Of the Mariner's wins in this 11-2 start, last night's seemed most instructive. All the other wins, except a 2-1 pitcher's duel, have been absolute thrashings of their opponents as they crushed homer after homer. Last night's 6 to 3 win over the Royals, the victory was tied to 14 additional hits, only three of those for extra bases.
When the Ms were clobbering four or five dingers a night there wasn't much to say or learn about the offense except, "good luck; keep it up." A homer-centric approach to the game, no matter how entertaining, is not sustainable. Eventually to win consistently, the team has to crank out a lot of 6-3 (or less) games like last night. In other words, play real baseball.
Yesterday they moved runners and scored them in all sorts of ways and that is, I think, the best thing I have seen this season. The defense continues to frighten me, but solid pitching and getting men on base could take this team a lot further than predicted.
When the Ms were clobbering four or five dingers a night there wasn't much to say or learn about the offense except, "good luck; keep it up." A homer-centric approach to the game, no matter how entertaining, is not sustainable. Eventually to win consistently, the team has to crank out a lot of 6-3 (or less) games like last night. In other words, play real baseball.
Yesterday they moved runners and scored them in all sorts of ways and that is, I think, the best thing I have seen this season. The defense continues to frighten me, but solid pitching and getting men on base could take this team a lot further than predicted.
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