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By: terry

terry — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:54:12 +0000

Why do I have the sneaking suspiscion that the whole HoRam signing is just leverage in the Bedard discussions?

As ruses go, that reminds me of a scene in Braveheart where Longshanks plans some treachery…

Longshanks: I shall offer a truce and buy him off. But who will go to
him? Not I, huh, if I fell under the sword of that murderer that might
be my head in a basket. And not my gentle son. The mere sight of him
would only encourage the enemy to take over the whole country. So
who do I send? Whom do I send?

hint: the Prince is like using HoRam as leverage.

By: joealb

joealb — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:42:11 +0000

Don’t forget George L. Argyros!

By: et_blankenship

et_blankenship — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:35:43 +0000

Which is why all of us agree that Seattle’s FO is not in their right mind.

By: NODO Dweller

NODO Dweller — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:28:00 +0000

I don’t think anyone in their right mind would describe that as a “good price”…

By: et_blankenship

et_blankenship — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:17:20 +0000

The HoRam signing is not connected to Bedard in any way, for better or for worse. See #30 and all of DMZ’s posts. The Mariners made the decision to keep/sign HoRam a long time ago and that $2.75 million was a good price.

By: AFRanger

AFRanger — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:41:56 +0000

Why do I have the sneaking suspiscion that the whole HoRam signing is just leverage in the Bedard discussions? “Yeah Mr. Baltimore GM, we don’t need your insanely talented strikeout machine! We’ve got HoRam!” It isn’t much leverage, mind you, but if it pushes us toward a better deal, it could be worth it (at least in Bavasi’s mind). Pehaps niether one has even called the other in three weeks and they’re just waiting to see which one blinks.

By: terry

terry — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:27:28 +0000

Iâ€™d have to go with ARod on the hate question. If the battle of Armageddon was decided with a baseball game, we are tied with the demon team in the bottom of the ninth, A-Rod is up with two out and three on, and the salvation or eternal damnation of every soul on earth hinged on ARod getting a clutch hit, I would boo him.

Way to play with other people’s souls….. BTW, that battle of good vs. evil was over a few mileniums ago.

By: thewyrm

thewyrm — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:38:15 +0000

I’d have to go with ARod on the hate question. If the battle of Armageddon was decided with a baseball game, we are tied with the demon team in the bottom of the ninth, A-Rod is up with two out and three on, and the salvation or eternal damnation of every soul on earth hinged on ARod getting a clutch hit, I would boo him.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:52:12 +0000

#80: hahaha, I’m not sure Oklahoma is in good graces with Western Washington these days to begin with.

Of course Franklin could be on the list for all the home runs he gave up combined with his positive steroids test.

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:44:38 +0000

I don’t know if it qualifies as hating him or not, but if I’d had to hear about Ryan Franklin being from Spiro, Oklahoma ONE MORE TIME…