Monday, November 10, 2003
FIRE UP THAT FRIGGIN HOT STOVE
A few baseball notes here...
---Since Peter Gammons said it, Miguel Tejada will not be an Anaheim Angel. Trust me on that one.
---I can live with the Mariners giving Ichiro 10 mil a year. But 15 mil, like his agent is suggesting? That's money better spent on a player, like, say, Vladimir Guerrero?
---The M's need to do anything and everything they can to re-sign Arthur Rhodes. He's one of the best left handed relievers in the game, even if 2003 didn't show that. I'd hate to see him go to New York or Boston and stick it to Seattle for the next 2-3 years.
---If the Mariners sign Brian Jordan, like ESPN suggests, then it better be as a backup. Jordan is past his prime. And the M's don't need to get any older. If they get any older, they may have to institute Senior Saturdays into their marketing plans, in addition to the already-popular Senior Sundays at Safeco Field.
---Going back to Ichiro. I know first hand how much money the guy makes for the Mariners. I worked in the Mariners merchandising department for two seasons (2000 and 2002), and while I was there for just one season of Ichiro, the man is money. Ichiro shirts. Ichiro hats. Ichiro baseballs. Ichiro mini-bats. Ichiro pennants. It goes on and on. And I think that's the reason why the M's will re-sign Ichiro to a big contract, even if it is absurd.
Finally...
For all the first time visitors to Sports and Bremertonians, welcome. David and I started this blog in mid-August just for the hell of it. We're just one of the few Mariner blogs out there in blog space. We hit on other topics as well, including the Seahawks and the Vancouver Canucks. If you give a damn about our musical tastes, check out our music blog, Music and Bremertonians. It's the first link under "non-sports links."
Fire up that friggin Hot Stove, foos...
---Since Peter Gammons said it, Miguel Tejada will not be an Anaheim Angel. Trust me on that one.
---I can live with the Mariners giving Ichiro 10 mil a year. But 15 mil, like his agent is suggesting? That's money better spent on a player, like, say, Vladimir Guerrero?
---The M's need to do anything and everything they can to re-sign Arthur Rhodes. He's one of the best left handed relievers in the game, even if 2003 didn't show that. I'd hate to see him go to New York or Boston and stick it to Seattle for the next 2-3 years.
---If the Mariners sign Brian Jordan, like ESPN suggests, then it better be as a backup. Jordan is past his prime. And the M's don't need to get any older. If they get any older, they may have to institute Senior Saturdays into their marketing plans, in addition to the already-popular Senior Sundays at Safeco Field.
---Going back to Ichiro. I know first hand how much money the guy makes for the Mariners. I worked in the Mariners merchandising department for two seasons (2000 and 2002), and while I was there for just one season of Ichiro, the man is money. Ichiro shirts. Ichiro hats. Ichiro baseballs. Ichiro mini-bats. Ichiro pennants. It goes on and on. And I think that's the reason why the M's will re-sign Ichiro to a big contract, even if it is absurd.
Finally...
For all the first time visitors to Sports and Bremertonians, welcome. David and I started this blog in mid-August just for the hell of it. We're just one of the few Mariner blogs out there in blog space. We hit on other topics as well, including the Seahawks and the Vancouver Canucks. If you give a damn about our musical tastes, check out our music blog, Music and Bremertonians. It's the first link under "non-sports links."
Fire up that friggin Hot Stove, foos...
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