Two years into a five-year, $64 million contract, Adrian Beltre has produced a .262 average, 44 home runs, and 176 RBIs. However, after the All Star break in 2006, Beltre slugged .552 with a whopping 18 home runs. Does this strong second half bode well for a turn-around in 2007, or will Mariners fans have to deal with 'A-Drain' once again? This blog intends to follow the 2007 season for Adrian Beltre, and the Seattle Mariners, and promises to hold no punches.
A Ninth Inning Meltdown (At least Beltre got a Triple)
Published 5/24/2006 by true_slicky | E-mail this post
The game wasn't pretty. I wasn't there, and didn't watch it on TV or even listen to it on the radio, but it didn't matter. Looking at the boxscore on the computer was enough to severly sear my corneas to the point that i was blinded for a good five minutes.
Nine runs in the ninth inning? Against the Orioles? Seriously, I gotta ask- wtf????
It's like the Mariners were trying to re-create that spectacular loss against the Indians in which they gave up twelve runs in the ninth inning back in '01.
And it's not like the Orioles got to our scrubs either. J.J. Putz, so dominant so far, started off the ninth. For some reason, Gameday is being uncooperative so I'm unable to look at J.J.'s pitching counts with each bater he faced. What knowledge is available is that after Ramon Hernandez, who had all ready torched the Mariners for 7 RBIs inthe game, grounded out to third, Putz hit Corey Patterson, whop stole a base, then gave up an RBI single to Kevin Millar, followed by an RBI double by Nick Markakis, followed by a single to Matos. Jake Woods came in and he promptly gave up an RBI single. After walking Melvin Mora, Miguel Tejada followed with an RBI fielder's choice. This eneded Putz's night.
The line for the M's most 'dominating' reliever of the year?
0.1 3 4 4 0 0
sigh. In one-third of an inning J.J.'s ERA jumped from 1.96 to 3.47.
The only good thing about the ninth inning meltdown? The mariners weren't in the lead. Sure, perhaps they were only down by one run, but at least they didn't blow the ball-game.
And the otehr good news is that Adrian Beltre got the team's only extra-base hit. Some how he was able to gimp out a triple on his bad hamstring. (Perhaps that hamstring's not as bad as it's made out to be.) By hitting the three-bagger, Adrian's slugging percentage is now at .287, which is four points higher than his on-base percentage. Way to go Adrian!
Today, the Mariners face Kris Benson, who Adrian Beltre has only faced four times. He does have a hit against him, and compared to his current season, that qualifies as 'success.'
Nine runs in the ninth inning? Against the Orioles? Seriously, I gotta ask- wtf????
It's like the Mariners were trying to re-create that spectacular loss against the Indians in which they gave up twelve runs in the ninth inning back in '01.
And it's not like the Orioles got to our scrubs either. J.J. Putz, so dominant so far, started off the ninth. For some reason, Gameday is being uncooperative so I'm unable to look at J.J.'s pitching counts with each bater he faced. What knowledge is available is that after Ramon Hernandez, who had all ready torched the Mariners for 7 RBIs inthe game, grounded out to third, Putz hit Corey Patterson, whop stole a base, then gave up an RBI single to Kevin Millar, followed by an RBI double by Nick Markakis, followed by a single to Matos. Jake Woods came in and he promptly gave up an RBI single. After walking Melvin Mora, Miguel Tejada followed with an RBI fielder's choice. This eneded Putz's night.
The line for the M's most 'dominating' reliever of the year?
0.1 3 4 4 0 0
sigh. In one-third of an inning J.J.'s ERA jumped from 1.96 to 3.47.
The only good thing about the ninth inning meltdown? The mariners weren't in the lead. Sure, perhaps they were only down by one run, but at least they didn't blow the ball-game.
And the otehr good news is that Adrian Beltre got the team's only extra-base hit. Some how he was able to gimp out a triple on his bad hamstring. (Perhaps that hamstring's not as bad as it's made out to be.) By hitting the three-bagger, Adrian's slugging percentage is now at .287, which is four points higher than his on-base percentage. Way to go Adrian!
Today, the Mariners face Kris Benson, who Adrian Beltre has only faced four times. He does have a hit against him, and compared to his current season, that qualifies as 'success.'
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