Saturday, February 07, 2004
ARE YOU FRICKING KIDDING ME????????
From the Andriesen P-I link David posted just minutes ago...
It's the worst time of year to shop.
The timing of Sasaki's announcement could hardly have been worse. They won't say so publicly, but Mariners brass are furious.
"If Kaz had done that in October instead of January, we might well be looking at Miguel Tejada as our shortstop right now," one club official said. "That's the reality."
Instead, the reality is the Mariners watched the free-agent parade pass by, unaware they had so much flexibility. There's simply nothing left out there that would significantly improve this team.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FRICKING KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF KAZ HAD DONE THAT IN OCTOBER???? WE MIGHT AS WELL BE LOOKING AT MIGUEL TEJADA AS OUR SHORTSTOP AS OUR SHORTSTOP RIGHT NOW? THAT'S THE REALITY???
Wow. WOW. wow. WOWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Folks, if you think I've been pissed off the past couple of months about your Seattle Mariners (mine too), well, you haven't seen anything yet. This is just unreal. Here we are less than 2 weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting, and the Mariners are basically blaming Kazuhiro Sasaki for not giving them an "opportunity" to improve themselves?
I call bullcrap on this one. If you've been visiting Sports and B's on a daily basis, you know that's not the only time I've called bullcrap on an issue. But man, this just fired me up. Big f'n time.
How dare the Mariners try to blame Sasaki for their inability to improve this ballclub? Give me a fricking break. Who gave Sasaki the horrible deal in the first place? That's right, the Mariners. Way to treat the all-time saves leader like crap, Mariners brass. But hey, this isn't anything new. Remember, this is the SAME DAMN ORGANIZATION that ran Ken Griffey, Jr., Randy Johnson, and Alex Rodriguez out of Seattle. And before anybody tells me that the M's went on to two ALCS appearances in 2000 and 2001, I don't see a World Series banner at Safeco Field. That's all that matters...not some stupid ass 2001 A.L. West Division Banner with a little "116 Wins" ribbon at the bottom of the banner.
Sorry, I don't consider Raul Ibanez an upgrade. I sure as hell don't consider Quinton McCracken or Dave Hansen upgrades either. Scott Spiezio? Hell, anybody is better than Jeff Cirillo at third right about now, but Sandfrog sucks major ass, so I'd say no upgrade at the hot corner. Rich Aurillia? Nice hitter, but I don't think he will do as well without Barry Bonds. That's just me though.
In 3 months, Bill Bavasi has ruined most of my enthusiasm for the Seattle Mariners. Now, that's not to say that I won't follow the M's during the 2004 season. That's not the case. Let's be honest, does ANYBODY see this team winning 95 games in 2004? I sure as hell don't. 91 at best. That still won't win the A.L. West. And the Wild Card is not coming from the West, so it's division title or sit your ass on the couch once again in October time.
Anyways, even if Sasaki had told the team in October that he would not be back in 2004, the M's still wouldn't have spent the money on a quality bat. We know better by now.
Again, it can be very hard to root for the Seattle Mariners. It doesn't have to be that way.
It's the worst time of year to shop.
The timing of Sasaki's announcement could hardly have been worse. They won't say so publicly, but Mariners brass are furious.
"If Kaz had done that in October instead of January, we might well be looking at Miguel Tejada as our shortstop right now," one club official said. "That's the reality."
Instead, the reality is the Mariners watched the free-agent parade pass by, unaware they had so much flexibility. There's simply nothing left out there that would significantly improve this team.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FRICKING KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF KAZ HAD DONE THAT IN OCTOBER???? WE MIGHT AS WELL BE LOOKING AT MIGUEL TEJADA AS OUR SHORTSTOP AS OUR SHORTSTOP RIGHT NOW? THAT'S THE REALITY???
Wow. WOW. wow. WOWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Folks, if you think I've been pissed off the past couple of months about your Seattle Mariners (mine too), well, you haven't seen anything yet. This is just unreal. Here we are less than 2 weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting, and the Mariners are basically blaming Kazuhiro Sasaki for not giving them an "opportunity" to improve themselves?
I call bullcrap on this one. If you've been visiting Sports and B's on a daily basis, you know that's not the only time I've called bullcrap on an issue. But man, this just fired me up. Big f'n time.
How dare the Mariners try to blame Sasaki for their inability to improve this ballclub? Give me a fricking break. Who gave Sasaki the horrible deal in the first place? That's right, the Mariners. Way to treat the all-time saves leader like crap, Mariners brass. But hey, this isn't anything new. Remember, this is the SAME DAMN ORGANIZATION that ran Ken Griffey, Jr., Randy Johnson, and Alex Rodriguez out of Seattle. And before anybody tells me that the M's went on to two ALCS appearances in 2000 and 2001, I don't see a World Series banner at Safeco Field. That's all that matters...not some stupid ass 2001 A.L. West Division Banner with a little "116 Wins" ribbon at the bottom of the banner.
Sorry, I don't consider Raul Ibanez an upgrade. I sure as hell don't consider Quinton McCracken or Dave Hansen upgrades either. Scott Spiezio? Hell, anybody is better than Jeff Cirillo at third right about now, but Sandfrog sucks major ass, so I'd say no upgrade at the hot corner. Rich Aurillia? Nice hitter, but I don't think he will do as well without Barry Bonds. That's just me though.
In 3 months, Bill Bavasi has ruined most of my enthusiasm for the Seattle Mariners. Now, that's not to say that I won't follow the M's during the 2004 season. That's not the case. Let's be honest, does ANYBODY see this team winning 95 games in 2004? I sure as hell don't. 91 at best. That still won't win the A.L. West. And the Wild Card is not coming from the West, so it's division title or sit your ass on the couch once again in October time.
Anyways, even if Sasaki had told the team in October that he would not be back in 2004, the M's still wouldn't have spent the money on a quality bat. We know better by now.
Again, it can be very hard to root for the Seattle Mariners. It doesn't have to be that way.
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