Series Thread: A's at M's 11th thru 13th

[Itsmytime]

I don't know why he is bitching, that pitch was letter high and on the inside corner.

 

[SeattleCoug]

Ummm wow. That was last pitch was such a ball but Ill take it. Need some luck. Brilliant game by Felix. Ends the 1st half with a 2.12 ERA

 

[uwdawgfan]

He didn't wanna swing....cry baby. Next time get bat off shoulder.

 

[Itsmytime]

Ummm wow. That was last pitch was such a ball but Ill take it. Need some luck. Brilliant game by Felix. Ends the 1st half with a 2.12 ERA

The thing is, it wasn't, the ball was letter high on the inside corner. According to the rules that's a strike. Umpires just don't normally call it.

 

[williewilliejuan]

Ummm wow. That was last pitch was such a ball but Ill take it. Need some luck. Brilliant game by Felix. Ends the 1st half with a 2.12 ERA

The pitch two pitches earlier was a strike and they called it a ball. It all evens out.

 

[RegentDenali]

All evens out after that shit the ref called earlier.

Melvin needs to go take an ice bath. Soak that butt hurt off.

 

[Msfann]

I don't know how accurate the pitch f/x thing is on the gameday thingy at mariners.com but it says the pitch was clearly a strike on the inside upper corner. with most of the ball in the strike zone.

 

[Itsmytime]

All evens out after that shit the ref called earlier.

Melvin needs to go take an ice bath. Soak that butt hurt off.

You clearly are in football mode!

 

[uwdawgfan]

You clearly are in football mode!

lol....fucking refs!

 

[WhiteMamba]

Heck of a game tonight.

 

[Mariners_44]

That was a sniff of what playoff baseball would feel like to Seattle! Felix started shaky, but then pitched an absolute gem. All of those mashed balls in the infield, and then boom, LoMo does what he has been gearing up for the past few games. Fundamental runs were key, and great to see after such a drought. Ackley & Smoak back in the lineup........ Then to top it all off, Fernandocoaster!!!! Hell of a game, can't wait for tomorrow.

 

[NWinAZ]

Ackley stills bothers me, but I have to say Smoak had good AB's even though he didn't get a hit. It is only one game, but I will give him his props....for today.

Amazing what happens when you don't give away runs on defense and outs on the bases. Small ball, it needs to catch on in Seattle.

On to tomorrow. Great win, but I don't know if it was as exciting as bullpen day.....uh yes it was.

 

[dude82]

Looks like this game made it onto ESPN.com's front page as the "Highlight of the Night". Not much of a clip, but it's on there.

 

[Podunkparte]

I was impressed with Smoak's 10 pitch at bat. He didn't look like he was overswinging, and in return he was able to foul off some good pitches. If he can somehow get that approach to work, the guy can be something. He doesn't have to pull everything.

Ackley: Someone posted a clip of him in a Spring game or something when he was just out of college with us, showing how calm he was at the plate. Steady head, short quick stride, etc. Watching tonight was so clear how much different that is, and its amazing that he's not going back to what worked before. His stride right now is so long and his back leg buckles almost like a pitcher loading up. He just moves around so much and you're never going to hit a baseball that way. He needs to go back to square 1.

 

[Logicallylethal]

Wasn't at the game (kinda wished I had gone now!), but I absolutely loved the crowd and the playoff like atmosphere today

If we somehow manage to get to the playoffs this year, for Felix's first ever playoff start we should kings court every section at Safeco

You can tell from Felix's body language that he was so into it tonight. And the more he got into it, the more the crowd got into it.

 

[dude82]

Wasn't at the game (kinda wished I had gone now!), but I absolutely loved the crowd and the playoff like atmosphere today

If we somehow manage to get to the playoffs this year, for Felix's first ever playoff start we should kings court every section at Safeco

You can tell from Felix's body language that he was so into it tonight. And the more he got into it, the more the crowd got into it.

I can pretty much guarantee that Felix's first home playoff start will be a "Supreme Court" game. They had the "High Court" in this game and a playoff game would be significantly more important than a regular season game in mid-July.

 

[Mariners_44]

Could you imagine a sold out Safeco, every fan in yellow with a K card, and the roar that the first strikeout opportunity Felix gets? You would be able to hear it from Mt. Rainer, .

 

[NWinAZ]

I was impressed with Smoak's 10 pitch at bat. He didn't look like he was overswinging, and in return he was able to foul off some good pitches. If he can somehow get that approach to work, the guy can be something. He doesn't have to pull everything.

Ackley: Someone posted a clip of him in a Spring game or something when he was just out of college with us, showing how calm he was at the plate. Steady head, short quick stride, etc. Watching tonight was so clear how much different that is, and its amazing that he's not going back to what worked before. His stride right now is so long and his back leg buckles almost like a pitcher loading up. He just moves around so much and you're never going to hit a baseball that way. He needs to go back to square 1.

I posted the video and it was Ackley in college where he hit .401 over 3 seasons. He looked like a totally different hitter. Not sure why they don't go back and look at these things. Hitters have to be calm throughout their motion. He is far from that right now.

 

[Msfann]

Strike 3 to end the game was a strike.

 

[cezero]

yeah, the a's have a dynamic offense that finds ways to score and almost always win.

i like the chances of all 3 of our starters to go deep and only give up 1-2 runs, and then hand it over to a bullpen who should be able to keep it down to 1 additional run.

1 down, 2 to go