Not Felix's most dominating or impressive performance. He struggled to keep the Rangers off the bases for most of the game. It definitely was a tough loss for Felix, but he should be used to those by now. However, he was able to get out of some jams, and had Jack Wilson been able to turn either of the two double plays that he committed errors on, it could have been a completely different ballgame. But that's not the case, and we'll live to see another game on Friday for the Mariner's home opener. And something tells me Chris Ray may not be on the roster when they reach Seattle. He's had a horrible start to the season, giving up 3 runs in 1/ 1/3 innings, with a blown save, 5 hits allowed, and no strikeouts. Some time in Tacoma to regain his confidence is desperately needed.
Ryan and Cust, two players the Mariners really need to produce if they want to be respectable, had clutch base hits. However, Figgins and Smoak both continue to struggle behind the plate. There were some rumors during the offseason about the Mariners trading Figgins. If he continue to bat this poorly, not only will the Mariners be unable to trade him, they might have to find a replacement. I know Figgins warmed up eventually last season, but he's looked absolutely terrible at the dish this season. If he can't get going, the Mariners will have to find somebody else to stick in the #2 hole. It may be early to start thinking about dropping him in the batting order, but a brief stint in the #9 spot might help kick him back into gear. Whatever works at this point, he needs to do better.
Jack Wilson has the highest batting average on the team right now! It doesn't matter though, because he probably won't play for the next week because he jacked up his leg or groin, or whatever freaky thing he did this time. I know Jack is injury prone, but 6 games into the season? Really? I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't play for a week or gets placed on the 15 day DL. Seems like injuries are already contageous as Moore had to be helped off the field as well. Like a scored writer, and mostly because I jumped on his train and he so quickly wrecked, I've decided to blame the rest of this season on Jack Wilson. You know how losing is always easier to take if you have somebody to blame it on? Usually its the umpires or a player on the other team, but I'm going to focus on Jack. I'm sure he wouldn't mind being the scapegoat, right?
Ryan and Cust, two players the Mariners really need to produce if they want to be respectable, had clutch base hits. However, Figgins and Smoak both continue to struggle behind the plate. There were some rumors during the offseason about the Mariners trading Figgins. If he continue to bat this poorly, not only will the Mariners be unable to trade him, they might have to find a replacement. I know Figgins warmed up eventually last season, but he's looked absolutely terrible at the dish this season. If he can't get going, the Mariners will have to find somebody else to stick in the #2 hole. It may be early to start thinking about dropping him in the batting order, but a brief stint in the #9 spot might help kick him back into gear. Whatever works at this point, he needs to do better.
Jack Wilson has the highest batting average on the team right now! It doesn't matter though, because he probably won't play for the next week because he jacked up his leg or groin, or whatever freaky thing he did this time. I know Jack is injury prone, but 6 games into the season? Really? I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't play for a week or gets placed on the 15 day DL. Seems like injuries are already contageous as Moore had to be helped off the field as well. Like a scored writer, and mostly because I jumped on his train and he so quickly wrecked, I've decided to blame the rest of this season on Jack Wilson. You know how losing is always easier to take if you have somebody to blame it on? Usually its the umpires or a player on the other team, but I'm going to focus on Jack. I'm sure he wouldn't mind being the scapegoat, right?
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