Jake

Glad Connor came in there, Nate had no idea where that ball was going to land

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 02:19 PM) Mariners broadcast raving about the Sox bullpen. For good reason, it looks very solid. I think the weakest spot is the closer, and he looks like he'll be just fine.

I know Nate threw 2 innings last night, but I like Robin putting him back out there. Don't want your top relievers to sit on bad outings for days at a time early in the season if you can help it.

We all know better than to read into early season stuff, but I think it is fairly safe to say that good Rios is here to stay.

HUMMM RIOS

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 01:43 PM) How do people write things like this without remembering the small issue he had with a particular type of chemical substance? I don't think he was much of a juicer. He popped for nandrolone, which is a good steroid but can stay in your system for up to 3 years. He would have taken it orally since it was legally available then as an oral (which doesn't work as well as injectables). He tested positive multiple times for nandrolone and there wasn't much he could do about it since he kept testing for smaller and amounts of the same ingestion since it sticks with you for so long. Cliffs: cheaters don't take nandrolone, dumbasses do. Doubtful he knew what he was doing well enough to ever have received much benefit from it. He was a SS for years after he took it. He was probably never a good SS but was once a pretty stellar athlete until he started filling out more.

I like Hector's swing. I don't think he's a special player, but a nice little cut he's got.

Thatta boy Connor/Hector!

Nice to meet you Connor!

I don't think Axelrod will be one to implode. Might get shelled sometimes, but it won't be for lack of trying.

Axe is nothing special, but neither is this Mariners lineup

"Your Love" is back?!?!

Unrelated, but I enjoy this Yahoo Gamechannel for tracking my fantasy team and current MLB games

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 01:02 PM) "We don't have one butthole on the whole club". Sounds like a serious medical condition there. Must have been coneheads

I just heard the word "butthole"

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 12:59 PM) Vin Scully never talks about anything other than what is immediately happening on the field right in front of him. Vin Scully isn't exactly riveting, but at least he knows when to get excited. I like him, but I don't seek him out to listen to when LA is playing

That's why Connor is playing 3b

Each pitcher has 40 pitches through 2 innings. How the hell else are you going to fill airtime in the most boring 2 innings in baseball history?

That's a phenomenal play by Ryan

Welcome to the Jeff Keppinger defensive experience

Nice pitch Axe. I think he should be able to keep us in it today. Mariners lineup just isn't that scary

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 12:37 PM) Caught a couple innings of their opener against the A's and his velocity was similar to 1st inning today. He doesn't "look" right to me. I think if I turned the gun off and just saw the movement, etc. it looks good but the velo is off for sure. His changeup has nasty movement but today is only 5-6 mph off his fastball

Kep definitely came off the bag too soon

I think Axe's stuff looks bad even for him right now

Throwing lots of 2 seamers, but he has been averaging about 1mph of velocity loss per season on his heater since he came into the league