Mariners Update: Don't Fall off a Cliff

This one does not look promising for the Mariners.
Check out James' post on Cliff Lee's early success that he put up yesterday. This is one of the most amazing starts by anyone but I'm trying to take it with a grain of salt due to the fact that he has not faced the strongest competition to this date. In fact the Mariners might be his most difficult matchup so far. The man still deserves a great amount of credit though because it is still Major League competition nonetheless.

Jerrod Washburn's stats look competent, I just don't know why I dislike seeing him take the mound so much. It is proably just a matter of consistency. Also, compared to our other options in the rotation this year he would be my last pick. But hey, if my biggest beef with our starting pitching is a guy with a 4.03 ERA, I think we'll live. This is especially true after looking at previous rotations. Just imagine where our team would be this year with Horacio Ramirez and the first-half edition of Jeff Weaver. Right now we would be looking up to the Rangers.

I am making this claim without doing any research but I think the ninth inning last night was the first time this year that the M's dismantled a pitcher. A lot of these kind of innings hinge on Ibanez an Beltre. Chances are somebody will be on base when they knock one out of the park. 30 home runs from each should equal at least 88 wins, keeping with my theory that this team could get by with that many runs while averaging 4.5 runs a game.