Aardsma might not be the best, but pitching is always at a premium. Sandy's comment reminds me of a commercial:
To an ape:
Q: Do you want one banana or two?
A: The Ape would signal two.
Q: Would you like one girlfriend or two?
A: The ape would signal two.
Q: Would you like one large pizza or two?
Here, we are faced with the question: would you like one closer, or two?
What's our answer?
How many skin of your teeth games has there been where you are hoping pleading that the manager will stretch the rules, just this one time, and bring in the closer in the seventh or eighth inning.
What's wrong with stretching the rules every game? Always having two closers? Why can't we have Nelson, and Sasaki? K-Rod and Percival, Charlton and that other guy?
Aardsma may have been replaced by a better pitcher, but the Mariners are not so good that they don't have a place for a pitcher who strikes out 40 percent of his opponents.
Z is beginning to condition his fans to expect big things from their team, as if thee M's were a big market team like the Red Sox or Yankees.
How about that pennant?
Regards,
Mojician
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