Seattle sports thread

[Syd Thrift]

Ty Locklear is up!

[monkeyman576]

Locklear could be better than France with the way France is hitting.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Yep, playing on the road against a good team is hard. You might get swept sometimes. We still did good against the Yankees and Orioles on the road though.

Grasping at "straws" there you are. This lineup today reeks of desperation by management. They have a pathetic lineup and this pitching is wearing down. Texas will pass them if they do not make some big additions by the trade deadline. So fortunate that they have 4 at home against the White Sox but they cannot rely on beating sub .500 teams to win in the playoffs, if they make it. This is a heavily pitching reliant team in first place in a weak division this year. Still if not in this division they would possibly not qualify for the playoffs iif they do not win the AL West. I am disgusted with management and ownership for not doing more on the hitting side and Julio is broken (so far)!

[monkeyman576]

You can't always build a team expecting a $250M payroll and a 100 preseason win projection. I'll take a world series ring any way I can get it, even if it means backing into the playoffs in a weak division and then beating teams on a strong starting pitching rotation. Could we beat teams like the Orioles, Yankees ,and Indians in a 5 or 7 game series? Yes I think we could behind Gilbert, Castillo, Kirby, Miller and Woo.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

You can't always build a team expecting a $250M payroll and a 100 preseason win projection. I'll take a world series ring any way I can get it, even if it means backing into the playoffs in a weak division and then beating teams on a strong starting pitching rotation. Could we beat teams like the Orioles, Yankees ,and Indians in a 5 or 7 game series? Yes I think we could behind Gilbert, Castillo, Kirby, Miller and Woo.

I’m afraid that the pitching staff will be burned out by then like they were last year. The bullpen is already toast due to injuries. Barely hung on today

[monkeyman576]

Needless to say, the Mariners need to win 3 out of 4 at least against the worst team in the league white sox. Hopefully the can sweep.

[monkeyman576]

Loved the walk off grand slam by Raleigh.

Since firing their hitting coach May 31st, the Mariners have averaged 5.1 runs per game.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Loved the walk off grand slam by Raleigh.

Since firing their hitting coach May 31st, the Mariners have averaged 5.1 runs per game.

You cannot believe they have fixed their hitting problems just because of a few late game rally’s. For 7 innings last night that is mostly this team’s offense. Changes need to be made and additions to offense as well.

However, it was fun to watch in the 8th and 9th innings when I turned it on to watch

[monkeyman576]

Not saying our problems are solved but it's a step in the right direction.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Not saying our problems are solved but it's a step in the right direction.

I hope so but we need a bigger sample size. I think it is going to take Julio getting hot like he did last year for that 17 games streak. It appears that JP is beginning to heat up as well. What would really help is if Garver started to hit with some consistency and that the Mariners pick up a power hitting first baseman or right fielder. Haniger is a part time player at best and Canzone needs more seasoning. But I hope you are right and that they start hitting/scoring more runs on a consistent basis.

[monkeyman576]

It would be cool if the mariners could finalize a Luis Roberts Jr trade with Roberts still in Seattle.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

It would be cool if the mariners could finalize a Luis Roberts Jr trade with Roberts still in Seattle.

I would be shocked if that trade happened at all. They would have to give up 3-5 of their best minor league players. The competition for him will be intense driving up the asking price. He is also so very injury prone, so I say a hard pass.

[monkeyman576]

who would you rather have, Alonso or Guerrero Jr who are on one year contracts? There is a lot of parity this year which means a lot of teams are looking for hitters which will drive up the prices.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

who would you rather have, Alonso or Guerrero Jr who are on one year contracts? There is a lot of parity this year which means a lot of teams are looking for hitters which will drive up the prices.

Neither as I do not like rentals as they cost to much for what you get. Rarely do they ever add anything in the 2 months they are with your team. I would rather get two hitters and a bullpen arm that have 1 or more years left on their contract.

I do not see the Mariners going for Alonso as he will just sign back with the Mets. I would like Vlad if they could sign him for 3 years or longer.

What do you think?

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Tough loss tonight. The terrible hitting continues. If they hit like this against the Rangers they are likely to get swept. That could be a turning point. Right now I think the only way they win this division is if Texas and Houston continue to play as they currently are. Winning 3 out of 4 against this White Sox team is not much of a feat. I am so unimpressed by this team except for the starting rotation.

[Syd Thrift]

Originally Posted by Mariner and Giants Fan

Tough loss tonight. The terrible hitting continues. If they hit like this against the Rangers they are likely to get swept. That could be a turning point. Right now I think the only way they win this division is if Texas and Houston continue to play as they currently are. Winning 3 out of 4 against this White Sox team is not much of a feat. I am so unimpressed by this team except for the starting rotation.

lmao

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

lmao

I couldn't be happier to be so wrong. And I did say "likely" not absolutely
This team continues to astound me, pleasantly so, but still...

[monkeyman576]

Guerrero's dad played for the Expos so maybe he has a soft spot for small market teams. Between Alonso and him he seems more like the type that would want to play for the Mariners it seems. But it's still a risk to trade for a player on a one year contract. I'd rather trade Ford and 4 other minor prospects for Roberts Jr, or maybe Hancock.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Guerrero's dad played for the Expos so maybe he has a soft spot for small market teams. Between Alonso and him he seems more like the type that would want to play for the Mariners it seems. But it's still a risk to trade for a player on a one year contract. I'd rather trade Ford and 4 other minor prospects for Roberts Jr, or maybe Hancock.

What about this trade that the AI made in my OOTP 2024 season?

[monkeyman576]

I would like him but teams dont like to trade in their own division.