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.
yep. that's right. 12 of them.
When was the last time a 20 year old had that many strikeouts in a season opener? Gooden only had 6 in 1985. Valenzuela only 5 in 1981.
Felix Hernandez cruised through 8 innings, throwing 77 of 111 pitches for strikes, and throwing first pitch strikes to 21 of the 29 batters he faced. Only walking two and scattering three hits along the way.
The M's couldn't have asked for a better performance against the divisional rival that beat them 17 of 19 matchups last year. It felt good to get that first win, and have the team in a realistic position to at least match their win total against Oakland last year before the week is halfway over.
On the other hand, Oakland pretty much continued their run of dominant pitching against Seattle, giving up all 4 of their runs in the sixth inning after an error commited by shortstop Bobby Crosby (his second of the game). If not for the miscues the teams may have held each other scoreless for hours.
Congrats to Sexy for knocking the first Seattle home run of the season--his third in three opening day games for the M's. Also good to see Ichiro and our own bad bad boy get hits, as they were at a premium on this early spring afternoon.
When was the last time a 20 year old had that many strikeouts in a season opener? Gooden only had 6 in 1985. Valenzuela only 5 in 1981.
Felix Hernandez cruised through 8 innings, throwing 77 of 111 pitches for strikes, and throwing first pitch strikes to 21 of the 29 batters he faced. Only walking two and scattering three hits along the way.
The M's couldn't have asked for a better performance against the divisional rival that beat them 17 of 19 matchups last year. It felt good to get that first win, and have the team in a realistic position to at least match their win total against Oakland last year before the week is halfway over.
On the other hand, Oakland pretty much continued their run of dominant pitching against Seattle, giving up all 4 of their runs in the sixth inning after an error commited by shortstop Bobby Crosby (his second of the game). If not for the miscues the teams may have held each other scoreless for hours.
Congrats to Sexy for knocking the first Seattle home run of the season--his third in three opening day games for the M's. Also good to see Ichiro and our own bad bad boy get hits, as they were at a premium on this early spring afternoon.
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