Heads22 Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Series Preview: Seattle Mariners By Alex Ernst Date: Aug 1, 2003 With the Sox hot, following a three-game sweep of the Royals, they will now face the AL West first-place Mariners in Seattle. Opponent: Seattle Mariners Record: 66-42, .611, First Place (AL West) Place: SAFECO Field Time & TV: Game 1: 9:05 p.m. (FSN); Game 2: 9:05 p.m. (WGN); Game 3: 3:05 p.m. (FSN); 2002 Record vs Sox: 7-8 2003 Record vs Sox: 5-1 THE LATEST The Seattle Mariners have been sputtering since the break, going 8-7 since mid-July. Ichiro Suzuki leads the Mariners in batting average with a .341 mark, while Bret Boone leads in the power department with 28 homers and 87 RBIs. The Mariners also have 70 stolen bases as a team. The Sox miss the stud of the Seattle rotation in Joel Pineiro, but they still face a pitching staff with one of the best ERAs in the majors at 3.72. Shigetoshi Hasegawa leads the bullpen with a stellar 0.71 ERA, while Rafael Soriano has a WHIP of 0.85 and averages nearly 11 K's per nine innings. WHO'S HOT (Last 7 days) Randy Winn, LF: .400, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 2 SB --Winn has been just as hot as the Sox lately. He has been going deep regularly and is successful in 85% of stolen base attempts. WHO'S NOT (Last 7 days) Mark McLemore, RF: . 150, 3 hits, 5 K --McLemore has seen his playing time shrink and with the acquisition of Rey Sanchez, he isn’t helping his case. PITCHING PROBABLES Game #1: Bartolo Colon (8-9, 4.09, 113 K) vs. Freddy Garcia (9-10, 5.17, 88 K) --Garcia has been struggling mightily this season. He has been very streaky and the White Sox are catching him in the middle of a horrible streak. in July, Garcia had an 0-4 record with a 9.45 ERA. If the Sox score early on him, chances are he will have a breakdown once more. Game #2: Dan Wright (0-4, 5.93, 34 K) vs. Ryan Franklin (7-9, 3.67, 64 K) --Franklin has not been pitching as bad as his record indicates. His WHIP is down to seventh in the AL at 1.17, but like so many Sox pitchers, he has received little run support. Game #3: Mark Buehrle (9-10, 4.21, 81 K) vs. Gil Meche (11-7, 3.86, 91 K) --Meche has been by far one of the most improved pitchers in the majors. However, he has lost four of his last five decisions and most teams have been going deep off of him. This is bad news for Meche, as that is exactly what the Sox have been doing. KEY TO THE SERIES Just keep the intensity up. The Sox have shown the Royals that they should be taken seriously. They need to now show up against Seattle so they can show the whole league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 1, 2003 Author Share Posted August 1, 2003 Feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Feedback? Wright is 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% assured of the start on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 1, 2003 Author Share Posted August 1, 2003 Wright is 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% assured of the start on Saturday. He hasn't been called up yet, has he? I'll change it if he is....but I know that you're a sneaky motherf***er, MM, so I'm too lazy to change it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 He hasn't been called up yet, has he? I'll change it if he is....but I know that you're a sneaky motherf***er, MM, so I'm too lazy to change it right now. tsk tsk calling members names............. we should have a language filter here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2003 Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Exactly. Keep the intensity up. Don't let up because of the Royals sweep. The Sox have to prove to other playoffs contenders that they're a team to deal with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 He hasn't been called up yet, has he? I'll change it if he is....but I know that you're a sneaky motherf***er, MM, so I'm too lazy to change it right now. Not yet, but it has been announced on Yahoo! Sports' White Sox team page that Wright is the Game 2 starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 He hasn't been called up yet, has he? I'll change it if he is....but I know that you're a sneaky motherf***er, MM, so I'm too lazy to change it right now. Not yet, but it has been announced on Yahoo! Sports' White Sox team page that Wright is the Game 2 starter. Those people on Yahoo are sneaky motherf***ers too. And I'm still lazy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Master Buehrle Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yeah, on the official Sox site they have Wright up for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yeah, on the official Sox site they have Wright up for tomorrow. Told ya so. :finger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Told ya so. :finger I know. Heads, you are a lazy mofo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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