Hey, the Detroit Tigers finally won a third game this year, getting them up to 3-19 and only 14 and a half games behind the division leading Kansas City Royals... unfortunately, that third win was against the Mariners, which puts the M's at 15-9 and ended their five-game winning streak. Still, even the worst teams win a few. And, hey, I'd rather sweep Cleveland than Detroit anyway. What I'm not looking forward to is the games against the Yankees, who tend to be impossible for the M's for some strange reason. At least the New York games will be early enough that I probably won't see any of them.
So, now that the Mariners have had a good 24 games of the regular season to prove new manager Bob Melvin, I've got to say that I like the guy. Mostly. He hasn't shown the style of Lou, but he's got his own attitude. Last night's game, when he went out to argue a couple of calls, was the first time I actually felt like cheering for him.
Speaking of arguing calls, that slide into Boone at second base was crazy. Yeah, it was legal, but I think everyone knew how dangerous it was. Boone could have been seriously hurt. Luckily the only thing bruised was his ego (and the score). Still, I'm against legal plays if they are likely to hurt someone, and that was not a smooth move on Peña's part.
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