lookoutlanding.com - 10/15/2009
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Towards the end of the season, the Seattle chapter of the BBWAA bestowed upon Ichiro the honor of being voted the team's most valuable player. At the time I disagreed ever so slightly, feeling that Franklin Gutierrez got midly shafted, ...
Ichiro Wins GG, Gutierrez Does Not
ussmariner.com 29 days ago — The Gold Gloves have been announced, and predictably, Ichiro won one and Franklin Gutierrez did not.
You should not care. These are about as meaningful as the teen choice awards. The people who vote on them don’t really put much thought into ...
Mariners Griffey Present, Hernandez the Future
baseballreflections.com 10/13/2009 — If this was the end, what an end it was. Two eras could end in Seattle very soon as both Felix Hernandez and Ken Griffey Jr. may have set foot on the grass at Safeco Field for the last time.
The two players are on very opposite ends of the proverbial candle that represents their ...
Thinking About The Felix Situation - Part 2 (Reason)
lookoutlanding.com 10/11/2009 — In hindsight, I regret posting these in the order I did. Conclusions leave stronger impressions than beginnings, and by doing it this way I'm more likely to convey the notion that I favor this argument over yesterday's, which just isn't true. Reason ...
This Guy Is Playing Golf Right Now: Franklin Gutierrez
walkoffwalk.com 11/1/2009 —
As the playoffs and award season gets underway, we want to take a gander at some players who had outstanding seasons in 2009 but whose teams ended up just shy of making the postseason and who will (most likely) not pick up any fancy trophies. ...
Ichiro one hit from record
seattletimes.nwsource.com 9/14/2009 — Mariners fall 7-2 to Rangers in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.
The Mariners $16 Million Dollar Gift
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — From MLBTR : "Catcher Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract, according to a press release from the Mariners. He'll resume his career back in Japan. The Mariners are apparently freed from the $16MM they'd have owed ...
Seattle Gets Better as Johjima Decides to Return to Japan
slanchreport.com 10/20/2009 — Wow! The Seattle Mariners just got incredibly fortunate, their catcher Kenji Jojhima has just opted out of his contract and is intending to return to Japan to finish his career there. The first Japanese catcher in the majors, Johjima’s first two seasons were solid, with his best ...
Archive Diving: Ichiro!
wezen-ball.com 9/14/2009 — There's a lot of love for Ichiro! going around the internets today, and why not? He's still one of the most fun, exciting, and unique players in baseball, and the fact that he got his 200th hit last night - to become the first person ever with 9 consecutive 200-hit seasons (and from the start ...
Baker: M’s use stats to reveal gems, such as Franklin Gutierrez
baseballthinkfactory.org 10/4/2009 — From The Twilight Zone to Ultimate Zone Rating...it spits out “Franklin, Franklin, Franklin!”
But it’s on the defensive side where he has been off-the-charts.
Gutierrez’s score of 27.1 runs saved in the newfangled Ultimate Zone Rating stat is the best of any player in baseball by a huge ...