Comments on: On the depressing nature of being an M’s fan these days

By: avideo

avideo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:11:01 +0000

It’s tough being a Mariners Fan right now – especially given how the team has shaped up so far this season. So many promises broken, so many players that have failed to perform. Just saw a notice that Kenji Jojima has just been signed through 2011 by the Mariners. He’s doing a decent job behind the dish, but his batting average is way below what it was last season.
One bright spot, we’ll be moving to the Phoenix area in a couple of years – and maybe we can see a team there go all the way to the Series.

By: joser

joser — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:15:21 +0000

Except once every 5 days. Kind of like the Giants with Lincecum. Of course, the Giants are going to be so bad this year that they may have the kind of house-cleaning that the M’s have needed for several years. The problem the M’s have is that they’re not good, but they’re not bad enough.

By: mln

mln — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:07:31 +0000

Being an Mariners fan means looking forward to mediocrity and false hope for the next decade or so.

By: joser

joser — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:41:33 +0000

It could be worse. We could be Giants fans.

So what do the Giants do with Barry Zito? Have him skip a start to clear his mind and work out the kinks on the side? Make him a long reliever? Or keep throwing him out there every five days and hope he finally clicks? Looks like it is going to be option three. Two years ago, the team had a struggling Matt Cain miss one start in mid-May to regroup. When he returned to the rotation, he was money. When asked if the Giants might consider doing that with Zito, pitching coach Dave Righetti said, "No, because who the hell is going to pitch?"

By: msb

msb — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:31:43 +0000

Sylvester? sure.

By: Steve T

Steve T — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:13:31 +0000

I find myself thinking about the mummified man in Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, and wondering “can he DH? Can he field?”

By: mremis

mremis — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:00:30 +0000

the saddest part is that Vidro would not have a job with any other team. and he’s getting paid how much??????

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:19:49 +0000

Ha. I take my bourbon neat, thank YOU.

I also stumbled upon a 6 pack of Colt.45 tall boys the other day. I’m ready for Jarrod Day.

By: joser

joser — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:32 +0000

We're stuck inside of this

By: pgreyy

pgreyy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:38:32 +0000

Maybe Spiezio was right…maybe it’s us.

Maybe we just can’t appreciate the value of the grossly overpaid, underperforming players willing to come to this beautiful city, to play in a beautiful ballpark, in front of a genuinely accepting/forgiving fan base.

And that must be why the players that seem to earn their keep for other teams either stay away from here or those that do succeed while they play here seem to run away from here as quickly as possible.

You keep your devil drink, I’ll just keep whipping myself until my sins are cleansed…