with the caveat that I was born in 1988, etc.

Complete: 2001-2004, 2006-2009

Fuck you John Mabry and Wilson Valdez. How did I forget Joey Cora, Darren Bragg, and Jeff Fassero, Mariner ace?

Reminded me of the stat that Griffey played with 40-some different LFs during his career in Seattle.

Forgot O’Brien and every starting LF’er we had until John Mabry. It was never worth remembering them, they would be gone in a month.

Spelling cost me a couple points. I said Russel branyan, and didn’t think to add another “L”.

I forgot Vidro, which I think is actually a good thing. And I couldn’t remember Olivo’s first name, which wasted a lot of time.

Final score was 166.

Strange. I didn’t even try just entering last names. Thanks.

That was fun.

But I’m ashamed that I completely blanked on Vizquel.

Forgot about David Bell, blacked out Jeff Cirillo, and a multitude of LF’s. Although I did get some dude named Tracy Jones when I started entering in common last names at the end.

Felix Fermin threw me off for 1995.

Winn and Cirillo are bad misses

1: Tony Bernazard, ex M’s 2B and ex Mets executive/insane man, was traded for these two M’s starters in the mid-80s?
2: The M’s bullpen was excellent in 1982, featuring three players with FIPs ~3.5 (and ERAs much lower). One was traded for a player who invented a piece of baseball equipment. Another was traded for a journeyman OF who was the #1 overall draft pick in 1975 (and whose M’s career was marred by an illness he contracted in spring training: Valley Fever). The third was traded for the M’s starting catcher in ‘84, ’85 and ’86. Who were they?
3: The Mariners shipped Mike Blowers to the Dodgers in exchange for a player who got some playing time for the M’s in 2008. Who was it?
4: The player from q. 3 was then traded by the M’s to Toronto for Edwin Hurtado. The M’s threw in this hard-throwing reliever who had two seasons in the M’s bullpen with FIPs in the 3.5 range and K/9’s around 10.
5: David Arias (now David Ortiz) was sent to Minnesota in exchange for this 3B?
6: LF Kevin Mitchell was acquired by the M’s in a blockbuster deal that sent this pitcher to the Giants?
7: And what pitcher did the M’s receive for Mitchell a year later?
8: Dave Hansen netted the M’s a single-A reliever in the Padres system who later had a half-decent call-up in a recent season. Who was it?
9: Sean Green was acquired for this hard-throwing reliever, who appeared in 20 games with the M’s.
10: This active player was acquired in one of the M’s biggest trades, and then traded for a catcher who turned out to be a major disappointment. I could either be talking about Freddie Garcia OR…..?

Bonus: This M’s reliever, at one point one of their biggest prospects ever, was traded for another reliever in 1988. Both players were released prior to 1989 (though the M’s player later had a half-decent career). Who was the M’s player, and who was he traded for?

Missed LF from 90-00 (Seriously, Al Martin was the first one I got, and that only because I tried to enter ‘Martinez’ and it slapped in Martin before I could finish).

Guy I feel worst about missing: Joey Cora
Guy I feel the least worst about missing: tie – Tracy Jones, Wilson Valdez

I also didn’t realize that Guillen started three consecutive seasons at different positions (99 -2B, 00 – 3B, 01 – SS)