Angels beat Mariners, Mariners beat Angels, win

A midfielder of 5 feet 11 inches and 150 pounds, Gordon is the son of a major player Tom Gordonand since his father is not big enough … Scouts have a hard time putting their heads around Gordon. He will be 22 in April and will still play with the brutality of a young 18 year old. He must develop a more patient approach to the plate and, although he has all the tools to serve as a short goal, he is so sloppy that some scouts would like to see him tried at the center. Its slim, thin frame has no power projection…To be honest, I think he is one of the most overexpressed hopes of recent memory. I do not see him hitting for BA or power and I'm not a fan of his defense either. Outside of speed / athletics, I'm not impressed … Gordon's high projection is more fantastic than the real future…As a single-handed, error-prone SS, whose only skill seems to be speed, it's not my cup of tea.

It may be argued that if Dee Gordon had another surname, he would not have received much treatment. His speed would have made his head spin, as well as his raw athleticism – a potential writer confused him for a Latin American signer, devoid of the "varnish" of a typical college player – but without the Gordon surname, without the pedigree of being Tom Gordon Son, it is possible, even likely, that the Dodgers will not be deterred by Devaris Strange-Gordon in the fourth round of the Seminole Community College, where a transcription problem prevented him to play this season.

But beyond her famous father, Dee Gordon has always been his best lawyer.

Tonight, trying to talk to reporters about her millennial musical career, Dee asked a staff member, "Hey, if it was rap, it would already be denied." The music was turned down, and Gordon, with the soft voice, could continue its maintenance. He explained how many people – including the potential editors mentioned above – had not seen him get where he was, had not seen him get 100 shots, let alone 1000. Then, as Dee the In fact, he was quick to shine the spotlight elsewhere, to celebrate Yusei Kikuchi's first win and to praise his teammates, who scored four homers in the evening. That's what they do, he shrugged when a reporter asked him if he had planned rebound seasons for players like Edwin Encarnacion and Jay Bruce. The focus on the they.

But there are, it seems, many ways to be a major baseball player, and although Dee is not a likely candidate to beat the Moonshot circuit, he has contributed to the victory with the greatest success. of the evening, a draw. single in the fourth that gave the Mariners their biggest lead of the game. He also contributed to the field by holding the center of the field, as he did the other night when he acted as field general on the Justin Bour. bone extravagance And then there are the contributions that Dee makes simply by being, well, Dee:

The Mariners look like a reinvigorated team since they left behind the Astros and Cleveland games. It would have been easy for them to limp in Anaheim at the end of a difficult 14-game spell in several cities, with another 4 games to play before winning a day off and playing baseball of inferior quality. And even though they were not very precise in this series, they did what they had to do. Tonight he gave Trevor Cahill all he could handle, awarded him five points and scored him for three homers – a nice change from when he actually ended the offense sailors at the beginning of the month.

The damage started early, with Mitch Haniger doing things to Mitch Haniger on a 0-2 score:

Then, Daniel Vogelbach continues to look for land that he can hit as he is the holder of the best scores of the Big Buck Hunter machine from the corner:

After the Angels scored one point down the third, Dee Gordon started the 4th inning with loaded bases and two outs. Dee quickly fell into a 0-2 hole against Cahill, before aligning an 81 mph curve on the outside edge of the plate on the left field line to score two passes:

Sailors have ²/₃ of their attack tonight against the dingers, but no shot scored more points than Dee's humble single. It may not be majestic in itself, but taken in context:

The problem with a player like Dee Gordon is that if you take him into isolation – a screening report – you do not see how much he is doing to make everyone better around him, on and off the field. . There is a reason why players like Mallex Smith and Shed Long love Dee Gordon, and not only because his success eliminates the potential profiles of players of the same size who come behind him. "Dee is like, the kindest guy I have ever met," said a Level A launcher this spring. Some people are just more than the sum of their parts.

The dingers are certainly fun. Edwin and Domingo Santana both had a big crisis tonight:

Even before Domingo, the Mariners were able to maintain their lead until Yusei Kikuchi left in the fifth inning, putting him in the crosshairs for his first MLB victory. Kikuchi was good but not excellent at his fifth start in the MLB; his slider drive was not quite at the start of the inning, and he had some long battles at first with hitters who damaged his pitcher count. The speed of the fastball looked good, sitting 92-95, and he was able to back up and back to 96 before the end of his outing, even as his command, particularly that of the curved ball, weakened. His most impressive moment of the game probably came on this attack of three Trout throws, where he threw three fast balls (hitting, striking, called, knocking) all over the area at 96-95-96:

It was only Trout's second troupe outing for his first season and his first three outings of the season. In fact, entering the evening, Trout had made only six attempts in this season, which means [frantic math-ing]… he eliminated 50% more tonight than the whole season? I need to lie down. Moreover, did I mention that one of these strikes was organized by Cory Gearrin?

Connor Sadzeck had the other, very relieved, where he seemed to be leaning more on his slider and using it to set up his fast, sometimes brittle ball control. It worked well for Sadzeck, who went quickly to Trout, and eventually hit him at 98. Sadzeck was not as efficient in seventh, leading to a brief panic at Zac Rosscup! Trout, then Anthony Swarzak giving a home run to Albert Pujols who drew the Angels in the same area.

But Swarzak managed to pull himself together and find last night's goat, Justin Bour, again on a three-man strike. Bour was not happy, but to be fair, it was like you hit five or six shots:

The Mariners will close the series against the Angels tomorrow, looking for the elusive Easter sweep, and then enjoy a well-deserved day off Monday. In the meantime, I will appreciate the fact that Dee Gordon is a sailor and recorded his 1,000th shot in the sailors' uniform:

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