Thursday, December 18, 2003
THIS IS A "HUGE" OFFSEASON
I've said that all along.
Sadly, it has been a huge offseason for all the wrong reasons.
Raul Ibanez 3 years, 13.25 million
2004: 3.25 M (2 M signing bonus)
2005: 3.75 M
2006: 4.25 M
And for what? His decent stint in Kansas City?
Face it, Raul Ibanez has, and always will, suck ass. I didn't like the guy when he was originally in Seattle, and I don't like him now. But of course, the Mariners aren't as smart as I am, so they went and signed him anyway.
Quinton McCracken acquired from Arizona for Greg Colbrunn
2004: 1.75 M
Again, and for what? Don't worry, Ricky Watters didn't warp my brain this morning.
I don't know, if the Mariners want a 4th OF-type, why not bring up Jamal Strong? Hell, I hope McCRACKenpipe gets the same fate handed to him as Alex Arias, Jamey Wright, and Brent Mayne.
All 3 of those players were acquired by the M's in previous offseasons and were released at the end of spring training. We can only hope the same thing happens with McCRACKenpipe.
I miss Greg Colbrunn. I'm sure McCRACKenpipe is a nice guy, but he's a horrible baseball player. But Colbrunn isn't horrible.
Scott Spiezio 3 years, 9.15 million
2004: 2.5 M (200K signing bonus)
2005: 3.1 M
2006: 3.1 M
(2007 3.25 M option or a 250K buyout)
Spiezio is a nice player, but he's not worth 9.15 million.
However, as bad as Sandfrog sucks, Sandfrog is better than The Baha Men, B2K, Lil' Romeo, and Sara Evans.
The connection? Those musical acts have all performed pre game concerts in the Bullpen Market.
On the other deals Gillivasi has done this offseason:
I have no problem with Eddie Guardado. He's good. And he's certainly no Raul Ibanez.
Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Ryan Franklin are solid cogs of the M's pitching staff. The M's are much better off with those two in the fold.
Edgar coming back for one more season is a good thing. But at the same time, I want to see him tell the M's brass come Spring Training that he has better things to do with his time than to play with another ballclub that is good, but will fall short in the end.
And if you didn't catch it the other day, the "letter from Edgar" to the fans is such a crock of bullcrap. It's sad that the M's had to stoop that low to use him like that.
That's all for now. More stuff later...
"KILL" BILL: BE CAREFUL M'S FANS, I'LL BRING GARY DiSARCINA OUT OF RETIREMENT IF YOU KEEP BASHING ME!!!
Sadly, it has been a huge offseason for all the wrong reasons.
Raul Ibanez 3 years, 13.25 million
2004: 3.25 M (2 M signing bonus)
2005: 3.75 M
2006: 4.25 M
And for what? His decent stint in Kansas City?
Face it, Raul Ibanez has, and always will, suck ass. I didn't like the guy when he was originally in Seattle, and I don't like him now. But of course, the Mariners aren't as smart as I am, so they went and signed him anyway.
Quinton McCracken acquired from Arizona for Greg Colbrunn
2004: 1.75 M
Again, and for what? Don't worry, Ricky Watters didn't warp my brain this morning.
I don't know, if the Mariners want a 4th OF-type, why not bring up Jamal Strong? Hell, I hope McCRACKenpipe gets the same fate handed to him as Alex Arias, Jamey Wright, and Brent Mayne.
All 3 of those players were acquired by the M's in previous offseasons and were released at the end of spring training. We can only hope the same thing happens with McCRACKenpipe.
I miss Greg Colbrunn. I'm sure McCRACKenpipe is a nice guy, but he's a horrible baseball player. But Colbrunn isn't horrible.
Scott Spiezio 3 years, 9.15 million
2004: 2.5 M (200K signing bonus)
2005: 3.1 M
2006: 3.1 M
(2007 3.25 M option or a 250K buyout)
Spiezio is a nice player, but he's not worth 9.15 million.
However, as bad as Sandfrog sucks, Sandfrog is better than The Baha Men, B2K, Lil' Romeo, and Sara Evans.
The connection? Those musical acts have all performed pre game concerts in the Bullpen Market.
On the other deals Gillivasi has done this offseason:
I have no problem with Eddie Guardado. He's good. And he's certainly no Raul Ibanez.
Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Ryan Franklin are solid cogs of the M's pitching staff. The M's are much better off with those two in the fold.
Edgar coming back for one more season is a good thing. But at the same time, I want to see him tell the M's brass come Spring Training that he has better things to do with his time than to play with another ballclub that is good, but will fall short in the end.
And if you didn't catch it the other day, the "letter from Edgar" to the fans is such a crock of bullcrap. It's sad that the M's had to stoop that low to use him like that.
That's all for now. More stuff later...
"KILL" BILL: BE CAREFUL M'S FANS, I'LL BRING GARY DiSARCINA OUT OF RETIREMENT IF YOU KEEP BASHING ME!!!
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