Tirico Suave

For this next performance, the part of Bill Bavasi will be played by the golden eagle while the part of the entire Mariners organization will be played by the goat. The mountain represents the 2003 season while the 2008 season will be rep’d by the valley below. Enjoy.

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June 16, 2008. What an absolutely glorious day. Bill Bavasi is no longer the general manager of the Seattle Mariners. Clearly I’m excited.

Vice president/associate GM Lee Pelekoudas will serve as the interim GM for now. Whether he assumes the position full time or they hire someone else, as a favor I’ll compile a list of [...]

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Look at those evil towels, just sitting there, waiting to suck the talent out of major league ballclubs. Luckily for the Mariners, manager John McLaren, fresh off his audition for the next Jay and Silent Bob movie, has had the towels, food and beer removed from the Mariners’ locker room in an effort to make [...]

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The Mariners are calling up Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien and releasing Brad Wilkerson. You’d think I’d be happy, no? I was, until I saw this little tidbit on the page I linked to from a commenter named ZoinksScoob (that’s a credible source, right Buzz?):
While I applaud the decision to finally use Balentien and Clement [...]

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Kenji Johjima is going to be 32 in a little over a month. Last year his numbers were slightly down from his rookie year and this is year they are just fuck awful. Seattle has 24 year old catcher Jeff Clement, the player they selected ahead of Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, Jay Bruce, [...]

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