Game Thread: Game 1 - ALWCS Seattle @ Toronto - Friday at 4pm ET - ESPN

[WizardHawk]

Mariners’ Jerry Dipoto ‘so proud’ of Jarred Kelenic’s breakthrough entering playoffs

Kelenic’s emergence has been the biggest surprise of the final two weeks of the regular season, and the Mariners are convinced this breakthrough is real.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[ulmax]

Seattle against Toronto on 2022
Have won all home games except 1
And the reverse is true for
Toronto..same...1
7 games total in 2022
Seattle 4= Toronto 3


2021
6 games..
Seattle 4 Toronto 2..
Seattle in 2021..won 2 at Toronto.
Toronto won 1 at seattle

Not so bad last year..but this..2022
.we will see.

Playoffs ..count..as playoffs not regular

 

[ulmax]

Kelenic s stats are actually down..
From last year
..but what j edi said..
I think is true..ya got A have that ah ha
Moment..
and start building from there..
So I'll throw the stats..out for
Know
For
Kelenic.
So if I do it for kelenic..
The I'll do it for toro..as well..

But don't not....expect.. compation next year..i think there will be plenty

 

[wazzu31]

I disagree with them at Catcher, Cal is every bit as good as Kirk or Jensen.

100% for sure. Problem is the same with Kelenic being a million times worse than Winker because their MLB numbers are terrible (well for sure Cal) before they “got it”. Pretty sure since July, Cal has been one of the best catchers in the sport but don’t quote me o no that.

 

[Tapey]

100% for sure. Problem is the same with Kelenic being a million times worse than Winker because their MLB numbers are terrible (well for sure Cal) before they “got it”. Pretty sure since July, Cal has been one of the best catchers in the sport but don’t quote me o no that.

Even with Cals terrible start his numbers are still comparable if not better then the Blue Jays catchers

 

[wazzu31]

Even with Cals terrible start his numbers are still comparable if not better then the Blue Jays catchers

Comparable, sure. But if you are a Seattle catcher with no name his first 100 AB’s count for a lot if you want a national writer to say something.

 

[Tapey]

Comparable, sure. But if you are a Seattle catcher with no name his first 100 AB’s count for a lot if you want a national writer to say something.

I would think a reporter would do their research past the players first 100 abs before writing an article about it.

 

[ulmax]

They can say anything they..want about cal..
But who has the most HRS for catchers
In MLB regular season..and has

improved his ave

Someone has moooore..
Happy gilmore

Prob learn how to putt...later

 

[ulmax]

My fear will be the same as it is in every regular season game. If they get a 2-3 run deficit early can they sustain a rally to make it up or are we praying for a series of long balls to scrap out a way to win. They live and die by the long ball too much and in the playoffs teams are going to stay away from pitching to the hot HR hitters. They aren't going to give Jrod, Haniger, or Suarez meatballs to make up score with. Maybe they still pitch to Cal?

I hope they change the lineup such that those guys all hit in series so they can't just walk them all. Leave every HR hitter back to back and hope the others find a run somewhere of their own?

1st things 1st.

Go win.

Game 1


Then go win...game 2

Odds are not with..
Looser
..of game 1
.

 

[wazzu31]

I would think a reporter would do their research past the players first 100 abs before writing an article about it.

You would think. But are national reporters right now not parroting what local reporters have said about Russell Wilson for that past year? Julio is going to win ROTY this year, but I would put money on it had he not showed out during the HR derby he wouldn’t win.

 

[MarinersBestFan]

Mariners’ Jerry Dipoto ‘so proud’ of Jarred Kelenic’s breakthrough entering playoffs

Kelenic’s emergence has been the biggest surprise of the final two weeks of the regular season, and the Mariners are convinced this breakthrough is real.

www.seattletimes.com

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot OVER !

What emergence are we talking about as of late ??

Here is Kelenic stats:

Past 7 games - 23 at bats 1 single base hit and his avg is a microscopic .043 over that 7 game span

Past 15 games - 53 at bats 9 base hits and his avg is .170 over that 15 game sampling period

His career MLB batting avg has hardly changed at all including his recent callup - it is still .168

What is Dipoto smoking ?

 

[ulmax]

FWIW - The Mariners and the Mets are the only 2 teams riding a 3 game win streak into post season play.

I believe in our ball club. Good pitching and good defense with some timely hitting is a winning formula in the playoffs.

Julio needs to be careful as they are going to bust him up and in with fast balls and off speed down and away.

Rest assured they will pitch around Julio in the lineup to get to France in the 2 hole to roll over on one into a DP.

If Santana - Haniger and Kelenic have a good weekend, I see us winning 2 of 3.

Good pitching..
Is a must for playoffs...
Defence wins championships..

But you can't win a game without scoring..


But defence stops the other team from
Scoring

..or at least as much..as your team.


.hence
..the run differential
.........................................................
Stop corporate America from stealing
Our reps ..by paying them more through
Lobbying..
To me a conflict of interest

 

[ulmax]

If it's not happening...then..why are we
Even talking....about Facebook and
Twitter..
What happened to..frekle face..mor=ron

 

[MarinersBestFan]

Lineup looks like:

1. Julio
2. France
3. Suarez
4. Big Dumper
5. Haniger
6. Santana
7. Kelenic
8. Frazier
9. Crawford

Totally agree with moving Haniger to #5 - Having France and Haniger back to back after Julio was a recipe for alot of double plays.

I like the Big Dumper batting clean up, he drives the ball well and makes consistent contact vs a high strike out %

As I stated maybe in another thread: Our key to offensive success lies in Kelenic - Haniger and Santana. All the others we know what we expect to get and should get. Those 3 have to hit to above their past averages for us to succeed

 

[ulmax]

Lineup looks like:

1. Julio
2. France
3. Suarez
4. Big Dumper
5. Haniger
6. Santana
7. Kelenic
8. Frazier
9. Crawford

Totally agree with moving Haniger to #5 - Having France and Haniger back to back after Julio was a recipe for alot of double plays.

I like the Big Dumper batting clean up, he drives the ball well and makes consistent contact vs a high strike out %

As I stated maybe in another thread: Our key to offensive success lies in Kelenic - Haniger and Santana. All the others we know what we expect to get and should get. Those 3 have to hit to above their past averages for us to succeed

Prob is average and BB gets guys on base
Then you need to hit them in...

1.Ave+BB+stolenbases

2Ave+BB Julio for lack of anyone..
Julio could 3 or 4 as well
.

3ave...france
4hits+HRS guys are next haniger

5conforto..

6 hr hitters with not so good an ave ...suarez
7..lewis

8catch R aliegh, murphy

9 same as 1 with not as good an ave..moore ,haggerty

In the theary...anyway.

If winkers ave would have been up..
270 or 300..he would have been a 2 or 3
Hitter..

 

[ulmax]

Yeah so you build a line up
That..would go against ..the other teams

Weakness..for that day..

With who you have...

Also in theory...

In reality..does not always go..theoretically

 

[ulmax]

Theoretical line up

1.Arraez..2b twins

2julio.with stolen ave and hrs is the thing
You could swith out Julio and Arreaz
Or even crawford..depending

3france..hrs and ave

4 haniger...

5conforto...free agent...250 ave..with hrs

6 suarez.
7Raliegh
8 kelenic..lewis
.
9 moore,haggerty.with better ave hopfully
.crawford..would fit well

 

[ulmax]

The prob with mariners..is what they are missing..
Conforto..free agent
And
A rraez..twins..


For example....

 

[ulmax]

Mariners pitching is tweak This or that
In the offseason..

Ask Jedi on that.

 

[ulmax]

But i think i know on shefield at this point
Is a bull pen guy..
Who I like to trade to cubs..
His value is....
Bull pen guy...

If I had his 1st 3 innings..
I would take ..them.
But reality...
Is he is good for 1 or 2