Ever wonder what its like to go to an M's game with a couple of baseball nerds who like to quote movies? We finally got around to posting our recorded thoughts during the Griffey bobble head game in which we brought the podcasting machine. Listen in as we attempt to do a little of everything; play by play, the hat trick, and bat boy bashing with a whole lot more. A typical M's game with Nick and Noah.
Enjoy!
It's funny how the volume of our rants goes up and the game (and beer) flow on. Wonder why that is...?
Showing posts with label Griffey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Griffey. Show all posts
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Bush Leagues Blogcast, Episode 4
Check out the latest episode of the Bush Leagues! We dive into why the M's are losing lately, Russell Branyon's future with the club, and what to do with B-Mo. Check it out, and for the love of God, please let us know what you think!!!
Episode 4
Nick and Noah
Episode 4
Nick and Noah
Friday, May 15, 2009
If Griffey wasn't Griffey...
If Griffey wasn't Griffey, how would we react to what he has done in the first 35 games? What we have, name or not, is a player who is hitting .212/.343/.365 with 3 hrs and 7 RBIs. To top it off, we are asking this player to be our DH against right handed pitchers. Take the name and fanfare out of this equation, and he isn't much different the Vidro at this point. Granted, he still has much more power potential then Vidro did, but if you look at what he has done so far, it seems to be his name that is bringing him along, not his bat.
Take for example the Texas game on Wednesday, when he was up with runners on third and first with one out, against a left handed pitcher. There is absolutely no reason why he should have had a bat in his hand with the right handed Mike Sweeney sitting on the bench. If Griffey wasn't Griffey, he would have been pinch hit for in that situation. What happened? Griffey ended up hitting into a rally killing 1-6-3 double play. I don't know if I can necessarily blame Wak, he didn't want to take out one of the best hitters of all time in a key RBI situation. Fair enough. But if Griffey wasn't Griffey, Wak pulls the trigger and puts in Sweeney.
I'm not here to smear the greatest Mariner of all time though. If Ichiro wasn't Ichiro, wouldn't he be hitting in the third hole instead of lead off? He doesn't walk (so he really shouldn't lead off), he gets hits consistently, and more often then not, hits well with runners in scoring position. The only problem is, he doesn't feel like he is anything but a leadoff hitter, and as a result, doesn't want to hit higher in the order. Apparently, what Ichiro wants, Ichiro gets. Just look how long he stayed in center field.
If Griffey wasn't Griffey, and Ichiro wasn't Ichiro, we could have a chance at having a much better, more sound line up. But instead we have a guy who gets 200 hits a year and doesn't walk, leading off, and a DH who hits third and probably won't get much higher then 20 hrs for the whole year. The fact is, they are who they are, and that alone puts butts in the seats. I think the main question is, if we keep free falling like we are, will that be enough come August?
Take for example the Texas game on Wednesday, when he was up with runners on third and first with one out, against a left handed pitcher. There is absolutely no reason why he should have had a bat in his hand with the right handed Mike Sweeney sitting on the bench. If Griffey wasn't Griffey, he would have been pinch hit for in that situation. What happened? Griffey ended up hitting into a rally killing 1-6-3 double play. I don't know if I can necessarily blame Wak, he didn't want to take out one of the best hitters of all time in a key RBI situation. Fair enough. But if Griffey wasn't Griffey, Wak pulls the trigger and puts in Sweeney.
I'm not here to smear the greatest Mariner of all time though. If Ichiro wasn't Ichiro, wouldn't he be hitting in the third hole instead of lead off? He doesn't walk (so he really shouldn't lead off), he gets hits consistently, and more often then not, hits well with runners in scoring position. The only problem is, he doesn't feel like he is anything but a leadoff hitter, and as a result, doesn't want to hit higher in the order. Apparently, what Ichiro wants, Ichiro gets. Just look how long he stayed in center field.
If Griffey wasn't Griffey, and Ichiro wasn't Ichiro, we could have a chance at having a much better, more sound line up. But instead we have a guy who gets 200 hits a year and doesn't walk, leading off, and a DH who hits third and probably won't get much higher then 20 hrs for the whole year. The fact is, they are who they are, and that alone puts butts in the seats. I think the main question is, if we keep free falling like we are, will that be enough come August?
Monday, May 11, 2009
Griffey should hit with the pink bat every day
Sorry I'm a little late on this one, had to catch up on some sleep yesterday. But, after a double, a two-run home run and a Mariners win, Griffey should swing the pink stick every game.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Hanging out right now, watching Eric Bedard throw the Angels into a hole that is going to be a bitch to get out of. Currently, its 7-1 in the bottom of the 5th, and the M's look like they have a pretty good chance of winning the opening game. There is some psychic ability for you. Watching Bedard do what he was brought to Seattle to do is a bit bitter sweet for me for the simple reason that I don't know if he'll be here next year to keep doing it. If the M's end up making a run at the pennant this year, its going to be because we have the best 1-2 punch in baseball (currently, with how Washburn is throwing, we have the best 1-2-...4 combination in baseball). Granted, we do need to hit the ball better to hope to do anything, but having Felix and Bedard at the top of the rotation is a huge part of our success. Can you imagine having to face a rotation like the M's have in a five game series? I have a feeling teams around the league are secretly keeping an eye on the M's, hoping this insane pitching we have going on is going to cool off.
Our bats are bound to come alive. Right now, the M's are winning 8-3, Chavez is 3-4, Branyan has a HR along with a double, and even Beltre has an RBI double. If either Beltre, Branyon, or Griffey decides to have a great month of May, look for the M's to be a top three team in the league still. They have the pitching of a playoff team, just need a bat or two to get hot, and it won't matter when the Angles get healthy, they'll be 8 or 9 games out.
What do you think, are we a bat away from leaving the West in our dust?
Also, Noah and I are going to try and record the blogcast every Sunday, so if you have any questions or issues you want brought up by a couple of guys who think they know way more about sports then they actually do, leave them in the comments, and we'll bring them up on the show.
Be sure to tell anyone who likes the M's or baseball about our blog and blogcast. Word of mouth is always a great way to spread information, and we can use all the help we can get! Thanks to everyone who downloaded the first episode. Be sure to check in on Monday for episode two!
Nick
Our bats are bound to come alive. Right now, the M's are winning 8-3, Chavez is 3-4, Branyan has a HR along with a double, and even Beltre has an RBI double. If either Beltre, Branyon, or Griffey decides to have a great month of May, look for the M's to be a top three team in the league still. They have the pitching of a playoff team, just need a bat or two to get hot, and it won't matter when the Angles get healthy, they'll be 8 or 9 games out.
What do you think, are we a bat away from leaving the West in our dust?
Also, Noah and I are going to try and record the blogcast every Sunday, so if you have any questions or issues you want brought up by a couple of guys who think they know way more about sports then they actually do, leave them in the comments, and we'll bring them up on the show.
Be sure to tell anyone who likes the M's or baseball about our blog and blogcast. Word of mouth is always a great way to spread information, and we can use all the help we can get! Thanks to everyone who downloaded the first episode. Be sure to check in on Monday for episode two!
Nick
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Griffey makes history, Nick and Noah strike out!
What a ride it has been in the first nine games of the season! The M's are currently on a six game winning streak and looking like a team that is believing in itself more and more each game they play. I'm not sure what is worse though. Waiting for this team to come back down to earth (which they are bound to do eventually), or reading and listening to every baseball personality in the Seattle area down play this start, literally starting every thought they have with "Now I know its only the start of the season, and I still don't expect the team to make the playoffs, but..." Is Seattle incapable of enjoying success? I would say yes, but its for good reason. We don't usually see it happen. This city felt and said the exact same things in 2001 as we are saying and feeling know. Back then, we had just lost A-Rod to the Rangers and just signed a little guy from Japan who looked like he would get the bat knocked out of his hands by a change up. Look, I'm not saying we're going to win 116 games, or even win 85, but this team has a feel to it that we haven't seen since 2001. They can come from behind very well, they have recieved the best starting pitching in baseball (so far), and they have an outfield that can chase down fly balls all day long. They are an exciting team to watch, led by a manager who seems to know what he is doing for a change, and I think they'll stay exciting this season, win or lose. So I'm going to let myself get swept up into this current ride, cause some jerk in OK City stole my basketball team, some hick in Virgina just stole my college basketball coach, and my college football team only won one game last year. I NEED THIS!
And that, ladies and gents, is the first rant of the year from your's truely.
Quickly, on Griffey. He hit is 400th HR as a Mariner last night, making him the first player in history to hit 400 with one club, and 200 with another (Reds). It was a thrill to see him accomplish this feat with the M's, and the fact that he did it on Jackie Robinson day just adds to the mistique that Griffey is one of those athletes who excells in theatric situations. Glad to have that guy back on our side.
On a final note, Noah and I attempted to record our very first blogcast (we are going to call them blogcasts from now on, since using the word podcast implies that you can only listen to the show on a iPod) last night, but quickly found out that even though you have two audio ins and outs on a PC, it doesn't mean that you can record with two microphones at once. Whoops! So we are going to get a mixer this weekend, and hopefully record our show before the 6:10 M's game on Saturday which we now have tickets to, thanks to our buddy Wally. Pretty psyched for that, by the way.
Go M's
Garbs
And that, ladies and gents, is the first rant of the year from your's truely.
Quickly, on Griffey. He hit is 400th HR as a Mariner last night, making him the first player in history to hit 400 with one club, and 200 with another (Reds). It was a thrill to see him accomplish this feat with the M's, and the fact that he did it on Jackie Robinson day just adds to the mistique that Griffey is one of those athletes who excells in theatric situations. Glad to have that guy back on our side.
On a final note, Noah and I attempted to record our very first blogcast (we are going to call them blogcasts from now on, since using the word podcast implies that you can only listen to the show on a iPod) last night, but quickly found out that even though you have two audio ins and outs on a PC, it doesn't mean that you can record with two microphones at once. Whoops! So we are going to get a mixer this weekend, and hopefully record our show before the 6:10 M's game on Saturday which we now have tickets to, thanks to our buddy Wally. Pretty psyched for that, by the way.
Go M's
Garbs
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Opening Day!
It's Opening Day! Well at least it is in Seattle. The Mariners come home today to start a three game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. There are plenty of reasons to be excited for this one.
1. The M's are 5-2 and leading the AL West. Granted it's only a week of baseball and there is plenty left to play, the M's have looked good of late. The bullpen which was a serious question mark heading into the season looks serviceable and the M's are getting great production from their offensive lineup.
2. Ichiro is back! Starting on Wednesday Ichiro will be back into the starting lineup. Anytime you can add 200 hits and 100 runs to the top of the lineup is a good thing.
3. The return of Griffey. The kid comes home! Today will be very nostalgic for me as the player I idolized as a young child comes home. Not to mention, my seats are on the first base line, prime Griffey territory. I only hope that with the return of Ichiro comes the full-time Griffey DH.
But with the good comes the bad, let's highlight some of the things to watch for in this series.
1. The Angels: It doesn't matter if the Angels are starting off slow. The last two years they have owned the Mariners. In that time they have gone 27-11 against the M's. Not to mention their 3-3 record is deceiving after playing a tough series against Boston. The Mariners need to clean house inside the division. They already swept Oakland, now it's time to take care of the Angels.
2. Starting pitching: The M's are trotting their 3-4-5 starters out for this series. With so much uncertainty surrounding Carlos Silva and Jarrod Washburn it'll be interesting to see if they can turn it around. There is already so much animosity in Seattle over Silva. The man is paid a lot of money to perform...something he has done little of while in Seattle. Silva will need to keep the ball down in this game and mix up his pitches. The Angels will crush Silva's fastball if he throws it as much as he did against the Twins.
Washburn was impressive in his debut against the Minnesota Twins, but let's face it. The Angels are NOT the Twins. This second game will be the telling tale of Washburn's season. Washburn will need to throw strikes and effectively change his speed to keep the Angels honest.
So let's get to it already! It's 11:30 on Opening Day and I'm still at work but will soon be out of here. I can't wait! Go M's!!!
1. The M's are 5-2 and leading the AL West. Granted it's only a week of baseball and there is plenty left to play, the M's have looked good of late. The bullpen which was a serious question mark heading into the season looks serviceable and the M's are getting great production from their offensive lineup.
2. Ichiro is back! Starting on Wednesday Ichiro will be back into the starting lineup. Anytime you can add 200 hits and 100 runs to the top of the lineup is a good thing.
3. The return of Griffey. The kid comes home! Today will be very nostalgic for me as the player I idolized as a young child comes home. Not to mention, my seats are on the first base line, prime Griffey territory. I only hope that with the return of Ichiro comes the full-time Griffey DH.
But with the good comes the bad, let's highlight some of the things to watch for in this series.
1. The Angels: It doesn't matter if the Angels are starting off slow. The last two years they have owned the Mariners. In that time they have gone 27-11 against the M's. Not to mention their 3-3 record is deceiving after playing a tough series against Boston. The Mariners need to clean house inside the division. They already swept Oakland, now it's time to take care of the Angels.
2. Starting pitching: The M's are trotting their 3-4-5 starters out for this series. With so much uncertainty surrounding Carlos Silva and Jarrod Washburn it'll be interesting to see if they can turn it around. There is already so much animosity in Seattle over Silva. The man is paid a lot of money to perform...something he has done little of while in Seattle. Silva will need to keep the ball down in this game and mix up his pitches. The Angels will crush Silva's fastball if he throws it as much as he did against the Twins.
Washburn was impressive in his debut against the Minnesota Twins, but let's face it. The Angels are NOT the Twins. This second game will be the telling tale of Washburn's season. Washburn will need to throw strikes and effectively change his speed to keep the Angels honest.
So let's get to it already! It's 11:30 on Opening Day and I'm still at work but will soon be out of here. I can't wait! Go M's!!!
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