Thoughts and reflections on the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club
"We'll get 'em next year!" and Other Hopes for 2000
On the off season: "Griffey and Rodriguez: Will they go or stay? Will Edgar Martinez be far behind? The phrase 'We'll get 'em next year' has never had so much meaning as it does now."
"Iceberg ... right ahead!"
On Mariners shakeup: "With the 1999 Mariners season winding down, I'm thinking of all the usual things; woulda, coulda, shoulda. You'll get 'em next year, guys. But will they?"
Lou in the sky with diamonds
On Lou Piniella: "George Steinbrenner survivor, 1000 game winner, .500 career achiever, crowd-pleasing cap-kicker ... it's strange to hear whispers among fans of letting Piniella go."
The Trading Game
On Segui trade: "I know we need help in that
arena, but c'mon ... Segui? Canadian friends couldn't believe we'd traded him. That is, until they heard where he'd been traded to. Then their faces lit up."
This double-cross brought to you by ...
On Safeco Field: "It's not as if we've been unwilling participants in this farce, but it's the sucker punches thrown by the Mariners while lifting our wallets from our back pockets that sting."
Move over, Kingdome: Safeco Field has arrived
On Safeco Field: "Even though the Mariner owners' latest tactics rival nearly anything Steinbrenner can dish out, they've created a jewel of a ballpark in Safeco Field, a real diamond to behold."
'Show us the money'? Gimme a break
On ballpark costs: "A hundred million more is what the Mariners are demanding, for a $517 million total. Or as Dr. Evil might say, that's 'Half a BIL-lion DOL-lars!.' Let them eat every single cent."
A diamond by any other name...
On "Safeco" Field: "At least 'Coors Field' is somewhat related to baseball; at least 'Tropicana Field' could inspire visions of white beaches and steel drums. What do we get from 'Safeco Field'? Long waits on hold, filling out forms and premium payments."
Two new M's quietly stand out
On new M's:
"With our team ERA at a major league-leading 6.81, we can't begin to afford another player to be placed on the DL, but there are two new Mariners who have stood out in a positive way."
Does "Former Mariner" equal "Future Champion"?
On ex-Mariners:
"The common refrain from M's fans asserts that once a player uses the phrase 'former Mariner' to describe himself, he goes on to singlehandedly win the next World Series. But is that truly the case?"
Pitching is the key, but long season doesn't hurt
On Seattle pitching:
"Pitchers have the power to make the excessively long baseball season seem either a blessing or a curse. Visualize that season stretching out in front of you and you begin to wonder about this thing called golf."
Should Charlie Hustle go to the Hall?
On Pete Rose: "Should only squeaky-clean, church-going, My-Face-Should-Be-Enshrined-On-A-Wheaties-Box players gain entrance? Or should [The Hall of Fame] simply represent major leaguers only in terms of how they played the game? "
M's owners: Step up to the plate
On a new season: "One month until Opening Day, and the Mariners have no ace pitcher, the same 'Let's get out there and blow another one!' bullpen and Bobby Ayala still wears a Seattle uniform. Just how many seasons will it take for the management to get it right?"
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