Uncle Si
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Shanegotyou11":1zb6cvbc said:They say 2021 is playoff year. I shall see.
Much will depend on Houston
Shanegotyou11":1zb6cvbc said:They say 2021 is playoff year. I shall see.
hawkfan68":2d4ld1zs said:The M's have had a long offseason so far. It started in 2002 and is still going.
I cannot argue the facts.Maulbert":26fnvb2r said:hawkfan68":26fnvb2r said:The M's have had a long offseason so far. It started in 2002 and is still going.
FIFY.
Uncle Si":3reg65cv said:Shanegotyou11":3reg65cv said:They say 2021 is playoff year. I shall see.
Much will depend on Houston
There's a real chance I'll never see that happen again since I'm 63 and in good health. I figure I'll live at least 20 more years.Shanegotyou11":1lsfenhq said:Uncle Si":1lsfenhq said:Shanegotyou11":1lsfenhq said:They say 2021 is playoff year. I shall see.
Much will depend on Houston
Playoff baseball is so much fun. I cant wait to see Ms back in it.
.DHawk":q0rp43ep said:WIth the Nats winning, this video feels appropriate to share. Myself and few buddies got some laughs out of it after the sadness sank in.
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Uncle Si":2xz1ihka said:30 teams didn't win a world series...
Not sure the angst around a team with no expectations this year.
Maulbert":j2oa7pb6 said:Uncle Si":j2oa7pb6 said:30 teams didn't win a world series...
Not sure the angst around a team with no expectations this year.
I wonder. Maybe it's 4 playoff appearances in 44 seasons. Maybe it's being the only team left without a World Series appearance. Maybe it's because they were more concerned about how a new NBA team would affect their bottom line than they were about fielding a competitive team. I grew up a Mariners fan. Jay Buhner is my favorite player of all time. However, those memories taste like bitter ash in my mouth knowing that every other major sports team in this city has delivered more while asking less. Even the NHL seems to care more about Seattle than the Mariners do.
The Mariners have done nothing in nearly 20 years to earn anything from me except my utter contempt. And in the wake of the Nationals WS appearance and win, I just feel a boiling anger when I think of the millstone around this city's neck. I loved them. But they poisoned that love. All that's left is empty, stone cold hatred.
You forgot longest streak without a playoff appearance of all North American sports franchises.Maulbert":3cux8dux said:Uncle Si":3cux8dux said:30 teams didn't win a world series...
Not sure the angst around a team with no expectations this year.
I wonder. Maybe it's 4 playoff appearances in 44 seasons. Maybe it's being the only team left without a World Series appearance. Maybe it's because they were more concerned about how a new NBA team would affect their bottom line than they were about fielding a competitive team. I grew up a Mariners fan. Jay Buhner is my favorite player of all time. However, those memories taste like bitter ash in my mouth knowing that every other major sports team in this city has delivered more while asking less. Even the NHL seems to care more about Seattle than the Mariners do.
The Mariners have done nothing in nearly 20 years to earn anything from me except my utter contempt. And in the wake of the Nationals WS appearance and win, I just feel a boiling anger when I think of the millstone around this city's neck. I loved them. But they poisoned that love. All that's left is empty, stone cold hatred.
Wouldn't have mattered. I believe Scott Boras was his agent and he would've had Strasburg pull a Tony Dorsett on the Ms.Maulbert":3dk6i6bg said:Remember when the Mariners only had to lose one game in three against Oakland at the end of 2008, and we would have drafted Stephen Strasburg instead of Dustin Ackley? You know, the Stephen Strasburg who just went 5-0 in the postseason for the world champion Washington Nationals? You remember how we won all three of those completely meaningless games?
I really, really, REALLY HATE the Mariners right now.
Mariners promote 3 to fill out coaching staff
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have made a trio of promotions to fill out the major league coaching staff for next season.
Manager Scott Servais announced Thursday that Pete Woodworth would be the new pitching coach, Carson Vitale will be the field coordinator and Jarret DeHart will be the assistant hitting coach. Woodworth was the pitching coach for Seattle’s Double-A Arkansas affiliate last season. Vitale spent the past two seasons as Seattle’s minor-league field coordinator and DeHart was a roving hitting instructor for the club.
Paul Davis, who was the pitching coach last season, will now be a pitching strategist for the organization.
Along with the additions, Seattle is shifting responsibilities for some of its returning coaches. Manny Acta goes from bench coach to third-base coach. Jared Sandberg will move from field coordinator to bench coach. Brian DeLunas will return to bullpen coach after serving in a different role last season.