Newest 2008 Seattle Mariners Addition

by jalopy37 on Nov 25, 2006 9:44 AM PST

Please Welcome Willie Bloomquist, he of the recent one-year contract extension (his contract wasn't set to run out until the end of 2007).

I am thinking that with the way contracts have been going these days, the Seattle brain trust must have only concluded Fast-Willie would be the most coveted player on the market next winter and needed to make sure to ink him to some paper before the rest of the world caught on.

Thank God for Bill Bavasi.

Also, how long until we trade Yuniesky Betancourt and Jose Lopez to St. Louis for So Taguchi, he of 2006 postseason glory?

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Good lord. That scrappy little bitch

is gonna retire a Mariner.

by Gomez on Nov 25, 2006 9:54 AM PST reply actions

probably get his fucking number retired too

by phil333 on Nov 25, 2006 9:57 AM PST up reply actions

before Ichiro's

by Gomez on Nov 27, 2006 8:32 AM PST up reply actions

Heh, even before Edgar's

Despite the fact that Gar's could be retired within five years.

Aici zace un om despre care nu se ştie prea mult.

by Goose on Nov 27, 2006 9:56 AM PST up reply actions

Anything in his new contract state

he may only be used for pinch-running and occasional backup middle infield duty?

by Slozbury Stouvre on Nov 25, 2006 10:18 AM PST reply actions

whatever

no biggee.

by Matthew on Nov 25, 2006 11:05 AM PST reply actions

Does this mean

there is no place for Rey Ordonez now?

Crap.

"The list of Mariners I'd go gay for seems to be growing by the day."

"You gonna start hitting on Gomez at the next LL night?"

by Christian on Nov 25, 2006 11:19 AM PST reply actions

WEEEEEEEE

Grit & Hustle!

by ThundaPC on Nov 25, 2006 11:23 AM PST reply actions

Willie Bloomquist

The Say Hey WTF Kid.

by Paytheline on Nov 25, 2006 11:58 AM PST reply actions

The Say What Kid

by Gomez on Nov 25, 2006 2:02 PM PST up reply actions

The Say Huh Kid

sigh... that was my email.

by Robert on Nov 25, 2006 9:43 PM PST up reply actions

Good to know...

...that Willie Bloomquist, but not necessarily Ichiro Suzuki, will be a Seattle Mariner in 2008.

by chaney on Nov 25, 2006 1:29 PM PST reply actions

Smart move

Because the way this market is going, Willie was probably looking at $5 Million a year anyways.

Aici zace un om despre care nu se ştie prea mult.

by Goose on Nov 25, 2006 5:43 PM PST reply actions

Well if this is one of the worst signings we have

then I'll be happy. With each huge signing, I think we are getting that much closer to making it through without Bavasi just destroying our payroll with one of this Carlos Lee contracts.

by Edgar for Pres on Nov 25, 2006 9:47 PM PST reply actions

Agree with that

I can deal with Bavasi making a $1 million mistake a lot better than I can with him making a 6/$90 mil mistake.

by Gomez on Nov 26, 2006 1:11 PM PST up reply actions

Bloomquist a cancer?

I've come around to thinking that Bloomquist is the real cancer on this team. The essence of what's wrong with the general attitude in the clubhouse.

He comes across as a teacher's pet. Someone who sucks up or makes a big show of working hard and hustling whenever the boss (manager) comes around for an inspection.

Ever since he's got significant playing time (a cup of coffeee in 2002) from 2003, the team spirit sucks. In 2003 the cancer hadn't set in yet, and there was still cheap inertia from the 116 win season.
The team mood is obviously poor, completely different from what it was like in 2001.

I've heard examples where he's acting like an arrogant SOB/big star (which he does not merit!) in real life. It may not be the best example, but as a recent posted one, by Beastie on SportSpot. This type of behavior indicates that the earnest, eager to please persona is a facade. Teacher's pets always accumulate a lot of stress from the sucking-up and pretence and they let it out on others in weaker positions.

I bet everybody's had this experience of working near a suck-up/teacher's pet who's doesn't have much real ability/results, but always makes a big show of "grittiness" for the boss. The boss takes a liking to this guy and gives him preferential treatment that he doesn't actually merit. Such guys are terrible for morale in the workplace.

I could be way off-base on this, but I don't think so.

by Tom C on Nov 26, 2006 9:47 AM PST reply actions

Just went back and read Beastie's account

Wow. Willie is a douchebag, as sour a person as he is a hitter.

by Gomez on Nov 26, 2006 1:16 PM PST up reply actions

Link?

"I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS!!"
--Stewie Griffin AND Josh Beckett

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 27, 2006 8:09 AM PST up reply actions

Via Sportspot

Someone's personal account of meeting Willie Boom Boom.

by Gomez on Nov 27, 2006 8:35 AM PST up reply actions

Hmmm

I guess I was expecting something more. I'm no Willie Bloomquist fan, but I have to imagine that it'd get annoying constantly having people in your face. And you never know, maybe he was at Ace Hardware because his toilet just exploded or something, or his furnace was broken.

"I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS!!"
--Stewie Griffin AND Josh Beckett

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 27, 2006 10:10 AM PST up reply actions

The latter is possible

though I doubt the former, given that the account also describes an autograph session drawing a whopping 15 people. Hell, Jeff Sullivan can draw more than that.

It also contradicts the good natured image of WFB we're constantly given.

by Gomez on Nov 27, 2006 11:19 AM PST up reply actions