True...but with two starting pitchers out with injuries, a star 2B not really hitting, and a subpar platoon in LF that needs to be addressed with adding a LH bat, there's not much else to discuss except for canning Lincoln (and, obviously adding a 2nd catcher).
The sources that have stopped by my office basement have told me JZ has probably doesn't have much money to spend so Carlos Ruiz is probably not an option. Ben Revere of the Phillies would be a good piece to add, we could offer Mike Montgomery or Elias and Ackley in a direct or 3 way trade to make it happen.
Remember, Paxton should be returning soon and doing a trade for a rangy LF (can also play CF) with a good LH bat and excellent speed would remove one more excuse JZ (and Lincoln) would have for not making the playoffs.
Not trading away OF prospects for strikeout prone OFs that don't get on base because you are on the verge of getting fired is also not good baseball ...
But then again, it doesn't matter because Lincoln, Armstrong, Jack Z, et. al. need to take a jump off the Aurora Bridge.
Not trading away OF prospects for strikeout prone OFs that don't get on base because you are on the verge of getting fired is also not good baseball ...
But then again, it doesn't matter because Lincoln, Armstrong, Jack Z, et. al. need to take a jump off the Aurora Bridge.
He was really the operations guy of the team, day-to-day stuff like concessions, ticket sales, promotions rather than a true baseball guy.
Lincoln is the root of the problem...his ego was too big and led Pinella and then Gillick to leave. Since then, he's hired yes-men who don't challenge him but true leaders don't surround themselves with lackeys who only pour honey into their ears.
He was really the operations guy of the team, day-to-day stuff like concessions, ticket sales, promotions rather than a true baseball guy.
Lincoln is the root of the problem...his ego was too big and led Pinella and then Gillick to leave. Since then, he's hired yes-men who don't challenge him but true leaders don't surround themselves with lackeys who only pour honey into their ears.
True...but with two starting pitchers out with injuries, a star 2B not really hitting, and a subpar platoon in LF that needs to be addressed with adding a LH bat, there's not much else to discuss except for the start of football season.
The problem is I'm drunk all the time and never make it out to games. 2-0 in the last 2 years when attending. Would go today but need to reposition the mannequin at work.
Having James Jones batting 6th in an order and being the protection for Brad Miller may be one of the stupidest things I've ever seen in a batting order.
I remember coming to the conclusion about ten years ago that winning wasn't a priority at all. It was actually July 31st, 2003. They needed to make some kind of trade to put them over the top and the Jap or Lincoln Log refused to do it by the deadline. For all the smartasses (Boobs) out there, yeah, it wasn't a surprise. It was more of a confirmation.
They kind of shoot for winning 85 gaymes, and if they overachieve and win 92, the fanbase willl eat that up, especially when it means postseason. They know how stupid most of them are.
All the faggot ass airplane games, hydroplanes, kiss cams, pink Felix Court shirts, kiddie games, rally fries, Moose, grounds crew dances, and commercials etc. are marketing gimmicks, which would be tolerable if they were competent.
The Mariner ownership group treats the team as a business investment instead of what championship owners view their team as ... the rich person version of a dick measuring contest.
Think about it this way, go throughout the history of the game and find me the number of teams that can boast this kind of talent in their organization at one time:
CF who is in the prime of their career that is arguably a Top 5 CF in the history of the game
LH SP who will end his career as no worse than a Top 3 LHP in the history of the game
DH who would be on a short list of names as the best right-handed hitter of his generation
SS on the verge of reaching the majors who while later in his career will be found out a PED abuser, it could not be debated that even if he wasn't insecure to the point that he took PEDs would be viewed as no worse than a Top 3 or 5 SS to ever play the game
RF who had 7 straight seasons in his career hitting 20+ HR and it would have been 7 with 25+ if not for the 1994 strike shortened season
1B who in his career had 9 20+ HR seasons and 6 100+ RBI seasons in his career
You go ask any reasonable baseball executive and say that they'd be given that as a starting point for a franchise and they'd consider themselves the luckiest person in the world. Instead, the Mariners fuck it up by either making bad trades or being too cheap to round out the roster with the proper support to contend for championships.
I remember coming to the conclusion about ten years ago that winning wasn't a priority at all. It was actually July 31st, 2003. They needed to make some kind of trade to put them over the top and the Jap or Lincoln Log refused to do it by the deadline. For all the smartasses (Boobs) out there, yeah, it wasn't a surprise. It was more of a confirmation.
They kind of shoot for winning 85 gaymes, and if they overachieve and win 92, the fanbase willl eat that up, especially when it means postseason. They know how stupid most of them are.
All the faggot ass airplane games, hydroplanes, kiss cams, pink Felix Court shirts, kiddie games, rally fries, Moose, grounds crew dances, and commercials etc. are marketing gimmicks, which would be tolerable if they were competent.
We were joking about Marinerization of Husky Football in 2003, if not sooner.
Yeah from 2003-2013, it was Marinerization for Husky Football. Woodward took the first against that by hiring a great coach who has the cattle and not just the hat.
Yeah from 2003-2013, it was Marinerization for Husky Football. Woodward took the first against that by hiring a great coach who has the cattle and not just the hat.
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The sources that have stopped by my
officebasement have told me JZ has probably doesn't have much money to spend so Carlos Ruiz is probably not an option. Ben Revere of the Phillies would be a good piece to add, we could offer Mike Montgomery or Elias and Ackley in a direct or 3 way trade to make it happen.Remember, Paxton should be returning soon and doing a trade for a rangy LF (can also play CF) with a good LH bat and excellent speed would remove one more excuse JZ (and Lincoln) would have for not making the playoffs.
But then again, it doesn't matter because Lincoln, Armstrong, Jack Z, et. al. need to take a jump off the Aurora Bridge.
Lincoln is the root of the problem...his ego was too big and led Pinella and then Gillick to leave. Since then, he's hired yes-men who don't challenge him but true leaders don't surround themselves with lackeys who only pour honey into their ears.
They kind of shoot for winning 85 gaymes, and if they overachieve and win 92, the fanbase willl eat that up, especially when it means postseason. They know how stupid most of them are.
All the faggot ass airplane games, hydroplanes, kiss cams, pink Felix Court shirts, kiddie games, rally fries, Moose, grounds crew dances, and commercials etc. are marketing gimmicks, which would be tolerable if they were competent.
Think about it this way, go throughout the history of the game and find me the number of teams that can boast this kind of talent in their organization at one time:
CF who is in the prime of their career that is arguably a Top 5 CF in the history of the game
LH SP who will end his career as no worse than a Top 3 LHP in the history of the game
DH who would be on a short list of names as the best right-handed hitter of his generation
SS on the verge of reaching the majors who while later in his career will be found out a PED abuser, it could not be debated that even if he wasn't insecure to the point that he took PEDs would be viewed as no worse than a Top 3 or 5 SS to ever play the game
RF who had 7 straight seasons in his career hitting 20+ HR and it would have been 7 with 25+ if not for the 1994 strike shortened season
1B who in his career had 9 20+ HR seasons and 6 100+ RBI seasons in his career
You go ask any reasonable baseball executive and say that they'd be given that as a starting point for a franchise and they'd consider themselves the luckiest person in the world. Instead, the Mariners fuck it up by either making bad trades or being too cheap to round out the roster with the proper support to contend for championships.
See THE ZONE for details.