The Year the Mariners Went 162-0 - Page 3

jaa36 · 06-19-2016, 10:57 AM

World Series: 4-0 vs Mets

October 25: 2-1. Felix won his fourth game of the postseason, giving up one run in seven innings. Kyle Seager had three hits.

October 26: 5-3. Leonys Martin, Seager, and Robinson Cano all homered in the win. Steve Cishek got his tenth playoff save.

October 28: 6-4. Mike Zunino belted two home runs as the M's moved to one game from a perfect season.

October 29: 5-3. Felix won his fifth game of the playoffs, allowing one run in seven innings, and Steve Cishek saved his tenth. Adam Lind was the offensive hero with two home runs. Felix ended up winning the series MVP.

That wraps things up for the M's, who swept through the playoffs to win the first Seattle baseball championship, and completed a perfect season, 162 regular season wins and 11 in the playoffs. We had a season score of 282, and our owner was happy.

Robinson Cano won the regular season MVP, hitting .356 with 235 hits, 52 doubles, 27 home runs, and 124 RBIs. Nelson Cruz and Felix Hernandez finished second and third in the voting. Felix won the Cy Young, going 30-0 with a 2.32 ERA and 243 strikeouts in 252 2/3 innings. Steve Cishek finished second and won the Reliever of the Year award, with Tony Zych and Nick Vincent rounding out the top three in that award's voting. Scott Servais won the Manager of the Year. Cano, Kyle Seager, Nori Aoki, Seth Smith and Nelson Cruz all won Silver Slugger awards.

That's all for the undefeated Seattle Mariners!

BumpyBob0007 · 06-19-2016, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jaa36

and our owner was happy.

Well I sure would hope so

msupoke · 06-19-2016, 11:56 PM

Now make them go 0-162.

jaa36 · 06-20-2016, 11:42 PM

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Now make them go 0-162.

this is a fantastic idea.

jaa36 · 06-21-2016, 12:19 AM

The M's took a brief moment to bask in the glory of the 162-0 season and then set to work for next year. Nori Aoki, Leonys Martin, Franklin Gutierrez, Adam Lind, Dae Ho Lee, and Joaquin Benoit all left as free agents. The M's brought in a huge fish in Stephen Strasburg for $210 million over seven years, the last two years player options. We also picked up Japanese sensation Yoshio Shirai for $66 million over six years, pushing Mike Montgomery and Nate Karns (34-0 combined in 2015) to the bullpen. On the offensive side, we signed Josh Reddick ($54 million over six years) and Jon Jay ($2 million) to replete the outfield, and Kennys Vargas ($600K) and Mark Trumbo ($7 million over two years) to platoon at first base.

The predictions have the M's winning 86 games, and our owner thinks we should finish better than .500. What could go wrong?

BigRed75 · 06-21-2016, 04:22 AM

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What could go wrong?

What, indeed???

jaa36 · 06-21-2016, 09:49 AM

April 10: 4-0 loss vs Pirates. Gerrit Cole shut down the M's bats, and prized acquisition Stephen Strasburg was knocked out in the fifth thing. After 162 straight wins, the M's were due to lose one.

April 11: 5-0 vs Pirates. Felix gave up five runs in four innings as the M's were shut out again.

April 13: 7-5 vs Athletics. Hisashi Iwakuma was the latest starter to pitch poorly.

April 14: 4-3 vs Athletics. The A's came back from a 3-0 deficit in this one.

April 15: 8-2 vs Athletics. Sonny Gray defeated Strasburg, who fell to 0-2.

April 16: 2-1 vs Athletics. Yoshio Shirai had the best start of the M's season, giving up two runs over six inning, but all Seattle could muster on offense was a Robinson Cano home run.

jaa36 · 06-21-2016, 10:11 AM

April 17: 5-1 vs Astros. Felix lost his second start.

April 18: 4-3 vs Astros. The M's took a three-run lead in the bottom of the eighth, but catcher Jayden Caradine blasted a walk-off homer of Steve Cishek to win it for Houston.

April 19: 10-3 vs Astros. Taijuan Walker lost his second start, and Tony Zych got lit up in the bullpen. Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz both homered in the loss.

April 21: 6-2 vs Twins. Stephen Strasburg lost to someone named Andrew Faulkner.

April 22: 9-7 vs Twins, 12 innings. A grand slam by Cano tied the score at five in the seventh inning. Cruz homered to give the M's the lead in the tenth, but Cano made an error on a ball that would have ended the game and the Twins tied the score. Cruz then AGAIN put Seattle ahead with a home run in the twelfth, and Nick Vincent retired the first two batters in the bottom of the inning. But then Byung-Ho Park walked, Renato Nunez doubled to tied the score, and Joe Mauer hit a walk-off homer to win it. Whoa. To add injury to insult, Chris Iannetta suffered an injury and will miss three weeks.

April 23: 5-3 vs Twins. Cruz hit his fourth home run, but it wasn't enough as Felix lost again.

jaa36 · 06-21-2016, 11:40 PM

April 24: 5-2 vs Royals. Taijuan Walker got knocked around to go to 0-3 on the season.

April 25: 4-2 vs Royals. An Alex Gordon home run in the eighth dropped the M's once again.

April 26: 7-2 vs Royals. Yoshio Shirai lost again, and bickering has started in the clubhouse.

April 27: 1-0 vs Royals. Felix pitched well over 5 2/3 innings but was saddled with the loss again.

April 28: 6-2 vs Rangers. Hisashi Iwakuma returned from injury to give up six runs and take the loss.

April 29: 3-0 vs Rangers. Walker pitched effectively but lost his fourth game.

April 30: 3-1 vs Rangers. Stephen Strasburg pitched well in defeat, striking out 10 in 7 1/3 innings.

msupoke · 06-21-2016, 11:43 PM

I am giddy about this one.

jaa36 · 06-21-2016, 11:55 PM

May 1: 1-0 vs Indians. Yoshio Shirai took the loss despite 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball.

May 2: 5-2 vs Indians, 12 innings. Mike Zunino's walk in the ninth inning tied the score, but outfielder Bradley Zimmer's three-run homer in the twelfth put Cleveland ahead for good.

May 3: 4-2 vs Indians. A Carlos Santana home run in the eighth inning gave the Indians the win.

May 5: 2-1 vs Athletics. Taijuan Walker pitched well, striking out ten, in the loss.

May 6: 6-1 vs Athletics. Stephen Strasburg was bested by Tim Lincecum in this one.

May 7: 3-2 vs Athletics. A two-run single by first baseman Matt Olson gave Oakland the win.

jaa36 · 06-23-2016, 11:38 PM

May 8: 3-2 vs Cardinals. Hisashi Iwakuma pitched effectively but lost.

May 9: 9-5 vs Cardinals. Kolten Wong drove in four to help defeat the M's.

May 10: 6-5 vs Cardinals. Matt Adams had four hits, including a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to win it.

May 12: 5-4 vs Red Sox. Xander Bogaerts singled off Steve Cishek to win it for Boston.

May 13: 8-2 vs Red Sox. Robinson Cano had three hits including a home run, but it wasn't nearly enough for Seattle.

May 14: 6-2 vs Red Sox. Nelson Cruz hit his fifth home run in the loss.

jaa36 · 06-23-2016, 11:49 PM

May 16: 7-0 vs Reds. Robert Stephenson struck out nine over eight shutout innings for Cincinnati. Taijuan Walker struck out 11 over six innings in the loss.

May 17: 2-1 vs Reds. Stephen Strasburg pitched well but took the loss.

May 18: 5-4 vs Reds. Yoshio Shirai received his fifth loss of the season.

May 19: 10-3 vs Rangers. Nomar Mazara went 3 for 3 in the Rangers' win.

May 20: 7-2 vs Rangers. Ketel Marte had three hits, but Shin-Soo Choo bested him with four.

May 21: 9-3 vs Rangers. The Rangers pounded 13 hits in the win.

jaa36 · 06-25-2016, 09:01 PM

May 22: Dodgers 2, Mariners 1. A Nelson Cruz home run was all the offense the M's could muster against Clayton Kershaw.

May 23: Dodgers 6, Mariners 3. Corey out-Seagered Kyle, hitting a home run among three hits total.

May 24: Dodgers 8, Mariners 2. Felix allowed six runs in taking his eighth loss of the season.

May 25: Dodgers 10, Mariners. Los Angeles belted five home runs in the rout.

May 26: Blue Jays 12, Mariners 2. Taijuan Walker gave up seven runs as the M's were drubbed again.

May 27: 5-3 vs Blue Jays. Stephen Strasburg took the loss despite striking out ten.

May 28: 6-5 vs Blue Jays. Steve Cishek gave up a two-run home run to Chris Colabello to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

jaa36 · 06-26-2016, 12:17 AM

May 29: 3-2 vs Athletics. Felix pitched well, striking out eight in 6 1/3 innings, but the M's lost anyway.

May 30: 7-3 vs Athletics. Khris Davis krushed two home runs for Oakland.

May 31: 5-2 vs Athletics. Nick Vincent took the loss as the M's bats were silenced by Derek Holland.

June 2: 6-3 vs Angels. Stephen Strasburg gave up five runs and was the first Mariners starter to lose ten games.

June 3: 5-4 vs Angels. Kennys Vargas hit two home runs, but it wasn't enough for Seattle.

June 4: 6-0 vs Angels. Nick Tropeano and friends held the Mariners scoreless.

msupoke · 06-26-2016, 12:20 AM

Good stuff.

BigRed75 · 06-26-2016, 06:15 AM

Has Scott Servais been fired yet?

jaa36 · 06-26-2016, 07:22 PM

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Has Scott Servais been fired yet?

No. You'd hope they'd have some loyalty after a 162-0 season...

jaa36 · 06-26-2016, 10:20 PM

June 5: 9-3 vs White Sox. Adam Eaton had five hits to help the Sox pummel the M's.

June 6: 5-3 vs White Sox. Yoshio Shirai struck out 11, but Jose Abreu homered and drove in three to lead Chicago.

June 7: 3-1 vs White Sox. Jose Quintana pitched well to down the M's.

June 9: 6-5 vs Brewers, 10 innings. Ramon Flores had four hits, and Ryan Braun drew a bases-loaded walk to end the game.

June 10: 5-0 vs Brewers. Taylor Jungmann was sensational over eight innings, striking out 11.

June 11: 6-3 vs Brewers. Robinson Cano hit his ninth home run in the losing effort.

Amusingly, Nelson Cruz and Cano both lead their positions in the All-Star voting.

jaa36 · 06-26-2016, 11:20 PM

June 12: 6-3 vs Rays. Home runs by Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano were not enough for Seattle.

June 13: 6-5 vs Rays. Cano homered again, but Kendrys Morales had a big day to lead Tampa Bay to the win.

June 14: 12-2 vs Rays. Catcher Justin O'Conner had three hits, including a home run, to pace the Rays' offense.

June 15: 11-1 vs Rays. Kevin Kiermeier and Morales each had three hits in the win.

June 16: 3-2 vs Tigers. Taijuan Walker dropped his 11th game.

June 17: 7-2 vs Tigers. Jordan Zimmermann pitched eight scoreless inning before Cano hit a meaningless homer.

June 18: 9-3 vs Tigers. Justin Verlander got the win, and Cano homered yet again.

Oakland offered us outfielder Billy Burns for minor league infielder Daniel Paolini. Why not? Tenacious utility man Shawn O'Malley was sent to AAA.

06-19-2016, 10:57 AM	#41
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	October 29: World Series Sweep! World Series: 4-0 vs Mets October 25: 2-1. Felix won his fourth game of the postseason, giving up one run in seven innings. Kyle Seager had three hits. October 26: 5-3. Leonys Martin, Seager, and Robinson Cano all homered in the win. Steve Cishek got his tenth playoff save. October 28: 6-4. Mike Zunino belted two home runs as the M's moved to one game from a perfect season. October 29: 5-3. Felix won his fifth game of the playoffs, allowing one run in seven innings, and Steve Cishek saved his tenth. Adam Lind was the offensive hero with two home runs. Felix ended up winning the series MVP. That wraps things up for the M's, who swept through the playoffs to win the first Seattle baseball championship, and completed a perfect season, 162 regular season wins and 11 in the playoffs. We had a season score of 282, and our owner was happy. Robinson Cano won the regular season MVP, hitting .356 with 235 hits, 52 doubles, 27 home runs, and 124 RBIs. Nelson Cruz and Felix Hernandez finished second and third in the voting. Felix won the Cy Young, going 30-0 with a 2.32 ERA and 243 strikeouts in 252 2/3 innings. Steve Cishek finished second and won the Reliever of the Year award, with Tony Zych and Nick Vincent rounding out the top three in that award's voting. Scott Servais won the Manager of the Year. Cano, Kyle Seager, Nori Aoki, Seth Smith and Nelson Cruz all won Silver Slugger awards. That's all for the undefeated Seattle Mariners!

06-21-2016, 12:19 AM	#45
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	ready for 2017 The M's took a brief moment to bask in the glory of the 162-0 season and then set to work for next year. Nori Aoki, Leonys Martin, Franklin Gutierrez, Adam Lind, Dae Ho Lee, and Joaquin Benoit all left as free agents. The M's brought in a huge fish in Stephen Strasburg for $210 million over seven years, the last two years player options. We also picked up Japanese sensation Yoshio Shirai for $66 million over six years, pushing Mike Montgomery and Nate Karns (34-0 combined in 2015) to the bullpen. On the offensive side, we signed Josh Reddick ($54 million over six years) and Jon Jay ($2 million) to replete the outfield, and Kennys Vargas ($600K) and Mark Trumbo ($7 million over two years) to platoon at first base. The predictions have the M's winning 86 games, and our owner thinks we should finish better than .500. What could go wrong?

06-21-2016, 09:49 AM	#47
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	April 16 update: 0-6 April 10: 4-0 loss vs Pirates. Gerrit Cole shut down the M's bats, and prized acquisition Stephen Strasburg was knocked out in the fifth thing. After 162 straight wins, the M's were due to lose one. April 11: 5-0 vs Pirates. Felix gave up five runs in four innings as the M's were shut out again. April 13: 7-5 vs Athletics. Hisashi Iwakuma was the latest starter to pitch poorly. April 14: 4-3 vs Athletics. The A's came back from a 3-0 deficit in this one. April 15: 8-2 vs Athletics. Sonny Gray defeated Strasburg, who fell to 0-2. April 16: 2-1 vs Athletics. Yoshio Shirai had the best start of the M's season, giving up two runs over six inning, but all Seattle could muster on offense was a Robinson Cano home run.

06-21-2016, 10:11 AM	#48
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	April 24 update: 0-12 April 17: 5-1 vs Astros. Felix lost his second start. April 18: 4-3 vs Astros. The M's took a three-run lead in the bottom of the eighth, but catcher Jayden Caradine blasted a walk-off homer of Steve Cishek to win it for Houston. April 19: 10-3 vs Astros. Taijuan Walker lost his second start, and Tony Zych got lit up in the bullpen. Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz both homered in the loss. April 21: 6-2 vs Twins. Stephen Strasburg lost to someone named Andrew Faulkner. April 22: 9-7 vs Twins, 12 innings. A grand slam by Cano tied the score at five in the seventh inning. Cruz homered to give the M's the lead in the tenth, but Cano made an error on a ball that would have ended the game and the Twins tied the score. Cruz then AGAIN put Seattle ahead with a home run in the twelfth, and Nick Vincent retired the first two batters in the bottom of the inning. But then Byung-Ho Park walked, Renato Nunez doubled to tied the score, and Joe Mauer hit a walk-off homer to win it. Whoa. To add injury to insult, Chris Iannetta suffered an injury and will miss three weeks. April 23: 5-3 vs Twins. Cruz hit his fourth home run, but it wasn't enough as Felix lost again.

06-21-2016, 11:40 PM	#49
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	May 1 update: 0-19 April 24: 5-2 vs Royals. Taijuan Walker got knocked around to go to 0-3 on the season. April 25: 4-2 vs Royals. An Alex Gordon home run in the eighth dropped the M's once again. April 26: 7-2 vs Royals. Yoshio Shirai lost again, and bickering has started in the clubhouse. April 27: 1-0 vs Royals. Felix pitched well over 5 2/3 innings but was saddled with the loss again. April 28: 6-2 vs Rangers. Hisashi Iwakuma returned from injury to give up six runs and take the loss. April 29: 3-0 vs Rangers. Walker pitched effectively but lost his fourth game. April 30: 3-1 vs Rangers. Stephen Strasburg pitched well in defeat, striking out 10 in 7 1/3 innings. Attached Images

06-19-2016, 11:56 PM	#43
msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	Now make them go 0-162.

06-21-2016, 11:43 PM	#50
msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	I am giddy about this one.

06-21-2016, 11:55 PM	#51
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	May 8 update: 0-25 May 1: 1-0 vs Indians. Yoshio Shirai took the loss despite 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball. May 2: 5-2 vs Indians, 12 innings. Mike Zunino's walk in the ninth inning tied the score, but outfielder Bradley Zimmer's three-run homer in the twelfth put Cleveland ahead for good. May 3: 4-2 vs Indians. A Carlos Santana home run in the eighth inning gave the Indians the win. May 5: 2-1 vs Athletics. Taijuan Walker pitched well, striking out ten, in the loss. May 6: 6-1 vs Athletics. Stephen Strasburg was bested by Tim Lincecum in this one. May 7: 3-2 vs Athletics. A two-run single by first baseman Matt Olson gave Oakland the win.

06-23-2016, 11:38 PM	#52
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	May 15 update May 8: 3-2 vs Cardinals. Hisashi Iwakuma pitched effectively but lost. May 9: 9-5 vs Cardinals. Kolten Wong drove in four to help defeat the M's. May 10: 6-5 vs Cardinals. Matt Adams had four hits, including a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to win it. May 12: 5-4 vs Red Sox. Xander Bogaerts singled off Steve Cishek to win it for Boston. May 13: 8-2 vs Red Sox. Robinson Cano had three hits including a home run, but it wasn't nearly enough for Seattle. May 14: 6-2 vs Red Sox. Nelson Cruz hit his fifth home run in the loss.

06-23-2016, 11:49 PM	#53
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	May 22 update May 16: 7-0 vs Reds. Robert Stephenson struck out nine over eight shutout innings for Cincinnati. Taijuan Walker struck out 11 over six innings in the loss. May 17: 2-1 vs Reds. Stephen Strasburg pitched well but took the loss. May 18: 5-4 vs Reds. Yoshio Shirai received his fifth loss of the season. May 19: 10-3 vs Rangers. Nomar Mazara went 3 for 3 in the Rangers' win. May 20: 7-2 vs Rangers. Ketel Marte had three hits, but Shin-Soo Choo bested him with four. May 21: 9-3 vs Rangers. The Rangers pounded 13 hits in the win.

06-25-2016, 09:01 PM	#54
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	May 29 update: 0-44 May 22: Dodgers 2, Mariners 1. A Nelson Cruz home run was all the offense the M's could muster against Clayton Kershaw. May 23: Dodgers 6, Mariners 3. Corey out-Seagered Kyle, hitting a home run among three hits total. May 24: Dodgers 8, Mariners 2. Felix allowed six runs in taking his eighth loss of the season. May 25: Dodgers 10, Mariners. Los Angeles belted five home runs in the rout. May 26: Blue Jays 12, Mariners 2. Taijuan Walker gave up seven runs as the M's were drubbed again. May 27: 5-3 vs Blue Jays. Stephen Strasburg took the loss despite striking out ten. May 28: 6-5 vs Blue Jays. Steve Cishek gave up a two-run home run to Chris Colabello to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

06-26-2016, 12:17 AM	#55
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	June 5 update: 0-50 May 29: 3-2 vs Athletics. Felix pitched well, striking out eight in 6 1/3 innings, but the M's lost anyway. May 30: 7-3 vs Athletics. Khris Davis krushed two home runs for Oakland. May 31: 5-2 vs Athletics. Nick Vincent took the loss as the M's bats were silenced by Derek Holland. June 2: 6-3 vs Angels. Stephen Strasburg gave up five runs and was the first Mariners starter to lose ten games. June 3: 5-4 vs Angels. Kennys Vargas hit two home runs, but it wasn't enough for Seattle. June 4: 6-0 vs Angels. Nick Tropeano and friends held the Mariners scoreless. Attached Images

06-26-2016, 12:20 AM	#56
msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	Good stuff.

06-26-2016, 06:15 AM	#57
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,423	Has Scott Servais been fired yet? __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb

06-26-2016, 10:20 PM	#59
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	June 12 update: 0-56 June 5: 9-3 vs White Sox. Adam Eaton had five hits to help the Sox pummel the M's. June 6: 5-3 vs White Sox. Yoshio Shirai struck out 11, but Jose Abreu homered and drove in three to lead Chicago. June 7: 3-1 vs White Sox. Jose Quintana pitched well to down the M's. June 9: 6-5 vs Brewers, 10 innings. Ramon Flores had four hits, and Ryan Braun drew a bases-loaded walk to end the game. June 10: 5-0 vs Brewers. Taylor Jungmann was sensational over eight innings, striking out 11. June 11: 6-3 vs Brewers. Robinson Cano hit his ninth home run in the losing effort. Amusingly, Nelson Cruz and Cano both lead their positions in the All-Star voting.

06-26-2016, 11:20 PM	#60
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,123	June 19 update: 0-63 June 12: 6-3 vs Rays. Home runs by Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano were not enough for Seattle. June 13: 6-5 vs Rays. Cano homered again, but Kendrys Morales had a big day to lead Tampa Bay to the win. June 14: 12-2 vs Rays. Catcher Justin O'Conner had three hits, including a home run, to pace the Rays' offense. June 15: 11-1 vs Rays. Kevin Kiermeier and Morales each had three hits in the win. June 16: 3-2 vs Tigers. Taijuan Walker dropped his 11th game. June 17: 7-2 vs Tigers. Jordan Zimmermann pitched eight scoreless inning before Cano hit a meaningless homer. June 18: 9-3 vs Tigers. Justin Verlander got the win, and Cano homered yet again. Oakland offered us outfielder Billy Burns for minor league infielder Daniel Paolini. Why not? Tenacious utility man Shawn O'Malley was sent to AAA.