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First Speculation Opportunity Of The Winter

Tiny by Jeff on in Regular News

About damn time.

Baker:

Also, Zduriencik has had conversations about another free-agent and may have an answer in 48 hours.

LaRue:

As the coaches were being introduced, GM Jack Zduriencik said he had one contract offer on the table to an unnamed free agent...

Hickey:

GM Jack Zduriencik said in a conference call Monday afternoon that he has one offer out to a free agent. He wouldn't say who it would be, but did say he hoped to have an answer ''in the next 24-48 hours.''

The free agent is:

-a position player
-not Mark Teixeira
-not Griffey
-not Manny Ramirez
-not Barry Bonds

...which leaves us with but several dozen possibilities.

If it turns out to be Ben Broussard my heart will melt.

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HOW COULD YOU LEAVE THIS OUT
Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said moments ago that he has had a conversation with the agent for outfielder Ken Griffey

Furcal

by JI on Dec 1, 2008 4:16 PM PST   0 recs

Not interesting

and 95% odds Goldberg initiated

by Jeff on Dec 1, 2008 4:18 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Does Goldberg have any other clients?

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 1, 2008 4:20 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I was trying to narrow options for speculations

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 1, 2008 4:26 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

OK, I understand not being interested in Griffey

But what’s with all the active hate? I mean, I hope that they don’t go anywhere NEAR him, but why are so many people here so hostile?

by Karma Police on Dec 1, 2008 4:29 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Because it's a terrible baseball decision

and many (otherwise smart) people are blind to that because they can’t separate their personal feelings from business.

Furcal

by JI on Dec 1, 2008 4:31 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I don't think I've seen irrational Griffey love since his like May 2008

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A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Dec 1, 2008 5:06 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I irrationally love Griffey and would buy M's tickets if he were to come back

then of course I’d buy the tickets either way but…

If we’re going to suck, I’m totally OK with the nostalgia trip while we’re at it

by seattlebruin on Dec 1, 2008 5:09 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm, I wonder if he can get to 3,000

2,680 right now. He might have a shot if he plays for AL teams and plays DH for the next two years…

by seattlebruin on Dec 1, 2008 5:10 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Because some of us aren't infatuated with Griffey

And don’t want 4 years of nauseating Griffey circle jerks to make us hate this team anymore than we already do.

by Robert on Dec 1, 2008 6:25 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Four years?

That’s optimistically pessimistic.

by Matthew on Dec 1, 2008 6:26 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Furcal

by JI on Dec 1, 2008 4:29 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Only midly racist?

How the fuck are my eyes able to see that?

by edddgar on Dec 1, 2008 5:58 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Amazing, I was able to see it instantly as well.

The human brain is the shiz when it comes to pattern recognition.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Dec 3, 2008 2:10 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

I invite "Mr. X" to come around here and try to defend these bullshit comments
DMZ is your typical, bargain basement liberal. He looks at Ichiro Suzuki, and sees his race first. Then the makes the dramatic leap that other people who share Ichiro’s race would feel threatened here as well. These people are race-obsessed, and can’t see anything beyond it. Unless every player from Japan shares Ichiro’s unique character traits (trying to be nice here), I don’t know why they would have anything to worry about.

Fucking wow.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Dec 1, 2008 5:52 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

This makes lots of sense

I can tell you for one that growing up Japanese in Seattle was very hard on me because of racist assholes like DMZ.

Uh…. seriously? That was one of the weirdest comments of all time, especially how he blamed Derek for being race obsessed

by seattlebruin on Dec 1, 2008 5:56 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

P.S.
Why does everyone assume that since he is from Japan that he is going to be good. The guy wasn’t even drafted for the Japanese professional leagues and he was playing amateur ball last year. Sure he throws 95 but so do a lot of highschool and and college players who never crack the big leagues. Giving 3 million to an unproven amateur palyer would be stupid and I say good for the M’s for not offering him the moon.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Tazawa was the one that asked the pros not to draft him so he could go play in America, right?

by seattlebruin on Dec 1, 2008 5:57 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I take offense with that

if only because I use “Mr. X” as a bowling nickname. I wish to not be associated with the above quote.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 1, 2008 7:01 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

OMG DMZ IS RACIST

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 1, 2008 6:21 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

One of the comments had a bizarre, random swipe at Derek:

“DMZ is your typical, bargain basement liberal. He looks at Ichiro Suzuki, and sees his race first. Then the makes the dramatic leap that other people who share Ichiro’s race would feel threatened here as well. These people are race-obsessed, and can’t see anything beyond it. Unless every player from Japan shares Ichiro’s unique character traits (trying to be nice here), I don’t know why they would have anything to worry about.”

Needs more “LEAVE GEFF BAKER ALONE11!!!”

Every day I hear about Seattle sports' failures. Every night I fall asleep to the sound of my own tears.

by Benne on Dec 1, 2008 6:44 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Damn, Corco beat me to it.

Every day I hear about Seattle sports' failures. Every night I fall asleep to the sound of my own tears.

by Benne on Dec 1, 2008 6:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

News!

This almost makes up for the want of baseball at 10 every night

by Fogel on Dec 1, 2008 4:19 PM PST   0 recs

If Bavasi were still the President of Marineria

we could look forward to the emphatic signing of Mark Loretta for 3 years and 18 million.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 1, 2008 4:21 PM PST   0 recs

Rich Aurilia!

PLEASE! BE RICH AURILIA!

by Coach Owens on Dec 1, 2008 4:35 PM PST   0 recs

I was just scanning the list of free-agent for really bad players.

Then I saw Aurilia and remembered how bad he was for us in 2004, how he’s a first baseman now and since he’s not a Type A or Type B free agent. And it’d be awesome if they signed him.

by Coach Owens on Dec 1, 2008 4:54 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...

by oc on Dec 1, 2008 4:43 PM PST   0 recs

How the hell is he a Type B Free Agent?

What arcane sorcery is Elias practicing?

by Frosty Raptor on Dec 1, 2008 4:51 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Yup.

Elias loves counting stats, not talent.

by Teej on Dec 1, 2008 4:58 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

It would be a bold first step for his regime.

Bradley wants money, of course. But he also wants years.

meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...

by oc on Dec 1, 2008 6:48 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Ivan Rodriguez!

Somebody has to “mentor” Jeff Clement. Yeah.

by Frosty Raptor on Dec 1, 2008 4:44 PM PST   0 recs

Scott Podsednik

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 1, 2008 4:46 PM PST   0 recs

Crede, maybe?

As a cheap stop-gap replacement for Beltre?

by Coach Owens on Dec 1, 2008 4:59 PM PST   0 recs

Rocco? Your mom?

BOOYA! You got Slurved!

by Slurvey on Dec 1, 2008 5:19 PM PST   0 recs

Rotoworld
Alan Embree told MLB.com on Monday that his agent has received interest from 10 organizations, including the Mariners.
Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said Monday that he has made an offer to a free agent and hopes to have a response in the next 24-48 hours. There’s no particular reason to think it’s Embree, other than that it would make sense that the offer was to a reliever.

by Goose on Dec 1, 2008 5:21 PM PST   0 recs

I don't even know why Embree would want to come to Seattle

If he has really received calls from 10 orgs, and this is his last year, I’d assume he’d want to be on a team with a chance of making the playoffs, and odds are one of those 10 has a chance

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