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Brandon Morrow.  This blog should not mention his name on a Monday.
He of the lifetime ERA of 4.47 is not fixed.
Morrow still walked four men per game when he had his breakout year in Toronto.
Morrow has a 5.12 ERA this year.
Morrow is the guy Bill Bavasi took over Tim Lincecum.  This transaction would be a curse if it occurred in Boston or Chicago.
Morrow publicly whined about having his roles flip flopped and seemed to have a generally pouty demeanor when he played for the Ms.
Morrow beat up on the Mariners earlier this year in one of those Morrowesque one time games of unsurpassed brilliance.  He presumably did this for the Mariner's crimes of rushing him to the major leagues, and relying on him to play well, and drafting him over Tim Lincecum, and then trading him for a better player.
Is leading his team (the one with Jose Bautista) into the American league cellar with his 9-10 record.
Contrast Brandon League:
Cooler tattoos, 
Better control,  League can paint the corners when he wants, and can throw his sinkerball for a strike.
Good stuff too,  He hits 98 on the radar gun, has a good sinker ball, and has that fork thing as his offspeed pitch.
Has thrived in Seattle, with 3.42 and 2.82 ERAs while pitching high leverage innings for the lowest run scoring and most dissapointing offenses in history. 
Does not whine,  Last year, he never whined, that we know of, during all those 1-1 and 0-0 tie games where he pitched his heart out for at least two innings, and the Mariners lost anyway.
Did not whine, when he was behind the DA even though he had better stats.
Did not whine, when he was moved to closer, and had added pressure.
Is an all star.
Will be traded next July for Jesus Montero, Mike Trout or someone similarly awesome, OR
Will sign with the Mariners as the closer of the future for a hometown discount, OR
Both.
Sometimes we need to count our blessings.  League is one of them.