Monday, June 20, 2005
THE PUMP 6/20/05
Athletics at Mariners, 7:05 Pacific (FSN Northwest, MLB.TV)
Dan Haren (4-7, 4.14 ERA) vs Aaron Sele (6-5, 3.79 ERA)
The Mariners have been playing good baseball as of late, which is due in part to the "youth movement". It's nice having new faces out there. Jose Lopez, Mike Morse, and Rene Rivera have held their own thus far. That's encouraging to see. Will it last? Hell, I don't know.
Which reminds me, where do some people come off telling other fans to not get too excited about this team? People have every right to be enthusiastic. It's part of being a fan. On the same token, it's alright to be cynical as well. That's also part of being a fan.
Nobody is an expert in this blogosphere. Not the bloggers. Not the readers. We're all here for the same reason. We're fans of the Seattle Mariners. It doesn't matter what your background is. As long as you're a Mariner fan, you're alright with me. Well, you're alright with me anyway, since you're reading this. I will never downgrade anybody's opinion when it comes to this team. I may disagree with someone's opinion at times, but I will never downgrade it either.
Sports And Bremertonians doesn't want to discourage readership, we want to embrace it. We're not in the business of downgrading our readers. One, we're not experts. Two, we're fans just like you. This is a fun site. At least I think it is anyway.
If you want to spread the optimism, go right ahead. If you want to spread the negativity, that's fine too. All that I ask is that you're civil. And I won't correct your grammar either, unless if it's really, really bad.
Enjoy the ballgame tonight and remember, this is an open game thread as well. I'll be here, because well, I love baseball. And there's nothing for me to do tonight besides watching the A's-Mariners game on the internet. Thanks, Bud.
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