August 26, 2003
Mariner Report
This will not be a long report. We have been terrible. We've lost 6 in a row. All of the sudden those games we frittered away to teams like Detroit, Cleveland, Texas, and San Diego matter, and while I was saying those games were important, others said we were pacing ourselves. Well I, for one, would like to have about five or six of those games back and be sitting atop our division with a cushy lead just like the Braves, Giants, and Yankees have. I know that emerging from tough situations at the end of the season is part of the beauty and excitement of sports, but I'd rather spend August and September wondering how the rotation will be set up for October, than biting my fingernails tomorrow when we play Tampa Bay.
Mariner of the Week: This week’s MOW was another tough decision, but I choose Alvin Davis and Jay Buhner over Mark Langston and Ken Griffey Jr. None of these players committed any errors in the Mariners’ recent slide, nor did any of them fail to produce in clutch situations. As good as Langston and Griffey were, I chose Davis and Buhner because they ended their careers as Mariners. Honorable mention: Harold Reynolds
Posted by at August 26, 2003 09:38 PM
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Here's a Jay Buhner quote from earlier this week:
"To be honest, the whole team stinks and I don't have a problem saying that," he said. "If you go around this room and ask, I'm sure everyone would say, 'We stink.' I don't think there is anything firing on any cylinders right now, but that's how it goes. I think it's a character builder."
Posted by: Deacon Blues at August 28, 2003 11:16 AMCome to think of it, I would have to vote for Jay Buhner for MOW. He hasn't struck out at all in this recent skid, which is worlds more than Mike Cameron could ever hope for.
P.S. The announcer's on the radio daid in sixth inning that Ichiro had 2 hits in his last 24 at bats. What's that moron thinking?
Posted by: Deacon Blues at August 28, 2003 05:58 PMPost a comment