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Armstrong says it's time to rebuild

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Dave @ USS Mariner found this little nugget in the LA Times:

I don't think the Angels have anything we can't catch up to," he said from the West's basement, "but after thinking it was going to happen this year I'm not predicting it's going to happen next year.

"It's not going to be a quick fix, because we're going to have to grind through some of these contracts we've obligated ourselves to. Our attendance is going to go down in connection with our performance, and as chief operating officer here it's my job to be fiscally and financially responsible, so you're not going to see the Mariners go out and commit high dollars to free agents. We want to get back as quickly as we can, but we want to build something that will endure. If you don't build a strong foundation in a market our size, you're going to have some volatile swings in your record."

Volatile? After winning 116 games in 2001 and establishing baseball's best record over a four-year span through 2003, "we fell off the table in 2004 and we've been trying to fight our way back," Armstrong said.

Sounds like they're going to rock & roll this offseason.

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Dave's right.

Beltre’s gone.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2008 7:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Not as high as it ought to be

but high enough to bring back a package headlined by a pretty good player.

by Jeff on Sep 3, 2008 7:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I know I am getting on a 'what if' tangent, but would we try and find a cheap 3B, or is it Tui time? ugh

It’s just sad to see how far we’ve come at a position like 3B only to have someone like Cairo or another bum to take over.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2008 7:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I read this as "retard".

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Sep 4, 2008 5:39 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We're going to let Simple Jack play 3B?

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Sep 4, 2008 8:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If Beltre leaves I will see him at night in my head movies.

But these head movies will make my eyes rain.

by DCMariner on Sep 4, 2008 9:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gods, that is the worst dialogue ever.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Sep 4, 2008 12:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If only we still had Sherrill...

…then we could flip him to Atlanta for Lillibridge.

by csiems on Sep 4, 2008 11:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If he wants to be fiscally and financially responsible, why is Washburn not in Minnesota or New York?

And there two blatant contracts that we are going to have to grind through which is going to cripple our team for the next 3 years (Johjima and Silva). So if we are going to rebuild, our best outlook at competing will be 2012. Losing Jones, Tillman, and Butler last offseason does not get us off to the right start.

by Wilder. on Sep 3, 2008 7:04 PM PDT   0 recs

Speaking of Armstrong.

I was recently visiting Stanford and apparently he, known as Charles, was apparently Alumnus of the Year or something like that. In the mini bio underneath it mentioned nothing of the Mariners.

by Mariner John on Sep 3, 2008 7:18 PM PDT   0 recs

It gets worse...

Anyone notice that the Mariners owe Silva $41 million more AFTER 2008?

Yeah, they decided to backload the contract.

3/41.

That’s a number that fans should despise, but not only for what’s remaining on Silva’s 4/$48m deal.

Kenji Johjima had two separate stretched where he had three hits in 41 plate appearances (not ABs, couldn’t make that one work), Sexson had one of his own and while Vidro didn’t, he had four different stretches where he had less than six hits in 40 PAs.

During one period in June, the three aforementioned players combined to go 10 for 83 with 2 extra-base hits, 24 strikeouts (19 by Sexson) and five walks (none by Johjima).

During the same exact 24-game stretch, the team hit .219/.256/.345.

Ow.

by jasonchurchill on Sep 3, 2008 7:33 PM PDT   0 recs

This is my favorite part
we’re going to have to grind through some of these contracts we’ve obligated ourselves to.

Yes, fuck you Kenji and fuck you Carlos

by Fogel on Sep 3, 2008 7:50 PM PDT   0 recs

Why am I seeing this ecard

As the turtle slowly walking backwards towards the edge because as much as his life has sucked he still is too cowardly to face his own doom?

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Sep 4, 2008 9:44 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So the dark times have just begun.

I still don’t believe Armstrong’s statements.

Go Fo Broke!

by eknpdx on Sep 3, 2008 8:18 PM PDT   0 recs

They'll be gone soon.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 3, 2008 8:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Apparently a lot of people are freaked out that some sort of planet alignment is going to flip the planet upside down or some shit.

But there’s evidence that this exact thing has happened in the past and done nothing to the planet. The Mayans just had their calendar stop because they didn’t know what would happen with that event or something.

This pretty much dispells the whole Mayan calendar stuff.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2008 8:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Quiet you.

I’m going to listen to Art Bell now.

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 8:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But this website is based on science and stuff.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Sep 3, 2008 8:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Right before that occurs, the Mariners would make 5 really great off-season moves

And be looked at as the team most likely to win the World Series in the following year.

I fucking hate you Mariners

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