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[Rough Carrigan]

Okay, the Mariners suck.
The Mariners really suck without King Felix on the mound.
There's no excuse for losing even one game to them . . . unless Brandon Morrow, flame throwing reliever who the M's have finally converted back to being a starter is on his game.

Pettitte's been stumbling lately. If only there was something that old Andy could take, some sort of pick me up that he could take, you know, just to help the team, not for any unchristian selfish purpose. If only . .

[NYCSox]

I'm in favor of anything that causes him to exercise his option for next year.

[jon abbey]

I'm in favor of anything that causes him to exercise his option for next year.

he doesn't have one, that was last year.

[SemperFidelisSox]

The Yankees are 6-0 vs Seattle this season and have won 8 straight against them dating back to last season.

An easy sweep, even for the Yankees.

[NYCSox]

he doesn't have one, that was last year.

You're right. I remembered that he didn't technically exercise the option for this season so I thought he still had one.

OK, then I'm in favor of his signing a new contract.

[jon abbey]

The Yankees are 6-0 vs Seattle this season and have won 8 straight against them dating back to last season.

An easy sweep, even for the Yankees.

those six were all in NY, FWIW. they do miss King Felix, at least.

[Foulkey Reese]

I enjoyed my time as a Yankee fan.

[jon abbey]

we liked having you, man. the door is always open.

[nycdoc999]

Let's see what Mr. Morrow can do as their version of Joba Chamberlain.

[Rough Carrigan]

It's actually a fair general comparison. He was always a starter then, out of whatever motivation, they made him a reliever and he was pretty good in that role. The guys at U.S.S. Mariner were going crazy at the notion that M's management would become so besotted with seeing his 98 mph heat in the 8th inning that they'd never let him go back to being a starter.

But the M's acclimated Morrow back to starting in the minors rather than in Seattle.

[joelmon]

The Mariners are exactly what keeps PettiTTe relevant; a hack tastic untalented offense with limited power. Morrow will try to do too much and flame out early.

Prediction: 2 Abombs from Arod in a 12-4 win.

PS. What is the Yankee record in games NOT facing the Padres or Mariners?

[Rough Carrigan]

Well, that's easy. They're 9-0 against the madres and mariners and 66-65 against the rest of MLB. But, you might be able to find a weak sister aided record like that for a lot of semi-contenders.

And, I'm guessing that Morrow will pitch pretty well.

[SemperFidelisSox]

Per Abraham, Rasner has been taken out of the rotation. Aceves will start Saturday vs Anaheim.

[Foulkey Reese]

Morrow is absolutely filthy.

[Foulkey Reese]

Good lord Johijma is having a terrible year.

.562 OPS and they just had him swinging at a 3-0 pitch which resulted in a weak ground ball.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Who forgot to give Johjima the take sign on 3-0?

[SemperFidelisSox]

It's September and they are 30 games out. Nobody has the take sign.

[Rough Carrigan]

Morrow blew Molina away with a 97 mph fastball on the inside corner for strike three. He looks great. 6 out of the 9 guys in their batting order look like shit.

[White Room]

Morrow is straight up dirty. Does anyone know if he is on a pitch count tonight?

[deconstruction]

Cairo...

[Rough Carrigan]

Hehe. Sac fly hit to Johnny Damon in medium center. His throw didn't come close to reaching second on the fly.

[SemperFidelisSox]

At this point I'd be hesitant to even give Pettitte an invitation to spring training.

[Foulkey Reese]

Yeesh the Mariners have some awful at bats.

[Rough Carrigan]

At this point I'd be hesitant to even give Pettitte an invitation to spring training.

That seems way too strong a condemnation. He's a total junkballer at this point but he's pretty good at getting guys to swing at shit out of the zone and really has down that Jamie Moyer-ish perspective that with a lot of hitters you really never have to throw a strike.

[Foulkey Reese]

Morrow with 46 pitches through 4.

[Rough Carrigan]

Captain Molasses strikes again. 2-0 M's.

Next batter, ARod poaches the ball from CM like a hypercompetitive husband taking a volley from his wife in mixed doubles.

Edited by Rough Carrigan, 05 September 2008 - 10:11 PM.

[Jed Zeppelin]

This rally has taken five pitches thus far. I imagine it will take a similar amount to get out of it with no more runs allowed.

edit: Six pitches two runs. Seattle is hilarious.

Edited by Jed Zeppelin, 05 September 2008 - 10:10 PM.

[NYCSox]

At this point I'd be hesitant to even give Pettitte an invitation to spring training.

Come on Cashman, give him a three year deal. He's a True Yankee after all.

[Foulkey Reese]

Few pitchers have some up smaller in the second half than Pettitte.

[Rough Carrigan]

Petite

[Jed Zeppelin]

This outing will push his ERA to around 6 in his last 10 starts.

[SemperFidelisSox]

There has been a Dan Giese sighting.

And Pettitte has to have some type of injury that he's been trying to pitch through the last few weeks. He can be bad, but these last few outings have been ugly. Maybe Abraham was right about that elbow.

[JulE6]

Per Abraham, Rasner has been taken out of the rotation. Aceves will start Saturday vs Anaheim.

oooh oooh i called that one yesterday, point for me!!

[Rough Carrigan]

There has been a Dan Giese sighting.

And Pettitte has to have some type of injury that he's been trying to pitch through the last few weeks. He can be bad, but these last few outings have been ugly. Maybe Abraham was right about that elbow.

If only he had some sort of magic elixir to take when he's hurt, you know, just because he's hurt, just to help the team, not to try and cheat. That wouldn't be christian.

[Rough Carrigan]

Molina is one of the most annoying catchers in the league for how much he tries to work the umps, especially in stade fasciste. I swear he's going to go to the backstop and retrieve a wild pitch one of these days then go back down into his crouch and hold it there to try and get the ump to call it a strike.

[glennhoffmania]

Listening to Flaherty do play by play is pure torture.

[SemperFidelisSox]

So was watching him play.

[strek1]

Listening to Flaherty do play by play is pure torture.

The guy is drier than my ex-wife's snatch.

[cheekydave]

There has been a Dan Giese sighting.

And Pettitte has to have some type of injury that he's been trying to pitch through the last few weeks. He can be bad, but these last few outings have been ugly. Maybe Abraham was right about that elbow.

Injury....no juice

[Rough Carrigan]

Mfy's haven't done anything against Morrow through 5 innings, just 2 walks. Not even any really hard outs.

[Rough Carrigan]

Mariners swing at dessicated excrement and get themselves out in the 5th.

[Wingack]

Pssssssssssssst...

[I am an Idiot]

Pssssssssssssst...

shhhh he's on my fantasy team!

[Rough Carrigan]

Pssssssssssssst...

The mariners announcers just casually blurted it out after 4 innings already.

[cheekydave]

Pssssssssssssst...

ONLY works for sox fans.....convert!

[Rough Carrigan]

Okay, Damon lines out medium hard to the first baseman. That one was hit well.

[Foulkey Reese]

Morrow just clowned all over Jeter.

[Rough Carrigan]

Morrow smoked two 96 mph fastballs past Captain Molasses inside, got a foul on another one high of the plate then makes him look silly on a curve down the middle knee high.

That's six.

More runs, M's! More runs!

Edited by Rough Carrigan, 05 September 2008 - 10:39 PM.

[strek1]

Shit, Morrow's got it working!

[strek1]

Morrow smoked two 96 mph fastballs past Captain Molasses

LMFAO