April 6, 20187 yr So the news ticker on the local channel this morning said that a bald eagle sunk its talons into James Paxton. Of course it wasn't that bad, but it's still pretty funny. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23043275/eagle-lands-shoulder-seattle-mariners-pitcher-james-paxton Quote MINNEAPOLIS -- The biggest challenge for Seattle left-hander James Paxton at Minnesota's home opener came even before he started pitching on the 38-degree afternoon. Paxton was standing alone in left field at Target Field, taking a break from his warm-up throws for the pregame ceremony Thursday. That's when a bald eagle brought in for a flight over the playing field before the national anthem apparently became confused. Rather than soaring to the mound to reach his summoning handlers, the bird flew toward Paxton, causing the pitcher to jerk his body backward to avoid being grazed. "I'm not gonna outrun an eagle, so just thought, we'll see what happens," Paxton said after the game. Then the eagle, named Challenger, landed in the grass before circling back to find a perch on Paxton's right shoulder. One of the trainers hustled out to lure the bird safely away. "It was coming right for me and I was like, 'All right, the guy is over there. And I'm not the eagle guy,'" Paxton said. "But I guess this eagle was just confused, apparently the first time ever. I was just standing there trying not to panic." Paxton, a Canadian, is nicknamed Big Maple and does a local commercial that features the pitcher taking care of a nest of eggs in his hat. "I guess the eagle knew I was Canadian," Paxton said. "I don't know. But it came for me." "I kind of ducked it so it wouldn't fly into my face. It was, I think, trying to stand on my back,'' Paxton said. "And then I thought, `OK, if I can stand up slowly, maybe it'll just rest on my shoulder. But as I stood up, he kind of fell off my back a little bit and was kind of clawing to try to get back up on my shoulder. But then as I stood straight up, it fell back onto the ground.''
April 7, 20187 yr Looking good so far on a freezing ass day in Minnesota. Cano with an RBI single to plate Segura and then Seager with a 2 run jack. 3-0 M's, top 4.
April 7, 20187 yr Fuck yeah. Healy capitalizing on bases loaded with a 3 run double. 8-3 lead, top 8.
April 9, 20187 yr Quote Seattle Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy might join several other starters on the disabled list after twisting his right ankle in a postgame workout Saturday. With Sunday's game against the Twins postponed because of bad weather, Healy showed up to the clubhouse with his right foot in a walking boot and using crutches. "I don't have all the details on it yet, but he twisted his ankle pretty bad in the workout," manager Scott Servais told the Seattle Times. "It was nothing more than some plyometric work, back and forth. He rolled his ankle. I don't know how severe it is yet, but I did get the report that he was on crutches. I haven't talked to Ryon yet." Servais said Healy is scheduled for an MRI and is not expected to be available in the coming days. If Healy goes on the DL, he would join DH Nelson Cruz (sprained ankle), catcher Mike Zunino (strained oblique) and outfielder Ben Gamel (strained oblique).
April 14, 20187 yr Author That was a good night. I feel asleep in the 5th or 6th. Watched the 7th this morning. Hanniger with the 3-run homer, and then Voglefat with his 1st MLB HR. Not bad.
April 16, 20187 yr That bomb that went over the Hit Hit Here Cafe was nuts. I’ve never seen anyone hit one there... not Jr. not anyone.
April 17, 20187 yr Dee could have REALLY fucked up his leg on that Correa hit. Helluva play just to knock it down on one hop.
April 17, 20187 yr So I guess we should be used to the first inning Springer homers by now. Got the win though!
April 17, 20187 yr Author I didn't make it to the end, but glad they won, of course. Edited April 17, 20187 yr by MC Fresh Breath
April 19, 20187 yr On 4/5/2018 at 8:23 AM, miguelito said: Well, you can't win 'em all. I'm just gonna keep this post handy.
April 19, 20187 yr Gattis with the brain fart that we turned into a triple play, so that's fun. Too bad we are down 4-0 anyway.
April 20, 20187 yr The first few times I saw Gordon with the easy sliding catches in CF, I laughed. Now it's kind of annoying.
April 24, 20187 yr 1-0 going into the 9th. See if we can hold this. Mike Z with a great play to end the 8th.
April 25, 20187 yr Dammit. Another day game snuck up on me. Down 3-2 in the 3rd. Nice win last night though. Diaz said no sir.
April 25, 20187 yr Felix needs to throw about 30 more pitches in warmups. He seems to give up a lot of 1st inning runs.
April 28, 20187 yr Author I've heard that dude before. Not sure why Root went all in on him. still around, just busy as hell lately, so I actually haven't taken 3.5 hours out of my day yet to watch a full game in a while.
April 28, 20187 yr Well you're missing some pretty compelling .500 baseball. Edit: My bad. .560 baseball. Edited April 28, 20187 yr by Biff Tannen
April 30, 20187 yr Hey, if you'd told me we could finish April at 16-11, in second place, and 2 games back, I'd think that was ok. So I'll take it. Edited April 30, 20187 yr by Biff Tannen
May 2, 20187 yr On 4/25/2018 at 1:52 PM, miguelito said: Felix needs to throw about 30 more pitches in warmups. He seems to give up a lot of 1st inning runs. First inning homer tonight. God dammit. Then strikes out the side at least.
May 2, 20187 yr Author Mariners giving Felix run support sure feels different in a good way. Diaz seems so emotional to me when watching on TV. I guess as long as it works for him....
May 3, 20187 yr 33 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: Paxton with 11 K's through 5 2/3. 18 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: 13 thru 6 Did someone reach on a WP or PB? Cause otherwise that ^ ain’t possible.
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