5/28: Open Game Thread
Lookout Landing —
... Is it just me or did yesterday feel an awful lot like this?
Update: I hate us
It sounded nice in New York over the weekend when everyone was making comparisons between Brandon Morrow and Joba Chamberlain of the Yankees. But the Mariners have decided not to work Morrow into the starting rotation by letting him increase his innings as the season progresses. ...
McLaren told reporters a short time ago, after Morrow had talked about how he won't be starting, that his outing last night played heavily into that ...
No Morrow in rotation after all
My Sports Rumors —
... counts will definitely be needed to watch next year, as transition from an 8th inning reliever to a starter will be a huge jump .
Morrow is still pretty excited about the possibilities of starting. “Starting, I feel like I have more contribution,” he said. Can’t blame him, as a relief pitcher on a losing team you don’t get a chance to contribute much at all. You kind of come in and just try to keep the score close.
Here’s a link to the Seattle Times, for more on this and other Mariners notes. ...
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Enjoy the Enjoyment —
Bedard's fantastic pitching, and Yuniesky Betancourt's strategy of swinging hard at the knuckler in case you hit it paid off. M's win, 1-0. This was how the M's were supposed to play all year, writes Geoff Baker. ... Brandon Morrow will stay in the 'pen this year, reports Baker. ... The fastball Morrow threw by Pedroia to end the 8th was the fastest I've ever seen in person. The Safeco radar had it at 98 mph, but the MLB pitch tracker says is was 100 mph. Sweeet! ... Jose Guillen's back to his old motivational tricks, saying that ...
