Dear Manny,

The name of the game is BASEball, not KICKball. No more kicking the ball in the outfield. Your attempt to slide tackle the ball in the 7th led to the runner from first scoring, and your kicking the ball back at Coco in the 8th allowed slow-footed Adrian Beltre to hit an inside the park home run. Inside the freaking park! I know it’s fun and all to watch the little Mariners go running all around the bases, but you want to STOP them from doing that.

Oh, and Coco, try to stop missing your jumps by a good yard.

Thanks.

It got to be over 100 degrees here today, and I stayed inside to listen to this pathetic game. Nice work by the bullpen too. If you leave Hansen out of it (and he struggled even if nobody scored), Delcarmen and Timlin combined for 4 runs in 2+ innings.

At least tonight Kim and I will be in attendance in Oakland to see if Beckett learned anything for his Royals start. Remember, fastball good, curveball better.