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So, the Seattle Mariners, truly the greatest of teams, for the greatest of people. I'm super hyped to watch some games this year, although I am a pretty huge newbie. What can you guys tell me about the teams chances? I figure it's not good since our pitching rotation is still bad, aside from the King. We signed that one guy who's supposed to be pretty good, and we've got some pretty good young players so hey, maybe things aren't that dark! yes they are
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Mar 31, 2014 21:15
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Mornacale posted:They are competing with the Angels to be the 3rd-best team in their division on paper. They will probably be decent or even above-average, but a lot of things need to break right for them to make the playoffs. So do the Mariners have any young guys to watch out for particularly?
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Mar 31, 2014 21:49
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ManifunkDestiny posted:Taijuan Walker could be a fun pitcher to watch. The problem with the Mariners is that their "core" was supposed to be built around Felix and the offense provided by Smoak/Ackley/Montero. None of the latter dudes panned out, and if they fail this year then the whole thing will need to be restarted. Just pretend it's still the 90s and the pain goes away, just for a second.  Also Farqhar is like the goofiest goddamn name, me and my buddy call him lord Farqhar, like the guy from Shrek. Baseball is a great sport, and so good live. Gonna go down and see the Tigers and Jays series with my buddy, road trip style.
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Mar 31, 2014 22:13
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:Why do people still hate the Angels even though they've been basically irrelevant for a decade Mike Trout fans maybe?
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Mar 31, 2014 22:40
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tadashi posted:They are in Anaheim and represent everything terrible about suburbia. Why are people always hating on sports teams from Anaheim, I know from personal experience that they're some of the best ones 
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Apr 1, 2014 21:41
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AsInHowe posted:If the Cleveland professional baseball team had any balls, they'd rename the team to the Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders would be amazing. Cleveland Sorrow, Cleveland Despair, Cleveland Misery all seem pretty good to me.
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Apr 2, 2014 05:31
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So what's the deal with this Fernando Rodney guy the Mariners picked up? Don't follow much non-Seattle baseball.
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May 19, 2014 20:49
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Everblight posted:Also google searching shows that he religiously wears his hat slightly tilted, which leads me to think sportswriters are constantly saying "that kid doesn't respect the game" and "he doesn't play the right way" and "he's a It's good to see that the "black player disrespecting the game" isn't just a hockey thing.
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May 19, 2014 21:49
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I like baseball, I especially like pitchers. So.. I guess a lot of the good pitchers are injured right now? Who are the really great guys I should make a habit of watching? I know Hernandez and Iwakuma are pretty fabulous, who are some of the great pitchers in the MLB right now?
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May 22, 2014 03:40
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Closer seems an interesting position, they're just there to play a single inning? Why? How valuable to a team is a good closer?
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May 22, 2014 05:47
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I saw million dollar arm, what was the reality of those two kids? Are they ever gonna play?
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May 26, 2014 02:15
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ElwoodCuse posted:No, Rinku had injury problems in the low minor leagues and Dinesh went back to India. Oh, well that sucks. Oh well, it was a pretty alright movie at least.
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May 26, 2014 02:44
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So, how do I read stats? What is a good ERA look like? What's a good OBP?
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Jun 12, 2014 23:00
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Really I was just looking at the Mariners rotation, I know Felix and Iwakuma own hugely, but I guess Young and Elias are pretty solid lower rotation guys as well. Our bullpen looks decent and we've got Rodney to close! Things look pretty solid from the pitching front for the Mariners, if only I could say the same about our hitters. Oh well, Jones has been pretty okay for a rookie and I'm sure theyll do something in the off-season (no)
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Jun 12, 2014 23:44
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Drunk Tomato posted:Pitching is the only way we are above 500. We're way on the bottom for almost every offensive category, its kind of funny actually Remember when Felix pitched a perfect game and we won off a single run scored in like the 8th? Just, Mariners as gently caress. This team used to have so many good hitters and now we have like, Cano and Seager. I love this dumb team, I remember someone telling me we almost signed Tanaka as well, could you imagine?
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