Sunday, September 28, 2003
1997 MARINER TIDBITZ
You may or may not remember much about the 1997 Mariners, but they were quite the team.
The Mariners had their own Big Three in the rotation--
Jeff Fassero: 16-9, 3.61 ERA, 189 K, 234 1/3 IP
Jamie Moyer: 17-5, 3.86 ERA, 113 K, 188 2/3 IP
Randy Johnson: 20-4, 2.28 ERA, 291 K, 213 IP
The Mariners could hit a ton--
Dan Wilson: .270, 15 HR, 70 RBI
(Wilson 2003: .236, 3 HR, 40 RBI)
Paul Sorrento: .269, 31 HR, 80 RBI
Joey Cora: .300, 11 HR, 54 RBI (17 errors)
Russ Davis: .271, 20 HR, 63 RBI
Alex: .300, 23 HR, 84 RBI, 29 SB (he had an off-year compared to surrounding years; not sure if there was an injury or if he was just really off)
Jose Cruz Jr. (49 games): .268, 12 HR, 34 RBI
Junior: .304, 56 HR, 147 RBI (DAMN!)
Buhner: .243, 40 HR, 109 RBI, 175 K
(Cameron 2003: .249, 18 HR, 75 RBI, 136 K)
Edgar: .330, 28 HR, 108 RBI
And with all that euphoria of the rotation and the hitting (remember hitting?), I've gotta take you down a notch...
Charlton: 71 games, 3-8, 14 Sv, 55/47 K/BB, 7.27 ERA (!!!)
Ayala: 71 games, 10-5 (what the hell?!), 8 Sv, 92/51 K/BB, 3.82 ERA
Slocumb: 27 games (with Seattle), 0-4, 10 Sv, 28/15 K/BB, 4.13 ERA
It should be noted that before Slocumb came to Seattle, Derek Lowe appeared in 12 games for the Mariners. He had nine starts and went 2-4 with a 6.96 ERA and gave up 11 homers. Jason Varitek went in the Slocumb trade too and never played for the Mariners. This was Jeff Fassero's career year (he would totally lose it in 1999). Say what you will about Mr. E-5 Russ Davis, but from 1997-99, he hit 61 homers for the Mariners. What has Jeff Cirillo done at the plate for the Mariners?
The playoffs came and...I'll just say Randy Johnson didn't stop sucking in the postseason until he went and won the World Series with Arizona. In the 1997 Division Series with Baltimore, he lost twice. Another contributing factor, though, was that he was up both times against Mike Mussina, who to this day OWNS the Mariners. Fassero had the lone win in the series for the Mariners, a Game 3 masterpiece over Jimmy Key in Baltimore.
The Mariners had their own Big Three in the rotation--
Jeff Fassero: 16-9, 3.61 ERA, 189 K, 234 1/3 IP
Jamie Moyer: 17-5, 3.86 ERA, 113 K, 188 2/3 IP
Randy Johnson: 20-4, 2.28 ERA, 291 K, 213 IP
The Mariners could hit a ton--
Dan Wilson: .270, 15 HR, 70 RBI
(Wilson 2003: .236, 3 HR, 40 RBI)
Paul Sorrento: .269, 31 HR, 80 RBI
Joey Cora: .300, 11 HR, 54 RBI (17 errors)
Russ Davis: .271, 20 HR, 63 RBI
Alex: .300, 23 HR, 84 RBI, 29 SB (he had an off-year compared to surrounding years; not sure if there was an injury or if he was just really off)
Jose Cruz Jr. (49 games): .268, 12 HR, 34 RBI
Junior: .304, 56 HR, 147 RBI (DAMN!)
Buhner: .243, 40 HR, 109 RBI, 175 K
(Cameron 2003: .249, 18 HR, 75 RBI, 136 K)
Edgar: .330, 28 HR, 108 RBI
And with all that euphoria of the rotation and the hitting (remember hitting?), I've gotta take you down a notch...
Charlton: 71 games, 3-8, 14 Sv, 55/47 K/BB, 7.27 ERA (!!!)
Ayala: 71 games, 10-5 (what the hell?!), 8 Sv, 92/51 K/BB, 3.82 ERA
Slocumb: 27 games (with Seattle), 0-4, 10 Sv, 28/15 K/BB, 4.13 ERA
It should be noted that before Slocumb came to Seattle, Derek Lowe appeared in 12 games for the Mariners. He had nine starts and went 2-4 with a 6.96 ERA and gave up 11 homers. Jason Varitek went in the Slocumb trade too and never played for the Mariners. This was Jeff Fassero's career year (he would totally lose it in 1999). Say what you will about Mr. E-5 Russ Davis, but from 1997-99, he hit 61 homers for the Mariners. What has Jeff Cirillo done at the plate for the Mariners?
The playoffs came and...I'll just say Randy Johnson didn't stop sucking in the postseason until he went and won the World Series with Arizona. In the 1997 Division Series with Baltimore, he lost twice. Another contributing factor, though, was that he was up both times against Mike Mussina, who to this day OWNS the Mariners. Fassero had the lone win in the series for the Mariners, a Game 3 masterpiece over Jimmy Key in Baltimore.
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