Following a devastating sweep at the hands of the lowly Cleveland Indians in late July - a series in which the Mariners were outscored 32 to 7 - the common opinion around the water cooler in Seattle seemed to be that the Mariners' playoff hopes, slim from the get go, were over. The
Spec Flip: What happens if Johjima goes back to Japan? Doesn't that constitute "retiring" and get the Ms out of the
So that pass on Adam Dunn -- how's that workin' out for yer?
:winning Anthony Hopkins smile:
.=== Most-Comparable Player Dept. ===
Q. Is it okay to keep rooting for the 2009 Mariners to close the gap?
At Mariner Central, an entertaining discussion is in flow as to the different paradigms by which we enjoy, and analyze, baseball.
=== Deep Blue Can Play Chess, But It Can't Play Hockey ===
Different stadiums, albeit about 500 yards apart, I went to games of each sport in Seattle back to back to see what all the fuss was about the Seattle Sounders and if a Mariner's game was worth its price tag.
There are games we remember a long time. For Cindy and I there were ... (1) a late 70's, early 80's game in which Tom Paciorek hit a walk-off three-run shot against the Yankees' Goose Gossage (or was it Ron Davis) ...
Although most of the background music in The Sims was provided by noted soundtrack artist Mark Mothersbaugh, Maxis has a long history of tapping up and coming recording artists to lay down Simlish versions of their tracks for the game. Most of these came bundled with the expansion packs University, Nightlife, Pets, and Free Time.
