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Mariners suck

A few weeks ago there was a poll on what result we wanted from the 4 game Mariners / A's series, and I voted that I hoped the Mariners kill them.  The A's tendendency to roll in the 2nd half concerned me more than the M's getting close to us.

Anyway, today everyone's favorite ESPN writer has a blog up on the Mariners, titled "M's success could be short-lived".  Here is one paragraph:

"What's the point? The point is that the Mariners are incredibly lucky to trail the first-place Angels by only two games. So lucky, in fact, that if you were running the Mariners in a computer simulation, you might give up on this season and start thinking about next season and the seasons beyond. But this is a real-life team playing real-life games for real-life fans, so giving up on this season is actually the last thing the Mariners will do. Or should do. They have to try as hard as they can to win, as improbable as winning might actually be for them."

Star-divide

Anyway, that is why I am just not worried about the Mariners.  I would be worried if they were smart, but as long as we are not decimated with injuries we should take the West, and I worry more about being good enough to win a playoff series.

P.S. I hope I am more or less in the spirit of respecting ESPN's rights, but I figure that little blurb would make people want Insider more anyway.

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While the Mariners do suck and I agree
with Hauldogs sig that they aren't going to win 90...we have some problems we need to address (streaky offense, Colon, Santana) before the AL West division flag is mailed to us...
A big FU to the A's and Dodgers....

by Crapper John MD on Jul 24, 2007 10:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A computer program...
..cannot calculate "intangibles" such as heart, magic, and lucky bounces.

Let's hope that Jose Guillen and Jarrod Washburn get into a locker room rumble.  That would help us out!

'86 never happened!

by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2007 12:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Two words
Run Differential

Enough said.

Of course this means the Angels aren't even as good as the Yankees right now.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jul 24, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Question?
Did the Yankees beat the D Rays 4 times on Sunday?
I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Jul 24, 2007 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

mmmmm
First of all at this moment, the Yankees would probably beat us in a series.

Second, didn't the Yankees kick the unholy crap out of the Devil Rays when we were lucky to escape with a win?

by elricsi on Jul 24, 2007 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmmmm
He reference run differential.  I wondered if Sundays win counted 4 times, because it probably did in pythag expected wins.
I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Jul 24, 2007 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was a joke
albeit not a very good one.
I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Jul 24, 2007 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you
I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Jul 24, 2007 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What Would José Do?
That's right, he would politely laugh, downingrules.  Very good.


Babyface.

by Bilko 420 on Jul 24, 2007 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Lookouts! lose again.
2-1 to J. Rheinecker and the Mighty Rangers.
Get well soon Kotch.

by ReggieBullits on Jul 24, 2007 4:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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