Uh-oh: Mariners suspend Carlos Triunfel indefinitely from team
by esoteric on May 19, 2008 9:06 PM PDT
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Shortstop Carlos Triunfel, considered by some to be the best player in the Seattle minor league system, is serving an indefinite suspension and is not currently on the roster of the Mariners’ High Desert team in the California League.
Mariner director of player development Greg Hunter confirmed Monday that Triunfel has been suspended for a violation of team rules and has been sent back to the Mariners’ minor league complex in Peoria, Ariz. to serve out the duration of the suspension.
The Mariners aren’t saying just what rules were broken, but this suspension has already lasted nine days, so it’s apparently not a minor thing.
Triunfel, an 18-year-old signed out of Venezuela, hasn’t played in a game since May 10 and Hunter said there was no set date for the suspension to be lifted.
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Meh.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
It will hopefully teach him a lesson, and shouldn't be a big deal in the long run.
Griffey was a notorious brat in the minors, he turned out fine.
Turned into the worst player in the history of the game.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Not true.
Current worst, and worst player to ever live are different. Plus as a DH he’s not the worst, just (very) far from the best.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on May 19, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
This statement is pretty blatently wrong.
...and now I'm here
We do not insult Griffey.
even in jest.
...and now I'm here
This image only puts me on BrianF's side of the fight.
...and now I'm here
I think this image will win the sidebar contest
when Jeff gets off his lazy ass and makes a decision
still needs more Bonds
Griffey built the pyramids
single-handedly. Without any help from those damn Egyptians. Not even from Cairo.
by seattlebruin on May 20, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
If the pyramids taught me anything...
Slavery gets shit done.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
So does your mom, but you don't see me saying anything
well, until now.
Crap, I just became Coach for thirty seconds, didn’t I.
by seattlebruin on May 20, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah?
Well that means you’re adopted!
by seattlebruin on May 20, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Great Cairo trivia...
Cairo’s led the league in percentage of productive outs that year for players with a minimum of 40 at bats. Cairo recorded 17 productive outs in 32 productive out situations, for a PO% of 0.531. Given the potent nature of the Yankee lineup, the importance of these stats can not be overstated.
In fact, Miguel Cairo has the highest winning percentage of team wins when he plays in a game of any player in the majors this year (for players with over 100 games played).
Before the 2007 season started, Cairo changed his number from 14 to 41.
Right...except the part where everyone thought he was going to be the greatest player ever...
He just got hurt too often.
by SethGrandpa on May 20, 2008 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Fact checking:
Triunfel is from the Dominican Republic, not Venezuela.
That gave me a reason to log into my P-I account, which I would not have otherwise.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/milb-mariners/
He'll be fine
Whatever happened, they’re trying to teach him a lesson in checking his ego. Hopefully it gets to his head and he comes back a more mature individual… or at least do a better job of fielding grounders. Yeesh.
These kind of things wouldn't happen if he didn't have such... latin friends.
Maybe we can flip him for Lillbridge.
by Jordan of Boise on May 20, 2008 7:28 AM PDT reply actions
Oh God, can we not make that joke
because I’m sensing “Triunfel for Atlanta’s table scraps” coming. At that rate, I’d be thrilled if they sent us Lillibridge back… :(
by seattlebruin on May 20, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
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