Seattle Mariners Blog:
Ah, the fresh cut smell of grass, the taste of a cold beer, the sounds of a train whizzing by in downtown Seattle can only mean one thing....it's the start of another disappointing year for the Seattle Mariners. As much as we try and have faith in our local team and heroes, this is a tough one to root for.
Here are a couple of things we will be following for this year's team:
1. How long will Bozo Bavasi, Chuckie Armstrong, Mike Hargrove, and Howard "I should have retired about 10 years ago" Lincoln last? Our bet is that Hargrove will be the first to fall and Bavasi will be forced out. Hopefully, Nintendo, if they have ANY brains, will do a full board sweep of the front office. I mean ,the Wii is selling like hotcakes......time to spend some $$$$$ on top management.
2. Felix: Is he the real deal? Can he do better than a .500 winning %? Time will tell. They say that he's improved this year, but time will tell. Even if he goes 20-4, the rest of the starting rotation is deplorable
3. Richie Sexson: Can he strike out 300 times and produce 50 HR's? Can you say the second coming of Dave Kingman?
4. Ichiro: will he jump ship and play for a real team? Can the Mariners owners clean house before he makes his decision? Let's hope so.
5. The new M's: Dos Jose's and a horrible Horacio: Do Jose Vidro or Guillen have anything left in the tanks? Can Horacio be the next Ayala or Charleton? These were 3 below market pick-ups by Bozo Bavasi who aren't going to do squat for this team this year...mark our words.
6. Will the real Adrian Beltre please stand-up? Remember folks, this guy is one of the best paid players in baseball and hasn't done crap for producing BIG #'s. His glove is great, but his batting average and HR's are down, down, down. Can he hit 30 HR's again? We think not.
Good luck Seattle.....we'll be watching daily to see you implode and hopefully changes are on the way by June 2007.
Seattle Sports Blog Guy
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