Game On!
Q. Is Clement a powerflush?
Q. Is Clement a powerflush?
Q. What do you make of Baker's hypothetical on trading Felix?
Q. Is it okay to keep rooting for the 2009 Mariners to close the gap?
The Mariners have finally made a major move, and it's with the intention of getting a sneak peak at the future. Wlad Balentien has been designated for assignment and certainly will be traded in order to make room for the Rainiers' best player, Michael Saunders.
Now, having stepped up onto our soapbox about the desire to quit, if down 12 points in the 3rd quarter of an NBA game...
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We WILL follow up by pointing out that if you are -12 to a very good team, with 8:00 left in Q3, that you are in a precarious position.
=== First, the Ballgame ===
0-9 is, I'm pretty sure, a forfeit score. Which is exactly what our offense is doing, in a lot of these games.
=== The Pennant Race ===
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Larry Stone with an astute article at the Times, interpreting (surely with accuracy) Wakamatsu's remarks as being the death knell. If he's gone this time, D-O-V figures he's "Gone" gone. As a starter.
Within reason, of course. Unless the script goes horribly wrong. What we mean is: we reckon that the Mariners have seen what they needed to see.
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Interesting thread started by BKafflen at Mariner Central on Marco Scutaro.
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