a look back
I spent alot of the day running errands and promoting but the real awesome thing about today is that THE SEATTLE MARINERS PLAYED A GAME OF BASEBALL!!! And lost but thats ok, I'm not worried about a spring training loss in extra innings to the Padres. What I did want to do it re-post and revisit a post I made in spring training last year(which I stole from the Mariner blog admittedly then and again now)
22 Things I believe about this trade
1. Erik Bedard is awesome - one of the five best pitchers in the American League.- How the hell would you be able to tell?
2. Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez are both candidates for the 2008 AL Cy Young Award.- And they were untill they both got injured(Felix still managed to lead the tem in strikeouts and ERA
3. Two great pitchers and mediocre everything else is not a formula for consistent success.- True than and True now
4. The Mariners are going to miss Adam Jones. Badly.- Here is where this post has always been interesting, and I still believe time will tell but the dude played all year, only hit .270, knocked in less than 60 runs and only had 9 homeruns in FUCKING CAMDEN YARD! he may go on to be a hall of famer but I would still trade him for 120 innings of pretty damn good left handed starting pitching
5. The Mariners right fielder in 2008 is going to suck.- Lol at Wilkerson
6. The Mariners outfield defense is going to suck.- Lol at Mike Morse
7. In 2009, we’re going to be hunting for two new corner outfielders.- Sup Chavez, Sup Guiterrez
8. The Angels are still the most likely team in baseball to win their division.- And they did, by alot
9. The Mariners improved themselves by, at most, 2-3 wins in 2008 with this deal.- Actually they were about -20 wins but again my point is time will tell... I know he is a Dick but he didnt try to injure his shoulder
10. If Erik Bedard isn’t healthy all year, we’ll be analyzing the new GM in 10 months.- Bill Bavasi. PEACE THE FUCK OUT!!
11. The Mariners wouldn’t have made this trade if they understood how to value defense.- Sup Jack Z. were all awaiting Reggie Coronas spring training numbers
12. I will run out of analogies for this trade before spring training starts.- No comment
13. The total amount of talent given up will rival only the Bartolo Colon trade of 2002.- Meh, Sherill was awesome last year but he also spent some time on the DL and the Mariners still have a few guys who can pitch lft handed set up even with Fierabend out for the year, hell even Washburn might end up in that role who knows, so what if he is making 14 mil.
14. The biggest loser in this deal will be Jarrod Washburn.- OH SNAP!!
15. This trade cements the fact that Brandon Morrow will never start a game for the M’s.- Just not true sir, %100 not true.
16. The idea that the M’s valued Morrow over Jones is so ridiculous, I can’t even fathom it.- 9 jacks in Camden, thats all I'm saying
17. The Mariners are now paying Horacio $2.75 million to fight for the role of long reliever.- Who was ever not in favor of that, I mean seriously, in the pen or cut his ass(which they did) but why the hell not. If you have a contract you cant get rid of dont start someone just because hes making bank, if he is more useful as a relief pitcher then why the hell not?
18. In July, the M’s will be talking about trading for a veteran reliever to improve the pen.- Again not true, we actually offloaded our pen to make room for some kids with some ok arms.
19. Geoff Baker and I will never agree on any of this.- He writes for the PI, Who gives a shit
20. Jeff Sullivan and I will agree on all of this.- Because he is awesome
21. I won’t care much over losing Chris Tillman. I will care deeply over losing Carlos Triunfel.- Fuck Tillman, and what is the point of even mentioning Triunfel, I assure you he was never a serious part of this deal... and he actually hit a little last year in Cali.
22. The M’s have, once again, taken a bad path to a good goal. It will, once again, not work.- Aaaaaaaaand it didnt but I still think Bedard can be valuable and if a few things fall into place we are not that far away from competing, not this year of course but you know. Bedard can still be a part of a good Mariners team and the A's and Angels absolutely not get better in the offseason.
22 Things I believe about this trade
1. Erik Bedard is awesome - one of the five best pitchers in the American League.- How the hell would you be able to tell?
2. Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez are both candidates for the 2008 AL Cy Young Award.- And they were untill they both got injured(Felix still managed to lead the tem in strikeouts and ERA
3. Two great pitchers and mediocre everything else is not a formula for consistent success.- True than and True now
4. The Mariners are going to miss Adam Jones. Badly.- Here is where this post has always been interesting, and I still believe time will tell but the dude played all year, only hit .270, knocked in less than 60 runs and only had 9 homeruns in FUCKING CAMDEN YARD! he may go on to be a hall of famer but I would still trade him for 120 innings of pretty damn good left handed starting pitching
5. The Mariners right fielder in 2008 is going to suck.- Lol at Wilkerson
6. The Mariners outfield defense is going to suck.- Lol at Mike Morse
7. In 2009, we’re going to be hunting for two new corner outfielders.- Sup Chavez, Sup Guiterrez
8. The Angels are still the most likely team in baseball to win their division.- And they did, by alot
9. The Mariners improved themselves by, at most, 2-3 wins in 2008 with this deal.- Actually they were about -20 wins but again my point is time will tell... I know he is a Dick but he didnt try to injure his shoulder
10. If Erik Bedard isn’t healthy all year, we’ll be analyzing the new GM in 10 months.- Bill Bavasi. PEACE THE FUCK OUT!!
11. The Mariners wouldn’t have made this trade if they understood how to value defense.- Sup Jack Z. were all awaiting Reggie Coronas spring training numbers
12. I will run out of analogies for this trade before spring training starts.- No comment
13. The total amount of talent given up will rival only the Bartolo Colon trade of 2002.- Meh, Sherill was awesome last year but he also spent some time on the DL and the Mariners still have a few guys who can pitch lft handed set up even with Fierabend out for the year, hell even Washburn might end up in that role who knows, so what if he is making 14 mil.
14. The biggest loser in this deal will be Jarrod Washburn.- OH SNAP!!
15. This trade cements the fact that Brandon Morrow will never start a game for the M’s.- Just not true sir, %100 not true.
16. The idea that the M’s valued Morrow over Jones is so ridiculous, I can’t even fathom it.- 9 jacks in Camden, thats all I'm saying
17. The Mariners are now paying Horacio $2.75 million to fight for the role of long reliever.- Who was ever not in favor of that, I mean seriously, in the pen or cut his ass(which they did) but why the hell not. If you have a contract you cant get rid of dont start someone just because hes making bank, if he is more useful as a relief pitcher then why the hell not?
18. In July, the M’s will be talking about trading for a veteran reliever to improve the pen.- Again not true, we actually offloaded our pen to make room for some kids with some ok arms.
19. Geoff Baker and I will never agree on any of this.- He writes for the PI, Who gives a shit
20. Jeff Sullivan and I will agree on all of this.- Because he is awesome
21. I won’t care much over losing Chris Tillman. I will care deeply over losing Carlos Triunfel.- Fuck Tillman, and what is the point of even mentioning Triunfel, I assure you he was never a serious part of this deal... and he actually hit a little last year in Cali.
22. The M’s have, once again, taken a bad path to a good goal. It will, once again, not work.- Aaaaaaaaand it didnt but I still think Bedard can be valuable and if a few things fall into place we are not that far away from competing, not this year of course but you know. Bedard can still be a part of a good Mariners team and the A's and Angels absolutely not get better in the offseason.