GeekHawk
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South of Heaven, apparently!
A couple seasons ago someone who worked in a clubUncle Si":lax7qh3r said:Atradees":lax7qh3r said:Hernandez just needs to go home. He is terrible. Maybe he has substance abuse problems. its time for Justice. Sheffield.
Substance abuse?
Kinell did that come from?
getnasty":mzb4sxto said:The real question is will there be a Kings Court this year? I sure hope not but as long as Felix is selling tickets he's gonna pitch.
Hawk-Lock":1oi5oq49 said:I doubt there will be a Kings Court this season. But if there were a sports franchise to do it, the Mariners would be it. Like Ichiro playing in Japan is typical Mariners.
Atradees":2t3h51ra said:Watch him pitch. Thats were that came from. His form is shot.
therealjohncarlson":b44eeh9h said:Can we please shelve the felix talk for a second and talk about ichiro.. specifically in my eyes the most blatant and indefensible act of choosing money and marketing of winning I’ve ever seen. IMO everything else the Mariners have done, while maybe not intelligent and while maybe actually sometimes all in the name of selling tickets (ie: how we are handling Felix) could at least be sort of backed up in baseball terms.
Now how the hell do you justify not just bringing back ichiro, but starting him opening day. His age and spring training performance show that the mariners organization doesn’t give two shits about winning if they can make a dollar by whoring him out in Japan in a GAME THAT ACUALLY MATTERS it’s gross and it’s insultimg to fans... shame on the mariners organization
Uncle Si":1l70xj2s said:I think you answered all your own questions.
I really dont see the issue giving the greatest Japanese mlb player a roster spot on the team that gave him a chance to be one of the best hitters in mlb history for 2 games in japan.
I think its the opposite of an insult to many fans, who see it as a celebration.
How many times have we seen aging stars on the field way past their prime on their farewell tour who just cant play?
Its 2 games. In japan.
Uncle Si":2vf84hll said:I dont think he has any interest in playing past these two games.
Its ceremonial. Nothing more... and something we have seen dozens of times with soon to be hall of famers in this league.
If hes taking ABs from young (healthy... remember this team is having an injury crisis with its up and comers) in late April, then sure, indignation for all.