Thanks Spec... now, that one lights UP the mainframe's alert lights...
If the Red Sox thought Reddick were really a .600 SLG'er, he would not be available (and who says he is, anyway) ... you can bet your login ID on that, my friend...
But even adjusting for where Reddick is going, after he's "solved," here is a young player who greatly interests the mainframe ... especially in Safeco ...
There does come a point, in a chess game, when you resign -- even though you may still have 1-in-500 chances of winning.
There comes a point in an NBA game, in which a coach pulls his regulars, and saves their legs for the next game.
There comes a point in an MLB game, in which a manager runs up the white flag, and makes pitching changes with a view towards winning tomorrow's game, not today's. When the Padres were down 6-0 in the 8th to the Mariners, they weren't going to use their best setup man.
There certainly comes a time, in sports, when cooler heads must prevail and you keep your gunpowder dry for the next firefight. For sure.
Spectator hooks us up. Thanks amigo!
All the strike threes in 38 seconds rightcheer: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14879961
PROPS TO ADAM KENNEDY, who played in the middle infield with ... drumroll ... Luis Rodriguez at short. The Mariners scored 5 runs in their first attempt at this offensive-MI configuration.
JAMEY WRIGHT marched out of the bullpen in the 8th with a 5-4 lead in Fenway Park.
Facing? These guys:
Sez Coug, who this week is locked in mortal kombat with BABVA in the AL-only league:
Raul Ibanez looked finished the first half of 2007. It was so painful to watch that I was practically begging Bavasi to give the spot to Jones because a pennent was on the line. Clearly Ibanez wasn't finished.
PROPS TO BRENDAN RYAN whose sac fly in the 2nd was 1) critical, and 2) technically admirable. That was a real tough jam pitch on which to get the ball in the air -- Ryan got it deep enough for Jack Cust.
=== Suuuuuuure, Dept. ===
After four games, the Rangers sport a teamwide 173 OPS+, including a .722 SLG. Their whole ballclub has a SLG that is 100 points north of Albert Pujols'.
=== Phase I ===
In the first inning, home plate ump Gary Darling struck out the second Mariner of the game, Chone Figgins, on a questionable (not to say "incorrect") call.
G goes with a Greg Vaughn comp:
