Sunday, June 27, 2004
Observations from Safeco
I made it to my first, and fourth-to-last, Mariners' game of the season tonight and (gasp!) we scored 7 runs! and won! Being at a game gives you loads of time to think about everything going on since you can't fill the down-time with your computer or channel surfing. Here is what I saw today:
When they put the bloopers video on the screen, I half expected it to be a Mariners 2004 highlight reel.
If he is far enough away, and with just the right light, and at the correct angle, and if you squint your eyes just so, Jay Payton looks a little bit like Rickey Henderson.
Khalil Green is fun to watch in the field. For opposite reasons, so is Rich Aurilia. That high, jumping throw to third trying to get Green in the 3rd inning was quite a sight, and in the 8th he fielded a hard-hit grounder right at him like a high-schooler without a cup.
Frustrating for us: facing Brian Buchanon - he of the .205 batting average - in the 4th with runners at 1st and 3rd and no out, Villone throws 3 straight balls.
Frustrating for them: Facing Ron Villone in the 4th with runners at 1st and 3rd and no out, on a 3-0 count, Brian Buchanon - he of the .205 batting average - swings and fouls it off. (SD announcers probably say he "just missed that one.")
Name of the Game: San Diego pitching coach, Darren Balsley.
Taunt of the Game:
---Hey David Wells!
---no response
---Hey Boomer!
---Wells turns around
---Buy you a beer?
Actually, I'm not sure if it was meant in taunt. But it was funny.
Now lets play NAME THAT CHEER! Rank in order of volume, highest to lowest, the cheers that resulted from these plays:
a)Fans discover that, yes, the ball is under hat #1.
b)Edgar drives in Ichiro to tie game at 1.
c)Phil Nevin hits long home run to bring Padres within 1 at 4-3.
d)Mateo comes in with 2 on and 1 out, strikes out Phil Nevin and Jay Payton.
e)The time between when Edgar leaves second base up until he is tagged out at home on Spiezio's single in the 6th.
f)Yellow wins hydroplane race. David rubs it in Grandma's face.
Answer: a,f,c,d,b. God bless M's fans.
I have excluded 'e', because it is impossible to separate the cheers from the screams of horror watching Edgar try to score from second on a single.
When they put the bloopers video on the screen, I half expected it to be a Mariners 2004 highlight reel.
If he is far enough away, and with just the right light, and at the correct angle, and if you squint your eyes just so, Jay Payton looks a little bit like Rickey Henderson.
Khalil Green is fun to watch in the field. For opposite reasons, so is Rich Aurilia. That high, jumping throw to third trying to get Green in the 3rd inning was quite a sight, and in the 8th he fielded a hard-hit grounder right at him like a high-schooler without a cup.
Frustrating for us: facing Brian Buchanon - he of the .205 batting average - in the 4th with runners at 1st and 3rd and no out, Villone throws 3 straight balls.
Frustrating for them: Facing Ron Villone in the 4th with runners at 1st and 3rd and no out, on a 3-0 count, Brian Buchanon - he of the .205 batting average - swings and fouls it off. (SD announcers probably say he "just missed that one.")
Name of the Game: San Diego pitching coach, Darren Balsley.
Taunt of the Game:
---Hey David Wells!
---no response
---Hey Boomer!
---Wells turns around
---Buy you a beer?
Actually, I'm not sure if it was meant in taunt. But it was funny.
Now lets play NAME THAT CHEER! Rank in order of volume, highest to lowest, the cheers that resulted from these plays:
a)Fans discover that, yes, the ball is under hat #1.
b)Edgar drives in Ichiro to tie game at 1.
c)Phil Nevin hits long home run to bring Padres within 1 at 4-3.
d)Mateo comes in with 2 on and 1 out, strikes out Phil Nevin and Jay Payton.
e)The time between when Edgar leaves second base up until he is tagged out at home on Spiezio's single in the 6th.
f)Yellow wins hydroplane race. David rubs it in Grandma's face.
Answer: a,f,c,d,b. God bless M's fans.
I have excluded 'e', because it is impossible to separate the cheers from the screams of horror watching Edgar try to score from second on a single.
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