Org Philosophy vs Org Blind Spots
Whether the M's will in fact consider Branyan at 3B, I dunno. If Matt Tuiasosopo isn't acceptable to them as a 3B, even for a few years, will Russ Branyan be?
Jack Wilson and the Yankee Template
At Mariner Central, TopCat (who was a third baseman himself IIRC) has a great little post on Jack Wilson's powerful DP turns. C-points.
The 70-80-90 Bloke and Boomer Wells
Once a-gayn, please? :- ) Rowland-Smith's velo separation on Sunday the 9th:
Brooksbaseball.net is bonzer. They have these up SAME NIGHT for ALL pitchers in the bigs. Slap me silly.
Ryan Rowland-Smith and Andy Pettitte
=== He's Baaa---aaaaack! ===
If Ryan Rowland-Smith executes the pitches that he executed against the Rays, he is one of the top 30 starters in the league, now.
Ferrari-type Opening Day Starters
Chris Carpenter, to take one example, was injured in 2007-08 and returned in 2009 ready to pitch. Despite being out for two years, he crashed back into the game with an instant 11-3, 2.26 explosion.
Hedging Your Bets on the DL'ed Roto Ace
FLIP: Bedard's shoulder still hurts, the MRI's showed "some fraying," and it's in question whether Bedard will pitch again in 2009.
Play to Win
Following a devastating sweep at the hands of the lowly Cleveland Indians in late July - a series in which the Mariners were outscored 32 to 7 - the common opinion around the water cooler in Seattle seemed to be that the Mariners' playoff hopes, slim from the get go, were over. The
Insider - Ian Snell's Mechanical Flaws
=== All Apologies Dept. ===
We write for our friends, not for folks we're hoping will do something about something. But we hope you'll forbear an exception here :- )
Ian Snell has a fundamentally sound pitching motion. But he has one fatal flaw and one painful flaw.
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=== Pop-a-Shot Dept. ===
99c Value Menu on Doug Fister
Q: What, no POTD?
The Doug Fister Template
Q. What's the template? Does he come from the Chris Jakubauskas Family of Top-100 Ever's?
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