Guillen's presence could have helped 2008 Mariners

The Media and Jose Guillen
U.S.S. Mariner — Occasionally, the local beat writers like to play the “we’re objective!” card to try to explain why you should listen to them despite the fact that their analysis is usually horrible. But then, they write about Jose Guillen, and their analysis becomes both horrible and unobjective. Case in point, John Hickey’s latest musings on Guillen and how retaining him would have effected the Mariners. Guillen has, after a slow start, come on to have a decent (.263, 20 homers, 93 RBIs) season… ...

Bad Decisions
Kansas City Royals — ... In the grand scheme of things, Shealy’s bat in the lineup probably wouldn’t have made a huge difference in the win column. Sure, he would have contributed more runs than Gload, but with so many black holes on this team, one bat isn’t going to make a difference. Although you might have a difficult time telling that to Seattle sportswriters when the subject is Jose Guillen and the Mariners lack of wins. ...

Guillen. Sigh.
Joe Posnanski — ... So in the end, I hope Dayton does not REALLY think Guillen’s on-field performance was about what he expected. I hope he’s just saying to inspire his player and bring peace to the world. Or even more, I hope he’s planning to trade Guillen back to the Mariners. Apparently some people there really want him. ...