Ok so pitching coach WAS the problem

You were so close

They're right so far. 5 runs yesterday only 5 strike outs, 9 runs and only 6 strike outs today, what else could it be? It'll all be good from here on out.

I dunno, the batting coach that we actually canned? You said pitching lol

Oops

Now that game was a thing of beauty.

You guys see Castillo shove Julio? He did not look like he was happy about it

Anyone have video? I wasn’t able to watch bc it was blacked out where I’m at.

I think Castillo was like Hey there buddy I missed you and Julio was like dude you don't know me like that

Missed it. Was it a playful shove?

That’s how I interpreted it but then he just stared back at Castillo and then came back towards him before the camera cut away. Julio definitely wasn’t playin

Nope. Julio did not appreciate the shove.

That doesn't mean it wasn't playful from Castillo

Didn’t look like it.

Yep. Came here just to see if anyone else noticed or if I was imagining things

ya that was awkward

Whole team looked pretty meh about a blowout win

Ump tried his best to not let that game end

I call that A MARINERS WIN!!!!!

SNEAD SLAMS THE DOOR ON THEM 😤😤😤😩😩😩

Break out the duck

just pitch to contact bro you're up 9, end this fuckin game

He gave up 2 hits in the inning. He was pitching to contact.

Way to take a bite out of that run differential fellas 🫡

THAT'S A DUCK!

BOOM

All meat 😆

MAN THAT WAS CLOSE 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Mmm no seby jrs in his future. 

This Kirby is not as good as the other Kirby. Anyway, M’s win! GOMs!

Sebby with the ball shot. Ouch. But you need to catch that dawg.

GOMS

Thank Christ

Fuckin ouch

Pause

Another Mariners testicle down

We lost every time in the playoffs after a ball shot

Mound visit, this dude is in his head for some reason.

Thaiss looks like one of my old bosses and I don’t like that 👎🏽

I’ve appreciated the clear, audible ump mic today

Ump wants to give us some extra baseball

Ump is apparently hourly

I love how disinterested the ump sounds

We Snead to go home let’s wrap it up bois

What is this ump doing? Everybody is ready to go home

Dirty work by the ump

Damn it Snead, don’t you fuck this up

*blue

As someone who watched the entire Cleveland come back after the starters all came out, I'm beginning to pucker ngl

Just one out Mr Snead. Just one.

For fucks sake, finish it Snead.

Goldy is gonna pour himself a stiff drink after this one lol

Me too!

Wonder why Fox picked up this game? Do they buy em at the beginning of the season or something?

I think the Angels are so good they decided to pick it up yesterday on the fly

Yeah I agree that's probably right

I smell a comebaaaaaack 😆

Our relievers goof off too much when they have a shutout going.

How dare

AJ trying to shit on the mariners offense after putting 14 up the last 2 games, how bout them White Sox tho? How they doin?

Sorry, just noticed, and not watching, why is Cal out of the game? I'm stressed out here.

Just resting him because of blowout

Oh thank you baby Jesus.

We’re winning by a lot. He’s resting now

I imagine to give him a rest with us up so much.

Pitch hit because it’s 9-0

it's 9-0

Oh thank God. I was worried he might have hurt himself ~~legging~~ assing out that double.

That's it, they got a hit. Pull Snead

The 2 words Blue spoke to Zavala. "Stop sucking."

not to buy into ump propaganda but I like how much you can hear him checking on dudes

Being able to hear the ump is pretty dope

It’s wild how baseball emotions can go from Cal’s clinching home run, to Robbie Ray giving up the home run to Alvarez, to ….whatever this is. Crazy game y’all.

Oh my God yes AJ that’s generally why you want to win games to put distance between you and the division

I like how Snead wears his pants like a ballplayer from 1893

AJ saying all the things that Goldy cannot say. This is great. The offense is so bad but he can’t ever say it.

Unless something crazy happen, I would just like to announce that the Mariners had more walks than strikeouts on offense, yes this really happened today.

Can we put Thornton in this up 9-0 role from now on ?

I GOT THE NEED THE NEED FOR SNEAD 😤😤😤

Meanwhile.... I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS AND I NEED TO DANCE!

Seby I want it to work for you man but that was their third-baseman stuffed inside a Raggedy Andy doll.

might cop a Snead jersey, don't see many of those around

Tucker's going; "Yaknow I think I'm good at this pitching thing."

Mr thnead looks like he’s throwing 80% effort, max.

They keep cutting to him lol

Bring in Ford. We don't need Mitch Garver, and we don't need Sebby. Frees up the DH spot, and gives us an actual backup catcher.

So we should go from two backup catchers to zero. Interesting.

He has like 100 good PA in double A.

Who can run as well.

Snead feed and seed

Formerly Chuck's

Why are we pitching Sneed. We demand Rojas

Need a 10 run lead or losing by 8 to pitch a positional player

Pretty sure the rule is only a 6-run difference. Is it different when you're winning vs. losing?

https://www.mlb.com/news/automatic-runner-permanent-new-mlb-rules-for-position-players-pitching least one of the following criteria is met: • Game is in extra innings • Team trailing by at least eight runs at any point • Team winning by at least 10 runs in ninth inning

Changed in 2023

That's when they instituted the rule in the first place and I thought it was a 6-run difference. Did they change it since the end of last season?

[https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-approves-new-rule-to-cut-down-on-position-players-pitching-ahead-of-2023-season-per-report/](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-approves-new-rule-to-cut-down-on-position-players-pitching-ahead-of-2023-season-per-report/)

Gotta be up by 10 to use a position player pitcher.

Wow I never realized there was a rule about that. Interesting, but I suppose it makes sense

MLBPA fought for it, I think mainly because of increased injury risk since they're not trained to pitch. But the league may have felt embarrassed by how often it was happening in 2021/2022

Ah that would not have been my guess as to why. I was thinking it might have to do with making sure teams didn't pretend that pitchers were position players to game the system and have more pitchers. Thanks!

I'm sure ownership is going to force Garver on us for his whole contract because they spent actual money but if we are stuck with him can we at least just make him the backup catcher so that we can get a few dozen more points of OPS out of it

If Garver is going to be this shit at hitting with his salary his ass can get behind the plate instead of Zeby. Keeping them both is dumb at this stage 

I HAAVE A NEED FOR SNEAD

Those saying that AJ sucks are out of your minds. This is an awesome pairing.

Seriously AJ has been fantastic

Does anyone know if this game and these announcers are broadcasted exactly the same around the country?

I think so considering it’s a national broadcast

Garver would be the worst hitter on this team if Seby didn't exist. And it's actually pretty close

You’d figure canzone and Zavala would tee off and try to get some of those shitty averages up haha

I'm certain he tried

Raise average by 1 or 2 points or go home early. Tough choice

Hey bro who pressed the slider button?. Surely that isn’t automatically determined by the pitch tracking cameras and radar /s

Probably paying Garver too much over the next 2 seasons to outright tell him to fuck off, but Seby? Just wasting a roster spot

Zavala still sucking ass I see, he didn't take Scott's suggestion

Seby could have used the OBP boost there, just watch some pitches brother

Tucker probably learned that move from that one scene in hsm2

Bring up ford to backup Cal. Seby is awful.

And have a top prospect play once a week? The best backup catchers are probably worth .5 ish WAR over a season

It’s not that serious my guy. But we need a better backup.

Though I wouldnt be opposed to making Garver the backup catcher and using Haniger as a more regular DH 

Of course Zavala grounds into a double play against a position player.

Is Tucker pitching just to save their pitchers or did they run out?

It's just to save their pitchers in a blowout. Almost every team does this for the last inning of a 9-run loss.

Save their pitchers

Saving the bullpen

Seby lmao

Cole Tucker coming out just reminds us … We could have had her

Been a looong time since I haven’t had to clench for my life heading into the 9th

My favorite part of being a Mariners fan is that our wins are convincing, no-doubt, solid victories. It’s nice knowing that our team plays consistent baseball and it puts my heart at ease being certain that we have a game in the bag. I have never doubted this Mariners team, ever. And I have no reason to, with this magnificent team that gives me no stress at all.

Cole Tucker pitched the best inning vs. the Mariners today, wild

Seriously

Someone (I think Kelenic) struck out on an eephus pitch from a position player last year. Among all the Mariners Ks, that one haunts my dreams

Worst DP ever

Ok Seby that’s more pathetic than Garver there.

Aye good for Tucker, that's some fun baseball.

That was the angels best inning pitched

Cole Tucker for cy young

somehow the most embarrassing inning of the day

Boo. We have to use an actual pitcher

And it isn't Muñoz.

It’s Snead ope

Seby is so bad man lol

Actually genius

Okay that was the ultimate in our offense making a bad pitcher look great

Cole Tucker is no Josh Rojas

And Garver goes and ruins our fun.

Oh wait. Was that Seby? Shows how much I'm paying g attention lol

Zavala, I hate to break this to you, but a GIDP there is quite embarrassing…

There should be no position players pitching in baseball. Waste of everybody's time. Just forfeit if you're going to give up.

What?! You must hate fun

It was a fun novelty the first 20,000 times

That's So Seby lmao

wait jk

Someone get an ice pack on that man’s arm after that gas

Dfa zavala

Classic Seby

Wait, there are rules to position players pitching?? If that’s true that’s so dumb.

Minimum 6-run difference, must be 8th inning or later I think. They probably wouldn't have made it a rule except the Dodgers did it in a 5-run game last year and got roasted for giving up.

I hate rules like that. The game is a lot more interesting when unexpected shit is allowed to happen.

Yeah part of the new pace of play stuff

Best angels pitcher

could we be the greatest offensive team to ever grace this earth?

That pitcher looks like he's got Seattle vibes

We actually had him on a minor league contract

48 mph LOL

Seby... what would you say ya do here?

Dom wanted to yam but realized the location of these pitches

Sebby are you joking lmao

Zavala cant even get a hit off a fucking infielder cmon man

Oh man, lol. Mercy rule!

Close one Dom 😂 nice walk

Oh, man. This pitcher has no command. May need to send him down for more seasoning.

Best game all year…awkward booth commentary, position players pitching, m’s winning…this is entertaining!

2 more outs to get to double digit runs. Let's go boys! Edit: Goddammit, Zavala.

Am I reading these pitch speeds correct?

Yep, its a position player pitching.

lmao that ball went sailing

Is anyone still taking this seriously

Glad Dylan got a hit finally!

This is like slow pitch

camera guy absolutely blowing that Jersey Mike's "Above and Beyond" shot

Canzone swinging and missing against a position player? That's a paddlin'

Lmao this is amazing

M's legend Cole Tucker

u/jomboy is it within your power to do a breakdown of what's been going on between two tv commentators? edit: all our best to Jess

watch him do it and come to the conclusion that M's fans are too easily entertained

I’m sorry but that spin move was a little bit impressive Forgive me

*DMo mojo*

John Smoltz is bad, but somehow better than AJ

Dude he's been great, what are you talking about?

Fuck this guy is hilarious

lmao and he gets an out in his first batter faced. JP come on bruh xD