I was lucky enough to catch the entire game, heres what I thought:
Positives:
-Richie Sexson, Richie Sexson, Richie Sexson. What a great debut for our new 1B. His first pitch as a Mariner and he gave us a 3-0 lead and his shot to straigh away center was just as impressive in his next at bat. Also looked good defensively at first.
-Ichiro. Nothing new. Just picking up where he left off last season. He was dangerous last year, but just imagine him now with Beltre and Sexson hitting behind him.
-The pitching. Jamie Moyer looked great all day, despite, working from behind in the count for most of the day. If he keeps this up that would be awesome. The bullpen didn't budge, which was a big suprise.
-Eddie Guardado. I thought he was supposed to have lost his stuff over the past few years? He looked excellent in his one inning of relief today, absolutely fanning the first two batters that he faced.
-Miguel Olivo is a great defensive catcher.
Negatives:
-Every hitter not named Ichiro, Beltre, or Sexson. Only 3 guys got hits? No one else even got on base. That has to change, Sexson won't bail us out every game.
-Defense seemed shaky at times, Reed, Ich, and Beltre all looked good. But Valdez looked shaky, even Boone did.
Not a ton to complain about, great game by the M's. Just one game, there are 161 to go, but it was a nice start.