The Mariners are Going to the World Series
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I think so too. Have Kirby ready to go but start Castillo.
Fuck I dont know. Doomed is the bottom line.
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I think I've come around to the idea of starting Kirby with Castillo in reserve. If Kirby sucks ass you can replace him early with the seasoned veteran who has been lights out lately and the damage is limited to two or three runs, at worst.
If Castillo were to start and have a rough 2-3 innings, I think turning it over to Kirby would be much more of a gamble and the team's psyche would be iffy.
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breaking out the champagne over winning the division series? seriously?
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Polanco
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Posting this everywhere I can.
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he keeps this up, will get a street named after him…
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Fox studio clowns would rather gargle balls for Vlad and Springer (and Raleigh) than provide any meaningful content. They all checked out when NY lost and are beyond disinterested now that it's looking bad for the team that beat them.
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Watching my first tv M’s game since NY clinched the World Series appearance on 2001. #GoM’s back on the wagon
Only player I could name is Cal the catcher
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M’s are stepping on their own dick
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If the Ms are going to do it, they'll do it the Mariner way or not at all. I knew better than to get excited about 2-0.
It's not over. It's hard to imagine them winning any more low scoring games though. Someone better flip the switch.
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I believe the last time I watched baseball the schedule was 2-3-2 so I believe it’s good they are going back on the road.
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ok Boys! Time to hit some home runs ~ I guess that is their only route to victory. trying to back their way by riding what they believed was going to be better pitching than the opposition hasn't worked in the post season ~ they have to outhit the jays.
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Admittedly, I don't know shit about baseball strategy. But, why would you have J.P. Crawford bunt with a .100 hitter up next?
Seems like a waste of Crawford's talent.
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Watching this team hit is infuriating. Bunch of hacks who can’t hit for average.
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Fuck fuck fuck fuck
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Cougin it.
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This is why I stopped investing my time rooting for the M’s after they choked in the ALCS in 2001. Watched my first 3 innings in game 3 after 24 years and tapped out again.
Also stopped watching baseball all together after they won 116 games. And still the only team to never play in the World Series. Loser franchise -
Woo walking the scrub near the bottom of the order to lead off the 7th was brutal. Can't set the table for the top of the order like that. With how Miller looked this series, I would have given him the ball for 2 innings rather than go to Woo. He had proven himself and was in top form.
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I have barely watched any Mariner games this year so it takes some gall perhaps for me to comment. However, Woo didn't pitch in the Detroit series (possibly rusty) and while on the mound tonight he looked overwhelmed with anxiety and stress. When facing the top of the order, why not go with Munoz?
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Imagine being a Mariners' fan.
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Some things never change.
loser franchise
I watched the most games in probably 15 years, which was still only about ten. You could see it on their faces. Once Jerry Springer hit the HR, they were going to lose.
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That was definitely another option. Munoz could have gotten through the thick part of the lineup in the 7th and 8th and, even if he can't throw in the 9th, you're looking at the bottom of the order and can bring in Brash or Miller, etc to close it out.
Listening to KJR this morning, I agree with the Chuck and Buck takes which was that clearly Wilson had a scripted plan for using the pitching staff and he didn't think outside the box about how to adjust or deviate at all. He stuck to the script.
Bigger issue I have is that the M's lineup was just plain and simple not as good as Toronto. The offense is what lost the series.
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Wilson is slavish to "the plan". He has been holding Munoz for the 9th all season, ignoring that the most critical "high leverage" situations often happen before that. The situation Bazardo walked into was sure as hell THE high leverage moment in that game. Put out that fire still in the lead and their odds of winning would've been very high and he had almost the entire staff available for the 9th..
