SeaTownJosh
06-30-2010, 03:54 AM
Its that time of year again, the all star break is coming up and after a great season in 2009 (Like in 2007) the mariners come up empty at the all star break. The team is just amazed. They dont know how this could have happend. 100 million dollar payroll, a farm system with tons of talent. But some where along the line blame has to be placed somewhere.
Who do we blame jack z, wak, or the players? To add to that why did this all fail.
Since 2001 its been nothing but disapointment after disapointment. If it wasnt 2002-2003 where they won 93 games and failed to make the playoffs, or 2004-2006 where it was nothing but bad baseball. 2008 where after a great rise in hope, the team failed once again investing in one hit wonder players.
This all the fault of Jack-z. He should have known better from the start that Milton bradley wasnt ever going to be good again and at 31 he is over his prime. Rob johnson is a terrible major leauger who in triple a may make a bit of noise but isnt good enough to play with the big boys.
Casey kotchman by far was the worse move. A guy who was hiting 240-250 in boston at the best ballpark to hit in the majors. He did account that when players goes from a good hitters ballpark like fenway to safeco your numbers are going to drop. Russell proved himself and jack totaly gave a big fuck you to the fans when he didnt give russell a multi year contract. If boston didnt want him then why would we want him?
What it comes down to is what i coined as the "Diamond In The Rough Strategy". Where a GM wants to find these players for cheap who he banks on will have a comback season. Bill Bavasi did this and fucked up the team for years. He went for casey because he thought he would hit 260-270 and hit 10 homers and drive in 70-80 runs. That was total dumbass move kotchman isnt a good hiter and will suck even more at safeco.
Before i go to far and make this longer then it has to be im sad to once again the stupidass gm sit up and make more excuses for why we are failures.
First were going to have a fire sale while we sell off half our team. Cliff lee will be the first to go and maybe a few other will follow him. Then the mariner GM will pretty much tell us were going back into rebuilding mode. This means we get prospects we will have to wait 1-3 years before we see them up here producing. Then in the media the blame game will go around while they pretend like they care.
This just more proof we need to get rid of the unions in baseball. No more paying players millions if they dont produce. It makes me sick to know rob johnson will make a million dollars this year when he does nothing to produce for the team. You notice in other sports where there are no unions that you dont have teams that go 10-20 years without making it to the playoffs. The yankees only dominate because the players have no incentive to work hard. Rather then paying them millions pay them 50k a year and fill there contract with incetives to produce.
Anyways tell me what you think.
Who do we blame jack z, wak, or the players? To add to that why did this all fail.
Since 2001 its been nothing but disapointment after disapointment. If it wasnt 2002-2003 where they won 93 games and failed to make the playoffs, or 2004-2006 where it was nothing but bad baseball. 2008 where after a great rise in hope, the team failed once again investing in one hit wonder players.
This all the fault of Jack-z. He should have known better from the start that Milton bradley wasnt ever going to be good again and at 31 he is over his prime. Rob johnson is a terrible major leauger who in triple a may make a bit of noise but isnt good enough to play with the big boys.
Casey kotchman by far was the worse move. A guy who was hiting 240-250 in boston at the best ballpark to hit in the majors. He did account that when players goes from a good hitters ballpark like fenway to safeco your numbers are going to drop. Russell proved himself and jack totaly gave a big fuck you to the fans when he didnt give russell a multi year contract. If boston didnt want him then why would we want him?
What it comes down to is what i coined as the "Diamond In The Rough Strategy". Where a GM wants to find these players for cheap who he banks on will have a comback season. Bill Bavasi did this and fucked up the team for years. He went for casey because he thought he would hit 260-270 and hit 10 homers and drive in 70-80 runs. That was total dumbass move kotchman isnt a good hiter and will suck even more at safeco.
Before i go to far and make this longer then it has to be im sad to once again the stupidass gm sit up and make more excuses for why we are failures.
First were going to have a fire sale while we sell off half our team. Cliff lee will be the first to go and maybe a few other will follow him. Then the mariner GM will pretty much tell us were going back into rebuilding mode. This means we get prospects we will have to wait 1-3 years before we see them up here producing. Then in the media the blame game will go around while they pretend like they care.
This just more proof we need to get rid of the unions in baseball. No more paying players millions if they dont produce. It makes me sick to know rob johnson will make a million dollars this year when he does nothing to produce for the team. You notice in other sports where there are no unions that you dont have teams that go 10-20 years without making it to the playoffs. The yankees only dominate because the players have no incentive to work hard. Rather then paying them millions pay them 50k a year and fill there contract with incetives to produce.
Anyways tell me what you think.