The Mariners are a fukking disaster
Tampa just beating the living shit out of them the last few days, the team can't hit, pitching is OK, but can only take you so far with zero support, and the Milton Bradley fiasco just sunk them. This team is fade city for the forseeable future!!
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I can't believe I got Garza as a dog yesterday!
The thought of the Mariners as favourite is scarier than the Cubbies as chalk.Comment -
Cliff Lee's talent is useless on a team that averages 1 run a game.
Ichiro deserves better too.Comment -
Agreed, a complete batch of fagsComment -
Going all in with Felix tomorrow.
But, yes, our team is definitely a fukking disaster. Luckily, so is the rest of our division. Maybe we can get Berkman from the Stros or Luke Scott from the O's sooooon.......Comment -
this team is a BUYER with no fan support? Place is fukkin empty, used to be full all the time.Comment -
I live in Seattle and I have to say as of right now I am not proud to be from here. With all that hype pre-season they end up choking.Comment -
I feel bad for Ichiro.Comment -
We have the worst fans in all of sports. Fukking terrible people. Bunch of soccer moms and emasculated pricks with their lattes and laptop bags. This team will win, but it's gonna take time. That being said, bats don't appear overnight. Give Jack Z and his team a couple more years, they are on the right track.....Comment -
SEATTLE -- Milton Bradley was placed on the restricted list by the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, a day after asking the team for help in dealing with "emotional stress" from personal issues.
Seattle recalled outfielder Michael Saunders from Triple-A Tacoma to fill Bradley's roster spot.
Milton Bradley
#15 LF
Seattle Mariners
2010 STATS
- GM21
- HR2
- RBI12
- R8
- OBP.313
- AVG.214
While on the restricted list, Bradley cannot be in uniform or with the team. He will miss at least five days -- and manager Don Wakamatsu said he won't go on the Mariners' eight-game road trip that begins next Tuesday in Baltimore.
But general manager Jack Zduriencik said the team opted for the restricted list instead of placing Bradley on the 15-day disabled list. Zduriencik said it's expected Bradley will be away from the club for "five, six, seven days for sure," and then the situation will be re-evaluated.
"The process has started. We're together with Milton and his agency group and we're forming a partnership to help him get through this thing," Zduriencik said. "The timeframe has yet to be determined. I don't know the answer to this because I'm not a professional in this field."
The moves came a day after Bradley met with Wakamatsu and Zduriencik and asked for help in dealing with his issues. The 32-year-old arrived at Safeco Field on Wednesday morning and told the leaders of his eighth team in 10 seasons, "I need your help."
That startling admission came after Bradley became angry for striking out twice on Tuesday night and Wakamatsu removed him from a close game in the sixth inning because the manager thought he wasn't fit to play anymore. Bradley left the stadium soon after. Several Mariners players described his mindset Tuesday night as "not good."
Wakamatsu said before Thursday night's game that Bradley met with a counselor earlier in the afternoon and all reports indicated the session went well.
The 32-year-old Bradley publicly blamed Chicago's fans and media for running him out of that city following his failed season with the Cubs in 2009. He already had run-ins this season, flipping off a fan during a game in Texas in the midst of a 1-for-21 start.
Bradley has repeatedly said that he feels enormous pressure to produce for the Mariners and that he is enjoying the atmosphere and his teammates in Seattle.
Bradley is batting .214 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 21 games. He was in street clothes in the clubhouse on Thursday before the moves were made, speaking briefly with Ken Griffey Jr. and sitting quietly at his locker.
"We're just happy we're going down this road right now and getting him some help," Wakamatsu said.
Zduriencik said he was in contact with Major League Baseball on how best to handle Bradley's situation, finally determining the restricted list was the best move.
"I do not know the length of time this will take. Certainly we hope it's sooner than later," Zduriencik said. "I hope that we're not involved in this thing for a lengthy, lengthy period of time. I don't think that will be the case. I think we'll see some headway in a period of time and we'll move forward with it."
Saunders slumped at the start of the season at Tacoma, but rebounded with seven hits in his last four games to raise his average to .200. He hit .221 in 46 games with the Mariners last season.
Wakamatsu also said shortstop Jack Wilson was only available in an emergency Thursday night after injuring his right knee running out a bunt single on Wednesday night. Wakamatsu said Wilson is day to day.Comment -
no offense what so everComment -
atleast they are consistent, makes them good to bet on,good dayComment -
They desperately need to do something to solidify their lineup. Bottom of their order has been atrocious since Day 1.Comment -
That was my play of the day yesterday! I loved it!!! It made up for taking the under in the cards/phillies game.Comment -
LOL, Seattle had a ton of hype before the season, oh man what's gone wrong.Comment -
Why is Seattle a FAVE tonight??
Saunders may be having a bad year so far, but Seattle has fallen off the face of the earthComment -
Fister's gonna prevent the sweep tonight, the m's cant hit but saunders cant pitchComment -
SEA will win this game don't fall for the trap...Comment -
Report: Griffey slept in clubhouse
Though he may be 40 years old now, sometimes "The Kid" needs to sleep.
Griffey
Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter an unspecified game last week as a pinch hitter because he was asleep in the clubhouse, according to a report from the Tacoma News Tribune.
When pressed following the game as to why he had not used the left-handed slugger as a pinch hitter, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was evasive.
But according to two unnamed younger Seattle players who are both fond of Griffey, the future Hall of Famer had fallen asleep.
"He was asleep in the clubhouse," one player told the Tribune. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning -- and he was in his chair, sound asleep."
The second player, who is reported to know Griffey better, claims the scuffling slugger has had difficulty sleeping at home.
"He doesn't sleep well at night, he's away from his family, he's comfortable in the clubhouse," he told the Tribune. "They could have awakened him."
Griffey is batting .208 with just five RBIs for a last-place Mariners club that has struggled mightily in trying to get runs across the plate this season.Comment -
Already posted in a thread Brock, but cool news still.Comment -
move the team to oklahoma cityComment -
When the Rays swept the Mariners a week ago in Seattle, it seemed things couldn't get any worse for the slumping M's. Then came outfielder Milton Bradley's plea for help dealing with emotional issues, then internal strife when teammates apparently ratted Ken Griffey Jr. out for napping through a pinch-hitting opportunity, then the firing of hitting coach Alan Cockrell, then an injury to shortstop Jack Wilson. Now losers of nine of their last 11, it appears things can get a lot wrse on their current East Coast road swing.Comment -
Yeah but they had a better night last night than the cavsComment -
Maybe Griffey can be the designated Rip van Winkle.Comment -
They have a great bullpen catcherComment -
fukking jackasses find a way to win In Tampa tonight, fuk themComment
