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.
Did I not call Ryan Shealey's performance or what?
Published 9/14/2006 by true_slicky | E-mail this post
This is ridiculous.
Only against the Mariners can Odalis Perez cough up ten hits and six runs in five innings and pick up a win. The Marienrs don't even deserve to call themselves a 'major-league' team.
One day after being shut-out, the Mariners' offense, does, indeed 'explode' against the Royals as they score eight runs. However, Jarrod Washburn obviously had some problems with these new-look Royals, who I told you weren't the sam pathetic Royals team we all new and loved. For the second consecutive game the M's pitching staff allows ten runs, as Washburn raised his ERA 0.19 points.
And what, exactly, did I say about Ryan Shealy and this game? Oh yeah:
Ding ding ding! Too bad my view in the tea leaves resulted in the Mariners' squandering their highest offensive output since a 10-5 trouncing of the Baltimore Orioles on July 31.
And seriously, when your top two batters both go 3-for-4 and each knock in three runs, what's the likeliehood that you'll lose the ball-game? Pretty good, if you're the Seattle Mariners, as those are exactly the lines that both Ichiro and Beltre provided in this afternoon's game. And to keep the totals identical, both hit home-runs as well, Ichiro hitting his eighth, and Beltre his eighteenth.
However, that tandem was not nearly enough to counter-act Shealy and Esteban German combining to go 5-for-9 with eight RBIs. And as Jarrod Washburn is unable to once again take advantage of one of the best Mariners' offensive gifts handed to him on the season (in the four starts he has pitched that the marienrs have scored at least four runs, Washburn's record is 0-1) it is quite clear that Washburn isn't even sniffing at deserving the $9.375 million he is earning this year as his record drops to 8-14.
At least one of the highlights of the night is that Beltre's average raised four points to .259 and his OPS was raised eight points to .754. Hopefully, Beltre can finish the year out of the .250s zone, the range of mediocrity.
Francisco Cruceta takes the mound for the Mariners tomorrow, attmepting to limit the M's losing streak to just two games. This will be Cruceta's third major league start, his fourth over-all appearance, and his second for the Mariners after allowing three base-runners in 1.1 innings against Texas last Sunday. As a 25-year old journey-man with control and home-run issues in his career, not much should be expected from Cruceta as a starter. Cruceta may have finished with a 13-9 record in triple-A, he still allowed 25 home-runs in 160.1 innings. That 1.6 ratio falls in line with Cruceta's average throughout his career, and are alarming numbers for a minor leaguer. Plus the Royals' .437 winning percentage versus right-handed pitchers (45-58) is leagues better than their .273 record versus left-handers (12-32).
Taking the mound for the Royals in this marquee match-up is Luke Hudson, who enters the start with a 5.25 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. The only current Mariner to have a hit off Hudson is Ben Broussard, who in two at-bats has hit a home-run. No other Mariner has an at-bat versus Hudson besides Eduardo Perez.
So who will win this battle of medicority? With the Royals bringing in their smallest crowd of the season in today's victory over the Mariners- 8,839- it's hard to imagine much more coming for tomorrow's exciting Cruceta-Hudson showdown. Though it would be nice if a young pitcher for the Mariners would dominate the opposing team in a start, that only seems to happen to the Marienrs, not for them. I call the Royals in tomorrow's game- 7-4. And I wouldn't be surprised to see Shealy jack another...
Only against the Mariners can Odalis Perez cough up ten hits and six runs in five innings and pick up a win. The Marienrs don't even deserve to call themselves a 'major-league' team.
One day after being shut-out, the Mariners' offense, does, indeed 'explode' against the Royals as they score eight runs. However, Jarrod Washburn obviously had some problems with these new-look Royals, who I told you weren't the sam pathetic Royals team we all new and loved. For the second consecutive game the M's pitching staff allows ten runs, as Washburn raised his ERA 0.19 points.
And what, exactly, did I say about Ryan Shealy and this game? Oh yeah:
I'm a little wary of this kid Shealy that the Royals have. He's been putting up good numbers for the Royals since coming over from the Rockies- .301 with four homers and 23 RBIs in 40 games. He might be the unheralded difference in tomorrow's ballgame...
Ding ding ding! Too bad my view in the tea leaves resulted in the Mariners' squandering their highest offensive output since a 10-5 trouncing of the Baltimore Orioles on July 31.
And seriously, when your top two batters both go 3-for-4 and each knock in three runs, what's the likeliehood that you'll lose the ball-game? Pretty good, if you're the Seattle Mariners, as those are exactly the lines that both Ichiro and Beltre provided in this afternoon's game. And to keep the totals identical, both hit home-runs as well, Ichiro hitting his eighth, and Beltre his eighteenth.
However, that tandem was not nearly enough to counter-act Shealy and Esteban German combining to go 5-for-9 with eight RBIs. And as Jarrod Washburn is unable to once again take advantage of one of the best Mariners' offensive gifts handed to him on the season (in the four starts he has pitched that the marienrs have scored at least four runs, Washburn's record is 0-1) it is quite clear that Washburn isn't even sniffing at deserving the $9.375 million he is earning this year as his record drops to 8-14.
At least one of the highlights of the night is that Beltre's average raised four points to .259 and his OPS was raised eight points to .754. Hopefully, Beltre can finish the year out of the .250s zone, the range of mediocrity.
Francisco Cruceta takes the mound for the Mariners tomorrow, attmepting to limit the M's losing streak to just two games. This will be Cruceta's third major league start, his fourth over-all appearance, and his second for the Mariners after allowing three base-runners in 1.1 innings against Texas last Sunday. As a 25-year old journey-man with control and home-run issues in his career, not much should be expected from Cruceta as a starter. Cruceta may have finished with a 13-9 record in triple-A, he still allowed 25 home-runs in 160.1 innings. That 1.6 ratio falls in line with Cruceta's average throughout his career, and are alarming numbers for a minor leaguer. Plus the Royals' .437 winning percentage versus right-handed pitchers (45-58) is leagues better than their .273 record versus left-handers (12-32).
Taking the mound for the Royals in this marquee match-up is Luke Hudson, who enters the start with a 5.25 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. The only current Mariner to have a hit off Hudson is Ben Broussard, who in two at-bats has hit a home-run. No other Mariner has an at-bat versus Hudson besides Eduardo Perez.
So who will win this battle of medicority? With the Royals bringing in their smallest crowd of the season in today's victory over the Mariners- 8,839- it's hard to imagine much more coming for tomorrow's exciting Cruceta-Hudson showdown. Though it would be nice if a young pitcher for the Mariners would dominate the opposing team in a start, that only seems to happen to the Marienrs, not for them. I call the Royals in tomorrow's game- 7-4. And I wouldn't be surprised to see Shealy jack another...
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