Mariner Report
Things keep getting better for the M's. We went 5/1 this week, which is great,
but it stinks to lose that 1 to Detroit. Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki went on the
disabled list. The Blues and I had suspected something was wrong just because of
his lack of effectiveness. It's nice to have a phenomenal bullpen so that you
can lose a guy like Sasaki and not have to worry. Jeff Nelson and Arthur Rhodes
should be more than sufficient. I've been very pleased with Dodger's cast-off
Giovanni Carrera so far. He's currently 1/0 with 2.05 ERA in 13.1 innings
pitched. I was astonished the other day when Mike Cameron hit a walk-off grand
slam against the Indians. I had gotten used to having very little faith in
Cameron and it was good to see him get a clutch hit. Cameron should be back in
the line up Tuesday after having the weekend off with a slightly strained groin.
The M's have a much tougher schedule this week as we hit the road for three
against the Yankees and three against the White Sox. We're 17/11 against the
Yankess over the past three years. The schedule doesn't get any better next
week; we have the Yanks and ChiSox again.
Mariner of the Week: John Olerud. The Mariner's Mr. Consistent hit .391 with an
insane .520 on base percentage. He also scored 5 runs and drove in 6. All this
along with his always stellar defense.