Eyrie Of An Aries

I had to do another post about the Seattle Mariners – the mighty Ms had a grand home opener last night; I wish I could have attended in person, but we still had the best seats in the house! No crowd, no pushy arseholes in my way, no sticky floors, and no long lines for overpriced junk food! Seeing that big-ass new screen would have been nice…the last time I went to a game at Safeco Field was back in 2001, a few months before I moved out of Seattle. From KING-5 News:

“Notes: Former Seattle pitcher Jamie Moyer threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Before the game, the 50-year-old said he has not officially retired. Moyer pitched 11 seasons in Seattle and made 10 starts last year for Colorado. … Houston’s J.D. Martinez left the game after popping out in the fourth inning. He was replaced by Rick Ankiel. … Seattle had lost its past three home openers.”

One thing I noticed, which was a bit of a bummer, is the fact that if you don’t count the Japanese and Latino players, well…this seemed to be the first ‘whites-only’ Mariners squad I’ve seen in my lifetime! There will be a separate blog post about that at another time, though – right now, let’s talk about the game!

Jamie Moyer, the M’s “winningest pitcher,” threw out the first pitch to another former Mariner, Dan Wilson. It was a bit in the dirt, but what the hell – his age matches the number on his jersey! A little white kid got to run the bases, too…it made me wonder if the Make-A-Wish Foundation only gives a crap about white cancer patients – I need to check their percentages of wishes granted. I know, I’m a cynical bitch sometimes…but not without good reason. Digressing…

There are a pair of Saunders guys on the team, not related to each other as far as I know: starting pitcher Joe Saunders (#23) did an awesome job on the mound, and outfielder Michael Saunders (#55) stole a couple of bases to ensure the 3 – 0 victory. It was grand! Happy belated birthday to “King” Felix Hernandez, who turned 27 yesterday. Hisashi Iwakuma has a birthday coming up, as well – April 12th. I like keeping track of my fellow Ariens (and I’m NOT talking about those fucked-up, inbred, brain-dead, white-trash Aryans)!

Last but not least, I needed to correct my error from my last post. I mistakenly identified the catcher as Kendrys Morales; he is actually Jesus Montero…my apologies to them both! I really shouldn’t blog after hoisting a couple of pints, and beer goes with baseball as much as peanuts, sunflower seeds, and Cracker-Jacks!     😎

Here’s to a great start for the Mariners – keep up the awesome playing, guys!

Updated 15 April 2013:

Wow, what a run! The Astros absolutely CREAMED the Mariners after the home opener – I wanted to vomit with rage over that horrible 9 – 16 loss! THAT game started off badly, so I suppose it could have been worse, and I was happy that they were able to pull out of their 3-game losing streak. They couldn’t deliver for Felix Hernandez during his first home game, though! On the flip side, Hisashi Iwakuma had a great day on his birthday…he and the team gave him a great birthday present with that win!

Michael Saunders is on the DL with a sprained right AC…I cringed when he slammed into the wall going for that spectacular catch; at least he didn’t break his clavicle! Michael Morse is also out for a bit with a broken finger, so the outfield has some new faces and names for me to get familiar with. They face Detroit on Tuesday – Thursday, then travel down to Texas to face the Astros and the Rangers again. Hopefully they do better against those bastards this time around!