Good evening night owls and good morning weekend warriors. Shay here, and I’m stepping out of my brand new pair of Mariners jammies that one of my best friends gave me for my birthday. Given that I live in Rhode Island and expect to live in Rhode Island for years to come, I feel like these jammies will become a staple for any 22-10 games I’ll be my lounge wardrobe will be catching during the regular season.
Now for the summary.
Scott’s Tots on 4/1/22 vs. COL
Adam, Abraham, Luis, Eugenio, Julio, JP, Dyland, Jarred, Cal, and Matt
Tonight the boys in baby blue bats didn’t yell “Look at me”. But what was was the man the Mariners put on the mound to start.
Matt Brash proves his worth
Photorealism at its finest.
A week before the regular season, this Friday Night Lights match without coach Taylor was of major concern to some of Ms trying to make the opening day roster, but probably to none more so than Matt Brash.
Last in the starting rotation, this game was Brash’s only shot, his only chance. Did he catch it? Or did he tell?
Update: He caught it.
Did Brash hit a solo shot at Charlie Blackmon, who jumped off his racquet faster than I did going to work after taking a higher dose of my Vyvanse than I probably should? He sure did, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
What will be remembered of that game is that he hit 5, walked one and limited the Rockies to just two hits over 4.1 innings, including a double from CJ Cron in the 2nd inning and the aforementioned Blackmon shot, which went far beyond the right field fence.
What his stats tell us is that he hit 98 on his 4-seam fastball, batters silly missed his 65 offers with some big ole swings and misses over half the time, and his move made a cute little appearance would have.
What the stats don’t tell is the ~~ vibration ~~ he was radiating. From the moment he threw his first pitch, Brash looked like he belonged on that mound, staring at the likes of Blackmon and Bryant. He operated with an intensity that can only be described as that of an older sister seeing her younger sister in her shirt. IT BELONGS TO ME. In this analogy, the shirt is the last point in the rotation.
pitch, please
Matt Brash can’t pitch an entire game. I mean, he probably could, but he won’t. Instead we got Castillo for .2 innings that included a strikeout and a walk, Kirby for 3 innings that included a hit but also 3 strikeouts, and another Matt Festa who fielded the 9th and struck 2 outs, just to give up the winning run for a guy named Mike from Gig Harbor.
The loss sucks but it’s spring training so it doesn’t really suck and we need to see four of our pitchers combine for just 4 hits in the game. That’s not annoying.
Okay, but this catch.
I saw it. You’ve seen it. Jesus himself saw it.
That was a reaction. Here’s another one about the Lookout Landing Slack:
Obviously we are a quiet people.
And then there was my completely rational reaction:
Billy Hamilton’s catch got me hooked
— shay (she/they) (@ShayHeyKid_) April 2, 2022
Ha ha. April Fool’s joke. It has not.
But seriously, but…
BILLY HAMILTON, EXCUSE? DID AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL GIVE YOU APPROVAL TO FLY THAT HIGH?
My goodness.
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