lookoutlanding.com - 10/11/2009
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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 is important, but so is emotion - especially ...
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 ...
Why Can't the Mariners Sign Felix Hernandez?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 9/18/2009 — This little nugget about Felix Hernandez caught my eye: "Felix will be an affordable, young, dynamic budding superstar of a pitcher in 2010. And his home is at the moment unknown. The Mariners don't have the talent to contend against the Angels in ...
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 ...
A glimpse into yesteryear … and next year?
outsidethepressbox.com 9/19/2009 — If Felix Hernandez wins the Cy Young award, he can thank himself first … and Ichiro second.
Hernandez was awesome against the Yankees tonight, going the distance and giving up just two runs. But he left the ninth inning with the Mariners down 2-1, and it didn’t look good with super-closer ...
One more lap for The Kid
outsidethepressbox.com 18 days ago — It wasn’t all that surprising when the news came down that Ken Griffey Jr. was going to be returning to the Mariners for his 22nd season (!) in the bigs – for all the hand-wringing about the Griffey experiment last year, it, much like the rest of the Seattle season, turned out to be ...
Johjima leaves Seattle for Japan
azsnakepit.com 10/19/2009 — Johjima leaves Seattle for Japan
Seattle Mariners Catcher Kenji Johjima has decided to forgo the last two years and $16M of his contract with the Mariners to return to Japan. Surely, the Mariners are pleased with this news, as Johjima had struggled mightily in 2009 and it allows them to ...
Griffey Jr. Re-Signs With Mariners, Prepares for Second Farewell Tour
feedproxy.google.com 17 days ago —
Shock out of Seattle: Ken Griffey Jr. is coming back to the Emerald City.
Let’s be clear, it’s not a shock that Seattle wanted him back. If they could, they would take his Cooperstown’s bust, relocate it to Seattle and place it in the shrine they’ll build.
No, the real shock is that ...
Team Chemistry in the Offseason
proballnw.com 10/14/2009 — It’s not uncommon to find Seattle Mariner fans in clubhouse chemistry debates given all the negative stories that were produced last season and all the positive ones from this year. But clubhouse chemistry cannot be measured on the field, ...
Last Time In Seattle
sox35th.com 9/21/2009 — The reported attendance of Thursday’s White Sox-Mariners game in Seattle was just over 16,000 with game time temperatures in the low 70s complemented by a light breeze and plenty of sunshine. To those on hand, it was a perfect day for a ballgame, even if both teams had abandoned all hope ...
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