tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132354572011-04-21T18:37:29.748-04:00My perspective on the Seattle Mariners. I grew up in NW Washington State, and have been following the M's, when I can, since their inception. I used to watch the Bellingham Mariners (ex-Minor League team) when I was a child, and saw many of the future stars when they were just starting out.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1161353088579993372006-10-20T09:47:00.000-04:002006-10-20T10:04:48.643-04:00

I heard that Joey Cora is in the running for the Manager's job for the Nationals. I, for one, would be very glad to see that happen. Joey was one of my favorite M's players from the mid-90's. What he didn't have in physical ability, he made up for in shear determination.

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1161206035909358912006-10-18T17:11:00.000-04:002006-10-18T17:13:55.926-04:00

I have been away for awhile, not because I don't like the M's, but because my life has not let me have the time to write here.I'll try to be back around the Hot Stove league.Until then........................

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I was just thinking that if we could play the national league for the rest of the year, we could end up with a fantastic record by the end of the season. Now with the All-Star break over with, on Friday we go back to the same old grind. We start off with a trip over to Toronto to face the Jays.At this point I'm a little worried, what with the performance against the Angels before the break

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1151283565321564132006-06-25T20:55:00.000-04:002006-06-25T20:59:25.346-04:00

Richie Sexson had the Padres' name today. In fact he single-handedly took my MLB 2006 Open fanatsy team up and over my head-to-head rival to win the week. The offense is looking really good right now, I guess with the warmth of June comes the warming of our bats.Speaking of warm, our team now heads back to the Arizona desert to face the Snakes. All I have to say is stay hydrated, keep the sweat

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1151269854847749422006-06-25T17:08:00.000-04:002006-06-25T17:10:54.846-04:00

I just wanted to point out that Fairly has no idea of what he's talking about as far as The City of San Diego goes, or at least it's landmarks.The Marine Base that Ron refered to by the Airport, is actually MCRD San Diego, not Camp Pendelton.

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1151269654732489782006-06-25T17:00:00.000-04:002006-06-25T17:07:34.746-04:00

Could it be that the M's have undergone some sort transformation, and become a stealth contender for the AL West leader?The Mariners are dominating these games against the NL teams. It makes me really excited, yet it also makes me quite cautious as well. Everytime I get excited about these guys they turn around and start playing like crap again.I just hope that this is some sort of turning point

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1150844358724923442006-06-20T18:51:00.000-04:002006-06-20T18:59:18.740-04:00

I read an interesting article today in the P.I. about Beltre's trade to the M's. If you ask me Adrian needs to fire his agent, if he already hasn't. Adrian wanted to STAY in L.A., period. He developed a good relationship with the fans, had a latino fan base, and just really liked where he was. Again.....he wanted to stay.His agent had other ideas. His agent also represented JD Drew, and wanted

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1150567235599726242006-06-17T13:57:00.000-04:002006-06-17T14:16:43.190-04:00

Last night's game was spectacular. One of those edge of your seats type games, right to the last out.Felix got a little beat up by Jeff Kent and B.B. but, he pulled through ok. The bullpen did a pretty good job, and our bats......man you guys really put on a show last night.At least we can get a win out of one of the Bay Area teams.One other thing, I was really excited today because the game was

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1150472886149194382006-06-16T11:39:00.000-04:002006-06-16T11:48:06.190-04:00

The A.L. West (or Worst, as some say) is still a very close race, with no clear breakaway winner thus far. That being said, if it were to come down to the A's or the M's....my money at this point would have to go on the A's.What is it about the guys in green and gold that make them 'own' our team? Ever since the Mariners joined the league the A's have dominated the Mariners overall in all these

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1150379900944423132006-06-15T09:57:00.000-04:002006-06-15T09:58:21.266-04:00

I've had an awful time trying to post anything on Blogger these days. I don't even know if this will go through.If things are working I will give a post tonight.

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1150126376613967692006-06-12T11:26:00.000-04:002006-06-12T11:32:56.630-04:00

I haven't posted in awhile because Blogger kept fouling up on me, and I had a feeling I was jinxing the team.So, I figured since we had a break in the action I could write a little something for the two of you that read this.We adopted a new kitten, my wife asked me to name him, so I gave the little critter the new name of Kenji Kitty. Now don't laugh, but ever since Kenji became a part of the

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1149177163808203922006-06-01T11:49:00.000-04:002006-06-01T11:52:43.830-04:00

Alright, which team snuck into the M's locker room, and put on their uniforms and played nine innings for them? Huh? Who was it? Which group of guys is playing a nasty trick like that on me and the rest of the fans?That sure as hell wasn't the team I've had to watch flumble their way around the diamond the last few years. Whatever changes to the line-up you made Grover......keep it!Let's keep it

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1149090614217075332006-05-31T11:39:00.000-04:002006-05-31T11:50:14.230-04:00

I think it's finally hitting home that the Mariners are really sucking right now. We know it, the players know it.....Does the Front Office or Grover know it?Raul gets thrown out of the game for one of two reasons He was cussing out the Umpire from the dugout, or it was because he was arguing balls and strikes. I'd like to think it was a combination of the two.His ejection did fire the team up...

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1149003304419192562006-05-30T11:31:00.000-04:002006-05-30T11:35:04.446-04:00

I broke down and purchased the game audio from MLB.com this past weekend......and I had the pleasure of actually hearing the M's lose instead of just 'watching' it on the gameday feature.It's so much nicer to hear how bad your offense is instead of just trying to visualize it through the gameday graphics.Hey Grover, would suggesting extra batting practice against left handers be out of order?

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1148698777772901022006-05-26T22:55:00.000-04:002006-05-26T22:59:37.786-04:00

No, I don't mean the game was an upset, I mean I'm upset because of the game.What is it with this team? Are you guys frightened that you may actually be good enough to be over .500?Is it just easier to be mediocre so that we, as fans, don't expect too much out of you?It took Felix the better part of three innings to settle down enough to start pitching like we expect him to do.Our bats are so

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1148600030948285452006-05-25T19:22:00.000-04:002006-05-25T19:33:50.960-04:00

We came out of today's game with a tie for the series with Baltimore. Not what I was expecting/hoping for, but it's better than getting swept by them, right?We have some good news for todays game. We only stranded three runners, the bad news that goes with that statement is, we only had three guys make it on base.I know plenty of people get onto Gil for his pitching, all-in-all I would say he did

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1148534050746982802006-05-25T01:02:00.000-04:002006-05-25T01:14:10.760-04:00

JJ redeemed himself tonight. After he and Jake Woods gave away the game last night, it was only fair that he (JJ) come in and show the team and the fans that he is the man, and that he deserves the closer's spot.You can't win them all, and it would be nice if you could, but that isn't how life works. Our offense was finally able to give Washburn some breathing room, by providing a good run

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1148113342993350142006-05-20T04:10:00.000-04:002006-05-20T04:22:23.006-04:00

Ok, it wasn't really a roast as much as it was a good sizzle.You know what really sucks about this team? The fact that when you just about had enough, when your just ready to stop following them all together, they pull of a really nice win. My hope, wish, prayer, whatever you want to call it is that the team can get consistant with these wins. We are only five games behind Oakland. Three of those

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1148018653590940562006-05-19T01:59:00.000-04:002006-05-19T03:33:52.940-04:00

A local guy from Lynden, Washington is getting his first MLB start with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Colorado Rockies.I realize this has nothing to do with the Mariners, but I'm a little excited that a guy that is from the same County as me, and that I watched play for the Brevard Manatees made it to the show.If you remember from last year, I suggested that the M's pick him up, because he

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147996762078713022006-05-18T19:50:00.000-04:002006-05-18T19:59:22.093-04:00

I'm not upset by the fact that we were swept, it's the team that swept us that gets me.The A's are not all that much better than us. I mean sure they have some good pitching, but their bats are not really any better than ours are supposed to be.Ichiro and Lopez have popped up on the .300 plus radar screen. It won't be very long until Ibanez and I believe even Johjima has it in him to break into

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147943281783492612006-05-18T05:07:00.000-04:002006-05-18T05:08:01.783-04:00

Absolutely CRAPTACULAR..........'nuff said.

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147907069660663802006-05-17T18:58:00.000-04:002006-05-17T19:04:29.673-04:00

My oldest has come out of the closet.Not THAT closet, he has been a closeted Red Sox fan. I guess he was worried that I would be mad at him, or that it would hurt my feelings.I wasn't really all that surprised, his Grandparents moved to New Hampshire about three or four years ago, and they have adopted the Sox as their own. I don't really blame him, they are a GOOD team, and they have a long

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147843609694030652006-05-17T00:57:00.000-04:002006-05-17T01:26:49.710-04:00

That was the worst display of baseball that I have ever 'seen'.I cannot for the life of me understand why Hargrove left Felix in for as long as he did. Every inning I expected to see someone else's name come up.How many runs does it take before Hargrove pulls a pitcher? Apparently it takes ten.Was he scared that his long relievers would screw it away? How could they eff it up any worse?Was he

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147655681970920562006-05-14T21:02:00.000-04:002006-05-14T21:14:41.983-04:00

Can you imagine where this team would be right now if we could play every game like that?(Listen to me say we, like I'm out on the field or something.)Emiliano Fruto made his first MLB debut today, he pitched 3.2 innings, came up with the save for Meche, was and allowed only one hit, and one walk. That's a pretty respectable debut, welcome to the show Emiliano! You did spectacular for a guy that

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147590811344710722006-05-14T02:51:00.000-04:002006-05-14T05:41:02.826-04:00

I had this whole tirade for Richie Sexson all ready to go. Wouldn't you know it the guy knocks in the winning dinger before I could let loose on him. I would like to point out to everyone, that with that home run Richie brings his BA above .200. Which means that nobody in the starting line-up is batting in the .100's. That's good news y'all (to use the local vernacular) .It may have taken

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147236999051214252006-05-10T00:42:00.000-04:002006-05-10T02:01:09.336-04:00

I heard the BN trains as they passed Safeco Field tonight. I was able to hear the game called through the Devil Rays network. Unfortunately the game was NOT broadcast on my local PAX TV station, so radio was the best I could get. One item that was particularly annoying was the Play-By-Play guy for Tampa kept referring to Ichiro by his last name. I don't know of many people in the world of

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147152650589178582006-05-09T01:19:00.000-04:002006-05-09T01:30:50.606-04:00

I have to admit when I saw Eddie come into the game in the eighth I was to say the least nervous. After all we had just taken the lead in the bottom of the seventh. I saw Eddie and I said 'Aw crap, here we go again.' Fortunately Eddie did his job, and did it well. This may be just what he needs to get his and our confidence back.JJ Putz, did a fantastic job as the closer tonight. Two strikeouts

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1147067995818621682006-05-08T01:56:00.000-04:002006-05-08T01:59:55.833-04:00

Poor Washburn, what is it about the M's?I believe just last year we had another Pitcher that we just couldn't provide offensive support for.Oh well, bring on the Devil Rays...............at least I'll be able to listen to the game tomorrow on the 'Rays radio network.' :)

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1146981958776558882006-05-07T01:56:00.000-04:002006-05-07T02:07:11.343-04:00

Have you removed the Kryptonite jewelry? Have you re-discovered your superpowers?You have twice now saved the fans of the Mariners from having to sit through another late inning loss due to the ineptness of your counterparts in the bullpen.What I mean is that you saved us from the middle relievers and disastrous set-up men.JJ You're the MAN, keep that up, because I need the points for my Fantasy

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1146956161901335472006-05-06T18:42:00.000-04:002006-05-06T18:56:01.933-04:00

The following is cut from today's article in the P.I. :Soriano started the eighth with a walk and gave way to George Sherrill, who issued another. Sean Green completed the base-on-balls trifecta, then gave up three runs on a single, a hit batter and a bases-loaded walk. Jake Woods then gave up a two-run double to Michaels."Every team is going to have those nights," Woods said. "The teams that

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1146899311432973282006-05-06T02:48:00.000-04:002006-05-06T03:08:31.450-04:00

Are we really THIS crappy?It's time to call a team meeting, get the boys together Grover tell them you love them, tell them you hate them, just talk to them about your expectations. You do HAVE expectations of winning, right?I do, I expect the Mariners to win, i expect a bullpen that backs up the Starter. I expect men that get paid way more money than I'll ever see in the course of life , to play

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1146798895879546312006-05-04T23:05:00.000-04:002006-05-04T23:15:18.826-04:00

Missy, my wife, received her new Mariners hat yesterday. It's the pink New Era with the team logo on it.She wore it all day today, it made me really happy to see her run around in it. She's not the biggest fan of the actual game, to be honest with you she likes to watch the player's asses. That being said, I think if she actually took the time to learn the game she would enjoy it. Everytime we

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1146726829306712642006-05-04T02:59:00.000-04:002006-05-04T03:13:49.326-04:00

We spent a nice long weekend over at Walt Disney World, so I really haven't paid much attention, other than the sport's ticker on ESPN. The wins up in Minnesota really helped the team. Of course the loss to Santana didn't help, but that guy IS their ace pitcher.Tonight's game against the White Sox, was a case of the Mariner's beating themselves. Several issues need to be addressed, and hopefully

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1146028733459524062006-04-26T01:15:00.000-04:002006-04-26T01:18:53.506-04:00

What can I say to make it better? Nothing, not a damn thing could make me feel better about tonight's game. In fact tonight's game just showed us that Monday's game, in which we won, was a fluke. A cosmic mistake, a joke, and a lie.I hate it when we lose. What I hate more, is when I EXPECT a loss to happen.

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1145943364596845422006-04-25T01:28:00.000-04:002006-04-25T01:36:04.606-04:00

Something needs to be done with Guardado. He is not dominating anymore. I mean for crying out loud the guy is in a save situation, gets two out top of the ninth, and then gives away a home run for the tie. The very next batter gets a base hit, and lucky for all of us Ozuna was caught stealing ending the inning. Keep Eddie OUT of the game. If you want to exercise him wait for a blowout game, where

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1145851360640862012006-04-23T23:51:00.000-04:002006-04-24T00:02:40.653-04:00

I am starting to get that frustrating feeling again. The only consolation I can bring, is that Detroit has the best road record right now. Other than that, I have nothing, nothing but complaints.I don't want to bore you with all the complaining because most of my complaints have already been aired out.I do, however, have a bone to pick with one King Felix. Son, you need to get into shape. Those

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1145773386715491842006-04-23T02:18:00.000-04:002006-04-23T02:23:06.726-04:00

I finally go out and get my brand new fitted Mariner's cap, and the team drops two games to Detroit. I guess I am to blame for the craptacular hitting against the Tigers.Actually I hope it's just that Detroit is fielding some really good pitching.Gil Meche did pretty damn good during last night's game. Hopefully the guy can get a win under his belt before long. He held Detroit to just one run

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1145510881464489872006-04-20T01:21:00.000-04:002006-04-20T01:28:01.476-04:00

I have to tell you I was getting a bad feeling all the way to the late innings. I was just thinking about how disapointing another loss would be. I had images of 2004 and 2005 screaming in my head.But then all of a sudden our batters found the groove, and we made an extremely exciting comeback. To top it off, my friend Carl Everett made the game winning home run.It's nights like this that make

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1145178038408479782006-04-16T04:56:00.000-04:002006-04-16T05:00:38.426-04:00

We are even with Boston in this series, and tied with Oakland for the division lead.Jo-El is pitching way better then he did last year, and the team may just be coming together. This winning stuff may just be catchy, and addictive. There are plenty of improvements that need to be made in Offense and Defense. I just hope we can make the adjustments necessary to keep winning.

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144991453410462712006-04-14T01:05:00.000-04:002006-04-14T01:10:53.426-04:00

Could it be that in our 'rush' to have a winning team again, we brought Felix up too early?Everett's plate appearances are getting better. By that I mean he has been more patient at the plate, and got himself a few walks, and a double. I just hope the trend continues, after all I want the whole team to do well.I think tonight's win put us at .500, I say keep that 'floor' and try to keep the rest

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144909647445892222006-04-13T02:22:00.000-04:002006-04-13T02:27:27.466-04:00

If it weren't for the fact that we scored over eleven runs in last nights game, we would have lost. Could someone please tell me when are we going to pay a little closer attention to the bullpen? I personally don't have confidence in but one guy in there.When Eddie got the nod for the save tonight, I actually threw my hands up into the air expecting the worst.Tonight we add someone to my dreaded

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144472734778191322006-04-08T00:54:00.000-04:002006-04-08T01:05:34.796-04:00

Why in the name of all things holy was Jose Lopez taken out of the game so Willie Bloomquist could play?I think third base could have used the relief, because Beltre can't hit.apparently neither could Willie Bloomquist today.Hey Grover, I have a proposition for you, see if this makes any sense to you.Bring Kenji and Jeremy up in the order, and drop Beltre and Everett to eighth and ninth. At least

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144451328699827932006-04-07T18:57:00.000-04:002006-04-07T19:08:48.713-04:00

As stated in my last post, I think George should be the new closer for the Mariners. Apparently he does have quite a bit of experience in that role in the minors. Maybe we should use Eddie in a set-up role for awhile, and see if his 'stuff' comes back. If not let's see if anybody is willing to open their doors for him, and get some future prospects out of the deal. Or, at the very least get some

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144290952447011512006-04-05T22:17:00.000-04:002006-04-05T22:35:52.470-04:00

As many of last years readers to this blog know. I don't get to watch many Mariner games given my work schedule, and how far away I live. So, I have to monitor the games using the Gameday feature that the MLB website offers.I lose quite a bit of the feel for what's happening on the field, and to be honest it sucks ass. My employer no longer allows bandwidth to be 'wasted' by it's workers

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144224839540520902006-04-05T03:53:00.000-04:002006-04-05T04:13:59.556-04:00

Why Eddie, why? I won't pick on you too much, but come on man. You're supposed to be THE man. An ERA in the high 20's does not a closer make. JJ Putz, dude is going to have me pulling out my hair if he don't start acting like a Major League set-up man.Kenji Johjima is a superstar, an absolute baseball god of the highest order. I cannot say enough praise about this guy. he goes yard two days in a

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995965717839611810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13235457.post-1144111507667393152006-04-03T20:40:00.000-04:002006-04-04T18:40:02.893-04:00

Wow, I haven't posted since last October 27th. Quite a bit has happened since then.I see that the User has been sent packing to Philly...good riddance to him.Today was the home opener for the M's, and looked to be a very close game through and through. I actually thought the guys had a chance to pull it off.Our new catcher seems to be a good acquisition, and went yard, along with Roberto Petagine

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It looks like Eddie Guardado may be leaving the club for greener pastures. The Mariners are not willing to pick up Eddie's option at $6.25 Million, but are willing to pick up his player's option of $4.25 Million. With guaranteed incentives that could bring him $4.5 Million, and if he gets similar stats as he did during the 2005 season Eddie could look at pocketing $5.5 Million.Here's my take on

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Could someone please tell me how Alex Rodriguez is credited as being on the all-time Latino team, being credited as being from the Dominican Republic?The man was born in NYC, and raised in Florida. This is the second time the man has denied his true citizenship. The last time was when he tried to say he was going to play for the Dominican Republic at next years World Baseball Championship.I

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I understand that Mel is in the running for the vacant position of Pitching Coach. Between you and me, I say hire the man. He lives locally, he has coached some of the best pitchers in the game, and he will bring experience to the table.Rodger Mcdowell could work too, but I say go with Mel, and let Rodger come in to his own at Triple-A, when Mel leaves promote Rodger into the spot.Just my opinion

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Sometimes it almost feels like the Mariners are a farm team for the league, at least when it comes to Pitchers. The Mariners have let Bobby Madritsch slip through their fingers. I realize the guy has a hurt arm, but i don't think the comments made by Bavassi were warranted. According to Bobby he had done everything the M's had asked of him. But, Bavassi sticks to his comments regarding his '

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Well, I could say sub-par couldn't I?I'm talking about the fact that we have at least two coaching positions open. Yet in the two weeks since the vacancies, Bavassi and Hargrove have made no moves, as of yet, to fill the holes.Kind of sounds like what happened during this past season, doesn't it? Look at the holes we had in the line-up, and look how long it took to even make the attempt to fix

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I just finished watching the ALDS game that is sending the Yankees back home to watch the rest of the playoffs from their respective couches. I am absolutely beside myself with glee because A-Rot has been denied a ring one more time. I'm sure there are plenty of other Mariner fans feel the same way. The only thing that would have made it better, would have been if Angels fans would have tossed

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I just read Art Thiel's column about how Lincoln is satisfied with the direction the Mariners are headed. Lincoln doesn't care about winning games. He only cares about how many butts he can plant in Safeco seats. Not just gameday seating, but special events like weddings and business meetings.Mr. Lincoln thinks that because Safeco is seen as a nice place for families to go, the seats will fill no

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As we enter the playoffs, and as a card carrying Yankee Hater, I feel the need to shift my support over to the Red Sox. Right now as I write this the M's are playing against the A's, and as of the 5th Inning the M's are winning 4-0.Does this mean that I am no longer a Mariner fan? No, this means I want the best AL team to win the World Series. I don't like the Yankees, and never have.I will tell

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Sweet Lou is going to be free next season. The local media is buzzing that Lou is going to have the last year of his contract with the Devil Rays payed off, leaving him a Free Agent, (AKA Unemployed). If it weren't for the Rays pitching woes this team could have been in contention this year. They certainly put the runs on the board, it's just the pitching sucked. Lou's cheif complaint is that the

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1) Will this team be able to turn things around next year so another losing season won't happen?2) Is Bavasi going to still have a job?3) How about Grover....still employable?4) Will the M's find chemistry?I have many more questions, hopefully during the coming off season they will be answered. The rest will have to wait for 2006 season.

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10 years ago this team was on a roll. Ten freaking years ago we HAD a team that pulled the impossible out of it's ass. Often throughout this season, I have thought of what things were like back then.I can't wait to see Seattle have a winning season again. I get flashbacks of the old days when our team sported the Trident logo. Those years sucked, we had some good players, that were stuck on a

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Anyone remember that movie? Tom Selleck played a MLB player sent to Japan as his last playing stint. I loved that movie, I thought the movie portrayed Japanese Baseball in a pretty solid light. Seeing the Japanese fans slurp noodles, instead of choking down a sausage, or cracking peanuts in the stands was awesome. Someday I hope to visit Japan, my wish would be to watch a game there. What does

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I thought I would share a bit of when I saw my last Mariner game in person. I may have already posted a little of it earlier, but it's not like I go through my own archives and research this crap I write here.It was back in 1998, when it was just me, Mrs. Marty, and my oldest son. The company I work for offered game tickets to us at a discount. We could buy these tickets through payroll deduction

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Texas just came from behind in the ninth, and won the game 7-5. Eddie blew the save. I wonder if it's just because Eddie might just be getting rusty from a lack of playing. I mean if your not in a winning situation, the closer doesn't exactly come out to pitch, right?Oh well, at least we beat last year's record (so far), by ONE run.

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I was going to post last night under this title, but I forgot to post here. We are 'Officially' eliminated from any and all playoff chances. Something that has been quite obvious to even the casual Mariner fan for some months now. The Rangers just won't let themselves be spoiled by the M's. Like I stated before it's cruise control time for us. Let's see what these younger players have to offer

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The good news is we beat last year's crappy record. The better news is that we took the series against the Angels in a sweep. How's that for spoiling?In my time away from the Blog I see that Ichiro has climbed above .300 again. Isn't it funny to think a guy is having a bad year if he doesn't acheive at least .300? I guess for most folks that would be the case. But, with Ichiro it really makes

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It's time to set this ride into cruise, and just have some fun during the closing days of this 2006 season. The team with Jamie Moyer at the Conn, seem to have done that tonight. The M's took the first game of this series with Baltimore.The last time the O's were in town we were all wishing Palmiero congatulations on his 3,000th hit. How were we supposed to know that many of those hits were made

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I think it's unfair for Mike Morse to be put into a double-jeopardysituation with his Steroid violation from last year. He already served his punishment at the Minor League level, and should not be punished for the same thing in the Majors. Even the damn panel knew, and believed him. However two of them felt that their hands were tied, and voted to enact a 10 day suspension. The one dissenting

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We had the Game, gotta love our pitching staff, huh? The User allowed eight hits and three runs. The only thing he should be smiling about is he never allowed a walk in his five innings. However 90 pitches in five innings is not a good stat.Thornton, Mateo, and Sherrill did ok, no runs on them, and each only allowed one hit apiece. Then we come to Putz, Guardado, and Nelson. JJ gets one hit, one

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I am just glad at this point Ophelia is only going to be a Tropical Storm. Although the damn thing will be skirting the very coast that I live on. Mostly we will experiance heavy rain, since we aren't on the power side of the storm. So far the storm looks to be making landfall around Jacksonville. I really have grown to hate Hurricane Season.

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The current campaign of being AL spoilers for teams in contention is now in full operation. Today saw the second consecutive win for the Seattle Spoilers. The team did a good job of bringing the A's down a notch. It's almost as fun as it would be if the Spoilers were in contention themselves.........not really. But, it is fun to screw with the other guys. After all it really is all we have left,

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Felix's 2005 stats are impressive. I realize the guy has only pitched in five games. But, look at some of our other pitcher's stats in their first five games of the season. I know several had ERAs in the 5.00+ range. Felix's current ERA sits at 1.59, that is awesome. I don't know what his 2005 minor league stats are, but I'll bet if you combine all of his stats together it would still be

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In nine games it will be official. What do I mean? Well, in nine games we will be officially out of the running for the AL Wild Card spot. Does anyone else find this as funny as me? I mean this team should have no problem losing nine games, and the AL Wildcard leaders will have no problem winning nine.Now comes the dispair portion of this entry. As anyone who has read my archives knows, I was a

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Everybody likes a winner. For many fans it was ten years ago that they found out that Baseball was actually played in Seattle. What a season, right? I guess you could call the 2005 Mariners the antithesis to the team that played ten years ago. We have two players from that team that are still on this team. One is gimped out for the season. The other guy, well he has lost his game in my opinion.

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Hey User, did you watch Harris pitch tonight? The man allowed only four, count them 1-2-3-4, hits over seven innings. What is that, like one inning for you? It seems that bats came alive for Harris. I'll bet that just chaps your ass to no end. After all the team just folds when you are on the mound, right?When I first started this blog Brett Boone was my target. I wrote terrible things about him.

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I would like to say Hallo to my visitor from Norway. Hvordan har du det? It's nice of you to drop by. My Paternal family is from Kongsberg. They immigrated here during the 1800's. I hope to visit your country in the future.

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1) User pitched again tonight. I'm sure the 8-1 loss is because User didn't get any run support. I listened to Davey Johnson manager of the 1986 Mets interviewed on the Terry Bowden ESPN Florida radio show today. Davey believes that Palmiero's record and other accused USERS should have their records remain intact. He believes that Steroids and other supplements were not banned earlier in the

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To quote an old icon from my youth.............'ack!'That was the sound that Bill the Cat used to make all of the time. I always wondered if ol' Bill was choking on a hairball all the time. Someone should have given Bill some mineral oil, maybe he could have spoke. Tonight I just wonder if maybe Bill was just watching the Mariners CHOKE!For crying out loud quit helping these other teams rack up

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The User pitched tonight. He gave up a three run dinger in the first. He gave up two more runs later in the game. The User didn't really look that bad after he got into his rhythm. The User gave up eleven hits, five runs, one run, and four strikeouts. However the User's hissy fit and his actions toward Coach Price were inexcusible. I don't care how 'passionate' you are User. You acted like an ass

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I want to be really excited for this series sweep. Instead it feels very hollow, it's almost like it was a teaser. Something to get me all excited and worked up about this season. Instead it makes me think about what could have been this year.Tomorrow we have a chance to go into a spoiler role, instead of an being the easy win we have been.-14.5 { Wildcard Race ;) }-16.5

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I mean what do I write? Do I write about what a fantastic game it was? It really wasn't, we won, but looking at it on Gameday didn't make it real exciting to me. I'm happy that we won, very happy. I'm not excited though, give me three or four more wins, then I will get excited. Give me a real preview about how well this team will do next year. Show me that Yuni will get better at the plate. Show

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When was the last time this ballclub had a dominating pitcher like Felix? I would have to say it was when Randy Johnson was still here, long before he went over to the Dark Side with A-Rot.Eight innings three hits and one run, and best of all eleven (11) strike-outs! His closer, Jeff Nelson allowed three hits and two runs in just one inning of play. It was a good thing the offense was not bullied

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Wow, take a few days off from this, and it seems the Mariners did too. I want to thank Ryan Franklin for showing up today. He did a fantastic job of pitching batting practice to the Angels. Ryan increased his ERA today by allowing eight earned runs in less than five innings of play. That was a fantastic job Ryan, not many Pitchers in MLB can accomplish such a feat, and still remain a player in

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Errors, they'll get you everytime. This game was pretty much wrapped up for a win, and then Willie's throwing error happened. His error allowed the tying run go to second base. Then Willie had a chance to redeem himself in the bottom of the ninth, instead he opted to get out stranding runners at the corners.The funny part was that I was all set to give Willie huge compliments for batting .500 for

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Many folks have taken to calling Felix Hernandez 'The King'. I have now entered into those ranks. His pitching tonight was phenomenal, eight innings with only five hits allowed, and no runs PERIOD.Our only score, which was enough to win the game, came off of a Yuni triple that took Jeremy Reed home. That was a really good game. It seems the team has a future, and it's King held court

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Just a quick note about the game last night. I feel Meche did fairly well in his time on the mound. It wasn't a spectacular dominating display, but he did ok. The bullpen really did a great job of holding it together until the offense could come through for the win.I would like to propose that Reed or Morse move up in the line-up to #4. By moving another ok hitter up in the line-up it could keep

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Growing up in Bellingham during the 70's and 80's was probably a privilege that few will understand. I had the opportunity to watch the Baby M's whenever I could, I could go fishing in Whatcom Creek, Lake Padden, The Nooksack, or Silver Lake. I went swimming in the summer time in many of those places as well. I was also lucky enough to grow up across the street from the Samish Twin Drive-in on

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Jeff Harris gave up all three of Chicago's runs today. That was over 5.2 innings pitched. For some of Seattle's pitchers those three runs would have been given away in the first inning, more than likely with the first three at-bats. He's a 31 year old rookie, that so far has pitched pretty good in my opinion.Where were we lacking? Today it was at the plate. I do keep in mind that it was John

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Jo-El, why can't you be that kind of pitcher everytime your your turn comes in the rotation? What finally caused you to get your act together, so that you could pitch to your potential? Your answers don't really matter, I am just glad you did the job.This is the way the team should play all of the time. Maybe we will see this kind of performance frequently the rest of this season, and on into

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As I have written here before, I understand the year for Mariners is basically done and the rest of the season is just a science experiment. But, does that mean the Mariners have to pad the other teams standings with wins?Grover could you give a line-up more than one day, to see if it can be productive? I believe just this week alone we have seen at least three different line-ups, including

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Normally when your team scores seven runs you'd expect to see a win next to their name. Not in this case. Gil Meche went down fast, he actually pitched to all nine Detroit batters in the first inning. I'm not going to be real hard on Gil. We actually come to expect inconsistancy from our pitching staff. A fact of life for Seattle fans is that our pitchers will hand the game over to the other side

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With some of the dead weight gone from the clubhouse it seems the team may have found it's stride. I won't get too excited until I see an actual winning streak take form.It's too bad about Campillo hurting himself, one inning into his 'comeback' and there goes the arm. Hopefully the injury won't be too bad, and he will recover fast.Ok Bill Bavasi, I will give you a chance to see if this

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I don't know exactly what I should say here. To most folks it would be 'Ryan who?' To a Seattle fan, it hits a little harder than that. Should we give him a break? I really don't know the answer to that. I know how it makes me feel. I feel like Ryan should be suspended for the rest of the season. I feel like he should lose his job. Most everyone else in the workplace is subject to random

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You're going to release Aaron Sele, but keep trouble Child Jo-El? I can somewhat see the other trades, somewhat. But, Sele out? I realize the man isn't very popular. My burning question is why release one, but not the other? It's not like Jo-El is any more consistent on the mound. In fact, in my opinion he is worse. What makes him worse in my book is his cocky attitude. I really don't mind cocky

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I'll bet you couldn't swing a dead cat and not hit a catcher in the Mariners' organization. What is with this catcher fetish?Winn trade gets us a medicore Pitcher and a mediocre catcher.Olivo SWAP for another catcher from San Diego.THIS is the big trade we waited all season? That was the best you could do Bavasi?Oh yeah, we won the game last night.-14.5

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That is my question for tonight does this team have a strategy for:Each game?This Season?Seasons in years to come?Because right now nothing is making much sense. Hargrove, and or Price kept Sele in the game waaaaay too long. Spiezio is brought in for Beltre in the later innings. Apparently Grover had given up on the game by then. After all Scott was true to form and struck out.Pat Borders is sent

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Gil Meche lasted only three, left with an injury to his neck/shoulder. That brought in Matt Thornton, who must have read my scathing review of him a few days ago. He came out and struck-out three in a row. Of course the rest of the Bullpen did their 'magic' in later innings, and gave up three more runs to add to the three that Gil gave away.I feel a little sorry for Eddie Guardado, the man didn't

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We won the series with Detroit. So why am I not excited? Oh, that's right we still suck. We just didn't suck today. Jamie Moyer at 42 years old pitches better tonight than 80% of the pitching staff. My take on that is he blows off any, and all advice from Bryan Price. An example most others that pitch in the Mariners organization should pay attention to.Tonight Jamie pitched the ball, he didn't

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We lost 8-5, surprised? I'm not at all surprised, in fact I almost expected a loss. If we could get the pitchers of the Washington Nationals, and the Batters from this team together, I think it would be a pretty well-rounded team. But, as it stands right now our pitching just plain sucks!The following Mariners need to pack up their stuff and go:Jo-El 'Blondie' Pinero.......your "pitching" and

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I'm not saying it was a blow-out or anything. But, I will say it's nice to have that afterglow of a win. It was a close game, we only won 5-3. But it's one more W in the record.If anyone has been earning their paychecks, it would have to be Sexson and Bloomquist, in my opinion. Richie has been real consistent at the plate, and Willie has been good at both offense and defense. Which is why I have

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Just want to wish the Detroit Tigers a terrible time while in town. I hope you lose every game in this series. We need to get a few wins dammit.

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4-3 win4-3 loss6-3 lossWe came into Cleveland a mediocre team, and we left Cleveland as a mediocre team. But will Bavassi admit this? Here is a quote from the Seattle Times.The Mariners have yet to publicly concede the obvious — that they are hopelessly out of contention — but most baseball officials expect them to reluctantly come to that conclusion this week and join the forlorn realm known as

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Appropriate words from Alfred E. Newman, that describes me and my feelings toward this team. I have written here before that I understand that this IS a rebuilding year. I just don't think Bill Bavassi realizes that. I don't see the trades that one would normally expect. Are we really that bad? Bad, to the point that nobody sees enough talent to offer or respond to an offer? I say put Willie F-n

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No not the slimy little critters that love beer, hate salt, and leave slime trails all over your gardens and yards. I'm speaking of tonight's Mariners game. The Batters finally showed up to the game, and our pitching staff left their skills at home. If it isn't one side of the game, it's the other. I wish the darn team would come together. It's time to really evaluate our pitching staff, and

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