Who says chemistry is overrated?
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
Just witness the love that created a wonderful year of memories for the Mariners and their fans: Things got so bad in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse during this discouraging season that one player reportedly threatened to "knock ...
Please don’t “K.O” Ichiro…
Wax Heaven —
... Well, it looks like the worst team in baseball, the Seattle Mariners, had a player who was mighty jealous of one of the greatest hitters in our generation, Ichiro Suzuki. In this article (link), someone interviewed an “anonymous source” who said one of the Mariners players wanted to “knock out” Ichiro and accused him of caring only about his numbers. ...
Selfish hit machine’s workplace relations eerily similar to a Nicoderm CQ-inspired fever dream
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... As a avid and loyal fan of the Mariners, I can confirm with certainty that there 20 or 21 Mariner players who should be knocked out, and none of them are Ichiro. The lack of quote attribution forces me to speculatively associate said quote with simpering Mariner tough-guy mediocrites Jerrod Washburn and/or Willie “Ballgame” Bloomquist, but for fuck’s sake, put a tent on this circus.
Mariner Manager Jim Riggleman displays an uncanny clarity in an ESPN and Seattle Times follow up as follows:
“We’ve lost so many games, so ...
My Take on the Worst Year Ever
SeaTown Sports —
... And then the thing about teammates wanting to "knock-out" Ichiro? What a load of bullshit. It's not as if Ichiro is a terrible teammate. Too many people are acting like he's clubhouse poison. Maybe he's not a leader? Geeze. Not every amazing player has to be a leader vocally. Shit. ...
