the starting rotation until September, and I doubt Bavasi will act on Pineiro w/o a complete meltdown, but it's what he should do.
The second improvement for the team would come from removing Willie from regular playing time. I really don't have a problem seeing Bloomquist as a late innings baserunner, even knowing he will likely get an at-bat at some point. But having him start is basically playing w/o a DH. You are giving yourself automatic outs you can't afford to have, especially for a team that relies on stringing together hits.
Adam Jones is clearly outmatched in CF. He looks lost at the plate, and is making mental mistakes in the field. You either live with it and run him out there every game, telling him not to worry what he hits, just play good defense.
Or you send him down where he belongs- AAA and bring in??
These moves are of course old news for M's fans. Just like trading Guardado last year, they are so obvious it's hard to understand how management could see things any differently.
So tonight I'll go to the ballpark, watch Felix pitch, and hope I run into Bavasi...
It featured a bases loaded jam in the 9th, Moyer couldn't make it thru 5 innings, Mateo left with two runners on... but we won. It wasn't pretty, but after that Oakland series we'll take any win we can get.
Tonight we have Felix on the mound, who has been pitching well lately, and it would not be a shock to see the team go for the sweep tomorrow. Just when you think the team couldn't suck any more, and is terribly flawed, they bounce back a little and give you reason to care.
I'm certainly not pretending the team is going to win the West. But this game sure is crazy. If Seattle had only played .500 against Oakland, they'd be at the top of our projections. But they didn't, so we get to play "if only" games in August.
If I'm Bavasi, I try to salvage what hopes I have of fan interest in September by improving my starting rotation. First things first is to move Piniero to the bullpen. You simply can't string together wins when every fifth game you know you need 6+ runs to have a chance. How long will Bavasi keep running out a starter as ineffective as Pineiro?
I don't see them making any other moves in the starting rotation until September, and I doubt Bavasi will act on Pineiro w/o a complete meltdown, but it's what he should do.
The second improvement for the team would come from removing Willie from regular playing time. I really don't have a problem seeing Bloomquist as a late innings baserunner, even knowing he will likely get an at-bat at some point. But having him start is basically playing w/o a DH. You are giving yourself automatic outs you can't afford to have, especially for a team that relies on stringing together hits.
Adam Jones is clearly outmatched in CF. He looks lost at the plate, and is making mental mistakes in the field. You either live with it and run him out there every game, telling him not to worry what he hits, just play good defense.
Or you send him down where he belongs- AAA and bring in??
These moves are of course old news for M's fans. Just like trading Guardado last year, they are so obvious it's hard to understand how management could see things any differently.
So tonight I'll go to the ballpark, watch Felix pitch, and hope I run into Bavasi...
posted by Tom at
11:11 AM
