Lineup from HELL game thread

[Seattle or Bust]

If the offense scratches out 5 runs per game, it's a good offense. Your subjective prerequisites for what will qualify the M's as a good offense are bullshit

Yeah well... considering they are averaging 3.38 runs per game and the teams on the screenshot I just provided are the only teams averaging 5 runs a game...

They're not a good offense.

So here you go again... dumb as all fuck.

[seattlefan-daBronx]

What a game and nice win vs. a division rival. Screw the Strangers.

1. Miller kept us in the game and we got to DeGrom early.
2. Polanco 2.0
3. Torpedo bats work.
4. Thornton still sucks.
5. I'm liking young Vargas.
6. Munoz got the job so I have to admit he's a Closer.
7. Vogelbomb and Seattle or Bust battle in the Forum but would probably be besties at Spring Training.

Good night. It's Saturday in NYC.

[rockycola]

Finally..................
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a winning streak!!!!!

[seth8734]

What a game and nice win vs. a division rival. Screw the Strangers.

1. Miller kept us in the game and we got to DeGrom early.
2. Polanco 2.0
3. Torpedo bats work.
4. Thornton still sucks.
5. I'm liking young Vargas.
6. Munoz got the job so I have to admit he's a Closer.
7. Vogelbomb and Seattle or Bust battle in the Forum but would probably be besties at Spring Training.

Good night. It's Saturday in NYC.

Yes Munoz may allow base runners but seems to always get it done I know sometimes he will have hiccups but wow he is a stud!!! All star for a reason and possibly one of the best closers in the game!!!

[DavidGee24]

Mariners win! We're HEROES!!!

Another nail-biter. And to settle the debate between SOB and Vogelbomb, the team had to hit three home runs to score five runs tonight, which thus far this season has proven to be close to the ceiling of what this offense can do. Only six hits tonight, so this offense still sucks because it can't string hits together. Banking on three dingers isn't a sustainable formula. 3.38 runs per game so far, that's pretty meager.

But all is well for tonight, let's knock 'em down and fart on their heads again tomorrow.

[seth8734]

Btw our bullpen is 6th best and 2nd best in AL!!! Wow very very good to see when we barely score. Not even fully healthy either.

[mostonmike]

Watched this one on catch up. Good result.

Still don't understand why they would play a game at 6:40pm on a Saturday evening - Twins, Yankees, Cardinals, Orioles, As, Rays, Marlins and White Sox all playing afternoon games. Does anyone have analysis on the attendances at Saturday Night baseball? I'm too Excelled out to do the search.

No way am I getting up 2:40am on a Sunday morning. Well, maybe 1% chance.

[Seattle or Bust]

Mariners win! We're HEROES!!!

Another nail-biter. And to settle the debate between SOB and Vogelbomb, the team had to hit three home runs to score five runs tonight, which thus far this season has proven to be close to the ceiling of what this offense can do. Only six hits tonight, so this offense still sucks because it can't string hits together. Banking on three dingers isn't a sustainable formula. 3.38 runs per game so far, that's pretty meager.

But all is well for tonight, let's knock 'em down and fart on their heads again tomorrow.

M's haven't had a good enough offense to seriously compete since 2016. And that was with Cruz, Cano, Seager combining for nearly 120 homers and .880 OPS avg between the 3 of them.

Cal: .189/.283/.396/.680
Julio: .170/.302/.396/.698
Randy: .180/.328/.440/.768

But we got this MOFO thinking these clowns are going to magically jump 50-100 points in their BA/OBP/SLUGGING cause that's what it's going to take for this offense to be good.

I mean Jesus Christ... go look at what 4-5 players in the Yankees lineup are doing right now. Go look at the Dbacks, the Cubs. And we have a "good" offense? Fucking hell...

Unless a miracle turn around happens the M's will finish bottom 10 in most meaningful offensive categories yet again. It's going to take a lot for them to finish in the top half of the bottom 10 for christ sakes.

[Donn Beach]

Cal: .189/.283/.396/.680
Julio: .170/.302/.396/.698
Randy: .180/.328/.440/.768

But we got this MOFO thinking these clowns are going to magically jump 50-100 points in their BA/OBP/SLUGGING cause that's what it's going to take for this offense to be good.

You think those guys are locked into those numbers at this point at like 50 at bats?

[Seattle or Bust]

Cal: .189/.283/.396/.680
Julio: .170/.302/.396/.698
Randy: .180/.328/.440/.768

But we got this MOFO thinking these clowns are going to magically jump 50-100 points in their BA/OBP/SLUGGING cause that's what it's going to take for this offense to be good.

You think those guys are locked into those numbers at this point at like 50 at bats?

No. But I also think it's absolutely insane to think that all 3 of them are going to elevate themselves to the level needed for this offense to be considered "good." Not from what I've seen so far and their relative histories... they are the catalysts of this thing.

This is where I think all 3 end up:

Julio: .250/.340/.430/.770 w. 27 homers
Cal: .220/.310/.420/.730 w. 25 homers
Randy: .235/.330/.420/.750 with 20 homers

It would be an improvement from where they are now... but from where they need to be for this offense to be good? No shot.

I've said this a few times on this forum... until Julio and Cal figure out how to be superstars... this team isn't going anywhere. They need Julio to be Mookie Betts. They need Cal to prime Will Smith. But they just haven't proven they can do that.