Sports Hernia
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Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Sports Hernia":2xosz8pf said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
I don't want Cora, but I'd take Raul you are going by the "no retreads" route.Maulbert":2kro6se7 said:Sports Hernia":2kro6se7 said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Raul Ibanez or Joey Cora as manager. No more retreads, and I think either one would energize the fanbase, and gladly keep Edgar on staff.
A change in ownership and Howard Lincoln dead. Hopefully burning in Hell. I'm done with the Mariners until then. Especially given I have a front row seat to seeing a team in the Mariners current position for 20+ years show EVERYONE how it's done if you actually care about winning over pure money and profit.Sports Hernia":3mp1z3ta said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Crizilla":2d99f2wi said:get rid of every sub .250 hitter, bring in Bogar for manager, get more athletic all around, find good contact hitters, etc
modern day baseball is about base hits and speed. Steroid era is over. The game has changed.
I share and understand your frustration. Lincoln is clearly the turd in the M's punchbowl.MizzouHawkGal":1b6hjevi said:A change in ownership and Howard Lincoln dead. Hopefully burning in Hell. I'm done with the Mariners until then. Especially given I have a front row seat to seeing a team in the Mariners current position for 20+ years show EVERYONE how it's done if you actually care about winning over pure money and profit.Sports Hernia":1b6hjevi said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Step one..get decent scouts....step two actually keep your good players like Adam Jones and Choo...step three rinse and repeat while letting your baseball people do their jobs like that team across the street....
In order to sustain that level of mediocrity over such an extended period of time, it has to go higher than manager/players.Sports Hernia":1715fk5l said:I share and understand your frustration. Lincoln is clearly the turd in the M's punchbowl.MizzouHawkGal":1715fk5l said:A change in ownership and Howard Lincoln dead. Hopefully burning in Hell. I'm done with the Mariners until then. Especially given I have a front row seat to seeing a team in the Mariners current position for 20+ years show EVERYONE how it's done if you actually care about winning over pure money and profit.Sports Hernia":1715fk5l said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Step one..get decent scouts....step two actually keep your good players like Adam Jones and Choo...step three rinse and repeat while letting your baseball people do their jobs like that team across the street....
My problem is I'm a huge baseball fan.......... I like your solutions.
Maulbert":29wfq9bs said:Sports Hernia":29wfq9bs said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Raul Ibanez or Joey Cora as manager. No more retreads, and I think either one would energize the fanbase, and gladly keep Edgar on staff.
I want whomever gives the team the best chance to win a World Series. If that is a former mariner or not doesn't matter to me.jkitsune":3a40eb9h said:Maulbert":3a40eb9h said:Sports Hernia":3a40eb9h said:Which moves do you want seen made and other Seattle Mariners related stuff.
Raul Ibanez or Joey Cora as manager. No more retreads, and I think either one would energize the fanbase, and gladly keep Edgar on staff.
I will never understand why people are so intent on hiring former Mariners, nor any particular reason to expect either would make a good manager except that they were both well-liked as players. Cora, at least, has coaching experience, and has not been a player for some time. You can be a 'retread' by being a familiar name hired almost entirely for nostalgia and feelgoods.
I don't have a particular favorite managerial candidate, but I hope that the decision will be made based on their baseball philosophy and ability to work with DiPoto, not on whether they were likable players or connected to the M's franchise.
Sports Hernia":23gupdgt said:I want whomever gives the team the best chance to win a World Series. If that is a former mariner or not doesn't matter to me.
Winning cures everything.
Really need bullpen help too. And no, no one's gonna pick up Cano's contract. That's an albatross that will hang over this franchise for what, seven more years?Hawker":1gf30o7k said:Call me crazy, but I think we need to address the rotation first. With Edgar's help we clearly saw a team-wide improvement at the plate during the 2nd half of the season, but our pitching faltered. Pitching also got worse late in the year in 2014 as well. Felix-Walker are a great 1, 2 punch. If we resign Kuma, great, but hopefully it is for a 1 year deal (I think he's lost a bit of his edge, with age). We cannot keep hoping Mr. Glass Paxton ever makes it out of April unscathed. We will see what Dipoto thinks of Hultzen/Elias. Will he target a free agent? I wouldn't mind acquiring the likes of Kazmir or better yet, Fister to help round out the rotation.
OF & 1st base are priorities. Would anyone want to pickup Cano's contract? I wish.
Crizilla":ytnff7ue said:get rid of every sub .250 hitter
chris98251":shwo07ki said:They are interviewing hitters above .250 ?
He is a name, former Mariner, but I think he is unknown and Cheap to sign also. He has been tutored by the Red Sox which is good, at least a winning environment anyways.
Thats just one though, I am sure we will see at least 10 potential candidates.
Hasselbeck":1t7wh0xq said:Crizilla":1t7wh0xq said:get rid of every sub .250 hitter
Could the Mariners even field a team then?
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