Washington is all broken up about three West Coast swings? Boo frickin’ hoo.

The Indians get all the sympathy because they had to play three games up the road and lose three off days? How about all of that AND have to fly to frickin’ Cleveland three more times, along with those missing off days?

I believe Mr. Ichiro had words to say about that.

How much would people say was the collective result of having to reschedule all those early snow/rain days? Should MLB try to schedule all April games for southernmost, domed-roofed venues?

The Mariners toe the line with the commish’s office with regards to contract offers to draft picks, to name one obvious nod to “authority”, so what do they get in return for such passive obedience?

Not the most desirable draft picks, for one.

And certainly no consideration when the schedulers set up the following year’s game schedule. You’d think one of the most prominent items on Bud’s agenda every year would be

1. Make sure the Mariners, who fly more air miles than nearly any other team in either league, criss-cross the country as few times as possible and open April with as many games in their ballpark, a domed stadium, or in southerly venues as possible.

This season Milwaukee, for instance (whom I’m sure Bud still has a warm place in his heart for), opened in their own covered park for 6 games straight, then flew to south Florida.

But some bigger whiner of a team owner would B & M about favoritism, and Bud would cave, forgetting that it’s about levelling the playing field, not about giving the M’s something the other teams don’t have.

(Still gets me that they develop so many RH hiters for a park that just kills RH power….)

What should they be saying? That they’re focusing on getting their golf games in shape for the offseason?

If McLaren NOW says the team is focusing on the Wild Card, what does that say about their collective sense of reality?

How much would people say was the collective result of having to reschedule all those early snow/rain days? Should MLB try to schedule all April games for southernmost, domed-roofed venues?

If the Ms won’t be able to field a team with the kind of power that Detroit, LAA and NYY possess, why not try NL ‘little ball’ (Geoff, don’t laugh too much…here I go again) and utilize the speed and youth of a younger group of guys?

I know in order to succeed, NL ‘little ball’ requires better starting pitchers. Other than Crown Prince (CPF) Felix and Batista (a good #3 or 4), who can the Ms go after? I still like one of the younger Oriole pitchers…how about trading for a prospect from the As? And is CPF not going to be a legitimate #1 until he gets to be about 25?

I
think Jose Guillen is gone next year.

I wonder if Jose Lopez is gone next year.

I think Ben B. is gone next year.

I HOPE #44 is gone next year. I think our best chance of catching Detroit ended with the Ms withdrawing RS from waivers. Can you imagine how many innings he could have broken up for the Tigers by striking out or popping out?

I can see a starting outfield of AJ, Ichiro and WB.

I’d pay to see the kids play in the last 20 games. I wouldn’t pay to see the same kind of performance exhibited over most of the last 2 weeks.

OK people, what do you think?