A New Face In Baseball? Kim Ng
September 27, 2008
Total Pro Sports - Reports out of Seattle are indicating that the next general manager may in fact be a woman. The president of the Mariners has recently been quoted as saying that the team is considering a wide range of candidates for the position, including the possibility of the first woman general manager in major league history.
After becoming the first team in Major League history to lose 100 games having a $100 million dollar payroll, drastic changes need to be made. Coming into the season the Seattle Mariners were the supposed favorite to win the AL West but on Friday they lost their 101st game against the Oakland A's, their most loses since 1983.
How I ruined Raul’s night
June 10, 2008
It was a normal day at the Rogers center yesterday. The Jays were playing the last place Mariners and there were less than 10,000 people in the stands. This did not deter me and a friend of mine form having a good time, watching those loveable losers known as the Toronto Blue Jays. Our night started out in the 100 level outfield, it was so hot and humid there I felt like I had a flood in my underwear. The section that we were in was full of annoying preteens, none of which paid much attention to the game or cared for my loud mouth antics. During the fourth inning my friend and I decided to move down to better seats. We spotted a couple on the third base line directly beside the wall, so we made the move.
Once we made our way down the game seemed a lot better, we had moved from the kiddy section to a relatively quiet, mature, viewing area. It was that way until the Jays went up to bat and Mr. Raul Ibanez, the left fielder, became the target of my many vocal barbs. You see I like to think of myself as someone who always takes the opportunity to use my voice and sarcastic comments to make live sporting events more enjoyable for the people around me. I have been practicing my whole life and I feel that only recently I have entered my prime. I must say that last night was perhaps the pinnacle of my entire career.
It was in the sixth inning when one of the Jays hit a pop fly to left field; it was the kind of fly ball that every major league outfielder should catch. Just as the ball was the flying through the air, Ibanez made an attempt to catch it, and I yelled “RAUL YOU FOOL” distracting him just enough that he dropped the ball. I’ am sure that my loud yell in what was once a quiet area of the ball park caused Ibanez to drop the ball. In fact, he was so close that if you were watching the game on T.V. you most likely saw me. I won’t take all the credit because Raul Ibanez is no gold glover, but last night I felt closer to the game than ever before.
I would like to encourage anyone who goes to live sporting events to always be as loud and as annoying as possible to the opposing players, because you never know when your time will come. Even though the Jays lost, which was not really a surprise, I felt like a winner as I left the park last night. To Raul Ibanez, next time keep your eyes on that ball, son.
Pick of the day, June 2nd
June 2, 2008
Ok so were back on track evening our overall record to 2-2 for the year. Realistcally our record should be 4-0 but thats gambling for you.
Todays pick were taking the Anaheim Angels (-130). The pitching matchup - Angels Santana (7-2, 3.09) vs Mariners Washburn (2-6, 6.54). Yes thats right were taking a visiting favorite, how can we resist on a matchup like this. Sanatana has finally come into his own and is pitching like the ace of the staff and Washburn is exactly like his last named washed up. Anaheim is a proven team and one of the elites in the MLB, a team like this will have no difficulty winning on the road. Unlike Seattle who cant seem to find a way of putting the pieces to the puzzle together, they struggle at home and on the road.
Pitching Notes
- the right-hander was 10-21 with a 7.14 ERA on the road, but he's turned that around by going 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA in six outings away from Anaheim in 2008. Santana is 1-1 with a 9.88 ERA in three career starts at Safeco, but he's 4-0 with a 3.86 ERA in his last six starts against the Mariners.
- Jarrod Washburn (2-6, 6.54) Washburn, who pitched for the Angels from 1998-2005, gave up four runs and 10 hits over six innings on April 19 to fall to 4-3 with a 4.47 ERA in eight career outings against his former team.
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LOS ANGELES ANGELS
LA Angels are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games�
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Angels's last 12 games�
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
SEATTLE MARINERS
Seattle is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games�
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games�
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games�
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games at home
Seattle is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
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